It used to be one of the very secretive place for me, due to its dim light and dark environment. Siamese Secrets has been operating for a few years. However, I rarely give them a visit for what I know and learn that their food prices are slightly high. Maybe because they serve beers? Or maybe they sell a little bit of Thai food which is not so authentic as well?

Its just another day after work that 2 of us are hunting for food. Friends over facebook ever commented that they have the best Pizza and Best Fried Kuih Tiaw. Its pass tensed. I think I’ve tried their Pizza before, admit that it is special but I would still prefer Pizza Hut.

Prices for the drinks also a little bit pricey, but I think its okay since they provide Tv, Wifi and Aircond for us.

The internal ambience is good. But the odor is bad.

The seating areas seems too packed, due to the wooden chairs and tables were huge. I try to avoid sitting near to the toilet but still I can feel that the odor are strong. I wonder why do other customers still can survive with that smell.

Alex order the Tom Yum Goong with rice. If not mistaken it should be around RM16.
Since they name themselves Siamese Secret,he expect it would be something as nice as what he had in Thailand. The bowl came out to be very big but the ingredients is just a few spoonful. I could see the disappointment on his face, and on the eyes, the tears are dropping. Authentic doesn’t mean it must be over spicy, this is not what we really had in Thailand lor!

I got the Fried Kuih Tiaw with beef. RM 8 if not mistaken.

Ok, the beef is a LOT… Portion is fine for me, but the taste, HEY! who is the one who wrote it facebook saying that this is the best Kuih Tiaw in MIRI!? Don’t believe it… their standard probably drop.

It’s no longer a secret. I think this place could only be a place for a small gathering, *not a big one* since its very packed. Or a place for beer gardening. Else, I cant find a reason again for me to be here. Too much disappointment, and hoping for improvement. It’s time for Change!

But one good thing about Siamese Secrets, they operate from 3pm till 5am! You don’t worry you cant find food in the middle of the night!

If you wonder where Temerloh is, then maybe Wikipedia could tell you more. Temerloh is a small town located in the Central Pahang. Its my 1st visit to this town, but it has been years since my last visit to Pahang. In my memories, people in Pahang are friendly, as it today, they are still remain friendly!

We were there for a short visit which lasted for 5 days. I did google the place before I went there, and I did expect it could be a small town just like Sibu or Miri. Driving from Kuala Lumpur to Temerloh takes about 2 and half hour, and we had our midnite supper at Bukit Tinggi.

Temerloh does have a very strategic location.
Its always a few hours drive, then you could reach to either Kuala Lumpur or Kuantan.

Probably because of the conveniences, it slow down their development. From what I could see, the biggest building available would be The Store Supermarket. Choices of Hotels are quite limited , maybe people would just come here for a day trip.
Although Temerloh is popular of Ikan Patin but maybe I was there during the Puasa Season, hence most of the time the stall was close. I did not have a chance to taste the IKAN PATIN!

Hence I could only try out their local chinese food, which is bowl licking too!

Personally, I love the green noodle. It is actually made of Cabbage.

While the yellowish one is made of Egg.
Taste good in soup or make it dry. I love the fishballs too..
Food prices in Temerloh is more or less then same compare to Miri.
A bowl of kolomee would cost around RM3 – 5 depends on the ingredients you ask.

This is the Chinese Restaurant where its located between Temerloh and Mentakab.  Good food! Good Food!

Hey, hey! Even Temerloh have OLD TOWN why don’t we have one in Miri?

However, I do enjoy with the good food and good people. In this peaceful town, everyone seems to know each other, regardless of races. I will definitely come back again and try out the Ikan Patin!

It was out of a sudden, we notice a new eatery place blooming out in the middle of Miri Old Streets off Kingsway Road. However, I feel that the owner of this cafe seems to be extraordinary. For me, I don’t think the location is gonna be as strategic as they thought or maybe I am wrong.

Somehow this place used to be an “Open Air Karaoke” for the hawkers. Which it don’t even attract much of the people to go near this streets if its not because of the Magistrate offices. Its pretty amaze that After Three could rent down this “PUBLIC OWN” place and turn into such a beautiful cafe and restaurant. At least, this is some credit for the landscaping, it turns the “Old” street of Miri into a “New” one!

After 3 cafe is attach with Little Banquet. While After 3 is serving ala carte dish, from local economical food to western food, Little Banquet is open for booking only if you want to have a private function over there.  From what I could see, it roughly accommodate up to 10 tables including a small stage only. So that’s why it is call as Little Banquet.

So here I’m gonna do a review for After 3 since I haven’t been to Little Banquet. From what I understand, the origin of After 3 was started in Kuching, Sarawak. So this could be branded as Local Franchise. They have several branches over Sarawak. By the name itself, it could be quite attracting and easy to memorize. So its gonna be the talk of the City! Oh ya, they serve no pork. So Muslim friends, do feel free to give them a try.

I’ve tried their western food once in Bintulu, I swear I will never try that again. So this time, we go for Seafood fried rice.

Alex enjoy the fried rice. I think its nice.  Somehow, they mistaken the drinks for us.
He ordered Barley Peng and it turn out Horlick Peng. =.=|||

I had Fried Kuih Tiaw with Beef RM 6.50 and a glass of Honey Sea Coconut.
Taste good, only that the price and portion would be a bit out of ratio.
During our Second Visit, Alex want to try something new. He had this Chicken Chop with noodle. If not mistaken it cost about RM5.80.

The sauce taste like Thai Sauce but at least, this time the portion and the price ration does match!

