Kai Mayfair review (revisit) - reasonably priced set lunch with excellent service

Address: 65 South Audley Street, London W1K 2QU
Tel: 020 7493 8988
Nearest Tube station: Hyde Park Corner, Green Park,
Marble Arch, Bond Street

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £30 pp
Service charge: 12.5%
Taste: ***
Service: *****
Ambience: ****
Suitable for: those looking for excellent service
and decent Chinese cuisineAfter a fantastic experience at the Michelin-starred Kai the last time round, Wife and I thought it'll be a good idea to have a simple lunch over there again on the first day of the Chinese New Year.

To make sure we get a table, we called two weeks in advance and was pleasantly surprised that Kai still offers its £19 set lunch despite the Chinese New Year - I would expect to be charged a premium to dine in a Chinese resturant then, that was what many restaurants in Chinatown did.



We were a good 40min late for our lunch but Michael, the head staff when we were there, quickly held open the door for us and welcome us with a smile. When told that I was late for my reservation, he smiled warmly,"No worries at all, Sir. We have got two tables for you, one at the front and the other at the back. I would recommend the one up front, that's the better seat." I took his word for it.

Unlike the many Chinese restaurants in London, you could hardly tell that it was the Chinese New Year - there was no lion dances (like the one at Bayswater's Kam Tong two years back) and no noticeable decoration other than a single huge lantern in the waiting area. In fact, the only hint were the bright red sweaters worn by two other couples sitting on two seperate tables. I must admit that it takes quite a bit of self assurance for a guy to go around in a bright red sweater, Chinese New Year or not. I, for one, could never pull that off.



The starter, 'A Little Something From The Chef' turned out to be salad sprinkled with freshly cut fruits and cashewnuts. It was meant to cleanse our palate but we couldn't help but noticed that unlike mine, Wife's portion was totally devoid of strawberries.



The Szechuan miso soup arrived in a small cup, which was generously filled with mushrooms cut into cubes and a single red date. As the cup was scathing hot when it first arrived, we asked a waitress for a spoon but was told that we were supposed to hold the cup and drink it directly. I was a bit taken aback by that really but perhaps we didn't make ourselves clear. Another staff quickly brought us two metal spoons when it requested it the second time round. "We did tell the Chef that it was too hot but still!" he jested.



The tiger prawns, which was cooked in milk and butter crumble, though a bit underwhelming tasted quite fine. It reminded me of the fried cereal prawns (mai pian xia) that is a popular street fare dish back home.



The braised chicken breasts, cooked in ginger broth, had an interesting texture. It had a tender yet bland consistency, quite unlike the chicken that I had come across. There was something amiss about the dish that I just couldn't place my finger on. But I thought that the dish was saved by the gingery gravy and the accompanying bamboo stalks.



Even though the lunch set comes with a fruit sorbet - below, we specially ordered the Peranakan Mango Cake (£9) - above as it was really during when we first had it. For some reason, it wasn't as good this time round - the cake was overdone and crumbled when I tried to cut it, there was also no sago in the gunung melaka syrup unlike the previous time.



Was Kai still as good? Perhaps we had subconsciously raised the bar after our first visit that we couldn't help but felt a bit let down on our second. However, at £19 per person (excluding service charge and beverages), Kai's set lunch was still reasonably priced. But one thing's for sure, Kai's service was still as excellent as ever.

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Crispy Duck review - some atmosphere, pity about the food though

Address: 7 Gerrard St, London W1D 5PH
Tel: 020 7434 1888
Nearest Tube station: Leicester Square

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £15 pp
Service charge: N/A
Taste: *
Service: **
Ambience: **
Suitable for: those who are looking for a relatively quiet
place to dine and don't mind the quality of the foodFor some reason, I had not been to Chinatown since my last visit to Special Zone 1997 and I was determined to take a trip down after work to soak up the Chinese New Year atmosphere a bit.

Every year, there would be lines of lanterns criss-crossing Gerrard Street. I had the impression that the lanterns were recycled and they would all be taken down and stored in some warehouse only to resurface the next year. Well, apparently Cathay Pacific sponsored some (if not all) of the lanterns for this year. Although you couldn't really see it from the ground, but Cathay Pacific logo on each lantern was obvious enough from Crispy Duck's first floor where we had our dinner.



