Restoran E Dim Sum @ Kuantan, Pahang

After having had some excellent rest at the new hotel in Kuantan, we set out on our road trip to visit a few more places. After our first visit, it was almost 10.30 am and we were hungry. The next destination is about an hour away for us and it is a temple that requires quite a bit of trekking. That being the case, we decided to have a good breakfast in Kuantan. Although it was the second day of Chinese New Year, luckily we managed to stumble across this Dim Sum restaurant that is located along Jalan Dato Wong Ah Jang in Kuantan. 

The Restaurant Along Jalan Dato Wong Ah Jang, Kuantan

Milk Coffee

Milk Coffee

When I checked with the owner, he mentioned that it was his first week of business and that being the reason, he did not want to close during this Chinese New Year holidays as that would be his chance to attract most customers. Definitely that makes sense and we were glad that we were able to check out a new eatery. His business hours are from7 am till 1 pm daily. Since it was a relatively new restaurant, he had not been able to be full force in terms of staffing and all that were there this morning were his family members. Business was fantastic and people were queuing up. In fact, they could not take specific orders and we had to make do with whatever that was coming out of the kitchen as it was freshly steamed and fried. So, I had to make a couple of trips there just to make sure that we get to try as many things as possible. Coming to their drinks, they did not have someone who could make these and he had installed a modern coffee maker that only makes milk coffee. Having had no choice, we decided to go for it and it turned out to be an excellent choice. The coffee was awesome and we enjoyed every sip of it. My rating for this drink shall be 9/10. 

Stuffed Bitter Gourd

Shrimp Dim Sum

Stuffed Tofu

Siew Mai

Fish Balls

We tried the above steamed items and they were absolutely excellent. Very authentic preparation and it was unlike the common ones that we get in the city. All were handmade and they were so fresh and delicious. My rating for their steamed variety would be 9/10. 

Yam Balls

Cuttlefish Variety

Both the fried variety that we had tried were again excellent. In fact, they were so good that we ordered another helping of the Yam Balls. Again, very impressive items and I would definitely rate these at 9/10. 

Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun with Char Siew

Custard Buns

Char Siew Bao

Again, all the three items that we had were excellent. In fact, I must agree that the Char Siew Bao was simply out of this world. Very generous with the stuffings too. Again, these too deserve no less that 9/10. 

After having had a feast of a Dim Sum breakfast, we were surprised to learn that the bill was only RM 56.80 and that is including the drinks that we had. I am very certain that we would not be able to find this kind of pricing in Kuala Lumpur. Moreover, each and every item that we had tasted was excellent. Fresh, homemade Dim Sum at very reasonable prices. A must visit restaurant in Kuantan. 

Address: B118, Jalan Dato Wong Ah Jang, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang.

Business Hours: 0700 - 1300 Daily

Restoran Khalsa Chapati House @ Kuantan, Pahang

By the time we reached Kuantan, it was pretty late at night and being the Chinese New Year holidays, finding a hotel was another challenge. Once we had settled all those, we then started looking for a place to have dinner. Because of the Chinese New Year holidays, all the famous Chinese seafood restaurants were also closed and we had no choice but to check out the restaurants in town. The one's that were open were mostly the KFC's, some Tomyam restaurants and this Restoran Khalsa Chapati House. 

Restoran Khalsa Chapati House Located Along Jalan Besar, Kuantan

Teh O Ais

Although the name indicated that it was a Punjabi restaurant, in truth it was not. Perhaps it may have once been so but now, this is an Indian Muslim restaurant. We were a little demotivated having learned that nevertheless, there is not much that we could do at this hour. The crowd seemed good and based on that alone, we decided to stay. I ordered a glass of Teh O Ais and it was just okay. My rating for this drink shall be 7/10. 

Chapati Set

Chicken Keema

Two of us had the Chapati Set which comes with two Chapati's, some Dhall and some Green Moong (Mung) Dhall. The Chapati wasn't even made using Atta Flour. It was made using standard Wheat Flour and the texture was just so so. My rating for this Chapati shall be 7/10. Their Dhall was bland and tasteless and it deserves a rating of not more than 3/10. The Green Moong (Mung) Dhall was so so. That I shall give a rating of 5/10. We had asked for Mutton Keema but they did not have that. Alternatively, they recommended their Chicken Keema and we agreed. Again, another one that was tasteless. In fact, it was so bad in taste that we all had left most of it. My rating for this shall again be 3/10. 

Omelette

Mee Goreng

The Omelette with onions and chili was just awesome. Truly, it was so good that we had ordered two more. My rating for this shall be 9/10. My brother had ordered a plate of Mee Goreng and this too turned out to be good. Very old school style of preparation and my rating for this shall be 8/10. 

Although this restaurant carries a Punjabi name, the operators are all Indian Muslims. Having been deceived by the name, we tried their Chapati's and they were just so so. The curries and the Chicken Keema was horrendous. The only thing good was their Mee Goreng and Omelette.

Address: 98, Jalan Besar, 25000 Kuantan, Pahang.

Business Hours: 24 Hours Daily