All the way for Mee Jawa?
Can’t believe it’s the weekend again! Is it just me or does time fly? Anyway, time to share with you one short post! This happened last weekend, when Saucer and I decided to bring his mom for lunch. I did some blog hopping prior to that and decided to try out Nambawan which was famous for pork burger. So, the 3 of us hopped into the car and we managed to find the way there, using Google maps. We reached there at around 2.30pm and saw 1 or 2 tables occupied. So we went in, sat down and a waitress gave us menus.
We looked through the menu, discussed on what to order and about 5-10 minutes later, we asked for the waitress to come over. And what happened?
Waitress: “No more orders for the day”
Me: “What do you mean? Why?”
Waitress: “We have a big booking later, no more orders for now”
Goodness! Was she joking? I actually demanded to ask for the owner, but she just shook her head. In the end, there was nothing left for us to do but leave. But oh my goodness! How could they do business like that? Firstly, they’re supposed to be open until 3pm and we were there at 2.30pm. Secondly, IF they decided to close kitchen earlier, they should have informed us BEFORE we entered. And thirdly, why in the world did they give us menus if they were not going to serve any food? Mind-boggling, don’t you think? And needless to say, I was more than upset for making good recommendations to my mother-in-law and Saucer, and making him drive all the way there, only to end up with disappointment!
Since I was not familiar with the surrounding area, I told Saucer to fetch us home instead. Along the way back though, I spotted a cute little shop along Jalan Puchong selling Mee Jawa. Even though it was already nearly 3pm by then, I wasn’t really in the mood to eat but that’s just me. So, for the sake of feeding the rest, we stopped by this restaurant and saw that the interior of the restaurant was decorated ‘kampung’-style, rustic and charming.
Mee Jawa
Seeing all the rattan furniture and decoration, especially those rattan trays on the wall, reminded me of my grandma. When she fried those raw groundnuts with skin, she’d put the cooked nuts onto the rattan tray to rub their skin away. Then I’d be sitting next to her, helping her fan off the flying brown skin. It’s a pretty sight, really.
Rattan trays on the wall
I love all the wooden and rattan furniture used in the restaurant. By now, my mood had enlightened tremendously and I was ready to order. 
Rattan lamps
Marble tables
Don’t you miss rattan chairs? Sometimes, it’s good to be reminded of where we came from, to know how far we’ve gone. Indeed, back in my younger days, we only sat on rattan chairs whenever we had breakfast in the market. Some of them had backs where we could lean on, and some didn’t. And more often than not, I’d see chairs with distorted or broken rattan jutting out due to age and over-utilization. Of course, all the chairs here in Mee Jawa Restaurant are in impeccable condition, you don’t have to worry about rattan poking into your backside or anything.
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Comments (19)
whoaa if me sure pissed off dy!! LOL! anyway, lucky got nice Jawa Mee for u! hehe! happy ending!
Caroline recently posted..Happy FIRST-monthsary!
I went the their outlet @ Casa Tropicana but I didnt had the Mee Jawa
cause I don’t like Mee Jawa lah paiseh 
http://www.iamthewitch.com/2010/08/28/all-the-way-for-mee-jawa/2/
mimid3vils recently posted..Levain Boulangerie Patisserie
I would of thrown a fit at them.. and demanded them to serve me since they have already given me the menu o.O
But that is just me haha!
But you all found a good place in the end too! Which is good! Glad you managed to eat anyway… wasn’t a spoilt day afterall…
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RM8.20? *pengsan… Mine RM4.00 only with five huge prawn fritters – http://suituapui.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/sunny-come-home/ Hehehehehehe!!!!
suituapui recently posted..That was then- this is now…
Wow.. Mee Jawa.. I like it after the first time I tried =]
wyyv recently posted..Paddington House of Pancakes @ Mid Valley
Did u ask her why in the world she hand u the menu in the first place? unbelievable this kind of thing can happen.. sigh… but luckily got cute rattan place to cheer u up laterz
Merryn recently posted..Am bored am bored you know me Im bored!
I did ask her.. she just kept quiet. Argh..
hmmm, i don’t actually fancy mee jawa or mee rebus that much.. i still prefer kari laksa and nasi lemak.. hahahaha
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woaky! noted. Ban that shop. Really blur sotong of them not to inform you that the kitchen closed early. Ish..some more give you menu..maybe hoping that you order drinks and they they will charge you for that kot..
kathy recently posted..Bedtime Stories And Prayers By Enid Blyton-A Litle Boat In A Storm
oh my, sure bad business!
I will be freaking mad if that happens to me!
ayie recently posted..Leftovers Even Better
OOH! i went for this place in the tropicana too. i had nasi goreng kampung, the portion was huge and only rm8.90! plus fried chicken too. definitely value for money
xin recently posted..DIY Recipe- Hong Bak Stewed Pork Belly
Looks good
uLi recently posted..My Farewell Bash by OD Gang & The Lovely Gift -
Heard of Mee Jawa, but first time seeing it. Reminds me of the Mee Rebus we have in Singapore.
I sympathize with your outing, Witch. But they should have informed you before you guys walked in.
But you gotta give their pork belly, ribs and burger a try! Very cheap, in comparison to the others out there.
J2Kfm recently posted..Purple Cane Tea House @ Osborne Street- Ipoh – Where the old Foh San was
Yea I saw the prices from their menu as well.. In fact, already planned on what to order! But oh well!
Aiyo!! So horrible for you all to sit down, read the menu and waited 10 minutes before the waitress tell u no more order for the day! I would be angry too!! Some more you went all the way there!!
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Oh! The mee jawa looks nice! Actually I prefer mee rebus or are they the same thing? *confused*
foongpc recently posted..Top 10 Things That Make Me Say OMG!
Where have you move?? No longer at jln puchOng right??
Yup no longer in Puchong..