Little Sparrow farewell @ Rumbia Coffee House, De Palma Hotel, Ampang

juicy peppery lamb chop

My little sparrow, NN’s adventure to Kuala Lumpur, the city of lights was cut short due to circumstances beyond her control. Well as the saying, man proposes, God disposes. I was planning to have a gala time with her, exploring the city of lights through her young innocent eyes, but it was not meant to be. That being said, it was time to bid farewell, my kind of farewell of course. I choose the Rumbia Coffee House, De Palma Hotel, Ampang.

basket of cucur-s

For appetizer, we ordered from the “goreng-goreng” stall (goreng-fried) some fried snack. A combination of cucur pisang; mashed up ripe banana mixed with flour and deep fried in a wok, NN’s choice, while my choice is cucur udang; made from thick batter with some onions, chives and prawns.  Served with chili sauce.

After considering few factors, such as the heatiness effect, which I counter with the ‘all in the mind’ fact, NN ordered Lamb Chop which is accompanied by fries, broccoli, cauliflower and carrot. Black pepper sauce generously flows on the lamb chop. NN enjoyed to the last bite!

fried noodle-mamak style-yummy
wt generous beancurd n other kuihs

I had my house favorite, mee goreng mamak (fried yellow noodle, mamak style). In fact, I told NN that I should bring my sister SAH in future because she always complains that the mee mamak in the Mamak restaurant is not up to her expectation. As expected, my mee mamak is ‘dry’ but moist enough, with lots of ingredients such as bean sprouts, tomotoes, prawns, chicken and the mandatory pieces of ‘kuih’ (cucur-like cakes) which is synonyms to Mamak fried noodle.

To cap all the goodness, NN ordered the red card drink. This is not in the coffee house’s menu but we ordered from the Sport Café near the lobby. Red card drink is a combination of water melon juice and lychee. I wondered out loud, whether the Sport café also have drinks such as yellow card or penalty shot.

Over all, it was a bittersweet night out, with good food, good ambiance, and above par service.  From NN’s clean sweep plate, I believe the Lamb Chop is to her approval since she is quite a picky eater at times, so I will give it a humble 8 on Acepaizah’s scale, a 9.9 for the Mamak fried noodle, a 9 for the red card drink and an 8 for my favorite goreng-goreng snack. Service and hospitality were near perfect, and it is value for money. Of course, I am not comparing it to my usual street fare foodie places. 

red card drink

choppy teary night

~Acepaizah~