As I have noted earlier, in my opinion, the undisputed king of roasted duck in Chinatown is still Four Seasons. The only reason why we ended up at Crispy Duck, a few doors down, was because there was a queue at Four Seasons. Also, I'm a fan of roast pork (the one with crispy skin) and the takeaway from Crispy Duck was decent enough. So I thought that if they could do a decent roast pork, surely their roast duck couldn't be too bad.

I was wrong.

There was a guy sitting by the Crispy Duck's door who beckoned passerbys into Crispy Duck. Obviously, if there was a need to do that, the restaurant couldn't be really that good, could it? I mean, you don't see Leong's Legend, Rasa Sayang or Four Seasons doing that, do you? That was his sole function - to get people in. The same guy ignored us when I gave him a smile on our way out.

Anyway, we were led upstairs as the ground floor was filled. The first thing that I noticed was that there were no ethnic Chinese among the customers on the entire ground floor, even two Chinese ladies seated on the first floor were looking quite miserable. It's like walking into a Italian restaurant with no Italian customers or walking into a sushi bar that Japanese avoid. That couldn't be good. But still we persisted.

In the spirit of comparing like for like with Four Seasons, we ordered a san-pin (combination of charsiew, roast pork and roast duck) and a beancurd dish.



I looked at the san-pin (£9.50) with dismay when it arrived. It was presented in a manner that reminded me of the hawker stalls back home - the three roast varieties were strewn all over a circular plate. Not only that, the roast duck was dry and came with relatively large bones, roast pork was a bit limp and its skin could be crispier, and its charsiew was rather uninspiring.



The fried beancurd with chilli and peppercorn ($4.50) had a curiously flaccid texture. I thought it could do with a bit more salt but Wife found it fine as it was. However, I must admit that the sliced red chilli and fried shallots went well with the otherwise bland beancurd.



We were pleasantly surprised when we asked for the bill. Other than the sliced oranges, which any half decent Chinese restaurants in London would provide, Crispy Duck offered a bowl of red bean soup for each of us as well. I don't believe any other Chinese restaurant in Chinatown actually served that, not complimentary anyway.

With the Chinese New Year songs, which were understood probably only be the staff and us, blasting in the background, we were sitting by the window happily sipping our red bean soup while watching the Cathay Pacific sponsored lanterns swaying gently to the chilly breeze that was slowly building up outside. At that moment, it became clear to me why anyone would return to Crispy Duck despite its sub-par food.

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Sun Luen Snack Bar review - Chinese buns and pastries, eat-in or takeaway

Address: 14 Little Newport Street,
London WC2H 7JJ
Tel: 020 7437 0251
Nearest Tube station: Leicester Square

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £5 pp
Service charge: N/A
Taste: **
Service: **
Ambience: *
Suitable for: a pitstop when you're feeling peckishI couldn't help but noticed that there would clusters of people milling around in the underground Leicester Square Tube station just outside the ticket gantry during peak hours. Every now and then, most would glance at their watches with irritation and then their mobile phones with frustration.

I understood their predicament. The worse place to be waiting for someone at Leicester Square would be in the underground station itself where air could be stuffy and the mobile phone reception was non-existent. I used to be shuffling around impatiently (in the rare occasion that I was early) until I found salvation in Sun Luen Snack Bar.



Sun Luen Snack Bar, along Little Newport Street, was a mere 20 metres from Leicester Square Tube station entrance. The cosy bakery, which doubled up as a snack bar, could barely sit fifteen souls shoulder to shoulder. But it boasted an array of freshly baked Chinese pastries and buns that included charsiew (roast pork) and ham & egg buns, custard egg tarts, sesame balls filled with black bean paste, you-tiao (fried dough) just to mention a few.



Just step through the door, take your pick from the trays that lined the window displays, order a milk tea to go with them and settle down in an empty seat. The pleasant Chinese lady who runs the place (I didn't get a chance to ask for her name) would heat up your order and deliver it to your table within minutes.



I would always go for the charsiew buns and egg tarts. For just over a quid each, I have to say that the portion and fillings are rather generous. If you're in for a heavy snack, definitely go for a bowl of soy milk with you-tiao on the side. Alternatively, order a dou-hua (sweetened beancurd) instead.



