Mordi & Fuggi on Koh Chang, Thailand

We went to Koh Chang in June 2017 which is the low season due to the rainy season. The whole island was rather quiet and a number of restaurants also took the opportunity to close with the owner going back to Europe for holiday. 

We used trip advisor as a basis of choosing where to eat but this place was recommended to us by another restaurant. She told us that the food there was good and she was absolutely spot on. 

The owners were Italians and have opened the place for more than 7 years. The menu is limited but enough to keep you satisfied. There are also specials from time to time. 

After some recommendation from the chef/owner, we settled with mostly homemade dishes and specials. 

We started with the mixed antipasto with various cold meats including Parma ham, spicy Sicilian salami and aged cheeses and beef carpaccio. There is also Pork with tuna sauce. A very nice start to the dinner. 

 

One of the special was bruschetta with olives and feta cheese. Simple but fantastic. 

The bread were homemade too and very good. 

Next dish was our favourite, duck ravioli with truffle cream sauce. We loved the sauce so much that we had bread to mop up the whole plate. 

We also had the ravioli with cheese and tomatoes which was one of their specials. It was good too but our hearts were with the duck ravioli. 

We also ordered 2 pizzas, the quarttro formaggio and spicy salami with feta cheese. 

Both of them very good and we enjoyed the crust very much. Someone it was much better than most pizzas that we have eaten.

Although we were practically stuffed, there's always room for dessert as my daughter says. We enquired which were good and wanted only those homemade. In the end we ordered 3 types. 

The owner recommended us the panna cotta with a choice of caramel or strawberry sauce. We chose the caramel. That was our favourite. 

He also recommended the afrigatto parfait which was also very good. 

Finally, we had the tiramisu which was good but we ranked it 3rd. 

We liked this place so much that we come back on the last night. 

The meal with many bottled water and a glass of white wine was about Baht 2,500 which is very reasonable. 

We promised the owner to be back. I am sure we will. 

Until then, cheers. 

June 2017

Pura Brasa Restaurant in Barcelona, Spain

The article on this restaurant is way overdue. We were in Barcelona in March 2013. This was our first meal in Barcelona and first in Spain too. This restaurant was a short 5 minutes from our apartment. We were obviously quite excited for our first Spanish meal.

The place was located in a small shopping mall called The Arenas (shaped like an indoor stadium) and apparently has a few other branches in Spain. The place looked modern and cosy and inviting.

We had a simple dinner due to the jetlag and time difference.

Very nice mussels

Roasted brinjals

Pork dish

Deep fried calamari

The dishes we ordered were safe and not very adventurous as it was our first day. However, with the freshness of the food, it tasted great.

Service was quick and efficient. It was a good first meal for us in Spain.

The restaurant's contact details :

PURA BRASA
ARENAS DE BARCELONA
Gran Via
de les Corts Catalanes
núm. 373-385
08015 Barcelona
Tel 93 423 59 82
www.purabrasa.com

Until the next time, cheers.

Scoozi Italian restaurant in Thailand

This is a chain casual dining Italian restaurant in Thailand. We have eaten at a number of locations but this is at the Mega Bangna Mall (where Ikea Thailand is located) and near to our house in Bangkok. This visit was in September 2013.

Had to put this up. See the mannequin's finger. I wonder this was a mistake or one of the staff had a bad day?

Back to the food.....

Entrance to the restaurant

Internal decor

Open kitchen

Menu of the restaurant

Caesar salad

Grape fruit drink

Another salad

Pasta carbonara

Another pasta

Mushroom soup

3 pizzas

We ordered a simple dinner for the family although the restaurant's menu had many more types of food. So far, we have been satisfied eating here. The food is not bad and prices are reasonable. Service is also good and fast.

Until the next time, cheers.

Moom Aroi Thai restaurant in Pattaya

We went to Pattaya for a short holiday in December 2013. While there, I did some Google searching on where to eat and this restaurant consistently appeared in the top 10 or best restaurants in Pattaya. Therefore, we had to go there for dinner one night.

The restaurant was located by the sea and with acquisitions of neighbor sites, it is one very long restaurant.

Banner at the entrance

They took over a house next door

The ambiance of the place is not bad with live music which was not bad. However, this is at the main scetion of the restaurant. However, if you were to be at the far end, one would probably not able to enjoy the music.

For a rather large crowd. the food arrived rather quick. We ordered just the normal popular stuff and there were 11 of us. Some how I was not able to get the flashlight on my phone camera to work and with the low lights, the photos of the food did not come out as how I would have wished. Sorry about that.

Fried cabbage

Fresh oysters

Thai style condiments for the oysters

A close up of the fresh oyster

 I was rather dissapointed that the size of the oysters were small and they had also run out of the "sweet" vegetables that is a must to eat with the oysters. The whole package with the spicy sauce, fried shallots, lime, etc makes eating oyster a real experience.

Crab balls

Fish cake

Curry crabs

Food dissapearing at speed of light

Kheng som fish

We did not over order but we have 2 portions of each as we had many growing young adults with us. I was not able to take photos of another 2 dishes.

The signs put up at this restaurant were very funny due to the language. We had to take some photos and you judge for yourself. Try also to figure what they are trying to tell you. It is a literal translation from Thai.

The overall bill came to about Baht 4,500 which was not cheap but not too expensive either. The food is not bad but I would not consider it as very good either. Maybe, in Pattaya which is a tourist place.

The contact address of the place is :

Moom Aroi Thai Restaurant
Soi Naklua 4, behind Banglamung police station,
Naklua, Pattaya
Tel: +66 (0)-3822-3252

Until the next time, cheers.

12 twelve cafe in Semenyih

We stumbled on this cafe one night. It is located on the main road on the left if you are travelling from Semenyih to Kajang near the Chinese New Village after the town (just after the junction to Sg Lallang/Nirwana).

Nice lit up signage

Main entrance to the shop

A little promo of the chef

Nice signages

This place is full of surprises. It is located in a Chinese New Village and is actually an old new village house. I must take my hats off to the interior designers. They have used old furnitures, toys, recycled almost everything and it is worthwhile for one should just visit to place to have a look at the decor. Things and toys from the 1940s to 1990s are used in various places and art pieces also adorn the walls.

Main door of the shop

Side sitting on recycled benches

Outdoor sitting

Main counter

Art

Deco

Plastic baskets used as light shades

Another counter view

More art

Used woks used as light shades also

Art deco

Another view of the plastic basket lights

More decoration

The menu is very extensive and prices are really reasonable. Of course you can't expect a Michelin star experience but overall the food is tasty and good service. Portions are quite large but mostly carbs to fill you up.

Menu

Inside sitting

Spaghetti bolognaise

Cream of mushroom

Chicken burger

Fried beehoom

Ice cream special

Pizza

We had too much to eat that we had to pack the pizza.

Old pencil box as cash tray

You can also find out more from their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/twelve12cafe. Their tel no is 03-8723-1785.

Until the next time, cheers.