Gusto Café @ Tanjung Bunga

 

I only recently got to know about the existence of Gusto café from a friend via facebook. These days, publicity through social media is that effective!

 

So there I was trying to figure out where in the midst of tanjung bunga this little café was... Needless to say, I went about a round-a-bout route with my trusty GPS only to find  out that there was a much shorter way to get to Gusto's.

 

For all the new peeps who are not from Tanjung Bungah and are thinking of looking for 4 Jalan Sungai Kelian, well, I've got it easy for you. If you know where Flamingo Hotel is, well, it's opposite it! Take the turning on the left into a row of shoplots where famous eateries are also located eg. Vintage Bulgaria / Ingolf Kneipe German Restaurant, and keep going straight till you come to a Petron petrol station. Gusto's is right next to it. See, easy!

 Gusto café is actually in a residential area/house converted into a café.

 

The menu is right above the counter. They serve both breakfast & lunches....

Menu black board

 The café also has a downstairs area which I think used to be the house's sitting room... and garden. the stairs you see in the picture above takes you there...

Right next to this gorgeous wooden cupboard is the kitchen :)

So here's what we ordered...
a Latte (RM7) & Earl grey tea (RM5/cup)

 I was a bit disappointed that the earl grey tea, having cost RM5 (which is a lot) came in a teabag by the side of the cup and not already brewed :(
Also, we had to ask for milk. They didn't readily provide milk for your tea.

I suppose not many of their usual customers like to take their tea with milk? Which let me to google if Earl Grey tea was meant to be taken on it's own without milk... and my google search came up as ..."you can take it with or without milk, basically however you want to"... hahaha

 My coffee latte was simply the best! There was no sour aftertaste, just the way I like coffee to taste... Plus, it came with a 'heart' :) Although I still think it's a bit pricy for a place like this...

Now to the food....
I had bagels with smoked salmon... I specially changed the toast to a bagel with an extra charge of RM4 for it. (since it was recommended by another blogger)... Unfortunately, the bagel was not to my liking... it was hard and under toasted? But the eggs were perfectly cooked! I enjoyed the eggs & salmon... just not the bagel

 



 The English breakfast was so-so. It was served with a sunny-side-up, with baked beans, bacon and toast. The beans were a bit hard for our liking.

All in all the total damaged cost for breakfast for 2 was RM43...

I liked the ambiance of the place... and their delicious latte... Apparently, this place is quite popular with expatriates living in the area. There were many of them there, some already dining, some waiting for a table... I suppose that's the reason for the pricing...

But on the upside, no GST or service charge :)

Check-out their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JasonsGustoCafe
 

Morganfield @ Gurney Paragon

Earlier this month, my brother treated the whole family to lunch at Morganfield's at Gurney Plaza.

 THe interior of the restaurant had one wall adorned with racks and racks of wine.

 On the other walls, pictures and posters of old American advertisements were seen hung on brick covered walls. Just gives you that old american feelin'.

Morganfield's Menu - creatively presented on a clip-board

 Our lunch was huge! We were super duper full by the end of it.
Here's what our masive orders were...

For starters, I wanted their chilli cheese fries - my all time favourite!
The chilli was made of tomato paste and it has minced meat (either pork or beef, not sure which). It went really well with the fries. Reminds me of the chilli&fries that Carl's Jr has. This cost RM18 plus (i think)

Chilli Cheese Fries

Our mains include: Chicken & Prawns - this was served with rice. We really really liked the way the rice was prepared. Super delicious. RM35.90

Chicken & Prawns

Morganfield's bestseller - Sticky Bones. Half-rack of pork ribs (RM38.90). Tender down to the bone. It was however, lacking in the sauce. And when were asked for more sauce, apparently it costs RM1 for additional cause. Perhaps that's why it was dry to begin with. hmp. But the ribs were tasty and tender... so OK la...

 

 

I ordered Chicken Roulade (RM32.90). And I was so glad I ordered this. It was the best I've tasted so far! The chicken was juicy, tender and the sauce that accompanied it was perfect! Love, love, love this dish! Comes highly recommended, I must say. The chicken is stuffed with minced pork and sausage, then wrapped in pieces of bacon. Absolute heaven!

All-in-all, lunch at Morganfield's was marvellous...