A staff lugged a couple of trays of freshly baked cheese buns from bakery in the basement when I was there. And I was so nearly tempted to one of those even though I just had my fill. Now, that's one place to hang out when you're trying to kill time in Leicester Square the next time round.

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Special Zone 1997 review - the best beef hor-fun in London

Address: 19 Wardour Street,
London W1D 6PF
Tel: 020 7734 2868
Nearest Tube station: Leicester Square

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £5 pp
Service charge: N/A
Taste: ***
Service: **
Ambience: *
Suitable for: A quick and cheap biteIt was interesting how I could walk past Special Zone 1997 every time I stop by London's Chinatown for groceries and never even thought of stepping in. For one, it looked suspiciously like Cafe TPT, which was next to it along Wardour Street. I had been to Cafe TPT twice and was really disappointed by the run of the mill dishes served by it. So I guessed that rubbed off on 1997.

A couple of weeks back, KL told us about 1997. "It serves the best beef hor fun (flat rice noodle) that you can find in London!" he claimed. After his tip off on Joy King Lau, which I thought offered value for money, I had begun to take his recommendation a bit more seriously.



Besides, I was a huge fan of beef hor fun and wouldn't hesitate braving the traffic back home all the way to Geylang for its oh so famous dry beef hor fun. Just the thought of it was enough to bring a growl to my stomach. So last weekend, I made a detour to Leicester Square just to try out the beef hor fun at 1997.

"Come on, take a seat," the waiter beckoned to us as we pushed through the door. 1997's furniture was a mix-mesh of sorts: square and round tables, which looked more at home in some of the coffee shops in Malaysia and Singapore, haphazardly pushed against the walls with heavy chairs lined up side by side. It was quite clear that 1997 did not seek to impress with its ambience, which was just as well as I didn't go there for it either. I just wanted my beef hor fun.



I was pleasantly surprised by what was on the menu - the wide selection of (mainly) Cantonese Chinese dishes were all going for just £3.80 each. You don't get any cheaper than that, at least not in this part of the world. I quickly spotted the beef hor fun or more precisely beef brisket hor fun on the menu. The only thing that I prefer over the peppery dry beef hor fun was the beef brisket variety thickened with gravy.



My order arrived quite soon after. The dish looked fabulous, just the way I imagined to be: generous portion of hor fun with an equally generous serving of beef brisket doused with thick starchy gravy. I just couldn't stop shovelling it into my mouth and didn't even look up for a moment.

"How was it?" Wife asked.

"Mmm… Hmmm…" I managed to let out some grunts and kept on nodding my head while struggling to take a breath in between mouthfuls. Need I say more? It was that good. The beef brisket was soft and tender, the hor fun had the 'smoky' aroma, which went fabulously well with the starchy gravy.



Wife was a bit disappointed with her fish ball noodles though. She wasn't too keen on the fish balls, which she claimed was 'a bit flat'. According to her, the noodles and soup stock rivalled that of Cha Cha Moon's wonton noodles.

1997 is one place that I would recommend for those on a budget. Who says London is expensive? You just have to know where to go. I'll be back for another round of beef brisket hor fun real soon.

Update (6th Feb 2010): I went back again and this time round the hor fun wasn't as good. Seems like it's a hit and miss thing. Also I neglected to mention that the £3.80 offer is for lunch only. However, we saw a couple request for the lunch special at 5pm, which the staff obliged.

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Min Jiang review at Royal Garden Hotel - jewel in the garden it's not

Address: 2-24 Kensington High St,
London W8 4PT
Tel: 020 7361 1988 (reservation necessary)
Nearest Tube station: Kensington High Street

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £25 pp
Service charge: N/A
Taste: ***
Service: **
Ambience: ***
Suitable for: a weekend lunch, do call to reserve
a table by the window overlooking Kensington GardenWe were understandably excited when we first heard that Min Jiang would be opening up in London. Min Jiang, named after the Min River of Sichuan, was well known for their Beijing Roasted Duck (or Peking duck) in their flagship restaurant in Singapore's Goodwood Park Hotel.

Though we didn't get to try out its Peking duck the first time round when it first opened at The Royal Garden Hotel next to Kensington Gardens, I was suitably impressed by the xiao long bao. In my opinion, comparing like for like, Min Jiang's dim sum was better than Yauatcha before the latter's recent menu makeover.