As for me, oh, I fall in love with their Fried Rice. Hence I go for Yang Zhou Fried Rice. Absolutely nice!
See, I even emptied the plate! Omaigoat!

Out of 10. I would rate as below:
Food: 6 – Food is consider good for what I’ve tried
Drink: 7 – Drinks ok, so far no special drinks available.
Service: 6 – Everything seems new, need sometime to pick up. Wrong bills, wrong orders.
Price: 6 – With such environment, the price is reasonable. Yet they do have promotion items such as Kopi -O for RM1.
Environment : 7 – The aircond need to adjust, slightly hot in the afternoon at the front part.
Parking: 3  – I think this is the worst case. Where you need to park accross the road to get a good parking. Unless you go at night. And this place often face traffic jam during the peak hours.
Cleanliness: 6 – Everything seems transparent, except their kitchen. Somehow, overall environment is clean enough as it now.

The next to be reviewed will be The Little Banquet. Looking forward if there’s any occasion gonna be held here. Are you inviting me over?

So have you been to After 3 or Little Banquet? Do let me know how’s your point of view towards this cafe.

Yet another hotel run by Shin Yang Group.

For reservations, please call 085-437799.

Imperial Palace Hotel sounds familiar as it is another sister hotel of Imperial Suites.  The 3 star hotel has just open for business in the early of September 2010. Here we take a chance and do some sneak preview.

The origin building of this hotel was previously known as M2 – Miri Square. However the shopping mall did not survive for over 5 years and has been vacant for a while. The location was great, its at the heart of Pelita Commercial Center, where you could easily access to Food, Fun and Entertainment.

The new Imperial Palace would definitely attract a lot of crowd. I forget to check out their room rate, but according to the public, as told, its about RM110++ only. For the facilities provided, location and environment, I bet this could be the most affordable hotel in Miri City.

Brunei people would love this hotel as they provide basement parking!

I was glancing through the window, and one of the waiter invited me to go inside the restaurant and take photo instead of looking from outside. Oh, I feel great, they actually welcoming the public to take a look at their newly open hotel.

The kitchen is an open concept sealed with the glass. By this, they will assure that their kitchen is always hygiene as they are being WATCH!

The staff were well trained, probably they were transferred over from the sister hotel.

I was told there were no buffet meals at the moment, meaning that this could not be our next Buffet Gathering venue. Haha!

Somehow I love the environment very much.

Now, lets  go to Level 3.
Ok. On the lift, you can only open access up to the 3rd floor. 4th and 5th you need to have an access card.

Take a look at the map. There’s roughly around 70 rooms per floor. But some of the rooms were in the middle so I bet that would be cheaper?

The view from 3rd Floor. Grand palace hotel and Servay Hypermart is just a few steps away!

Now lets take a look at the room.
The designs were simple. Come with a big TV but its a HUGE one not a FLAT type.

The room that I went into was the intermediate type. Where there’s no outdoor view but building views. Haha, if the room on the next row did not close their window, you could see them through! Ahak!!!

Toilet are spacious, come with bath tub. No transparent door. :p I didn’t try the water pressure, but I guess it should be fine?

This is the conference room. I don’t like the carpet, it looks old. They should have apply new concept, this is exactly the same as in Imperial.

I’ve been searching for the Mini Swimming Pool.

All the sign were not ready yet, in fact, I couldn’t find the sign of Swimming Pool!

We’ve been asking the Janitors, and they told me its on “tingkat 2″.. and still we don’t get it. Then when ask the second floor’s Janitor, and they say oh, its on “tingkat bawah”. Means that its on 1st floor. On the lift, pls press 1.

I don’t really like the mini pool. A little too creepy to walk through all the engineering rooms. Luckily its an out door pool, small enough to fit 2 -5 person to swim at one time. Unless you are like me, stay still in the water and don’t know how to swim !

Okie dokie.

Seems like I’ve covered 50% of the hotel. Looking forward for some feedback over it.

This is when again, I talk about good food.Although the work schedule has been quite pack, but out of the blue we found this little eatery opens in Miri.

A very fascinating concept, which is very fresh for Mirian.

I couldn’t figure out what style or concept that they are applying, not really like Balinese, not Vietnamese as well but somehow it does make us feel good and comfortable in the open spaces while enjoying the good food.

Kent’s Garden was previously known as Kent’s Kitchen which was located at Sibu – near to the bus terminal. Somehow, it wasn’t last long in Sibu due to certain factors i bet. Hmm, probably people in Sibu would still prefer for RM2 kampua rather than having those RM6 Penang Fried Kuih Tiaw.

Ive visited this place for 3 times in a month. It could be saying that I bring the rain to the shop during my each visit. But isn’t that rain stands for wealth in the chinese Feng Shui? No wonder their business is getting better and better even though they don’t even have a signboard here!

They don’t even bother to do much publicity, as they clearly understand good food and good service will immediately bring up lots of crowd. That’s the power of facebook and word of mouth!

From my personal review, I’m quite addicted to their juices and milkshake. Price are very reasonable ranging from RM3 to RM 6.50.

Secondly,their menu is quite limited, but good food come with a few choices is enough. If you are the lamb lover, please try out their lamb cube. During the weekend, they have special menu such as Lamb Shank. Some of my friend says, the lamb shank taste like Rendang!

Kent’s Garden is located at Kpg Pengkalan, Lutong, Miri.
If you can’t figure out where is that, maybe you could refer to the map below or visit their facebook.