The Grill Bar Steakhouse at Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru.

The Grill Bar Steak House (N1.48086 E103.77347) is located along Jalan Sri Pelangi of Taman Pelangi. Which is few shops from the 7-Eleven convenient store. The restaurant is well known with their steak, quality ingredients and premium western cuisines.

The Grill Bar Steakhouse

I was fortunate being invited for food  sampling on one of the evening at Grill Bar. Once stepped into the restaurant, I been attracted by the American deco...beside that, there were also many photograph about biker. And yes, the owner and Chef - Mr Gary was a biker and had traveled numerous trips with his group.

Basically, the restaurant has divided into 4 dining sessions, you can choose your preference area...

And the last corner was the dining area for us, which I didn't snap the photo...

After the introducing to each other and chit-chating, the delicious cuisines served on our table...

The starter platter...

The platter consisted by Lobster Bisque Soup, Wild Truffle Mushroom Soup, Bacon & Basil Tomato Chowder, Garlic Bread, Organic Pumpkin Chips, Mini Beef or Lamb Bagel.

The organic pumpkin chips

Mini Beef or Lamb Bagel

All the starter taste above average, I like the mini beef bagel very much! Yeah...I'm the meat eater. Among all the soup, I like the pure wild truffle mushroom soup, the soup was thick with generous of mushroom...but that depends on individual taste bud, you have to taste it yourself. :)

Onion Blossom (2nd appetizer)

Onion blossom - signature dish of Grill Bar Steakhouse

This Onion blossom was awesome! It's the popular signature dish of the restaurant, you cannot miss this if you are visit Grill Bar. All the onion were fried equally, crunchy and juicy sweet inside, especially when you dip with the salad sauce, that make the perfect bite.

First main course of the night - Grilled Australia Black Angus Tenderloin.

Grilled Australia Black Angus Tenderloin

The tenderloin was served with mini mushroom side dish and with the medium doneness. Perfect grilled and the tender inside, portion was big enough for big eater. I will be back to another medium rare doneness, the imported Black Angus was excellent!

Grilled New Zealand lamb tenderloin

Grilled New Zealand lamb tenderloin from Grill Bar

The lamb tenderloin was served in medium doneness and not gamy at all, compare with other lamb. This will really suitable for those customer who's afraid of the smell. This was one of the popular dish on the night, because it finish in less than 5 minutes...:)
I like the aromatic charcoal grilled with the tender and succulent meat, recommended.

Norwegian Silver Codfish

Norwegian Silver Codfish

The codfish had a nice aromatic outer skin and juicy inside. The total experience of having this dish was perfect! Chef Gary emphasized that they prepared the dish by using the tail of the fish to get the perfect taste with less oily.
The price of the codfish is base on RM12/oz.

Succulent and juicy inside

Country pesto chicken

I like this chicken very much!

Country pesto chicken

The roasted chicken roll was fragrant and crispy on the outer skin and remain the moist of the meat, and stuffed duck bacon and cheese were the best combination of the chicken.
I love it very much!

Fragrant and crispy outer skin of the Country pesto chicken

After the delicious main course, few desserts were served on our table...

Hot chocolate lava
Spongy cake with dark chocolate company with a vanilla ice cream.

Hot chocolate lava

Chocolate Brownie with Caramelized Banana

Chocolate Brownie with Caramelized Banana

Belgium Waffle
Nice combination of the vanilla and dark chocolate.

Belgium Waffle

Creme Brulee
Nicely presented by Grilled Bar.

Creme Brulee

Chef Gary was very kind to explained on the proper way to enjoy the Creme Brulee by not messed up the hard caramel and the rich custard base. Thanks Gary!

Apple Crumble

Apple Crumble

I was impressed by this dessert. The caramelized apple slices was served hot, and it was a perfect match with the home-made biscuit.

The caramelized apple and the home-made biscuit of the Apple Crumble

All the desserts were not overly sweet, which became the standard in our society today because of the health conscious of every customer. I gave two thumbs up for the above starter, main course and desserts which served by Grill Bar!

