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As the name states... Ana's Ikan Bakar Petai, sells mainly "ikan bakar" or grilled fish with Petai (indigenous fragrant beans).

Situated in Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan. When u cross the Kuantan River from town, turn at the first left and follow the road and keep left... u cant miss it.Recently they have expanded to a new shop just a few doors away from their old shack. With a business mind set ... they didn't close their old premise when the new went up... so it more or less doubled their sitting availability.

I would recommend the newer place over the latter, as the newer place has better ventilation, lighting and less crowd (for now, anyway)

Well... what's good? their Bakar Petai of course! Their signature style of cooking... it's like marinated with onions, petai and some sambal chilli (not very hot). They have lots of fishes and shellfish... for you to choose and put in your own basket, then pass to them to cook in whatever style u want from the list plastered on their wall... mainly all Malaysian styles.(aka. 3 rasa, masam manis, kicap, halia... goreng)

They also serve Air Buah Gelas Besar (Juices in huge glasses) which we ordered 2... one watermelon and another apple. Hannah and Phoebe couldn't wait to drink!


We ordered "Thaan" in chinese... eer i donno how u call this in english, "bamboo cockles"? in "masak kicap" style (stir fry with soya sauce) I think we scooped out quite a-bit for 3 people to eat. Hannah trully enjoyed this... she loves la-la... so "Thaan" was like super la-la to her...


We then went for the "Bakar Petai" with the "Kai Yue" (Chicken Fish) an interesting kind of fish to eat... has lots of meat... the marination this round was a bit dry... the previous time we had in the old place had more "chap" (juice?)... But it still tasted good... This fish is a must have in Kuantan... never saw it in KL before.


We also ordered "Kai Lan Ikan Masin" (Stir Fried Veggies with Salted Fish) and that's it... We were darn full after that meal... too much i think...

The bill came to RM50...

Bay Leaf Steak House, this is our second time here, since we came to Kuantan.

U can say, for its location... like in the middle of nowhere... this little steak-house has a fairly sizeable crowd... probably turning tables twice on weekends per meal.

They have quite a good menu selection from straight out western, to fusion to local dishes... and i can say... they do well in all.

Their soups are nicely done, in a nice big shallow bowl so it cools nicely; plus served with a hot bun with butter. They do have fresh mushroom soup too but we opted for normal mushroom this round... Hannah couldnt resist... [cost: rm5.80]


We also ordered Hannah her favourite local hawker food... fried Kueh Teow, Penang style... nicely done... not as good as "genuine" Penang style but "yummy" enough. Hannah was a bit greedy that day and ate everyones food except hers... had to go few rounds of "finish your own food, please...." [cost: rm7]


Julie had one of their "Today Special" - Baked Salmon in Spinach Cream Sauce, a lightly baked slab of salmon on a interesting creamy sauce... yum [cost: rm18.80]


I also took one of their "Today Special" - Chicken Chop in Cheese Sauce, a very nicely marinated chicken in a cheesy sauce... the portion was a bit small but tasty. I had their Bay Leaf Fusion Chicken Chop last time, which came with Fried Rice instead of Fries and it was also very good. [cost: rm14]


All of us took Juices [rm3.50 each]so the total bill was rm58.90 afer 5% Gov Tax. No Service Tax here... woo hoo!

The service is quite good, but do be aware if u unfortunately come during a sudden rush of customers be prepared to wait. they are quite shorthanded but their staff seem very well trained. Business hours are from 12.00pm-3.30pm & 6.30pm-10.30pm. They close on Tuesdays and they accept credit cards.

Ever since we passed by this shop a few weeks ago... Hannah has been bugging us to go so she could put her artistic flair to use...

So this weekend we headed of to Natural Batik Village , near Pantai Baluk area after Swiss Garden Resort Kuantan. The whole building was filled with batik... it was making batik for the entire area i think, the back portion too had a special corner reserved for the resident artist's private collection of batiks... differently priced... nice looking too...

They do give guided tours and the sales people are more then willing to tell you the process of making batik... but since we already had been to one before and knew the process... we skipped that and went straight to batik painting for Hannah.


The retail price to paint a small batik was RM10, we got a 20% discount and thus Hannah started painting her masterpiece. She had prior experience since her tadika did go for a batik experience last year... so she did quite well...

Phoebe was happily stomping around in her new "squeeky" shoes... making as much sound as she could... it was a steal at a Bata Factory outlet behind our area... only RM3.50!

the Batik Factory was also a souvenior shop for tourists... so there were tons of stuff to buy and look... overall a good stopover for any tourists...