This time round, we were determined to try out its Peking duck. To make sure that the dish was available (which apparently was subject to availability), we called before way before and reserved half a duck for the three of us.

Let's get down to the food itself shall we? The xiao long bao (£6.50) were disappointing this time round. I couldn't put my finger on it but even though the soup within was still as good, the meat fillings was almost mushy without any texture.

Char siew buns (£4.20) didn't do it for me too. I had no problems with them being small if the (dough) skin was thin. But it wasn't the case here - the skin was just as thick and you could barely taste the fillings. Though they were clearly better than those obtained right off supermarkets' frozen counters, the cost cutting was clearly overdone.

Fried turnip cake (£4.60) was a bit damp and underwhelming. Min Jiang could do with less chives, which had formed a thick layer above the turnip cake.

Our Peking duck (£25 for half a duck) finally arrived with huge fanfare. A chef set up a small table beside ours and start slicing the roast duck. After the previous dishes, the Peking duck did save the day. The initial slices of honey-brushed skin were slightly crisp and went well coated with sugar. The chef then went on to present some more slices on a platter before disappearing into the kitchen with the rest of the duck.

The wraps, which were provided in a bamboo dim sum container, cooled down pretty soon. Unlike Kai, they were not replaced with hot piping ones. Then again, the bill at Min Jiang came up to almost a third of Kai's so I really shouldn't be making a comparison here. However, Min Jiang provided some chopped mango, which went well with the duck slices and cucumber stripes wrapped up.

The 'second serving', which was essentially what the chef did with the remaining Peking duck, was minced duck served on cabbage. We were given a couple of choices for our second servings and this was recommended by the waiter. We weren't terribly impressed by it - the rawness of the cabbage had overwhelmed the duck bits.

Perhaps I went to Min Jiang with too high an expectation. Though its prices were almost comparable to Yauatcha after the latter's recent price increase, I wouldn't exactly go out of the way to dine at Min Jiang.

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Cha Cha Moon review - Ganton Street popular hangout for Chinese food lovers

Address: 21 Ganton Street, London W1F 9BN
Tel: 020 7297 9800
Nearest Tube station: Oxford Circus

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £15 pp
Service charge: N/A
Taste: ****
Service: ***
Ambience: **
Suitable for: a quick bite between shoppingAfter our disappointing escapade at the now defunct Cha Cha Moon at Whiteleys, we turned to Cha Cha Moon's flagship store at Kingly Court. After working his magic at Hakkasan, Yauatcha and Wagamama, Alan Yau's Cha Cha Moon opened with huge fanfare in 2008 offering items on the menu at half price (most going for just £3.50).

More than a year later, Cha Cha Moon remained one of my favourite eating places within walking proximity of Oxford Circus and Piccadilly. Serving mostly Hong Kong street fare and some Straits food, Cha Cha Moon catered not only to the lovers of char kuey tiao (fried flat noodles) and gan lao mian (dried tossed noodles) but also to tourists totting London guides.



Wife ordered her current favourite Wanton Mian (dumpling noodle in soup) and having gone for Cha Cha Moon's char kuey tiao the last time round, I decided to throw caution to the wind and went for the Char grilled Chicken Lao Mian. The couple next to us ordered spring rolls and onion pancake, which looked pretty decent and we ordered that as well to be shared between the two of us.



I normally avoid ordering spring rolls at restaurants. Most of those that I came across were small over fried ones that were simply transfer from the freezer into hot boiling oil. The spring rolls (£4.60 for four) at Cha Cha Moon turned out better than expected. The turnip and carrot fillings were thinly sliced and lightly packed. More importantly the frying oil wasn't recycled, at least not for our spring rolls. I thought that they were a bit overpriced but if you couldn't do without your spring rolls, be sure to order this one.

The spring onion pancakes (£3.50) turned out totally different from what we expected. Instead of firm and fried to a crisp, Cha Cha Moon's version was essentially onion slices stuffed into two round flat lightly pan fried dough cut into quarters. It didn't taste too bad objectively but I'm not sure whether I would order them again.



According to Wife, the Wanton Mian (£6) was nicely cooked, better than that at Joy King Lau and way better than the clumped up version at Cha Cha Moon (Whiteleys). But the dumplings that she kept on shovelling onto my plate were fabulous. If only Cha Cha Moon does a wanton soup as I'm not exactly a fan of noodles soaked in water.



