ZenQ Bintulu - Blackforest Danish Toast

ZenQ Dessert Bintulu has recently added a new toast series to their dessert menu which seems quite popular judging from all the hype being posted on Facebook. So I decided to give a go and chosen the Blackforest Danish Toast which they also have Chocolate Banana Honey Toast and Strawberry Lover Honey Toast.

The wait was pretty long around 10 minutes despite we were the only table waiting for our desserts to be served which I can't imagine on a busy day. The toast came in a big plate with fork and knife but because the table surface was pretty smooth, I had a hard time trying to cut through it.

Blackforest Danish Toast sure looks dark

Top with chocolate ice cream, grapes, kiwis and a layer of peanut butter on top of a toast, it was somewhat puzzling to say the least to even consider it creative. The taste if you would imagine is like getting an ice cream bun from those bicycle ice cream vendor for a price of RM2.00 but instead you are paying RM16.90 for it. The mix of peanut spread with chocolate ice cream was not really my preference, it felt there is just too many different things going on with the toast and halfway through it I stopped as I was feeling pretty dreadful like when you load up too much fat and sugar in a filling.

Maybe I did not know what I was expecting but overall in my opinion it could have been good other than ice cream on toast with bombardment of different taste on it.

Blackforest Danish Toast - RM16.90

ZenQ Bintulu

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For ZenQ menu of item please view HERE. I'll also be updating what I have tasted on the main menu.

ZenQ is a Taiwanese dessert store located beside Kemena Hotel at Medan Raya Bintulu. The store popularity among teenagers to old folks is just amazing as the place is always buzzling since its opening in April. Although suffering from the initial setbacks of not having enough ingredient to complete their menu, these days most dessert are available.

There is a variety of choice or series ( Grass Jelly series, Barley series, Red Bean Soup series, Shaved Ice series, Sago series, Iced Tea series & Freshly made series) . Unless you came with someone that has tasted quite a few to give recommendation or else you'll be one of those customer who might complain they ordered something that doesn't suit their taste. After trying most of their series, my suggestion is to ordered those that is recommended on the menu marked with their logo. Personally I recommend ZenQ Signature Grass Jelly and Mixed Fruit Shaved Ice.

ZenQ Signature Grass Jelly base is crushed ice of green tea with toppings of grass jelly and Q Yuan that I can only described as sweet jelly. You can choose between green tea,grass jelly or soy as the base. A really refreshing dessert as the bitter taste of green tea balance out the overall sweetness of the dessert which I greatly enjoy.

Signature Grass Jelly

The Mixed Fruit Shaved Ice came with a mountain of shave ice top with an ice cream and accompanied with honeydew,mango and watermelon cubes. I added sago as another topping. Although as good as it might seem I find there is nothing particularly interesting but don't get me wrong it still serve it's purpose for a cool dessert.

Mixed Fruit Shaved Ice

Overall I enjoyed the place and it has been one of the dessert store I visit from time to time.

For ZenQ menu of item and more dessert review updated as I have tried. Please view HERE

ZenQ Signature Grass Jelly - RM7.50
Mixed Fruit Shaved Ice - RM8.90 + Topping RM1.00

ZenQ Bintulu Menu Item (Last Update 29/07/2013)

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ZenQ Bintulu offers a variety of dessert however it could be puzzling trying to figure out what to have when you reach the store. So here is a menu for easier viewing. Click here to view ZenQ Bintulu.

For all ZenQ dessert series excluding Milk Tea Series, you have the choice to add toppings of the following sweet goodies into your dessert. So pick and match!

Now onto the desserts!

Paddy's Coffeehouse New World Suites Bintulu

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Paddy's Coffeehouse is a restaurant serving both local but mostly western halal food located at the fifth floor of New World Suite Hotel. It is one of those restaurant that I seldom visit due to my past 4 experiences here that not only didn't impress me at all but left me wondering why I am spending to spoil my lovely evening here? From past experience the service is not really great and I could still remember calling during Valentine day to ask what course of meal they were serving to their reply "chicken, beef and vegetable"...*GASP*. The main deal breaker is the wait, I hate waiting for my food and I had experience of waiting almost an hour for my chicken cordon bleu which tick me off really bad despite there were only two tables in the whole restaurant.

So you might be wondering why I am back here?Well I guess it was fate as I was stuck in the building due to the downpour and the only place to dine other than having fried chicken and sushi was Paddy's Coffeehouse. Despite its name, Paddy is by no mean a kopitiam. Its quite an expensive restaurant to dine in by Bintulu's standard. They serve mostly western food but also some local food and they are quite famous in offering a variety of mocktail and cocktails.

Upon entering I was greeted by a smoke filled restaurant, I guess the exhaust fan in the kitchen was not working that night? I love the enviroment, it felt really cosy and you get to overview the rivefront park of Bintulu which is gorgeous in the afternoon. I would recommend sitting near the windows in main hall and avoid the big tables at the secluded side. The chair and table are so awkwardly placed it is only suitable for afternoon tea break where you are relaxing but eating is not practical as I find you need to reach your whole body forward to the table to eat.

I ordered the double cheese burger while my partner ordered the ulam fried rice. I was really suprised when the food came under 15 minutes as there was around 4 tables when we came in. The burger was juicy but cold when it came out however I wouldn't say it was bad. The bun was fresh made with chunky beef paddy slipped between processed cheese and a piece of egg.

The ulam fried rice came with prawn, tofu and shrimp paste. The shrimp paste was the highlight, albeit from that it just look as it is. Dull.

To finish it off, we had the silky smooth sweet creme caramel, I love how they decorated it. It wasn't too sweet that made you cringe thinking I am going to have diabetes tomorrow. Overall a great place if you are not in a rush.

Beverly Hill Home Hawker

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Map is not updated by there is a house there instead of a piece of dirt!

There has been a slew of home owner that had setup their own hawker style store where you can have a variety of local food like kam pua (kolok mee), laksa or even fried mee with sambal for supper.

Last night I went to this home at Beverly Hills Bintulu to had supper. The specialty of this place is that they serve rojak and even shaved ice dessert like ABC, mo mo cha cha, red bean soup and five flavor soup (五味汤). It's pretty rare to get these kind of dessert late at night in Bintulu so this place is highly recommended for people with a sweet craving at night.

I ordered the normal white kam pua with an ABC to go with while my partner ordered the mo mo cha cha. For those who might not know what mo mo cha cha is, it's a bowl of shaved ice with sweet potato and yam. It could be served either cold or hot which I am mouth watering while writing this. Pardon that I forgot to take my kam pua because I was too hungry.

ABC

mo mo cha cha

Overall I like the place, neat and tidy. The food served are textbook cooking although nothing to shout about but at least you get your money worth and a good place to have some ice kacang particularly in this hot month.

kam pua - RM2.50

ABC - RM2.50

Mo mo cha cha - RM2.50