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Feb, 28 2007

Posted by jeny at 05:57 PM

One of the restaurant we visited when we're in Medan is Nelayan, Apparently this is quite large Chinese restaurant chain in Medan, they have several restaurant located strategically at shopping centers. The one we visited was located at Sun Plaza. when we arrived, around 2PM the place was still very crowded, we have to queue for a while to get a table, as soon as we were seated, their waiter came with a tray of dimsum selection and asked us to pick. We didn't even have time to read all the menu listed in the paper :( so we picked : lumpia udang saus jamur 8.5K, kaki ayam saus tiram 8.5K, leng hong kien 12K, soup tim ayam obat 14K, sayap ayam panggang 12K, kepiting lunak mentega 21K, keladi special (u kok) 8.5K, ha kaou udang 12K, lumpia ayam sayur hitam (I guess what they mean is nori) 8.5K, bakso kepiting kulit tahu 12K and nasi tim ayam dalam bambu 11K. Overall the meal was only so so (some of the item we ordered are cold already, some taste weird), but I like the chicken rice cooked in bamboo and the chicken herbal soup. Other than that I really don't like their service style, kind of push you to pick the food as soon as possible and leave quickly because they have other customer waiting :( that's not what I had in mind if I want to eat dimsum.

Mie Jaring
Nelayan Dimsum, Noodle & Tea House
Sun Plaza Level III
Jalan Zainul Arifin
Medan

ph. +62 (61)4501192

Feb, 27 2007

Cahaya Baru

Posted by jeny at 10:29 AM

SC & I went to Medan 2 weeks ago, and this is the first place we visit as soon as we landed. Located in the area called "Kampung Keling", this restaurant served quite authentic Indian cuisine in a very reasonable price. We ordered : "pilao rice" (aromatic basmati rice cooked in ghee and cumin seed) 5K, "peas saffron rice" (basmati rice cooked with peas and using saffron) 5K, 2 "paneer pilao rice" (basmati rice cooked with cottage cheese) @10K, fish curry 18K, 2 garlic naan @13K and 1 Dhaal (lentil soup) 8K. All of it were delicious, we hope we can come back again sometime to try their other specialties.

Cahaya Baru
North & South Indian Food
vegetarian & non vegetarian
Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro No.12/16
Medan 20152
ph. +61 4530962

Feb, 15 2006

Tabona & Sawasdee

Posted by jeny at 11:09 AM

One of the food I tried in Medan last holiday was Bihun Kari Ayam (Chicken Curry served with rice noodle) at RM Tabona. I insisted to have lunch here the first day I arrived. RM Tabona served a delicious Chicken Curry & Beef Curry, usually eaten with rice or bihun. The curry tasted so different from the one I tried at Padangnese restaurants. It tasted richer and spicier.

RM. Tabona
Jl. Wajir/Mangkubumi no 1
(in front of Brastagi Fruit Store)
Medan

Sawasdee
is a 2 story Thai restaurant located in Sinar Plasa Complex. We ordered Tom Yam Thalai 38K, Kheow Wan Gai 35K and Kailan with Garlic 29K. Not bad but not really special too :)

Tom Yam Thalai 38K, Kheow Wan Gai 35K, Kailan with Garlic 29K

Sawasdee
Restoran Thai
Jl. Guru Patimpus Block G No. 11
Komplek Sinar Plaza
Medan
Phone +62 (61) 4561631

Feb, 08 2006

Bolu Gulung Meranti

Posted by jeny at 03:28 PM

Bored of always brought back "Bika Ambon" as oleh-oleh for my friends in Jakarta, this time I bought "Bolu Gulung Meranti" (Meranti's Roll Cake) with cheese flavor (30K a box). Very delicious, lots and lots of cheese inside. Also available in mocha, chocolate and nanas (kalo ga salah loh) :)

Meranti
Jl. Kruing No. 2-K / 16
Medan - Indonesia
Phone: +62(61) 453-8217

Feb, 05 2006

RM Rap Taruli

Posted by jeny at 06:04 PM

On our way to Parapat, we stopped by Pematang Siantar for lunch. Pematang Siantar situated 128 km southeast of Medan and 52 km from Parapat, is the capital city of Simalungun. When I said I want to have Bataknese food, the driver took us to Rumah Makan Rap Taruli. My parent used go to this place whenever they go to Siantar, Rap Taruli served Bataknese food. We ordered panggang, saksang & sayur singkong tumbuk. Very delicious and the price was very reasonable compare to the portion :P

RM. Rap Taruli
Jl. D.I Panjaitan No.31
Pematang Siantar
North Sumatra

Phone 23241

Feb, 20 2005

A day @ Medan

Posted by jeny at 09:47 AM

Last saturday, the first thing pop in my head after we arrived at Medan, North Sumatra is where are we going to have lunch. I insisted my Mom to take me to "Bakmie Kumango". So We headed there, and I ordered my usual plate of "Chicken Noodle" while my Mom ordered "Chicken Hainamnese Rice". The noodle is not as delicious as I remembered, maybe because of my high expetation. but It still the best noodle I have ever taste. Bon Apetit :)

After lunch we headed to "Pasar Ramai". Its a popular traditional market in Medan, Lots of foods (off course :)) and other goods hehehehe. After we circling the market for about 1 hour, I felt thirsty. So we stopped at some food stall and ordered Es Sekoteng, Es Cendol and He Ci (fried prawn, tofu, kangkung served with sour and sweet sauce). mmm... quite good. Actually there is still alot of food available there, such as e-mie, wonton noodle, nasi campur etc, but since I just had lunch I can't ordered them all hehehehe...

That night on my way back home to my hometown "Kisaran" (about 3-4 hours from Medan), We stopped at "RM 100", located at Jalan raya Medan Kisaran km 100. This is quite a popular restaurant according to my mom, they served alot variety of seafood for us to choose. So We ordered "Grilled Bawal Fish", "Grilled Pare Fish", Udang Tauco (stir fried prawn with fermented soybean sauce), and "Cah Kangkung". mmm not bad... Selamat Makan :)