Wafflemeister, KLCC

Its been a long time since I went to KLCC for shopping. Actually I've never shopped at KLCC, lol. The parking is rather expensive (if compared to One Utama/ Sunway Pyramid) and there are more of my kinds shops elsewhere so I've never bothered to travel to KLCC even if for window shopping.

Anyway, the other day since Naomi had to redeem some stuff there at KLCC and I wanted to check out some stuff we decided to drop by KLCC. 

Took the opportunity to try out the rather new (opened September 2013, if not mistaken) Belgium waffles!

Wafflemeister, KLCC

Level 3

Wafflemeister

I think there are only a handful of outlets around the world so it's great that we actually have an outlet here in Malaysia. Wafflemesister sells waffles (obviously), gelato, coffee and milkshake.

They have this super beautiful display of waffles at the counter. Not sure if they are real or fake because they really did look so real! 

They look too good to be eaten, so I just gawked at them for a long while while the cashier was awaiting my order and had this urge to order many types of waffles, milkshake and gelato all in one sitting! Luckily, my craziness was halted by Naomi LOL

A variety of Belgium waffle

So in the end, we had Go Bananas waffles + Hazelnut seasonal ice- cream and a strawberry milkshake. Total was RM40.

Go Bananas- Waffles, bananas, whip cream and nuts

Waffles alone was sooooo good!! Probably the best waffle I've had before! Slight crisp on the outside, sweet and fluffy too! Having the waffles alone would cost you about RM7. It's really worth the RM7 for their Belgium waffle with a drizzle of chocolate of your choice (dark, milk or white chocolate).

The whipcream on the waffles wasn't very good. I thought Starbucks has better whipcream. Whipcream on my waffle was good to see but not good to eat. So it's better if you just forget the whipcream next time ordering. 

I added on ice- cream on my waffle because the cashier recommended it. I think a scoop of ice- cream cost about RM7 too. For me, there was nothing to shout about so it was a let down as well:( Not to say it has horrible, but it was only mediocre. 

So moral of the story: JUST GET THE WAFFLES BY ITS OWN!

Strawberry milkshake, RM16

I paid RM16 for milkshake. It was okaaaay but with the price I was paying, I was expecting the milkshake to taste close to the ones served at Johnny Rockets. Probably next time when I have milkshake cravings, I'll just head over to Johnny Rockets- their milkshake are bang for buck!

Oh, Wafflemeister has a fancier range of milkshake for RM20 but I doubt I'll ever buy them- too expensive.

Side counter- get your own straws/ sugar/ stirrer etc

Serviette & pretty high quality disposable cutleries 

Conclusion! Go get their waffles because it is really good! A bit pricey but really really worth every cent! Just get the normal ones with chocolate drizzle. It's heavenly enough! You can also pack them home like this;

Take home Wafflemeister (photo from Facebook)

p.s. What we had at Wafflemeister was enough for lunch for both of us

Killer Gourmet Burgers (KGB), Bangsar

It's the first day of Raya today so Selamat Hari Raya to all who's celebrating the lovely festival! 

This means that I'm back in my hometown where I'm suppose to be able to churn out more blog posts since I'm on a holiday but since I got back all I did was laze around. Didn't had the motivation to even touch my laptop till today where I decided that I should be responsible so checked and replied some e-mails.

So this blog post is for those who really love meat! And yes! I'm one of them! I'd have meaty cravings (especially for beef) every once a month. I can't afford steak at restaurants that cost RM60 and above but I refused to settle for overcooked RM20 steak.

Solution?

Killer Gourmet Burger (KGB)!

KGB, Bangsar

It was last week during the fasting month where we were deciding what to eat for dinner. We got bored with rice from the bazaar so I suggested burger! The question was which because there are tonnes of burger shops all around town but reviews that I read mostly pointed to KGB.

So off we went to KGB, Bangsar. They have an outlet in The Gardens too! For address and phone number, please refer to the picture below:

KGB menu

KGB, the CIA of Soviet Union... ... LOL kidding! KGB the burger shop in Bangsar has a small dining space. I think it's like half a shop. The one at Midvalley seem to be very squeezy too. However, I managed to get a seat really quickly so that is all good. 

To make the shop look bigger, they placed this huge ass mirror on wall and it really works! Optically deceived.

Big mirror

It's self service, well.. half self service to be exact. You would need to queue at the counter to order your food and pay for them. Then come back to your table with the receipt and wait for the food to be delivered.

