Thursday, July 23, 2009

Laksa @ Cafe Palmelia

We recently visited Cafe Palmelia at Premier Hotel to try the laksa promotion which is only available this July.

It has been ages since I last been to Cafe Palmelia. Nothing had changed. The interior is quite cozy

The laksa promotion is only available this July, on Saturday and Sunday from 8am - 2pm

Pink Guava Juice (Rm 7.50). I think the drink is a bit diluted but still taste good. I find the price of the beverages here quite expensive.

Palmelia Chendol (RM9.50). The chendol is topped up with ice cream, which is rather unusual. It tastes satisfactorily but once again I find it rather expensive. The serving is quite huge for one person and they were generous with the portion of red beans, grass jelly, fruits and etc that went into it.

This condiment comes with the Sarawak Laksa. It consists of calamansi and belacan. This is pretty standard and can be found in any laksa outlets here.

The Sarawak Laksa (RM 6) is made up of vermicelli with prawns, shredded chicken, shredded egg omelette and beansprouts in a mildly spiced laksa soup.

Unfortunately, the Sarawak laksa soup is too oily. I find the laksa at the local coffeshops around here are much better and value for money compare to the Sarawak Laksa here.

This condiment comes with the Penang Asam Laksa. It comes with soya sauce with chillies and another sauce (which I had no idea what it is but it tastes good)

The Penang Laksa (RM 7.50) on the other hand did not disappoint me. It is made of noddles with prawns, wolf herring flakes, cuttlefish, fish ball, egg, cucumber, pineapples, kangkung and onions soaked in flavoursome soup.

Cafe Palmelia also gave me a feedback form when the food were served. I never turn down an offer to leave any feedback for food, service and etc.

I was taking my time completing the feedback form. If there is a debate on which laksa is the best in Cafe Palmelia, Penang Asam Laksa is the obvious winner.

9 comments:

Malaysia Asia said...

Wow, this is in Sibu? The laksa look really nice too. Damn, i got to plan for another long sarawak trip... maybe next year, who knows.

Regards,
David

amycheah said...

hey Borneo, how come u eat punya Pg laksa so expensive RM7.50!!!! I org Pg, never eat such an expensive laksa before leh and yet the laksa with around RM2.50 to Rm3.00 will be very very nice and famous already wo here in Pg...

Borneo Falcon said...

Those laksa were expensive because I was dining at the hotel's cafe. Normal laksa at coffee shops here will cost in the region of RM3-3.50

Superman said...

the drinks there is really expensive! More expensive than food! Garden Hotel one is better.

amycheah said...

ic ic ...phew! Hotel one sure is expensive like hell ...yeah, coffee shop one is abt RM3 to RM3.50 nia.

Josephine said...

i loke Penang laksa...
drooling now...

Bengbeng said...

we had the cheapest drinks which were 6.50 each i think :)

Another place i like is Garden Hotel bcos of its set lunch.

Mayb one day we have Penang cha koay teow at RH. It was wonderful the last time i had it there.

escape said...

you're making me crave. hehehe.. great food and of course ill go for the ice cream after the meal.

any plans of visiting the philippines? we can host you.

Borneo Falcon said...

Dong: I start to like the Philippines after seeing the beauty in your site. I will try to go there one day