We spend the afternoon of the Deepavali holiday in Queensbay Mall. In the mall itself, there were several on-going events held in conjunction with this festival - stage show and kolam decoration. When it was dinner time, we head over to Sakae Sushi for some Japanese cuisine.

There was already a long queue and we end up waiting for fifteen minutes. Once sitted, we ordered the Japanese tea which comes in a sachet. We got to fill up the cup with hot water from a dispenser from the table.

Then its makan time. We started choosing the food from the conveyor belt. This is the Sea Snail Maki.

Deep Fried Salmon.

Tempura Maki.

Unagi Maki.

Besides those from the conveyor belt, we also had the Saba Shioyaki set which have my favourite grilled mackerel, a plate of tofu, miso soup, rice and fruits.

This is one place whereby you can enjoy fresh and affordable Japanese food.

Worth trying out their new items which they introduce on and off - like the Volcano Kimchi Maki which we had on one of our previous visits.

Hubby and myself had our lunch at Summer Garden Food Bistro in Vale of Tempe, Tanjung Bungah. Its right on the junction of Jalan Lembah Permai and the road leading to TAR College.

The garden is decorated with lots 0f green plants that creates a pleasantly outdoor environment.

The dining area inside is quite spacious and has a lot of decorative items.

It has an open kitchen right beside the counter.

The mains that we ordered were Duck Breast with Black Cherry Sauce for myself and Roasted Rack Of Lamb for hubby. The duck meat was firm and the cherry sauce compliment the meat. The greens were very fresh but we felt the portion was a bit small. The roast lamb was tender and served with brown sauce but hubby requested for some mint sauce instead.The food were very well presented.

After the food, we skip desserts but we did have a cup of coffee. The brown and white sugar were served in containers unlike most places that provide sugar sachets.


We were happy with the service, the food and relaxing environment.

By the way, to call for service here is just by pressing a button.

Had dinner with Dr and Mrs Alex Lim at Hai Boey Seafood Restaurant which is located in Teluk Kumbar. Our good friend who have patronised this place a few times (and found the food tasty) was kind to offer to drive us there. We reached there after sunset.

We ordered their signature dishes - deep fried balls made up of brinjals and minced meat. Then came the stir-fried Kapar clams (also known as Lala) with tom yam sauce. The clams were big and very fresh.

The spare ribs were marinated with their special sauce - the meat were very tender and juicy. For vegetable, we had the fresh "nai pak" stir fried with garlic.

Steamed fish with soya sauce. The taste of the sauce is just right and goes well with white rice.

The last dish is the fried mantis prawns (lye lui har) with salted egg yolk, chili padi and curry leaves. The prawns were fresh and very meaty. This dish gets the thumbs up from all of us - just delicious.

A drive from the city to this restaurant takes around 45 minutes but it is worth the distance because the food served here is simply awesome. By the way, remember to bring your cash along cos this restaurant do not accept credit card payment....