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Travellers visit Sandakan for many reasons, on top of most people list is a visit to the Sepilok Orangutan rehabilitation Centre, while for the more adventurous one, spending days at the Kinabatangan river in search of wildlife is a must. Apart from these two destinations, Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary and the Turtle island (Selingan) are also getting a lot of attention. For the divers, to scuba dive at the open sea near Langkayan Island will surely classified as a perfect holiday. The above destinations are just some examples on what to do in Sandakan, the list of destinations can go on further. In the mist of all these adventure and sight seeing, one must not miss the chance to spend some time at this delightful and charming English Tea House, located on the western hill of Sandakan town. English Tea House and Restaurant is steep in a colonial grandeur of North Borneo. Perhaps a drink, a meal or a dinner at the English Tea House is the best way to enjoy this fine dinning experience in Sandakan, Borneo. (more…)

Factory produced noodle or Home made noodle? The question looms on. While majority of the noodle shops uses industrialised noodles, a small percentage of them sticks to the traditional method and produce their own home made noodle. Some of the advantages of the home made noddle are that there are no preservative used, and it tastes much more crunchy than the industrialised one. The disadvantage being it cannot be kept for long. Lido Pan Mian which is located at the Lintas Square is one of these noodle shops that uses home made noodle. Pan Mian is a kind of noodle that resembles fettuccine. Now another question surfaces, why would a noodle shop in Lintas named itself with a not so near by place called Lido. Interesting? Well the boss of Lido Pan Mian was originally from the Lido area, he has been selling Pan Mian at Lido for a period of 16 years, while renting a small stall. This kopitiam is a corner shop located right at the entrance to the Lido market. Today he runs his own kopitiam in Lintas Plaza, and since many of his customers refer his noodle as Lido Pan Main, so he has retained that name.

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drunken prawns

Bah Kut Teh literally means meat, bone and tea. If one lives in Malaysia long enough, he or she would know that Bah Kut Teh is a very popular and yummy dish indeed. Most Bah Kut Teh restaurants would serve pork and pig’s internal parts with Bak Kut Teh soup poured on to them. Good Taste Bah Kut Teh (BKT) restaurant in Sandakan town, does one better than the rest with a special twist in seafood Bah Kut Teh. Since Sandakan is famous for its fresh and cheap seafood, Good Taste BKT is taking full advantage of this. Numerous magazines and newspapers have already written about their wonderful experience eating here, and Good Taste BKT restaurant is not shying away from this by displaying these articles on its walls. With its unique dishes like fish slice BKT, fish balls BKT, cuttlefish BKT, and prawns BKT, Good Taste BKT is really one of the must try restaurants in Sandakan.

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drumstick white man chicken rice

Situated on the northern part of the Kota Kinabalu district, Inanam is a major township that serves the surrounding small and medium size industries including the Kolombong industry area. Inanam kopitiams are popular places for workers and businessmen to have lunch and tea break. Currently the talk of the town is this new stall called White Man Chicken Rice. Yes, real white man serving us, KK Lites, chicken rice in original Hainan style.

The stall is run by a husband and wife team, Terry and Shirley. Terry came from New Zealand. He is easily recognised with his European feature and a sporty sunglasses. Shirley is a Sabahan, and she is normally the one taking down orders. They started their chicken rice stall just a few months ago, as time goes by and more people get to taste their Hainan style chicken rice, customers can be seen increasing all the time. (Note: White Man Chicken Rice has since moved to the shoplot at Taman Sinar Baru, Dah Yeh Villa, not far from the Sabah Medical Centre). (more…)