“OK, so to a certain extent Delaney’s is a typical Oirish pub. But it’s a pretty good bar in its own right, with very friendly and helpful staff who are happy to engage in a bit of banter with the customers.” Kay and Dave sink a few pints, and scoff a couple of decent pub meals, at Delaney’s in the Federal Hotel, Bukit Bintang.
“The bar has a pleasant ambience, and you can sit looking out at the sea. We decided to stay on for a beer or two and ordered half a dozen sticks of chicken satay just to keep us going until dinner time. This was beautifully presented and tasted delicious.” Kay and Dave review the well-appointed and surprisingly affordable Farquhar’s Bar at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang.
“We often go for a hotel buffet if we’re hungry and can’t decide what we fancy to eat; at least that way we stand a fair chance of getting something we like, and neither of us is constrained by the other’s preferences.” Kay and Dave go for the easy option in the Planter’s Inn at Kuala Lumpur’s Hotel Crowne Plaza Mutiara.
“Actually, we hadn’t set out intending to go to the Ship at all. But as we were passing, a waitress invited us to look at the menu – and we were happy enough to do that, since she didn’t then harass us.” Kay and Dave sample the fare – and get to grips with a funky new service call system – at Kuala Lumpur’s Ship Restaurant in Bukit Bintang.
“We’d had lots of good meals in Siem Reap and expected Phnom Penh to be much the same. Well, not having Angkor Wat just down the road meant comparatively fewer tourist destinations. Still, we found plenty of good things to eat and only a couple of disappointments.” Kay and Dave review some of Phnom Penh’s places to eat.
“This was our first trip to Phnom Penh and we had decided to splash out a bit. Billed as ‘Phnom Penh’s most comfortable hotel’, the Bougainvillier seemed like a good bet. At $83 per night for a suite we were expecting something seriously good.” Kay and Dave look at some of the places to stay along Phnom Penh’s Sisowath Quay.