The KK Food Reviews team just love checking out unknown eateries around Kota Kinabalu. To me, I'm just not that into visiting an eatery where I have to stand and wait for an empty seat, then wait even longer for my food to arrive!

We do love going to lesser known eateries though, where there are less people around. No problem in finding seats, and food arrive in less than 1/2 hour! This way, we get to talk to the owner of the place (if they're around, that is), and get better service!

So anyway, I'm sure some of you have heard of Uncle Lee Fish House, located somewhere at Jalan Bundusan. Let me begin by saying that it's not a fancy place at all, but the owner sure knows his food! And he recommended us these 2 dishes:

Mutton Curry. I absolutely love this dish ever since the beginning of time (LOL), but have only ordered it at curry house before. But the mutton curry here is delicious! The gravy is rich in spices taste, and the mutton is tender! There's not much of the 'mutton' smell, though; I'd personally prefer if there were, but I know a lot of people couldn't take it.

We also had this: Fish Lips with Spicy Black Bean Sauce, another of Uncle Lee's signature dish. Delicious. Be prepared to order a second bowl of rice!

We didn't ask the price for each dish, but if I'm not mistaken, the overall price was around RM30, inclusive of 4 glasses of cold Chinese Tea, 3 bowls of rice.

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Uncle Lee Fish House
(somewhere along Jalan Bundusan)
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The KK Food Reviews crew attended the The Roof Signature Dishes and Set Lunch Launching yesterday at Imperial International Hotel. We arrived quite late, and by the time we arrived, most of the others had already left.

But it was no biggie. We said our hellos to a few people still sitting, sat down, and ordered our lunch.

I was torn in ordering which of these 3 dishes: the Nasi Percik Ayam Bersantan, the Oxtail Assam Pedas, and the Kota Belud Nasi Goreng. But in the end, I chose the latter, simply because I have already tried the other 2 dishes, and I wanted to see how the fried rice taste like.

Kota Belud Nasi Goreng, served with fried chicken, salted fish, chili padi, red onion, fresh long bean, papadum, and pickle vegetable on the side. [Price: RM15 nett]

First of all, I like the fact that the fried rice was served on banana blossom (or banana heart as some of you calls it), and that the side dishes were placed as they are; it allows me to put as much or as little as I want onto the fried rice to my liking. Furthermore, to me, it doesn't look that big of a portion, but wow, was I stuffed by the time I was done! But I mean that in a good way, actually!

WC ordered the Oxtail Assam Pedas, which I had already reviewed on the previous post. So I won't go into detail on that one.

When we were done, we left the restaurant feeling full and satisfied.

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The Roof Restaurant
11th Floor, Imperial International Hotel
Warisan Square
Reservation: +6088-522 888
Operations Hours: Bfast:6.30-10.30am, Lunch:11.00am-2.30pm, Dinner:6.30pm-10.30pm
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One of my ultimate favourite food has got to be the Oxtail Assam Pedas! And what do ya know.. I was at a food photoshoot recently, and one of the dishes turned out to be this Oxtail Assam Pedas! *drool*

And did you know that one of the signature dishes at The Roof Restaurant is this Oxtail Assam Pedas? All the price of RM20 Nett!

"Sabah's sumptuous and famous oxtail, cooked to a tenderly texture in hot and sour spices, is served with white rice, papadum, and pickled vegetables. -The Roof"

I personally have tried it before, and yes, I agree, it's yummy! Tender, too! Sauce is not too spicy, too sour, nor too oily; it's just nice! If you're a fan of this dish, then I'd suggest you try it out as well!

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The Roof Restaurant
11th Floor, Imperial International Hotel
Warisan Square
Reservation: +6088-522 888
Operations Hours: Bfast:6.30-10.30am, Lunch:11.00am-2.30pm, Dinner:6.30pm-10.30pm
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