The common practice today, snap before eat...

The Grill Bar provided the good and friendly service with the quality food to ensure their customers satisfaction, said Chef Gary (owner). And he was humbly gave the credit to his 'team', especially the young chef and Ms Willow, because he claimed that the restaurant's reputation will be base on the them, not on individual alone. I was convinced.

Grilled Bar is listed in one of my favorite western food restaurant in Johor Bahru, have you visit the restaurant before?

Grill Bar Steakhouse

202, Jalan Sri Pelangi,
Taman Pelangi,
80400 Johor Bahru

Business hour : Weekdays: 12 am - 3 pm | 5:00 pm- 10:30 pm
Weekends:  12 am - 10:30 pm(Closed on Tuesday)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grillbarsteak

GPS coordinates : N1.48086 E103.77347

Location map for The Grilled Bar Steakhouse at Tmn Pelangi, Johor Bahru.

Ratatouille La Gourmet - Tea room - Bar - Restaurant at Adda Heights, Johor Bahru

Ratatouille La Gourmet (N1.54783 E103.74606) is located at the corner lot of Jalan Adda 3/1 in Adda Heights, Johor Bahru.
Few months ago, Ratatouille was a stall in one of the food court situated in Taman Setia Indah. After several months of hardwork and effort by Chef Brian and the team, they successfully upgraded from a small stall to the well known restaurant in Johor Bahru today.
I admired their achievement!

Ratatouille La Gourmet

Ratatouille selected the white English theme as one of their attraction of the restaurant, it's also became the 'first' theme's restaurant in my favorite list.
The restaurant provide a clean and tidy outlook which really impressed! On the right side, there are some dining table for those customers who prefer natural air without air-conditioning.

The natural air corner...

Greeted by the friendly staffs once we stepped into the restaurant. I love the deco very much! The area is spacious which provide a comfort and cozy dining environment.

Nice deco with comfort dining environment

The windows at the both side have the white English tudor design, also choices for those diners who like to have window seat.

Back to back seat of dining tables

There's also a Victoria design's sofa especially for those who enjoy their afternoon tea and scones...

Afternoon tea area...

The dining area is comfortable for diner and even a small group of friends gather around...

The cutlery placed on each table...

I was impressed by the owner's idea with the well design and the provide different types dining tables for customers to choose their own preference.

Our food served on table pretty fast...let me show you the delicacies one-by-one...

Appetizer :-
Escargot - served in half dozen, with garlic breads side dish.

Escargot

Nice cheesy taste and the stuffing was not overly salty, always a good starter for your dinner.

Pepper steak.
Medium doneness, well prepared with pepper and served with mashed potatoes and ratatouille.

Pepper steak

Medium doneness

I always like the steak of Ratatouille. Well marinated and the pepper level was just nice! If you are steak lover, you shouldn't miss this!

Oxtail stew.
Whole oxtail being prepared for the dish. Magic cut by the Chef provide the true taste of the savory collagen within. The dish also served with potatoes, tomatoes and the nice beef gravy.

Oxtail stew

Garlic bread, mashed potatoes and broccoli as side dish for Oxtail stew.

Beside the delicious chewy bite of the oxtail, we like the beef gravy very much! The collagen was tender and fresh, we're really enjoyed this Oxtail stew from Ratatouille La Gourmet.

Grilled Lamb Rack
Grilled rack of lamb served with broccoli, ratatouille and the mint sauce. (serve in medium doneness)

Grilled lamb rack

The combination of the aromatic skin and the tender inside was marvelous! We took our time to taste this yummy lamb rack really slow...

Teriyaki Cod fish
Grilled cod fish bathing with teriyaki sauce, served with broccoli, carrots and mashed potatoes.

Teriyaki cod fish

The fresh cod fish with the Teriyaki sauce provide a perfect taste. It was juicy and nice to have for our dinner. It was a bit sweet for my personal taste bud.

