Food Hunt at Asia Cafe, Tune Hotel
After being away for quite a while, I craved for some Malaysian street food. Hearing that Asia Cafe is newly opened at Kota Damansara was great news for me! Saucer and I went there with a group of friends to try out some of their specialties. The cafe is located just next to Tune Hotels Kota Damansara, at Persiaran Mahogani. Parking is currently free so I suggest you visit it now to take advantage of this! 
Asia Cafe Kota Damansara
When I reached, I was glad to know that Asia Cafe was not the typical street food place you find here in KL, where the streets are packed with people, tables are cramped and environment is warm. No, this Asia Cafe is nothing like that. The area was spacious with nicely spaced tables, the environment was clean and best of all, there were plenty of ceiling fans and coolers to keep the place at a comfortable temperature. It’s definitely my type of place to hang out for late night dinners. Oh, did I also mention that Asia Cafe is open 24 hours a day? Now you know where to go for that midnight cravings eh? 
Loong’s Grill Fish and Fried Seafood
We tried several stalls that night, the first one being Loong’s Grill Fish. It’s simply difficult to miss this stall with it’s huge and bright red banner from their Ho Chiak fame. The spread of seafood was laid out for customers to choose and they looked fresh and clean!
The fresh seafood
One of us placed some orders while I waited at the table, drinking a giant-sized Melon Cooler. It was a concoction of water melon and lychee and it was oh-so-refreshing!
Melon Cooler – Large (RM8)
Our food soon arrived, beginning with the Fried Balitong, which is always a delight to eat! It was done ‘kam heong’ style and very aromatic, not to mention addictive! I couldn’t stop myself from sucking out these little things! Most people think that Balitong meat is bland, but I say the fun is all in the sucking! *LOL*
Fried Balitong
The Chilli Crabs arrived next, which was a signature dish from Loong’s stall. The crabs were huge and meaty, and the sauce was hot and spicy. Very appetizing!
Chilli Crabs
The Lala in Superior Soup was one of my favourite that night! The dish looked quite plain and innocent really, but a sip of the soup sent shivers down my spine. It was unexpectedly and amazingly good! Very rich with the goodness of lala and a hint of Chinese rice wine.
What’s in the foil?
Lala in Superior soup
Of course, how could we forget the Grilled Fish from Loong’s Grilled Fish? To me, the importance of Grilled Fish or Ikan Bakar lies in the chilli sauce (sambal) itself. The thing is, anyone can grill a fish but not anyone can make great sambal. It has to be thick, spicy and flavourful but not overpowering the taste of fish. And I daresay Loong managed to grasp the balance well and presented the fish really well.
Grilled Fish
The last dish from Loong’s was the Kam Heong Squid, which tasted quite similar to the Fried Balitong sauce actually. It was spicy and savoury, very appetizing.
Kam Heong Squid
Bright red Ho Chiak banner
Next up was the ‘Siu Chau’ Food Corner, where all kinds of noodles can be requested and cooked by the owner here.
‘Siu Chau’ Food Corner
I thought the Fried Yin Yong noodles (flat noodles and vermicelli) arrived drenching in wet goodness, with large-sized prawns to boot.
Fried Yin Yong (Flat noodles and vermicelli)
‘Dai Luk Meen’ or Fried Thick Noodles
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Comments (19)
waaa! d drink really large! @.@
Caroline recently posted..Am having FUN at Kay El!
wow, not bad at all huh the food, and somemore so many variety to choose.. i like the seafood, they are really fresh.. and also that LARGE watermelon cooler, hooh, i just love it, that’s cool (literally and figuratively)~~ :p
[SK] recently posted..03112010 金睛火眼
Have been there but yet to blog about it.
The soups are really to die for . Simply YUMMMYYYYYY!!!
The satay, BKT and Salad Chicken Rice are good also.
But i have “ban” two stall. The Wan-Tan-Mee and the 3 something something Curry Mee Stall.
smallkucing recently posted..My First Kinder Joy
Hi Witch!
I almost went there last night, thanks for the review.. now I get a glimpse of what’s available there… 
Mariuca recently posted..October Top 10 EC Droppers
Is this the one near all those private colleges? I went there but the food wasn’t great – o.k….not bad…but I wouldn’t ask friends to take me back there for more. Or maybe we did not order the rights things. For one thing, so many stalls, so many things to choose – one will be really spoilt for choice. This place looks nicer – maybe it’s a new one…
suituapui recently posted..You’ve got your troubles- I’ve got mine…
Never knew there is a Tune Hotel in Kota Damansara. Wondering who are the guests… It is far away from airport and major tourist destinations…
khengsiong recently posted..Pitfalls of American Model
If the parking is operated by Tune Hotel, I’m sure sooner or later Datuk Tony Fernandes will impose parking fee; maybe we’ll need to pay entrance fee to Asia Cafe, or even seat fee! Those who don’t pay seat fee must eat in standing position, LOL…
khengsiong recently posted..Pitfalls of American Model
The last time we went there were few months ago, we do miss their food at Asia Cafe a lot too.. Wide variety of food to be chose from and most of them are delicious
wyyv recently posted..York- York Minster and St Williams College PART 2
I vote for the fried rice and kung pao chicken rice.
I’m a carbo addict, so all kinds of rice attracts me. Yummy!
Shingo T recently posted..Try
wahhhh.. i fell in love with the aluminium foiled lala .. gosh.. must be very sweet!
claire recently posted..Our First Time In Snooker
by the way sweet witch, i can open your blog in my house pc.. that means something wrong with my office pc.. always showing the backdated ones on the homepage.. wonder why.. hmmmm…
claire recently posted..Our First Time In Snooker
wow, they looks so nice..ei, you both can eat so much?
Fried Balitung!!!!!! Have not had that in ages!!!!!!!!!!
Merryn recently posted..Sands SkyPark- Marina Bay Singapore
The food here look really good! I am salivating now, what shall I do?
Jasmine recently posted..Top 5 PrestaShop Fashion Templates
Wow! The food here looks nice! I bet QC have eaten here before unless he’s too busy looking to eat elsewhere! haha
foongpc recently posted..My 10 Days In Guilin
Btw is this Asia Cafe anyway related to the one in SS15 Subang?
foongpc recently posted..My 10 Days In Guilin
Yea I think it’s the same group since the logo looks the same… hehe
Thanks for the blog… its very nice indeed..
You’re most welcome!!