Fancy some Dim Sum?
If you’re looking for a Dim Sum place in Miri, Han’s Palace might just perk you up. Located at the first floor of Grand Palace Hotel, this Dim Sum place is almost always packed during the weekends. In fact, patrons sometimes have to queue up just to get a table!
The good things about Han’s Palace is that the hotel has ample parking lots so you won’t have to worry about finding a place to park your car and enjoy your breakfast / brunch at a leisurely pace. Also the place is air conditioned so no worries about sweating while munching your char siew paw. And there’s another perk. It’s halal! So everyone gets a taste of dim sum!
But is it good? Well, here’s my two cent’s worth:
The Char Siew Pau
The Char Siew Paus come freshly steamed in a set of 3 in a little wooden basket. The skin is snowy white and soft with a little tinge of sweetness to it so even if you’re just eating the bun without the meat, it still tastes good. The filling made from chopped chicken and their secret char siew sauce is also sweet and savoury. The chef could have toned down on the saltiness abit though. But overall, the paus get a 4/5 stars.
The Chee Cheong Fun
This delicacy actually has a very weird name. It’s literally translated to ‘pig intestines’. I think that’s because the original dish looked abit like one. Good thing it’s just a name though, phew! I’m not exactly a ‘spare parts’ eater. Now to the review. The translucent white skin wraps the bits if chicken and steamed prawns and is sprinkled with soy sauce. The skin is nice and springy, not to thick and the prawns are big and juicy. The bits of chicken taste abit like what was used to make the char siew pau and thus was a little too salty for my liking. A 4/5 stars.
The Carrot Cake
The carrot cake (Chinese style) was pan fried to perfection!. It’s outer layers were slightly brown and crispy while the inside was soft and tender. My favourite dish of the lot. A 4.5 /5 stars.
The Lo Mai Kai
Not liking their version of the lo mai kai as i found it too salty (again...perhaps the chef had flu and couldn’t taste his cooking properly that day?) A 2/5 stars.
Overall, this place can be considered THE best Dim Sum eatery in Miri so it’ll be worth a visit or two if you happen to crave for Dim Sum.

If you're a fan of Taiwanese (fusion) food then look no further! This little Taiwanese Cafe sells quite an impressive range of Taiwanese fusion food.

Nestled on the first floor of a shoplot at the Bouevard area, this quaint little shop is nicely decorated with led lights and tree branches. Sounds weird but it's actually a very innovative design by the owner.

It's very often frequented by the young adults as well as working group and can be quite packed during the lunch hour.

They serve a variety of food from their famous fried chicken (50% off every tuesday) to bubble teas and all kinds of rice and noodle dishes.

I gave their minced meat rice and bubble green tea a try and here's what i think:

Bubble green tea
The tea is light and refreshing and is not overly sweet. They serve the drinks in plastic cups with covers so you can actually enjoy the drinks at their shop or just take it with you when you want to leave.

Minced Meat Rice
The minced meat rice is served in borwn paper wrapped inside a dim sum basket which i find very interesting. The owner gets to save on his diswashing liquid as he won't have to wash plates haha!

On to the taste. The rice is cooked with a little barley...and this lends an aromatic smell to the rice. It also comes with steamed veggy, a halved boiled egg which has been dipped in soya sauce as well as a lot of minced meat cooked with star anis. This is by far one of the most interesting dishes i have come across.

The chili that comes with the rice also surprised me. It is extremely hot and spicy. KFC should try and copy the level of their spiciness. It made my husband's face go red just eating it but he swore it was the best chili ever.

So go on, pop into the shop and give it a try. You won't be disappointed!
 

The Brewhouse is located in THE most happening mall in Miri. It's been open for nearly a year (i think) but last week was the first time my husband and i stepped foot into the shop.
First impression; the shop has a very relaxing ambience, with grey bricklike walls and Christmassy lights hanging above. They even have a featured wall for you to write reviews and declarations!

We ordered a cup of chai tea latte and a brownie and here's what i think:

Chai Tea Latte
The oohs & aahs:
The smell was very aromatic, the feel of the latte was smooth and silky.
The blahs:
The volume was a little disappointing as it was served in a small little paper cup (we had a takeaway, the cup design was pretty though). And the latte tasted a little sourish, this might have been due to the latte’s spices. Also, it was a little weak for my liking. Could have been thicker and creamier.

Chocolate brownie
The ooh & aahs:
The size of the brownie was just right. It was sweet and had a slight saltiness to it which i liked. It was dense and not too crumbly.
The blahs:
The only downside of the brownie is that it had not walnuts (or any kind of nuts) Would have gotten the vote of BEST brownie if there had been some walnuts to give the texture a chunkier feel.

Didn’t get to try the other cakes and pastries as we were pressed for time, but we’ll definitely come back again to try them out.

To be honest, the only reason I'm writing a review for Tommy Boy us to let you all know how the food tastes and how the service is like. 
One word, mediocre (Sorry Tommy Boy fans).

Perhaps it was because the stall /shop was run by inexperienced young men ( looked more like teenage boys). We tried to order a waffle which was displayed on their giant menu only to be told that 'we don't serve this. No stock '. To me, if you display something so big on your menu, shouldn't you take the liberty to be able to serve that dish. 

So we ended up ordering a butter cake. The taste was not bad...it was quite good in fact...dense and sweet. But a little on the pricey side at nearly RM6 per slice. 

We ordered an iced coffee which tasted too watery and too sweet. Perhaps this would appeal to non heavy coffee drinkers but it certainly did not meet my expectations.

Sorry Tommy, but I guess you and I just weren't meant to be.