Everspring Garden

There's this place on Rubber Road that is always full of people from the moment they are open for business. It's a small coffee shop, early 1990's style type of coffee shop situated right in front of the Sunday Market. My mum has always heard her colleagues telling her about how cheap and nice the food is, and how that is one of their favourite spots for a simple dinner with their family. We decided to go there for dinner tonight, just to taste their dishes for ourselves!

We sat down and were immediately given attention even though the coffee shop was rather full. We ordered a few simple dishes; Fried Kueh Tiaw, Bilin Stir Fried with Belacan (Local Ferns Stir Fried with Shrimp Paste) and Japanese Tofu cooked with eggs, everything to share. The food came within 15 minutes!! Surprising as I was expecting a half an hour wait. Everything was served on orange plastic plates, just like the school canteens!

The Fried Kueh Tiaw was really nice, not oily at all and full of ingredients such as squid, fish cakes and chicken. There wasn't that icky kuali (wok) aftertaste as well, which comes with the food in some of these coffee shop restaurants. Although a tad bit bland eaten by itself, but when eaten with the accompanying chilli and garlic in soy sauce, the taste was just right. Very, very satisfied with their Fried Kueh Tiaw!

Yummy Fried Kueh Tiaw!

The Bilin was rather salty though, especially when you get to the bottom of the dish. But it wasn't overcooked, there was still a crunch to the Bilin. Yummy! The thing I liked the most about the Bilin was that it was not at all oily, as some places serve Bilin swimming in oil.. The Japanese tofu was quite salty as well, and well... a bit eggy.. but these two dishes would taste really good with plain white rice. Maybe that's why it was a bit more salty, as it was supposed to be accompanied with white rice. Hmm... Maybe..

Bilin stirf ried with belacan

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Bilin! Bilin! Bilin!

Eggy Japanese Tofu!!

The cost of our meal was really cheap as well, RM16 for all three dishes! It really is a good spot for nice, simple meals, all at an affordable price. Will definitely be going there again to try their other dishes. Looking forward to trying their Lemon Chicken and Sweet and Sour Pork! But remember that if you sit inside, you'll leave smelling like smoke and oil..

Everspring Garden,

Rubber Road.
(Opposite the Sunday Market)