The queue for food

Serviettes, stuff into a glass with a KGB sticker pasted onto it. Simple and functional.

Deco- Route 66- Exit

KGB Logo

So this is how you order your burgers;

       #1 Select which type of patties you want- Beef or Chicken. I obviously opted for the beef. 

       #2 Choose Diner burgers or Gourmet burgers. The description of the two burgers can be found in the Menu picture above.

       #3 Choose the type of burger

       #4 Add on RM5.50 set meal? (Fries + drink)

       #5 Add on sides?

These were what we had:

1. Diner burger- KGB Spiked- Set meal (Herbed fries + Mineral water)

2. Gourmet burger- Tornado- Set meal (Spicy Cajun + Fanta Orange)

3. Side dish: Chicken Bites

Fanta Orange | Mineral Water

It would be a good option to get a set meal because it's more economical that way. Fries alone cost RM7.90 but when it comes in a set meal (fries & drink) you only pay RM5.50.

Herbed fries | Spicy Cajun fries

I loved the herbed fries so much!!! The spicy cajun was yummy too but I loved the fragrant from the herb more! Both fries went really well with the dips. I'm not too sure what dips were those? Shack sauce?

Fried were extremely crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside! One of the best fries I've ever tasted. I'd probably vote it as #1 and Wendy's/ Carls' Jr as #2.

Chicken Bites, RM7.90

KGB Spiked, RM15.90- Crust seared grass fed beef, Sharp Cheddar, Crispy Beef Bacon. KGB Spicy Sauce

Ohhh! My burger was good! All burger patties will be cooked medium well so if you like it more rare or more cooked you would need to inform them upon ordering. I like my medium well. Patties were good. Fresh. No cheat beef!

But the first thing that I noticed about KGB is the sauce! They have really awesome burger sauce!! It makes the burger have this popping taste! Goes very well with the sweetness of the beef.

I ordered KGB Spiked because in addition to beef patties they had beef bacon!!! Holy cow! I love bacon!

All buns are scalded with their logo which makes it really cool, in my opinion. They scald it with the burning rod like what they do to cows... or bulls?

Tattooed burger bun

Tornado, RM15.90- Grilled Grass fed beef, Onion Rings, Sunny Side egg, Buffalo wing aioli

Tornado tasted like Ramli burger to me. Not because it taste cheap! LOL I think it's because of the sunny side egg that reminded me of burger Ramli. It still is tasty but I loved my KGB Spiked better:P

I really enjoyed the burger there so I went back for more burgers two days later! Had to recommend these burgers to Naomi who came up for "work".

This time we had;

1. Diner burger- Animal Style- Set meal (Spicy Cajun fries + Mineral Water)

2. Gourmet burger- Bella Bomb Tower

3. Onion rings

Bella Bomb Tower, RM21.90- Grilled grass fed beef, 2x portobello mushroom w triple melted cheese, Shack Sauce

Please believe it when they say TWO TIMES portobello mushroom AND triple melted cheese! Because it was really that! THE BOMB!

Da bomb, see?

Da bomb, bombing!

See that? That's exactly what's written in the description of the burger. I usually take descriptions lightly because I'm normally serve a burger that is not up to expectation of description. But at KGB, they mean it when they write it LOL

Naomi couldn't finish the bomb burger so I had a go at it and I couldn't finish it either because it was just too much. Too much mushrooms with too much cheese. We did a half- half but it made us muak after a while LOL 

First few bites, she looks like she's in pain LOL

Ahh, so good or Ughh, too much? 

And that is why I always stick to diner burgers! I just have this feeling that if I choose a gourmet burger it will be too much for me. I had Animal Style diner burger and it was yummy as well! I loved the caramelized onions in the burger!

But if I were to pick between Animal Style and KGB Spiked, I'd pick the latter. Bacon always wins!

(Behind) Animal Style, RM14.90- Crust seared grass fed beef, mustard grilled, sharp cheddar, caramelised onions, shack sauce

Onion Rings, RM6.90

The onion rings was very delicious!! The onion wasn't too spicy (spicy as in onion spicy taste not chilli), onions were sliced thinly and nicely coated with this yummy buttermilk batter, comes with this super yummy dips! Must try!

Fries weren't as yummy as the ones I had two days before. It wasn't as crunchy on the outside:( But it was still good. Fries based on second visit would be on par with the ones at Wendy's or Carls' Jr.

