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The Dabinlo Steamboat Restaurant ??? (N1.56867 E103.80215) is located along Jalan Sasa 5 of Taman Gaya. The restaurant started operation about 2 months ago and drew a good crowd every evening.
Dabinlo Steamboat created the new concept for steamboat lover within the nearby area, where the whole restaurant is fully air-conditioning, clean and comfort environment. (you can view from the photos below)

The steamboat restaurant has a outdoor and indoor dining area…the clean and tidy setting really impressive!

Follow by the air-conditioning indoor dining area…

Every diners have to choose their favorite sauces themselves at the counter. There are bird eyes chili, homemade chili sauce, sambal belacan, garlic and my favorite – peanut sesame sauce.

The raw foods were served on our table pretty fast even it was full house on that evening, impressed with their services. The restaurant provide 3 types of soup which are chicken, tomyam and we chose the herbal soup.

The minimum order for every table will be the 2 persons set (RM38.80) which include the yellow noodles, vermicelli, eggs, veggie, tomatoes, taufu, fish, prawns, dumplings and many more…

We did some side order beside the main serving…

We like the herbal soup very much!
Especially cooked with all the fresh meats and ingredients, it was yummy! But remember ‘not to’ throw in the yellow noodles at the initial stage, the noodles will make the soup salty and might not suitable to everyone.
The friendly boss did advise us to enjoy the beef and the pork with their recommended peanut sesame sauce, oh…which was delicious!

Previously, we usually have our steamboat dinner during the raining evening because of the ‘heat’, but now…with the fully air-conditioning and relax environment by Dabinlo, I guess we can have it whenever we want!

We had a nice steamboat dinner and a total new experience within the popular steamboat restaurant in Johor Bahru. Worth for the price with the fresh foods and the friendly service.

The parking area can be quite challenging during the time from 7pm – 8.30pm, because there are many restaurants around the same area…visit as early as possible to avoid the inconvenience.

Do drop by the newly open restaurant if you are looking for good environment for steamboat dinner, the address and contact number stated below (map included)

Xin cha?o buô?i tô?i !

Are you a Vi?t Nam Cuisine lover? If yes, now you can enjoy the Vietnamese dishes in Taman Gaya of Ulu Tiram, Johor Bahru. The restaurant named Saigon Cafe (N1.56275 E103.80035) which located along Jalan Sasa 1, Taman Gaya.

It has a simple and comfort setup in the cafe and serve varieties of Vietnam dishes. The cafe is operating by a couple where the owner is local and his wife is originally from Vietnam.

I heard about the popular Vietnam beef noodle long time ago and till now only has the chance to try it out, I’m excited!

The lady boss took our order in a politely way…
Our the order below…
* Cao l?u ??? (Vietnamese rice noodle)
* Pho (Vietnam beef/chicken soup noodle)
* Bánh mì (French Loaf with braised pork)
* Cà phê nâu ?á (Vietnamese Coffee)

“Cao l?u is a regional Vietnamese dish made with noodles, pork, and greens and is only found in the town of H?i An, in the Quang Nam Province of central Vietnam. Its unique taste is rumoured to be contributed by the water from an undisclosed ancient Cham well just outside of the town.“

The Cao l?u ??? (Vietnamese rice noodle) was served in cold, that was the First surprise! It had an unique taste and we felt the crunchy-ness while in our mouth. It has peanuts, bean sprout, green vege, fried bean curd, rice noodles and others ingredients.

“Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, linguine-shaped rice noodles, a few herbs, and meat. It is a popular street food in Vietnam and the specialty of a number of restaurant chains around the world. Pho is primarily served with either beef or chicken. The Hanoi and Saigon styles of pho differ by noodle width, sweetness of broth, and choice of herbs.“

We had a the ‘Beef’ Pho, the broth cooked with few type of spices which produced a special taste of it and the beef was tender and succulent. The Vietnamese soup noodle might not suit everyone taste bud because of the different feeling of beef soup compare with local version. For me, I like it!

“Bánh mì is a Vietnamese term for all kinds of bread. Bread, or more specifically the baguette, was introduced by the French during its colonial period. The bread most commonly found in Vietnam is a single serving baguette, therefore the term bánh mì is synonymous with this type of bread. The bánh mì is usually more airy than its western counterpart, so as a result, has a thinner crust.“

Their ‘homemade’ French loaf was tender and nice! It provided the different texture once you bite on it, the tasty braised pork went well with the fresh vegetables and the loaf. We love this “Bánh mì” very much!

“Vietnamese iced coffee, also known as Ca phe da or cafe da (Vietnamese: cà phê ?á, literally “ice coffee”) is a traditional Vietnamese coffee recipe. At its simplest, Ca phe da is made with finely ground Vietnamese-grown dark roast coffee individually brewed with a small metal French drip filter (cà phê phin) into a cup containing about a quarter to a half as much sweetened condensed milk, stirred and poured over ice.“

As usual, we will order the Vietnamese coffee when visit a Vietnamese restaurant. We had a hot and black coffee that day. The coffee was thick with a pure perfect aroma and everyone of us like it! The only disadvantage was…you have to be ‘patient’ while it dripping drop-by-drop…:)

Overall the meals were “th?m ngon!” (“Delicious” in Vietnamese). The services was good with the polite staffs, the prices are reasonable. There are still many dishes that we cannot finish by one visit, that means we have to come back for few more times to enjoy the Delicious Vietnamese Cuisine from Saigon Cafe!

Tôi s? ???c tr? l?i!
(“i will be come back” in Vietnamese)