Simply Mel’s Is Simply Fantastico
16 Feb
You know, it’s been a while since we made any impromptu trips to Malacca. I do miss Malacca for its food, esp Portuguese / Baba Nyonya food! Please go read all my previous foodie experience in Malacca here. I still crave for Amy’s till today!
Being tied down to KL for a simple reason, Simply Mel’s is our favorite go to place when we have such food cravings. They are relatively new in the foodie business but save to say, I don’t know of any place in KL that serves better Portuguese / Baba Nyonya food than them. Actually, do we have other Portuguese restaurants in KL?
This was our third visit to Simply Mel’s!
Their signature sirap bandung. I LOVE sirap bandung. Their version wasn’t too sweet yet very satisfying.
Little one was eyeing the bandung but at the end we gave her plain water coz we’re mean like that 
The simple but cozy interior. It’s really like eating at your parent’s place. Really! Since the owner Mel herself cooks these lovely dishes.
Mama Mercy’s Fish Croquette
Chicken Pongteh, which is slowly cooked with potatoes in a shallow and black bean paste gravy. If you can’t stand spicy food, this is a must try.
Mel’s Devil Curry – sinfully spicy! The way we like it. But be warned if you can’t take spicy food. This would literally sting you 
But it’s soo good.
Mixed vegetable – something I could whip up at home also but the vegs were cooked perfectly, not too hard, not too soft.
Another spicy aubergine dish that went oh so well with rice. My mom has this habit of attempting to re-create whatever she eats when we’re out so she did challenge herself to re-create this and we can’t wait.
First time visit for my parents – they loved it! Just by what we ordered you can tell we’re Indians
For dessert I went with the sago gula melaka which was divineeeee, it’s a must have on my list if any restaurant has this on their menu.
Mom went for the Bubur Pulut Hitam, which is also my favorite. Obviously the men didn’t do dessert
Overall, food here is obviously above average. It’s like eating good Malacca food in the vicinity of KL. The entire bill came up to approx RM100. I like how Mel, the owner does her obligatory meet and greet with the customers once you’re done with dinner. Restaurants who give out a homely vibe and home-cooked meals always gets my vote.
Mom modelling my new mustard bag that came in the mail on Friday, hehe. I’m actually on a mission to collect bags in every color possible :D, IF that’s a possible thing to achieve.
And believe it or not, I only paid RM50 for this inclusive of shipping. It’s so BIG (bigger than what I expected it to be) and definitely of very good quality. No one believes me when I say it’s onleh RM50. I walked into Coach in Gardens the other day with this bag and no one snubbed me, heh
And also one of my good buys last weekend is this: sorry for the blur pic, my kid is constantly snatching away my makeup!
These are none other than the Revlon Lip Butter which every damn beauty blog are raving about at the moment. Feel free to google the reviews to see the beautiful swatches! I got it in Macaron and Cherry Tart for RM25 each and just ADORE them to bits. It’s by far one of the better drugstore lippie product out there. It goes on bloody smoothly like err butter, is super pigmented and layers well, staying power is not too bad, moisturizing power is off the hook and I can’t help re-apply this just coz I love how it feels on my lip.
Now I feel like collecting every color available, grr. Yea, I’m obsessed with collecting things in every possible color lately, lol. Must-resist-temptation!! Unless anyone wants to sponsor it for meee?!
What’s your cheap but very happy purchase made recently? Weird how some affordable products can invoke such a HAPPY feeling in you
Oh wow….the foods really look delicious!! Where is this place? Somewhere in KL?
Hi Sue, the food is really yummy. It’s in The Sphere located in Bangsar South. I’ve included the link to the restaurant in my post so you can check it out
There’s actually a couple of places @ PJ that serve nice Baba nonya food.
1) One is called Bibi Chick @ SS2.
2) Tanjung Bungah @ SS2
3) Peranakan @ New TAMAN SEA/1U. But the taman sea branch sucks… so don’t go there.
Aah I knew you’d be able to comment on that coz I’ve read some of your restaurant reviews on FB. I did notice some Baba Nyonya restaurants in SS2 but never went to try em. But since you highly recommend these, gonna make it a point to visit. Thanks!
Please leave some allowance for mistakes, for friends always tell me that my taste differs GREATLY from the norm. haha.
Pffft* What do they know…
But still, Can’t go wrong with those places cause they are packed most of the time.
LOL. Well half the fun is actually experimenting on your own after you get some recommendations from friends sooo… I’m sure a few dishes would bound to grab my tastebuds
It’s true, a packed restaurants means something. Sometimes that’s how I judge a restaurant before going in.