On New Year's Eve, a bunch of friends and I went to Jom Makan (which means Let's Eat in Malay) Restaurant nearby Trafalgar Square to have dinner and celebrate the new year the Malaysian way. We didnt mind to splurge as it was for new year celebrations. There were ten of us and we didnt make any reservations at all. Luckily, the restaurant was not full. Service was quick and we were comfortably seated within minutes.
The outside view of the restaurant
Dayview
Menu
Below are what my friends had ordered. Sorry I didnt ask any of them how were their dishes extensively. The general response was okay and some were quite good.
Nasi Goreng Sayur (GBP 6.80). Fried rice with shiitake mushrooms, fried bean curd and butternut squash.
Mee Goreng (GBP 7.60). Fried noodles with prawns, bean sprouts and vege.
Nasi Ayam Panggang (GBP 8.20). Chicken rice with char-grilled chicken pieces.
Nasi Ayam Hainan (GBP 8.20). Chicken rice with steamed chicken and soy sauce.
Kerabu Satay (GBP 4.50). Chicken satay pieces tossed with cucumber and bean sprouts. Not forgetting the peanut sauce! I had a few bites and it was great!
Mee Sup Daging (GBP 8.50). Noodles with beef and veges in chicken broth. (Pardon the blur pic.)
Ayam Percik (GBP 8.30). Char-grilled chicken with sweet and spicy coconut sauce. This set came with a plate of rice.
Kway Teow Goreng (GBP 7.60). Flat rice noodles fried with shiitake mushrooms, prawns, squids, bean sprouts and spring onions.
I had this craving for Char Kuey Teow ever since I came to the UK so I decided to order it in the restaurant.Turned out that it was not the authentic one like those back in Penang. It was quite spicy too. At least for UK standards. Well, I still enjoyed the dinner since it was my first time in an expensive Malaysian restaurant abroad! The company was great too. Total damage done: 83.10 pounds. (If you convert it to Malaysian Ringgit, that's nearly RM500!) Cant believe we spent that much on Malaysian food. You can buy at least 450 packets of nasi lemak back home with that amount of money! After the satisfying meal, we braved the cold to usher in the new year. FYI, it started to snow right after the new year's fireworks stopped. How cool is that!
Jom Makan
5-7 Pall Mall East
London
SW1Y 5BA
Tel: 0207 925 2402
Meanwhile, I just want to post this non-related photo up.
A blanket of white snow, yay! And yes this is how outside looks like from my room after a fresh snowfall in mid-Dec 09. There was a bigger one in January 2010 too.
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