Lei Cha (擂茶) or Thunder Tea Rice is a signature Hakka dish which consists of a variety of finely chopped vegetables ranging from leek, long beans, kale, string beans, cabbage, dried radish and aduki beans laid over a bed of rice with a choice of brown or white rice. Usually roasted peanuts will be used as a topping to finish it off.
The soup was fragrant in flavour and aroma as it was boiled using pounded teas, nuts and herbs. This meal was definitely healthy and wholesome.

This has got to be my utmost favorite place for my salad fix as they offer a variety of wholesome ingredients, ranging from quinoa, barley, edamame, mushrooms and many more.
Aside from salads, their menu mainly boasts pizzas and delicious sides such as pies, quiches and meatballs.

My personal favorite here is the Breakfast Pizza and the half roasted chicken with a side salad and roasted potatoes.

The Breakfast pizza is really generous in portion and it is advisable to have a big group to dine together. The pizza comprises of ingredients such as beef bacon, eggs, chicken sausages, finished off with a liberal amount of ketchup and mozarella cheese. It was just like how the name depicts, breakfast in the form of pizza bites. So delicious, addictive and wholesome. It's a complete meal in a pizza.

Moving on, the half chicken is roasted with herbs such as rosemary, garlic and paprika. The skin was roasted to a crisp texture and the meat delivered a juicy taste to it. I decided to order the mushroom with alfalfa sprouts salad to go with it. 

We personally opined that we deserved desserts right after salads for lunch, and the appealing bright pink croissants warrants a visit here, at the Pantry 👌🏻 Today is one of those days when I felt like I should skip coffee and have something else, in instance, their detoxifier juice, while my companions decided to have the hot lemon tea and latte on Papa Palheta's PIF blend!
Aside from the usual cakes on display, we decided to have their plated desserts, The Passionfruit Cheesecake and Rose Croissant with Raspberry sauce on the side 😋 the texture of the croissant was crispy and it had just the right hint of rose flavour while the cheesecake was served with freeze-dried raspberries and mango coulis. For those who love rose flavour, this would be a great treat.
The cheesecake was super soft and it melts in the mouth, when I pop it in my mouth.

 

Don't pass the meal here without their famous signature pork rice bowl. They name it a Hokkaido Pork Don with Soft Boiled Egg. This set comes alongside with a bowl of miso soup and dippings on the side such as mayo, chili flakes, pickled ginger slices. The bbq pork belly was so tender and juicy. The fat and lean portion was nicely distributed and the fats literally melts in your mouth when I pop them into my mouth. There were loads of rice sitting right below the slices of bbq pork belly and the portion was generous. If you are a small eater, it is recommended to share a bowl with another person.

I also had the privilege to try the fried salmon skins and fried chickens. Both were good but the former did much better than the latter. As you take a bite into it, you will hear a loud crunch sound from the fried skins. 

My overall meal here was satisfactory and this warrants another visit again. 

Nothing better than a cold refreshing cup of iced latte and iced chocolate to quench our thirst and keep us going for the next few hours of our walk along the Jonker Street. This place is always my fav spot to seek respite from the blistering hot sun, each time I visit malacca 😜 pictured here are their thick fluffy pandan pancakes with coconut and gula melaka and a small loaf of durian butter cake topped off with a blob of durian cream 😍 the texture of the cake was so fragrant and moist, without being too dry to swallow it down the throat. This place has easily earned a spot for my favorite place to get my pancake fix unfortunately, it is quite hard to get about, considering that I reside in KL but I will always be back to fix my cravings for it.