The Char grilled Chicken Lao Mian (£6.40), in my opinion, was the highlight of the meal. I was half expecting lean chicken breast, though healthier, wouldn't go down well with dried noodles. Instead, the dish came with thick slices of lightly grilled chicken thigh meat, which I could just taste the 'smoke' from the grilling - even the skin were left attached to the meat, just the way I preferred it.

The noodles, which was quickly immersed in boiling water, still retained its springy texture. Tossed in sauce flavoured with soy sauce and a tinge of oyster sauce, it was perfect with the milky savoury broth (the waiter mentioned that it was some duck broth).

To be honest, I am looking for an excuse to head back to Kingly Court again. The Crispy Duck Lao Mian was heavily recommended by the waiter serving us. I can't wait for my next visit.

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Four Seasons (Gerrard Street) review - behold the legendary roast duck mentioned in London guidebooks

Address: 12 Gerrard Street, London W1D 5PR
Tel: 020 7494 0870
Nearest Tube station: Leicester Square

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £15 pp
Service charge: 12.5%
Taste: ****
Service: *
Ambience: **
Suitable for: people obsessed for the roast duck unique to this part of the world









One would be inundated with choices along London Chinatown's Gerrard Street. Everything along that street was about food - provision stores, restaurants, eateries, dubious looking pubs and more restaurants. Even the HSBC branch and the lone casino along the street looked oddly out of place.

Four Seasons, which was located somewhere along the middle of the stretch had long being hailed by London guide books as the must-eat in London. As I walked down the street like I had done countless times before, I noticed that it was easy to walk pass Four Seasons without realising it - similar restaurants with rows of roast ducks hanging in the front displayed didn't help matters.

Even with seating spaces on three floors, Four Seasons was always packed regardless of when you arrived. As far as I know, it, like many of the Chinese restaurants in the vicinity, didn't accept reservations. Basically, you just turned up and hoped for the best. Thankfully, the turnaround time was relatively short. If you weren't part of the queue that was standing in the open, the wait time rarely exceeded half an hour.

Four Seasons was of course renowned for its roast duck. Not the crispy Peking duck with its dried skin and hard flesh but the good old roast duck prepared over an open fire. Frankly, I had no idea why anyone would even go for the Peking duck. I would prefer a slice of juicy and tender roast duck with glistering fat anytime.

It was said that Chef Heston of Fat Duck, who specialised in molecular gastronomy, failed to recreate the famed London roast duck. The reason, he concluded, was because all those ducks came from one particular farm in the UK and no other duck would do. Something to do with the high fat content apparently.

Anyway, we developed a sudden craving for roast duck one wintry afternoon and went down to Four Seasons that very day for a late lunch. It was a bit quieter but even then we stood in line for around 20min before being shown to our seats on the first floor. We realised immediately that being seated in the basement or the first floor was way better than the ground floor, the last thing I wanted was to have my meal with hungry people staring down at me and willing me to ask for the bill and clear the table.

We were hungry when the menu was tossed onto our table (you don't go to a Chinatown restaurant for its services) and quickly ordered a three combination (san-pin) of roast duck, roast pork and charsiew, wanton noodles, and beancurd with seafood.

The three combination (san-pin) of roast pork, charsiew and of course, the famed roast duck

The san-pin (£9) arrived first, which was surprisingly substantial and would easily satisfy two light eaters. What we liked about the san-pin was its roast pork and charsiew were relatively lean yet retain their flavour. The accompanying sauce could be less salty but it did brought out the full depth of the dish.

The main item in the dish was of course the roast duck. Thickly sliced duck with a thick layer of fat that literally melted in your mouth would be an apt description. To get the full taste of it, refrain from dipping it in the chilli oil that comes with it. In fact, it would be almost a sin to remove the skin even for the health conscious. The roast duck itself would probably warrant the time spent queuing.


Wanton noodles - a bit too bland

The wanton noodles (£7) was an afterthought really. The bland noodles was a disappointment although Four Seasons were generous with their wanton (dumplings). Each wanton was a mouthful and I suspect there was more 'flour fillers' than prawns and pork.


