When in Kota Kinabalu, include eating seafood on banana leaf in
your itinerary, writes Olivia Miwil
SEAFOOD is a must in Sabah.
The good value and fresh seafood has caught the attention of
netizens and more so after restaurateur Datin Seri Rodziah Alipudin posted on
Facebook images of her family having a seafood meal served on banana leaves. “Within
a few days, the images received more than 100,000 Likes and Shares. During that
period, we received enquiries on the new menu, their availability and the
price,” she says, referring to the post on her Adzie Café and Bakery Facebook
page.
The restaurant in Alamesra opens daily from 6am to 6pm. However,
it only serves the seafood menu on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends from 7pm to
10pm. Reservations are recommended.
Rodziah, whose father is a Bajau and mother, Filipina, says the
dishes have the influence of both local and Philippine cuisines.
“The Filipinos call dining on banana leaf ‘kamayan’ which promotes
bonding between family and friends. Eating food served on banana leaves with
the hand is also different and tastes much better,” she says, adding that her
mother Datin
Khatizah Polo is the main cook at the restaurant. She also makes
sure that all food served are up to standard.
Each patron is given a disposable apron.
The Family Fiesta set, meant for nine to 12 persons, comprises a
variety of seafood dishes such as butter prawn, deep fried mackerel, hinava (a
Kadazan-Dusun dish of raw fish mixed with lime juice), grilled marinated squid
and kam heaong-style crabs. The dipping sauce, a mixture of soy sauce, chilli
and lime, completes the feast. The sauce and rice are refillable. The set also
comes with a complimentary ice lemon tea.
Patrons can also order other seafood such as tiger prawn, lobster
and shells which are sold at market price.
Rodziah says the restaurant mainly gets its seafood supply from
Sandakan, which is lower in price, bigger in size and better in quality
compared to those in the State capital.
There are four set menus that are priced at RM78 for two to three
persons, RM168 for four to five persons, RM248 for six to eight persons and the
Family
Fiesta at RM358.
The menu will also be available at Adzie Café and Bakery’s branch
to be opened in Anjung Selera in Kota Kinabalu.
Signature Dishes
The restaurant, opened in 2009, has other signature dishes which
lure patrons back. They include bangus garlic rice, beef tapa garlic rice and a
popular Filipino dessert, halo-halo.
Its bangus or milkfish, which has lots of bones, is served
boneless with fragrant rice. The beef tapa dish is sun-dried with soy sauce.
The dessert resembles ABC but it is a combination of caramelized sweet
potatoes, corns, jackfruit, coconut flesh and banana. These signature dishes
are only available during the day.
SIDEBAR
WHERE
Adzie Café
and Bakery
Lot 12, Block
B, Lorong Permai Plaza 1, Alamesra, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu. Contact no: 017-813 7477
OPENING HOURS
Daily 6am to
6pm
For seafood
only on Wednesdays, Fridays and Weekends from 7pm to 10pm.
GETTING
THERE
It is about
30-minute drive from Kota Kinabalu to the restaurant. The shop located along
the same row as Maybank at Alamesra, which is at the opposite to 1Borneo
shopping mall.
WHAT’S
COOKING
Seafood
served on banana leaves and cooked in different kind of cooking style and
flavours.
MUST TRY
Seafood on
banana leaves, Bangus garlic rice, Beef Tapah garlic rice and Filipino dessert
Halo-Halo.
YOU’LL PAY:
Seafood:
Between RM78 and RM358.
Bangus garlic
rice RM12.50
Beef Tapah
garlic rice RM10.50
ATMOSPHERE
Homely
FACILITIES
High chair
THE LOO
Fairly clean.
OVERALL
VERDICT
Go give it a
try.
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