The Esplanade Bintulu

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The Esplanade Bintulu is one of those hidden spot due to it's location and public perception towards not knowing what to expect from the restaurant. Situated just beside the riverbanks of Bintulu Waterfront, it serves a variety of Chinese dishes and seafood choices while I did not see any Halal sign however they do not serve any pork and there was a few tables with our Muslim friends.

 I have been here since the week of The Esplanade's opening and as expected of any newly opened restaurant the service was poor. Food came out late and the drinks did not even came until we asked at our last dish. So I decided to come back again after a year later. You can choose to sit within the restaurant which is air conditioned or outside which I enjoyed the view of the park and the cool breeze.

We ordered bean curd with seafood soup, fried prawn with salted egg, stir fried broccoli with almond and deep fried chicken Thai style. I expected the food to be late as there were a few tables waiting and not to mentioned the people seated just in front of us was really unhappy with their order as the food did not came and they canceled it in the end. Yet I was pleasantly surprised food took around 15 minutes to be served while I could not say the same thing for the drinks as it took a staggering 20 minutes just for a watermelon juice and barley lemon.

The food was great especially the prawn fried with salted egg which is in golden crisps and not to mention the portion of the Thai style was huge. I love the relaxing experience and would be coming back again.


Fried prawn with salted egg - RM20.00
Bean curd with seafood soup - RM8.00
Stir fried broccoli with almond - RM15.00
Deep friend chicken Thai style - RM12.00
White Rice per person - RM1.00
Watermelon Juice - RM5.00
Barley lemon - RM5.00

T4 Bintulu

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T4 is a Taiwan bubble tea franchised which has open it's door in Bintulu since 2012 has received good reception from the public. Dubbed as the Tea Master, I must admit their tea always has that special refreshing taste that doesn't feel like you are drinking a cup of over sugary water. The best part is that you are allowed to choose how much sugar or even ice you want in your drink.

Personally I love the feel of the whole shop, a relaxing place where you can hangout with friends or just spend a little quiet evening finishing your book with a cup of milk tea. Although some times it could get pretty crowded.

Picture taken from T4 Facebook Page

Below is T4 Bintulu menu. Click to enlarge. Personal favorite is their Elegant Lady Rose Tea.

Picture taken from T4 Facebook Page

Starbucks Coffee and Sakae Sushi Bintulu

Times Square Mall Bintulu which is slated to be finish and operational in 2014 had a signing between Starbucks Coffee and Sakae Sushi on 29 August 2013. I am especially excited at this news as we now have more quality franchise to relax and dine in. For more info head over to their official Facebook page HERE

Photo taken from Time Square Mall official Facebook page.

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!

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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.