: : The Servant : :
Update on 13 Sep 03 : Found out that it was a vegetarian restaurant. Posting was not amended so that viewers can have a good laugh. HAHA!
Missed posting this last night as was too tired after dinner and the session at Monsoon to post anything up.
Bernard was in town for a brief stop so BJ and I took him out to dinner. It was a nightmare getting to Harbourview Hotel (where he was staying) on Saturday evening due to the Mooncake Festival being held at Carpenter Street.
Anyway, we managed to pick him up before it got too late and off we went to try out a new place called The Servant. It’s located along Jalan Abell (Abell Road) near Sin Hian Chia. It is behind Pandugan Street where there are some chairs and plants located outside the restaurant. I’ve been asking friends and collegues whether they’ve been to this place before and the answer was always NO. So, we went to try it out that night.
Upon sitting down, we were given a very nice welcome drink. It is Chinese Tea although I did not write down the name of the tea as the waitress spoke Mandarin and I don’t. Even Bernard was hard put to translate it for us. Anyway, all I could gather was that it was some kind of tea that tasted like coffee. Hmm… after the first sip, I’d have to say that it has a mild coffee aftertaste that was pleasantt. We were also given some sumboi (dried plum) sweets.
This is the menu given to us. Looking through it, I realised it’s a non-halal establishment so, Fina, guess we cannot meet up here. Hmm… anyway, it’s one of the few restaurants in town that does not use MSG in their cooking and all the food that we ordered were pretty good.
While waiting for the food to come, took some pictures of the restaurant.
BJ : Err… Wena, better put down the camera. Like, NOW!
Luckily, the food came pretty fast. And it was still steaming hot! Yum!
First one was the Fried Golden Needle Mushrooms (or as it says in the menu). At first, we all thought it was the Fried Squid but didn’t look like it to me. When the squid came, then we realised it was the mushroom. We ate all the meals with rice which was very soft and tasty. When one is out eating Chinese food, the rice makes a lot of difference to the overall meal. If it’s hard or half-cooked, it spoils the entire meal.
This was the Assam Fish. It’s actually tuna fish patties shaped to look like a big fish slices. Still, they did use assam seasoning and added in pounded ginger for added taste. Very tasty.
We thought that we were going to get Sabah Veggie as the waitress mentioned Vegetable A listed in the menu was that. I did think that RM6 for a small dish of Sabah Veggie was dirt cheap. However, when the dish came, it was actually Chinese lettuce! Still, it was tasty with the right amount of seasoning. Oh well.
Finally the fried squid came! Apparently a specialty of the restaurant, it tasted great. It comes with a spicy soy sauce which we were using to dip the fried mushrooms in!
By the time we finished the meal, all of us were pretty full! Here are some pictures of the restaurant that I took while waiting for the bill. When the bill finally came, we were all kind of shock to see that it only came to RM34 (US$8.90)! Not bad for a great meal. The portion do look a bit small but believe me, it was worth every penny.
Restaurant Details :
The Servant
Lot 105, Abell Road, Kuching.
There was no telephone number on the bill and they had no namecards to give out. Oh well. Pretty easy to fine although parking is a bit limited. Think there was only about 6 lots for carpark space so if you wanna go here, better go early.
That’s it for The Servant! Enjoy eating there!