Saturday, February 7, 2015

Cafe Cafe @ The Original Carwash, Kuching

The colleagues and I went to Cafe Cafe @ The Original Carwash at Rubber Road for lunch. Cafe Cafe is an eatery, located obviously, at a carwash. So while having a meal, diners can get their cars washed for a price. The prices range from RM10.00 to RM16.00, depending on the size of the car.

We were there about noon, and we were quite surprised. Apparently, this is a popular place to eat lunch, judging by the size of the crowd.

 The interiors of Cafe Cafe 

It was quite dark inside ... but the colouful spring colours brightened up the place. The paper umbrellas and the large paper flower on the wall exuded an Oriental feel .... and CNY music played in the background. 

There were 5 of us ... and we ordered 3 dishes because the portion was very huge! 

 Tomato Kueh Tiaw, RM12.00 

The tomato kueh tiaw here tasted great - sweet and tangy. Its sauce was slightly thicker than the usual version found at the hawker centre's, thus giving this dish a very rich tomato taste. Because the plate was so huge, the amount of kueh tiaw seemed to look a bit meagre. Other ingredients used included black fungus, chicken and fresh tomato chunks. I wish they had some seafood in there too .... 

 Rice with Beef Rendang, RM14.00 

Another huge serving of rice with tender beef rendang and tangy vegetables .... a large serving of keropok accompanied the dish .... I did try the meat and the vegetables and the keropok .... which I found to be palatable. 


Chinese Fried Rice with Salted Fish, RM12.00 

This was a gigantic serving .... enough to feed 4. The rice was fluffy .... stir-fried with eggs, chicken, some chopped lettuce, and topped with bits of salted fish. It wasn't the best fried rice I'd eaten ... but it was alright, I suppose. 


Chocolate Mascapone Cheese Cake, RM12.00

The cake was dense and hard ... but it had a rich chocolate flavour .... we all loved it .... 



Hot Lemon Tea, RM6.000

And we washed everything down with a glass of hot lemon tea. The food came in sets with a free drink .... but if one were to order the hot lemon tea off the menu, it cost RM6.00

Our bill came to nearly RM60.00 ... and that's about RM12.00 per person. Food was alright - very cheap and common ingredients were used, but price was justified by the huge portion. 


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