Santola Bar Cafe @ Kolombong

Santola Bar Cafe is a coffee bar owned by a local coffee planter and manufacturer -- Kopi Cap Kuda. Cap Kuda Coffee Company was established in the early 1960s processing roast, ground and Malaysia 's unique caramelized coffee. It is today one of the largest coffee manufacturer in Sabah. 

It is a secret gem for coffee lovers, but many of you all might have already known this place since it has opened for quite some time now and it becoming well known coffee house as time grows. Santola is undeniable the best coffee city in KK for quality (might not serve the best in Malaysia but they've got whats sorely lacking in KK - Italian style coffee. They put a great focus on espresso. Santola has fairly unique variety and range of cafe style such as cappuccino mocha, latter mocha, coffee au lait, etc. Plus, the cafe itself carries an Aussie vibe, filled with lifting coffee aroma surrounded by cozy interior and buzzing with activities, great atmostphere! Besides coffee, the food here is pretty good. Breakfast and lunch are served on the menu, and of course variety of cakes to choose from the counter. 

Beside that, they do provide barrister course ranging from beginner to professional, providing you knowledge about selection of good coffee bean, layering of coffee, step by step and skills of brewing espresso, milk froth, and lastly coffee art techniques. 

Carrot Slice Cake

Mocha

Cuppocino 

Baked Cheesecake

Beef Spaghette

 Foods : 4/5 

Customer Services : 5/5

Ambience : 5/5

Price range : $$

Overall : 4.5/5

Comments: Apply as a member (RM20) to get 30% off on the menu. 

Address: 
Santola Bar Cafe
29, Jalan Kilang, SEDCO Industrial Estate,
88816 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Tel: 088-428472

Website   : http://www.santola.com
Facebook : Santola bar cafe

Opening Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 8am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm

Bella Italia @ Jesselton Hotel

Bella Italia has come of age owned by Jesselton's hotel which is the first historical hotel in Kota Kinabalu located at crowded Gaya Street. 

Bella is an icon with its Greek and Mediterranean-inspired cuisines.The restaurant encompasses four areas; Mountbatten Bar, The Circle, Classic Dining and The Private Room; whether you want to sit down with a cup of coffee, chat with friends over thin crust pizzas, sugar fix in desserts or embark a fine dining with classy wine. Bella has settled into a comfortable pace, the environment makes a relaxed dining space for solid modern italian interior and friendly service. 

Moroccan Salad RM20

Mixed lettuce, walnuts, apple, raisin, egg, cucumber, tomata tossed in a creamy fig dressing.

Crispy Turkish Spiced Calamari

served with garlic sauce

BBQ Chicken Twisted Pizza RM27

Homemade BBQ sauce, onion, chicken, cheese and cilantro.

Classic Margherita RM23

Tomota, basil and cheese

Bella Prima RM34 

Cheese stuffed crust with minced beef, pepperoni, onion, tomato, mushroom and a lot of cheese. 

Recommended for CHEESE lovers!

To finish on a sweet note, the gooey chocolate pudding is not to be missed.

Strawberry Pannacotta

Address : 

Bella Restaurant, 

Jesselton Hotel #69, Jalan Gaya, 

88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Phone:      088 313 366

Fax:          088 215 366

Facebook: Bella Italia KK

E mail:      info@bellaitalia.com.my

                bellarestaurantkk@gmail.com

                bellacateringkk@gmail.com

Opening Hours:

Mon - Sun : 6.30am - 10.30pm

Yakitori Japanese Restaurant / Vino Vino Bistro @ Time Square

The quite newly opened Yakitori in Time Square (just beside Vino Vino Bistro), is set to be the talk of the town with its delicious yakitori, which are BBQ skewered). Also on the menu are some sashimi, sushi, entree dishes. Worry about not getting full? Well, set lunch and dinner are also available. In addition, the restaurant has well selection of wine, sake and the finest shochu. 

Vino Vino is allocated just next to Yakitori, it is cosy warm and inviting with wine cabinets lining both sides of woodsy interior. They are stacked with a wide range of fine wines and liquor. For non-alcoholic beverages, the bistro also serves good coffee here i.e. prestigious Vergano 1882 coffee as well as tea. 

Overall, nice place for dining in, chill out and being indulged with their finest food and beverages. 

From Yakitori, 

Italian Sparkling water

Lamb Skewer

Set Plate

Chicken skewer

Chicken Liver Skewer

Salmon Sushi Roll

From Vino Vino Bistro: 

Pan-Grilled Cod Fish (Chef's recommendation)

Cheese plater

Foods : 4/5

Customer Services : 5/5

Ambience : 5/5

Price range : $$$$$

Overall : 4/5

*Ps Taken by Iphone5.

Yakitori / Vino Vino Bistro

Unit No: J-57, Ground Floor, KK Times Square, 

Off Coastal Highway, 88100 Kota Kinabalu

Tel: 088 486 868

Opening hours 

Mon - Sat 12pm - midnight

Sun 4pm - 12am  

Grazie Restaurant

This Italian restaurant named as Grazie meaning "thank you" in Italian. Graie provides warm and inviting great service. It certainly makes for a loud and fun dining for any occaionas. Staffs are friendly and intuitive. This restaurant captures the 'real' Italian of fine dining, beautifully romantic atmostphere, great food and serious restauranting. Bravo! It located at Wawasan plaza, next to Hotel Tang Dynasty. If you are loss, just as the local! An authentic recipes offering variety of pastas, pizzas, main cours and mouth-watering dessert to choose from. All dishes are cooked only with pure olive oil.

If you like tradition, Grazie is definitely a place to be.