Seafood with beancurd - generous portion of seafood with soft beancurd

Seafood with beancurd (£9.80) turned out to be more soupy than we thought as we were expecting a more starchy concoction. Even for its price, the amount of seafood (jumbo prawns, squid and fish slices) piled into it was substantial. There was even small morsels of fishballs stuffed into the large triangularly sliced beancurd. Again, that dish alone could easily feed two light eaters.

We have clearly over-ordered but somehow managed to finished everything towards the end (we had to skip dinner afterwards). Even as we stumbled out into the open with the cold winds blowing onto our faces, we were already making mental notes of getting our roast duck at Four Seasons for our Chinese New Year dinner.

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Sedap review (revisited) Old Street Malaysian food - still as good as ever and getting quite popular too

Address: 102 Old Street, London EC1V 9AV
Tel: 0207 4900 200
Nearest Tube station: Old Street

Ratings (out of 5 *)
Price: below £10 pp
Service charge: N/A
Taste: ****
Service: ***
Ambience: **
Suitable for: small gatherings for people who can't survive without their laksa, chicken rice and beef rendang. Call to reserve if your group is larger than 4…. well, always call in advance







There are restaurants that are good and there are restaurants that remain consistently good. As time goes by things do change - the chefs are replaced, new managements take over, the menu and price change, and after awhile, these changes filter down and it reflects in the quality of food.

Sedap is one of those restaurants that maintains its standards since it first started business at Old Street.

SH, the guy who bought me a return ticket to Dublin earlier, flew into London for a week and we met up at Sedap for dinner a couple of days back. We ordered a Singapore Laksa, Hainanese Chicken Rice and Seafood Char Mee, with Malay Tofu as a starter, and teh tarik to wash it all down.

Sedap was packed. Though I wasn't surprised as there was a lack of decent Malaysian and Singaporean food near Old Street roundabout, what was interesting was that the clientele did not only comprised of people who grow up eating the cuisine and was rather broadbased.

As the food arrived and I began to snap pictures of them, the elderly English gentleman who sat next to our table exclaimed to his partner, "Look, he's taking pictures of every dish!". Upon knowing that I would writing a piece on Sedap, he replied, "Oh, be sure to mention that we love this place and make it a point to drop by at least twice per week!".

There was another table of three sitting near the exit. "When will you be opening a shop at Chelsea?" one of them asked Julie (the lady proprietor of Sedap) as she went by to take their orders. Though Chelsea was a tube ride away from Old Street, it was still quite something to travel across Central London for a restaurant and we were not talking about Yauatcha there.



The Malay Tofu (£3.90) was the Tauhu Goreng (fried tofu) that we were familiar with. The tofu was deep fried just enough such that the surface was crisp while interior remained soft. The oil wasn't recycled otherwise it would be obvious from the taste. The almost sweet curry layered over it went well with the crunchy beansprouts that came with the dish.



I got the feeling that the portion of chicken in Hainanese Chicken Rice (£7) had shrunken a bit. That dish never failed to bring me right back to my childhood when Dad and I would frequent that corner stall, which sold nothing but chicken rice, at Chinatown back home.

Few people realised that the essence of good poached chicken laid in the suppleness of its skin. To prevent its skin from falling apart, it was pertinent to immerse the entire boiled chicken into cold water before chopping it up. Sedap chicken rice, though on the pricey side, was more than palatable with the chilli and dark soy sauce.



There was nothing but praise for the Singapore Laksa (£6.80). Wife who considered herself an authority in laksas exclaimed that it was better than she remembered it to be. She generously spared me some (but not too much). People familiar with laksas would know that the dish could be quite heavy due to huge amount of coconut milk that went into preparing the gravy. Interestingly, Sedap's laksa was relatively lighter in taste. But I though it could do with some sliced vegetables though it wasn't normally added to the dish.



SH didn't mention anything about his Seafood Char Mee (£6.80) probably because we were all too busy with catching up. But he didn't say anything bad about it, and knowing him, that would most likely to be a compliment.

Even though we were pretty filled up, we had to order some Nonya kueh at £2 per portion of three pieces. Till this day, I'm surprised at how the kueh is almost never mentioned on the menu. I mean, people who are new to the cuisine won't come to know of it. It may just be as well because Sedap's kuehs are all handmade and there is a limited supply each day. If the word gets out, there may not be enough to go around.

When it comes to good food, I'm totally selfish.

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