Dinner won't complete without the desserts...
Ratatouille signature cheese cake

Signature cheese cake

The popular tiramisu

Lemon sugar pancake

Apple pie

The signature cheese cake was rich with cheese but not overly sweet. Aromatic tiramisu was a favorite dessert for most of the customer in the area. Lemon sugar pancake was a surprise where the pancake doesn't overly sweet and nice to have. According to the owner - Sherman, the Ratatouille Apple pie has a strong demand from the local, the special apple pie really filling after the main course.

The Ratatouille restaurant is also a perfect place for afternoon tea break with some cakes or scones, because of the special assign 'Hi-tea' area.

We will make our effort to drop by Ratatouille La Gourmet every now and then, not just only pass-by Adda Heights area. It is a excellent restaurant for lunch, tea break and dinner, even enjoy some beers in the evening.

Specially thanks to Brian and Sherman for the warm hospitality.

Ratatouille La Gourmet Tea Room · Bar · Restaurant
73, Jalan Adda 3/1, Adda Heights, Johor Bahru
Business hour : 11:00am to 11:00pm daily

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ratatouille-La-Gourmet/1420891281470133

GPS coordinates : N1.54783 E103.74606

Location map of Ratatouille La Gourmet at Adda Heights, Johor Bahru.

Kila Senggigi Beach Hotel at Senggigi beach, Lombok island - Indonesia

Kila Senggigi Beach Resort (S8.49782, E116.04846) is located at the northwest of Lombok island. The resort just situated next to the beautiful beach as the name of it.

The check-in process was smooth and everyone got their keys in less than 15 minutes.

The lobby of Kila Senggigi Beach Resort

There are many water features at the lobby and beautiful garden surrounding...with beautiful lush tropical gardens and a magnificent view.

Water features in the garden

The friendly staffs of the hotel were welcome us, the lobby area was nice with a open concept and well ventilated. Decorated with the Lombok culture design...

The front counter of Kila Senggigi Beach Hotel

The high ceiling at the lobby...

Kila Senggigi Beach Hotel is actually a resort type of hotel, located in Senggigi town, on a 12 acres land along the beach, beautiful.

Most of the rooms are chalet type, basically 8 rooms in one chalet...situated in spacious manicured gardens with plenty of shade trees. The grounds are absolutely immaculate.

Rooms in Kila Senggigi Beach Hotel

We had a double beds room, and let me show you around the room...

The attached bathroom is spacious...

The room albeit dated, size-wise was adequate with necessary furnishing, satisfied with it especially the cleanness. Every room has its own verandah with comfort sitting area, we were enjoying our beer and chatting session on the first night.
It's advise to choose the 2nd floor if you going for the sea view room, brilliant views from the room and Mt Agung over in Bali is visible.
Remember :-
Don't leave your room door open after six p.m., unless you don't mind a generous spray of insecticide in your room which the hotel graciously offers each evening.

Kila Senggigi beach hotel is an old hotel, first in Lombok, surrounded by greeneries and right at the seafront. Wi-Fi service is available throughout the whole resort with good bandwidth. The Italian restaurant is just sitting on the beach front and you can enjoy the spectacular sunset of Lombok accompany with the house's live band. The SPA also available but too bad we don't have enough time to enjoy it. The breakfast was good, so was the ala carte food served by the friendly and helpful staffs and good service.

If you are photography enthusiast, you can have a chance to take the milky way during the midnight at the dark beach area.

All-in-all, Kila Senggigi beach hotel is a nice and comfortable place to stay with, recommended.

Related post for Lombok island trip :-
*  Airasia media FAM trip to Lombok Island - Indonesia on July 2014

Kila Senggigi Beach Hotel 

(Formerly Senggigi Beach Hotel)

Jalan Pantai Senggigi, PO Box 1001
Senggigi 83355, Lombok – Indonesia
Email : sbh.reservation@aerowisatahotels.com, sbh.info@aerowisatahotels.com
Web : http://www.senggigibeachhotel.com
Phone : +62 370 693210

Fax     : +62 370 693200

Location map of Kila Senggigi Beach Resort at Lombok island, Indonesia.