 

 

Ravioli di Pesce RM 29.80

Spìgola alla Mediterranea RM 39.80 (Baked seabass fillet)

Panna Cotta

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Foods : 5/5

Customer Services : 5/5
Cleanliness : 4/5
Price range : $$$$$

Overall : 5/5

Comment : The Carre D’agnello - boneless lamb rack served in Rosemary and garlic sauce, is a must-try dish. The most requested dishes are Spaghetti Lobster, Spaghetti GRAZIE and Tonno al Cartocci. However, they also offer wide range of oven-stoned pizza. "There is always a spare room in your stomach just for dessert." The classic Italian dessert pannacotta has a proper creamy texture. And finish up your meal with a cup of coffee which freshly brewed by Italian coffee beans!

*Ps Get in early if you don't want a wait, or call them for reservation.

 

Address:

Grazie Ristorante Pizzeria Cafe
Lot 2-1-20G, Ground Floor,
Level 1, Wawasan Plaza,
88100 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah Malaysia.

Contact no. : +6019 821 6936

Email : graziekk@yahoo.com

Website : http://grazierestaurantkk.webs.com/

Business hour : Dinner only 5pm - 10.30pm (Daily Mon - Sun)

 

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Dott's Egg Tarts

Dott's is a tiny little stall that can be found at many malls in the town. The hugely popular egg tart is the signature here. There is no need to travel all the way to find a delicious egg tart, it is available all the time at their stall.  

The egg tart is rich in creamy custard taste, not too sweet nor too oily (butter-ly) ; and it is served warm from the oven. So it give a freshly baked taste and feel the cryspyness of the puff crust. A well-combinated egg tart gently melts on mouth! Beside that, they also have savory puff - BBQ chicken puff.

They also do customer order for catering, but they don't do the delivery so you may need to come in store and pick up your order early in the morning (because you want it freshly bake). Well, just simply give them a notice in advance.

Egg tarts for RM1.20 each

BBQ chicken puff for RM1.50 each

 

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Foods : 5/5

Customer Services : 3/5
Cleanliness : 5/5
Price range : $

Overall : 5/5

Comment: Highly recommend to take out their egg tarts and best eaten while it's still nice and warm. Perfect!

 

Address:
Dott's Egg Tarts (next to Damai Post office)
Lorong Damai Point, Damai Plazza,
88300 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah Malaysia.

Contact no. : 6088 261 027

Can also be found in major shopping mall:
-Karamunsing shopping complex
-Wisma Merdeka
-One Borneo Hypermall
-Warisan Square

 

 

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Equatorial Restaurant 貴都海鮮樓

Equotorial Restaurant is a famous Chinese cuisine restaurant, provides wide choices of local chinese menus. It attracts many local and tourists to tuck in here.

Keep in mind that for some of the dishes, they are required pre-order night before, mango chicken, "fo tiao qiang" 佛跳牆, crab shell fried rice, pork knuckle etc. the restaurant is made up of three shop unit and they do have private rooms located further down behind the front restaurant. Having said that, its a place suitable for holding any occasions, special events or even small gathering.

Mixed platter

Individually shark fin soup

Hot & sour soup

Mango chicken ( Pre-order ) (signature dish)

Pan fried pumpkin tofu

Salad crystal prawn

Deep fried seafood tofu

Stir fly scallop

Teo-chew style porridge with pumfret fish

Garlic fried rice

Mango pudding with condensed milk (signature dessert)

Custard "wo bing"

 

Coconut pudding

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Foods : 5/5

Customer Services : 5/5
Ambience : 5/5
Price range : $$$$$

Overall : 4/5

Comment : Feel free to ask the staff to introduce their menu, they are happy to help you! The restaurant has many signature dishes and it taste perfectly fine! Food and presentation,well satisfied. However, it may be costly dining here, but it is worth to give it a try!

Address:
Equatorial Restaurant 貴都海鮮樓
Lot C-G8, C-G7. C-G6, Ground Floor, Block C,
Plaza Tanjung Aru, Jalan Mat Saleh,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah,
Malaysia.

Contact no. : +6088 313399 or +6088 313166 or +6088 225166

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Playground [ Closed Down ]

Playground is the third branch of Party Play Lifestyle Cafe. Well, it has quite different interior design from the former cafe. Playgroud's interior idea is like slipping back to childhood with something comfortable. Moody lighting, dark wood, primary school desks, electric tunes make this a very cosy warm venue. The menu, based on magazine style of eating, made up of mostly western dishes (pizza, pasta, lasagne, and wide variety of cakes and desserts) but there are Malaysian local dishes too.

Good place for anytime foodies - breakfast, lunch or dinner, it's all about families and casual eating; also a destination for the coffee and cake set.

Cuppocino

Flat White

Poached Eggs

The Spanish (Ommellet)

 

 

Foods : 4/5

Customer Services : 5/5
Ambience : 5/5
Price range : $$$

Overall : 4/5

Comments: Nice atmosphere, good place for friends and family catching up. The interior is funky, fun and colorful. As for the main course, we'd think the breakfast was perfectly prepared and cooked but it gone a bit salty for us. Otherwise, the menu is ideally creative and well presented, we love it! Must try their signature dessert, warm chocolate fondant freshly baked and serve directly with ice cream on side.

*Ps Do check out our blog of Party Play Lifestyle Cafe at Lintas.(Link below) They have quite similar menu.

http://101foodsinkk.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/party-play-lifestyle-cafe.html

Address:

Playground

M-1-1 & M 1-2 City Mall,

Jalan Limtas 88300 KK,

Sabah, Malaysia.

Contact no. : 088 487 210

Email : Patrickwoon@partyplay.com.my or

 

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