Okay, that's all for now! Enjoy your meaty Rendang since it's Raya but once you need to source for meat in the near future do hop by KGB for affordable, fresh and attentively cooked beef!

Bandung Day 2: Jl. Cihampelas, CiWalk, The Kiosk & Pasar Baru

This is the continuation of my Day 2 in Bandung. Previous blogs on Bandung can be found here: Day 1 Bandung and Day 2 Bandung: Anata Saloon. 

Before leaving for Bandung I did my research mainly by reading people's blog about the shopping places. One of the places that seemed really interesting is Jl. Cihampelas because of the shops that are decorated with superheros!

Jl. Cihampelas

People were saying that they bought a lot of cheap t- shirts here at Jl. Cihampelas and maybe jeans. For jeans, as in original jeans, they would usually head to Toko Tiga to get cheaper Levis jeans and a few other brand but I decided not to go all the way there because I've basically found the stuffs that I wanted along the shops here and at Pasar Baru. So yeah, I just wasn't really bothered by 'cheaper' Levis jeans which would at least cost RM100+.

I took a few pictures, no actually two pictures with the superheros HAHA Not a very big fan of them and since the shops along this very long road are all almost similar (same tshirt, same pants) I felt that it was pointless for me to walk all the way from the starting point to the ending point.

Spidey!

Superman

For me Jl. Cihampelas is probably the most boring place among the many places I've been to because the clothes there looks very much like what you can get from the pasar malam back here in Malaysia. I mean I don't mind fake goods but they were just too cheap looking.

Here are a few pictures of clothes that you could find there. I got my dad a pair of jeans for RM40. Though it's a replica but RM40 for jeans (even if it's brandless) is a rather good deal.

Jeans 

Tshirts

Superhero tshirts

Super dry tshirts

I really enjoyed Pasar Baru though! Opps. I just realised that I only have one picture of Pasar Baru because it was really crowded and stuffy there. Tonnes of people were strolling through the small lanes, like the ones at Bugis Street, Singapore. 

Pasar Baru

I went to Pasar Baru on the 4th day in Bandung but I'm just fitting it here in my Day 2 post since I only have 3 pictures.

Angkut dropped us Pasar Baru (yellow building) so had to walk through the wet market

Bikers riding through the wet market

So the condition of Pasar Baru is obviously be stuffy, humid, sweaty and sardine-y. I quickly whip out my cam for a quick shot when the lane at this part of Pasar Baru was still clear, then I immediately stash it in my bag fearing for my cam's safety LOL. 

 Pasar Baru (area with less people)

 Despite the uncondusive environment, Pasar Baru was the BEST and my utmost FAVOURITE place for shopping!! I think I spend most of my shopping money there- for my sisters. Can't mention what I bought yet because I haven't hand them their souvenirs and I want to keep it a surprise:)

Coming back to the Jl. Cihampelas part of the blog, I think the best place to hang out there would only be the mall. It's called Cihampelas Walk but commonly known as CiWalk for the locals. I like it there because Gaya brought me to this restaurant there that serves yummy street food!

CiWalk

Talking about street food, Bandung had a lot of street food! I'm thinking that it's an Asian thing because we can find lots of cheap street food here in Malaysia. You can easily find them in Thailand and yes, we have them in Indonesia as well!

The thing about street food is that it's a risk eating it because of hygiene reasons. In Malaysia, I can 90% guarantee you that the street food is safe for consumption (unless you see the stall which looks really disgusting). Popping by a pisang goreng (banana fritters) stall here in Malaysia and getting a bag of RM2 bananas would be the cheapest, yummiest and most therapeutic thing to do!

In Indonesia, however, I was not encourage (more like forbidden) to buy food from food stalls by the street because apparently it's not suitable for foreigner's tummy (90% chance of getting diarrhea), which is one of my regrets LOL

But Gaya brought me to this restaurant in CiWalk that models after street food! So I got a chance to sample street food- the cleaner and safer version.

Before I proceed to the restaurant review, I have a few pictures of the mall:

Cihampelas Walk aka CiWalk

Shops that you can find at CiWalk

Interior of CiWalk

CiWalk Interior 2 

Inner interior, LOL

The restaurant that I dined in for street food is called The Kiosk. I realised that restaurants in Bandung mostly look very posh but their menu price is very reasonable, actually much cheaper than what we find here in Malaysia. In Malaysia, I wouldn't dare to go into a restaurant as pretty as this because I'd estimate the food price starting from RM25 at least, judging from the posh restaurant:(

BUT! In Bandung, I had all my meals in such restaurants spending an average of RM20- RM25 only! Mind you, this is inclusive of a shared appetizer, my main course and a really fresh and concentrated fruit juice!

