Affordable Japanese ala carte buffet

Do you love Japanese cuisine?

feel suffocated when looking at the menu because of their shocking price? especially sashimi set? 

and then start thinking "how good if the sashimi sets are free so that i could have as many as possible" ?

This is not a DREAM anymore. 

we all know that there're a lot of Japanese buffets in town but which one is the most worthwhile?

I'm not a foodie. I can't compare each type of dishes from different restaurants and tell you which is the best. haha

世上没有最好吃的美食

只有适合你口味的美食

I measure a restaurant based on its environment(20%), price(30%) and taste(50%). For sure there are 'dummy variables' too such as service and promotion. XD

so far I've been to 3 Japanese buffet restaurants only - Mitasu, Tao, and Shogun.

Their price are more or less the same lah.. not much difference. 

In Shogun, you have to pick your food on your own. 

While in Mitasu and Tao, there are waiters ready to take your order and serve you. You dont need to queue for food and wait in a crowd. Just sit nicely and enjoy your food. 

To be honest, i had a bad experience in Shogun where some other customers grabbed all the oysters (both cooked and uncooked) once those were served. I can see they love oysters alot >.< However, Shogun serves the widest variety of food among the 3 ;)

Among Mitasu, Tao and Shogun, I've been to one of those twice. Make a guess, which 1 was it?

Answer:

Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie

oh well~ 男人大丈夫 一言九鼎 ！

my brother - Alex Yeoh has kept his promise and celebrated my graduation at an awesome place. 

hehehe he knows i like British style restaurant and western food so much :) 

That's why he have chosen to have a nice breakfast at Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie as a celebration for me

Got up early in the morning on a weekend for a breakfast is not an easy task BUT this was an exception haha. My brother and sister in law told me that Levain's all-day-breakfast is awesome. Too bad they no longer serve all-day-breakfast by the time we arrived. The breakfast set is served until 10.30am only but we reached at 11am LOL >.<

What does a crowded restaurant mean? you know lah har~

A corner full of different types of bread, sandwiches, cake, pizza, and even macaroons ^^

No more all-day-breakfast set... what to eat?

If I'm not mistaken, there is no picture of food on the menu. only words. 

I can't calm myself while scanning through the menu because there was a long queue. People are waiting for me. Sangat ganjeong you know? 

So, what kind of words caught my attention first on a menu with no pictures? 

- cheese, seafood, beef etc.

Let''s see what I have ordered :) 

Feed your phone before feeding yourself  !

Creamy Beef Bacon Spaghetti - RM14.80

 Fettucine Creamy Salmon - RM21.80 

Oyster Pasta - RM16.80

I'm not a pasta/spaghetti lover because pasta/spaghetti itself is tasteless. The taste of it fully depends on the spices and ingredients used. 

I would like to give a big applause to the chef of Levain because the 3 pastas/spaghetti that i've ordered are very TASTY！！！！

Other than Italiannies' Classic Carborana, these are the best pasta/spaghetti that i've ever had, especially the Fettucine Creamy Salmon! yummy~~^^

This... this..... this is a chocolate bun. 

You know i don like chocolate if you've read my "20 facts about me"

Choco Crunch - RM3.30

Although I don't like chocolate, it doesn't mean that I will never eat chocolate or that i hate chocolate. haha

There would be exception just like this one because it is not so sweet ^^ Chocolates which are not too sweet are acceptable. Although i recommend this choco crunch to you all but i only ate a quarter of it. Why? isn't it delicious? 

IT IS DELICIOUS. it's just that i will feel uncomfortable after taking chocolate. 

I-DON'T-KNOW-WHY 

Last but not least, let us take a selfie~

 my mom and I

Le brother & la sister-in-law

Levain Boulangerie Patisserie, 

No. 7, Jalan Delima, 

55100 Kuala Lumpur, 

Malaysia

Phone:+60 3-2142 6611

Hours: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Mokuren Japanese Restaurant, Ipoh

im going to make you all feel hungry again, especially Japanese cuisine lovers. hehehe

first of all, i would like to thank Louis Goh as he posted a very impressive sashimi picture on wechat :p

haha and he told me that it's from Mokuren, Ipoh!

not so far yet not so near from Kampar. Thanks to my Mr.Baobei too because he always bring me here and there searching for "hao liao"

*feeling blessed* i don mean to 'sai meang' here okay~

 角度很重要

my face looks round here >.<

i have to apologize that i cant remember the name and also the exact price of each dishes >.< haizz old le lar... forgot where i've put my receipt and it's my fault too because i didn't write it in my diary (blog)  in a timely manner.

Hot green tea is always my choice when having Japanese cuisine.

 salmon sushi roll. sedap ~

 another salmon sushi roll but this time with cheese on top. sedap x2 

tell you something, you will never find a thick piece of salmon inside the sushi roll like how Mokuren did in other places. Please update/correct me if im wrong haha

Garlic fried rice + grilled salmon with Teriyaki sauce 
i know what you are thinking now - 'huhh??? salmon again...'

haha anyway, this is not the end yet...... 好事在后头！

SALMON LOVER... PLS PAY ATTENTION TO SALMON LOVER *drums*

tadaa~ 

yup, it's not a typo.. this set of salmon is named "Salmon Lover" hahaha

you can't imagine how thick the sashimi is >.< actually ordering this set of Salmon is more than enough for 1 person. i can barely speak after having this. Out of all the dishes, i can only remember the price of Salmon Lover. why? how much? What if i say it's cheap? aiya... price is very subjective one i know. hahaha 

this set of Salmon Lover cost me RM38

expensive or not.... it depends la har ;) 

i would definitely visit this place again !

Mokuren Japanese Cuisine

20, Jalan Medan Ipoh 1B, 

Medan Ipoh Bistari 31400 Ipoh, Perak

05-545 6513

Business hours;  12pm - 3pm, 6pm - 10.30pm

Closed on Mondays *Pls take note ya