Iftar At Kelantan Delights, Wisma Consplant

For someone who doesn't fast, (the last time I did it was in college, in 1981, under orders), I sure have been attending a lot of Ramadan buffets, much to the detriment of the waistline.  There's always such a cheery atmosphere at these buffets, more so than in the normal ones.

So when Pure Glutton asked if I would like to attend yet another, to be honest, I was hesitant.  But she tantalized by saying, "oh, this one the food sure very good one".  My interest was piqued. Anyway, I accepted the invitation and was pleasantly surprised to find out it was for KELANTAN DELIGHTS.  Time really flies, if you click on the link, you'd see that I was there in November 2011.  I've always been partial to East Coast offerings, both from Kelantan and Terengganu.  I love the nasi dagangs from both states, (differentiated by the color), and while budu may not be my thing, all the other stuff, yummy. 

They have a team of 30 chefs working on their Ramadhan Buffet and Head Chef Muslim Sadli, a 25 year old from Kelantan has a very dedicated young and energetic team working with him to produce only the best quality food using the best quality ingredients.

Available at both their Wisma Consplant and Sooka Sentral outlets, the menu comprises:


Live Hawker Style stalls - Satay, Ikan Bakar, Kerang Bakar, Char Kuey Teow, Keropok Lekor, Cucur Badak and more.

Children's Corner - Dedicated buffet spread specially for the kids with nuggets, sausages, fried rice and ice cream on offer. Children's cutleries are also available for their use.  (I saw a note stating that Ice Cream was for CHILDREN ONLY)

Kelantan Corner - Our specialities are of course our Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Dagang, Laksam and Gulai Kawah.


Kerabu & ulam-ulaman - a wide range of traditional malay kerabu and ulam-ulaman are on offer daily.

Desserts - more than 30 kinds of Malay & Kelantanese desserts are on offer daily too.

The inimitable Kelantan Nasi Dagang.  I love that they place a sample plate at each station, for those who "don't know how to eat".

These promise to warm the cockles of your heart.  My favourite

The melding of cultures, the indispensable Char Kueh Teow. 

I love the Laksam. It's a thick white coconutty broth, not pedas, but can be if you add the sambals to embellish the heat.  

There's also an assam laksa stall.  Our only grouse is that the soup isn't piping hot. 

A gorgeous array of Kerabus, that were gone before the Azan call, so I sadly didn't get to try any, although I was eyeing this.  For some reason, the replenishment for this particular station seemed a bit delayed.

Lala in coconut milk.

Ulams for the healthy

Salted Fish In Clay Urns

More Ulam.

Obviously a Chef who loves his job.

I loved the gulai kawah (bottom right)..the beef is tender and flavourful.

RM109 nett (VIP seats), inside seating and includes table service for drinks and food from the live stalls. Perfect for entertaining or special occasions.

RM69 nett (Bazaar) @ Subang Jaya

RM59 nett (Standard) @ Sooka Sentral

Facebook link is www.facebook.com/kelantandelights

Kelantan Delights
Ground Floor, East Wing
Wisma Consplant 1
No.2 Jalan SS16/4
Subang Jaya
Tel: 03-5590-2753

Buka Puasa In Pick N Brew

Friday nights are usually cell group nights for me, ....as in bible study, etc. However last friday, it was cancelled, but as they say, (in the Sound of Music), when God closes a door, He opens a window. So, when Jackson asked if I was free, I was quite happy to say, YES, coz when a restaurant owner asks if you're free, usually it should follow the next sentence is about food.

So yeah, we were invited to sample the Ramadhan spread at Pick N Brew. To be brutally honest, I think their location is really disadvantageous, tucked away in the furthest corner of the old wing of 1 utama, just at the entrance to One World Hotel. Anyone randomly looking for a place to eat would have succumbed way before then, to the array of restaurants that line the way enroute to Pick N Brew. Which is a darn shame, because the food is ACTUALLY rather palatable. And their famed coffee, which I haven't tried, sounds really good as well. (I always go at night, and this uncle cannot drink coffee at night la).

I arrived in good time, the food was all pretty much still intact, and hadn't been taken by ravenous good Muslims waiting to break fast. Precious Pea and WMW were already there, and had already done their work.


I couldn't get a sharp picture of these cute little coffee grinders the first time I was there.

The salads and dessert are placed on the same table. Very attractive combination of colors, this table had.








There's even a chocolate fondue!

For the mains, there is an offering of tomato rice, which was very good, breaded beef, which was erm..... (I'd skip it the next time), and some grilled chicken dish, which was also rather tasty. The offerings included sambal sotong, lamb rendang, etc, which are better documented in WMW and Precious Pea's posts, as I am quite bad with detail. I even missed out completely the nasi ulam which I just saw on their blog. Where was it?!!! I didn't even see it. Maybe it's true, Women are from Pluto and Men from Mars. That's why they love Plutonic friendships.









The desserts were yummy. I ABSOLUTELY LURVED this ketayap. The skin wasn't too thick, and tough, and the coconut filling just the right taste. Nor was it artificially colored to toxic green, leaving a pleasant natural flavour to it.


Actually I have other pics of the desserts, but I must have forgotten to upload them to photobucket, so later....

Actually, located in an obscure corner, is my favourite counter, the starters. Laksa Johor, Vegetable fritters, Roti Jala, Kerabu, Ulams, Acar. The ulam is ABSOLUTELY yummy, and the belacan phwahhh, a lot of kick. The petai, (hymenia eh, Ciki, wink wink), plus the four angled bean and boiled pucuk ubi were great, and reminded me of the days of yore, when life was simple, and a plate of rice, ulam and sardines is the gateway to contentment.





Ah, the gado gado was nice too. The satay sauce that accompanied it was perfect.


Acar ...which I didn't try. Actually, a rather healthy buffet, lots of vegetables to choose from.


The laksa johor, which was nice. I opted for yellow mee instead of spaghetti. Ah, my only gripe is that the soup wasn't hot enough. Nor was the teh tarik. But apparently it's only the Chinese flers who want to cook their throats while drinking soup and teh tarik.






Look at that plate of pure goodness. Petai, Pucuk ubi, sambal belacan. I think I am a closet Bumiputera....

Anyway, hurry on to Pick N Brew, at RM38++, it's fair value, and good variety. It's very crowded at their Shah Alam outlet, but the 1 utama one is a bit quieter, which is a real pity, coz I reckon its good stuff. They are not offering their ala carte menu during this period though, so don't expect that mousakka stuff.

[I've dug up more pics so these pics are added post production]



Can't remember what these Malay Kueh is called, but its the one with the savoury coconut filling.


Chocolate Cake, I presume. Or possibly blackforest of sorts.


The Malay doughnuts.


The plate of barley salad. Darn, forgot to try.


The acar looks delicious, with all its myriad colours.



MMMM, my favourite. Kueh Seri Muka. The pulut was nice and soft, without being soggy, whilst the green topping wasn't overly sweet, but very creamy and coconutty. Yum.