Sun’s Cafe

We wanted to try the food but were told that all tables were taken up. On our next visit, we bought Groupon vouchers and booked a table immediately.

As claimed, it is a Peranakan themed buffet which offers food dishes like beef rendang, pork in soya bean paste ( babi pongteh ), fish maw soup ( hee pioh ), marinated duck ( itik sio ) and the famously chicken in black nuts ( ayam buah keluak )

The hotel coffee house also serves Indonesian, Malay and Chinese cuisine like pastries, kueh, laksa, mee siam and salads.

Food items worth eating are :
1. Beef Rendang – the mild spicy paste covering the tender meat was delicious.

2. Laksa & Mee Siam – prepared by staff with generous ingredients. Smooth noodles that goes well with the thick gravy

3. Kueh – Very soft and chewy and not so sweet. By far, this is the best dessert that we have tasted

4. Fried Sambal Fish – the fish was fresh and with the sambal inserted in between the meat, it gives out a flavourful aroma.

5. Kueh Pie Tee – the most sought item. Once the staff replenished the fried flour cups, people instantly made their way to grab them again.

Food items to avoid :
1. Babi Pongteh – the meat was so hard that we could not even cut into smaller bits. The gravy was also very diluted and salty

2. Fish Maw Soup – More like chicken clear soup as there is hardly any fish maw although friend managed to scoop a tiny piece.

3. Itik Sio – There is barely any meat on each piece. Even if there is meat, it is dry and hard.

4. Ayam Buah Keluak – didn’t taste any buah keluak paste in each chicken meat.

We were quite disappointed with the meat items as most of them were below our expectation.