N Square Restaurant, Johor Bahru

Finally, all settled down in KL. The past week in JB was as hectic as hell but it was also so much fun because I got to go out everyday! Love helping my sis with her baking and fresh milk business, all the trips to restock the goods and what not SO FUN!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas because I did! 

Didn't actually do anything fun on that day except exchanging Christmas gifts and eating my sis's Christmas special bakes (Classic cheesecake & Red Velvet Cupcakes), but I got to do that all with my sisters! 

As I was saying, I went out every single day till I'm currently having dark eye circles and slight eye bags due to the rush... I realised that JB has a lot of new cafe! This of which I thought was a good thing till I actually patronised them.

The thing that upsets me much is the super high price that they place on their less than average tasting food/beverages (I'll blog about it later). The not too bad tasting are still not cheap either but at least it's something that I don't cook at home e.g. waffles so that's fine.

The one that pisses me off like mad are the foods that tasted worse than my cooking. Mind you, my cooking skills are mediocre so if I'm to pay RM23 for a pizza, make sure it's better than my sloppy ones or the commercialized Domions/Pizza Hut ones.

Done with ranting. Moving on to happier food finds!

My secondary school friend, Nadia, recently opened a restaurant in JB and I was determined to pay her restaurant a visit as an act of friendship and support.

N Square Restaurant

62 Jalan Perjiranan 2

Bandar Dato Onn, Johor Bahru

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N Square Restaurant at night

N Square is situated at Bandar Dato Onn and it's really easy to find. Your landmark would be the KFCH College in Bandar Dato Onn. When you see the college, turn right and you will immediately see a row of shops on your right. Find N Square there facing the road!

N Square is open daily (except Tuesdays) from 5pm- 12am.

I was suppose to meet up with a few friends here but then plan changed but luckily I managed to dine with my family here on the second day of Christmas:D

A few shots of the interior:

Simple deco. Frames of pictures of them when they were younger I assume.

Counter

N Square has a rather minimalist interior design but they charge real minimalist price for their food so I think it's all good! Of course they are many other new cafe in town which has really fancy deco and what not but their price is also FANCY. 

I'd rather spend my money on good food than just good ambience. Seems like people are willing pay for great photos to be placed on Instagram despite not so tasty food, but I'm a scrooge so my money is primarily for food LMAO

Waitress serving drinks and my mum trying to patronised whatever Naomi's telling her LOL

Customer service at N Square is quite food. Waiteress will greet you once you step into the restaurant. Remind me a bit of those Japanese shops where you will feel like a king regardless of whether you're buying anything or not.

We all ordered ice water and warm water. I was thinking out loud (to my family) if they would charge us for water? My mum told me to not ask Nadia because after all it's a newly opened restaurant and mum said nevermind if pay for water, haha. 

Guess what?

Ice water FREE!

Warm water FREE!

Woah! So generous! To clarity this, just in case they are people from other countries reading this- Here in Malaysia, ordering plain water is chargeable! Except if you go to certain cafe/restaurant.

If you go to Mamak shop, I think they will charge you like RM0.50 for a glass of water. If you go to some cafe, they will charge you RM1 for water. Btw, the water that you are paying for is usually just filtered water (I hope) not mineral water.

But here at N Square it's free! I hope they keep it that way because I always think that what's offering your customer a free glass of water right?

Strawberry milkshake, RM7

We ordered a strawberry milkshake to try as well. It tasted a little diluted at first, tasted more like ice blended than milkshake but after stirring in the cream it didn't taste too bad. Maybe adding in more milk and ice cream would help?

Mushroom soup with garlic bread RM5

Dad loves starters so he ordered mushroom soup and garlic bread. This is a Must Have! I loved how creamy and thick the mushoom soup was! Bread was generously spread with garlic butter too, yums! I would have ordered more bread to go with the soup because it was super yummy!

If we were at home, mum would have likely toasted the whole load of Gardenia bread for dipping!

Lamb shoulder chop RM17

As for the main course, dad had Lamb Chop which was really cheap! Two chunks of lamb shoulder only for RM17!!!! According to my dad, the lamb was cooked perfectly. I'm usually a little hesitant to order steaks/ lamb if they are cheap (LOL) because I have this perception that they will overcook it. Overcooked beef/ lamb is one of my pet peeves.

So now you know where to get cheap yet decently cooked lamb chop! Next time I'll give the beef steaks a try now that I know they handle meat fine.

Fish and chips RM10

Mum, Reb and I ordered fish and chips because I have been eating too much chicken back in KL and the fish and chips here at N Square is only RM10!!!! Look at the portion of fish and chips offered! Two large, and I really do mean LARGE pieces of fresh dory fish for RM10!! Are you kidding me? *swoons

I was so excited that RM10 today could buy me such a generous meal that I had to take several pictures of the fish HAHAHHA

Nicely battered fish on top of thick cut fries. I repeat, Thick. Cut. Fries  ❤ ❤ ❤

One huge slab of coleslaw! 

Fingers says TWO big ass fish! Teehee  ❤

Beef lasagna RM14

Naomi opted for beef lasagna because she has been craving for it for a while now. Tasted quite good though it could be better if it had more sauce to moist it up a tad bit more. Again, generous amount of beef and cheese! 

Love that it didn't taste Malaysian. I tried making lasagna at home and it always has this Malaysian taste which is not suppose to be there. My self made spaghetti is usually also very Malaysian tasting :S

Then it was dessert time!!!

Brownies with vanilla ice- cream RM10

I'm not a very big fan of desserts because I don't have a sweet tooth. I'd only have desserts after my meal if someone wanted somebody to share it with them. My sisters and I had brownies as dessert though I was hoping to get the Sticky Pudding LOL

Chocolate and vanilla ice- cream RM2 per scoop

Dad and mum got ice- cream as desserts. Both were served in pretty bowls! I'll now show you my kind of dessert:

Onion Rings RM6

HAHAHAHA yes onion rings! 

I ordered onion rings as my dessert and this is another Must Have!! Super yummy like the ones at Mcd! Or was it A&W? The onions is nice and mushy inside and crispy outside. Taste like they mash up onions then form them back into rings, for all I know. LOL. 

Now you know where to find cheap and good food tonight! Bon appetit!