The Kiosk

CiWalk Broadway SL- 21
Tel: 022- 2061158

The Kiosk Entrance

Walked through the entrance, greeted by water deco

Replica of food stalls by the road

As you see in the picture above, those carts are what food stalls look like by the roads in Bandung. They serve really scrumptious food for an extremely cheap price! Gaya told me that the Batagor that we had in the restaurant, which I already thought was really good, was only a fraction of the yummyness of batagor from the road side!

So roadside food is really DELICIOUS and really CHEAP but not that safe for tourist to eat la:( I was told that you would just need about RM5 to have a main course + drink at the food stalls. I wantttt!

Then I thought to myself, God you are really a fair God. I salute you for that. Despite not blessing these people financially, you blessed them with lots of good food to compensate.

Okay, back to The Kiosk have a look at the menu and their interior:

Old school looking menu cover

Page 1

Dining area (top floor)

Stairway

More street food stall replica where the kitchen is

I love juices in Bandung because for RM4 I could get authentic thick fresh juice! My favourite would be the avacado juice, they call it alpukat, and the sour sop juice, they call it Sirsak if I've not mistaken.  I drank a lot of juices in Bandung and every morning I have beautiful healthy poop LOL

In Bandung, say a RM4 cup of juice would consist of 85% fruit, 10% water and 5% ice. In Malaysia, a similar RM4 cup of juice would consist of 35% fruit, 35% water and 30% ice. Besides, one avocado fruit in Malaysia already cost about RM5 so obviously I was downing lots and lots of juices especially expensive fruit juices!

My favourite sirsak (sour sop) juice. Gaya had teh manis (Teh- O)

Tahu Gejrot

This is one of my favourite appetiser!! More so that I love the tofu in Indonesia, they all taste sooo fresh! This Tahu Gejrot is a very simple dish, I think it's soy sauce with sliced shallots but it was soooo good! 

Nasbak Kremes

I was told that Indonesians have lots of short forms. For example, "Nasbak" is Nasi Bakar. So that was what I had, grilled rice with crunchy chicken! They put sauteed anchovies on top of my rice, it was sooooo good! I could eat anchovies and rice for a meal! Sweet and salty at the same time, sufficient as a side dish by its own!

Nasi Bakar Ijo Ayam Goreng 

Nasi Bakar Ijo Ayam Goreng (Rice uncover)

The rice wrapped in banana leaf was very fragrant! Reminds me of that Pulut Panggang kuih that we have here in Malaysia. Soup was sweet, because of the corn. Yeah, lots of sweet food in Bandung.

We wrapped up our meal with Es Campur (Mixed ice). Similar to our cendol here but they have more ingredients in it. By the way,  they don't use machines to shave their ice, they actually do it the manual way! They have this huge ass ice grater (like a carrot grater, about one foot long) so they would have to grate their ice while placing a bowl below the grater.

OMG thinking about the food I had in Indonesia makes me wanna purchased an air ticket there again! Soon!

Es Campur

The cendol in the Es Campur is so fat! It's probably twice the width and the length of our cendol here! And... and... and... they have a few slices of avocado in it too!! My favourite!! Good thing Gaya didn't like avocado so I wallop everything. Teehee.

Here is the price list,

Es Campur                           IDR12,000 (RM3.60)
Nasbak Ijo Ayam Goreng    IDR31,500 (RM9.50)
Nasbak Kremes                   IDR24,000 (RM7.30)
Tahu Gejrot                          IDR 10,000 (RM3)
Teh Manis                            IDR4,500 (RM1.40)
Sirsak Juice                          IDR13,500 (RM4)

So the total cost for having this awesome dinner for two at such a lovely place was approximately RM28.90!!! I got this meal free again! HAHAHHA Thank you Gaya!! This is probably my top favourite food in Bandung besides that Pak Chi Met.

With the one who bought me dinner

Ending with a picture of Roppan, they sell sweet flavoured toast! I heard it was pretty good but then I hit my max on sweet food so decided to give it a pass.

Roppan, CiWalk