The Wok Cafe

Hot Selling Dishes

2011-12-19T22:24:00.000-08:00

Tau U Bak
Roast Pork Garlic
Assam Prawns
Gulai Tumis Snapper
Jiu Hoo Char

Walk in the Desert,Wok in for Dessert.

2011-11-07T05:36:00.000-08:00

Sago Durian
Sago Gula Melaka
Sago Mango Pudding
Cendol Gula Melaka,Sago Nangka
Penang Ice Kacang

Fishy Story

2011-11-07T05:09:00.000-08:00

Teochew Steam Fish
Kerabu Fish Snapper
Tiga Rasa Fish
X O Premium Sauce Fish
Wok Curry Fish Head

Long Lost Treasure Peranakan Cooking

2010-12-03T20:33:00.001-08:00

Nyonya Lam Mee(Birthday Mee)

Hong Bak(Babi Pong Teh)

Perut Ikan

Kiam Hoo Koot Gulai

Gulai Tumis Fish

Wanna Have Real Hawker Food?

2010-11-30T23:02:00.000-08:00

Penang Curry Mee

Assam Laksa

Hokkien Char

Char Koay Teow

Penang Prawn Mee

Food Menu For Call In,Pre Reservation Order & Delivery

2010-11-30T22:53:00.000-08:00

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Wok Cafe Best Selling Dishes For Lunch/Dinner

2010-11-30T22:48:00.000-08:00

Jiu Hoo Char

Penang Nyonya Loh Bak

Family Receipe Roast Pork Garlic

Assam Prawns

Penang Nyonya Gulai Tumis Fish

Recent Media & Certification

2010-11-29T23:54:00.001-08:00

I was presented this Certificate in 1998

Won myself again in 2004

Was recommended by THE STAR FLAVOURS

2nd Review

Recent Famous Cuisine in KL/PJ by Famous Hong Kong Food Magazine.

What to see

2010-11-29T23:37:00.000-08:00

Famous Dishes

2010-11-29T21:51:00.001-08:00

Penang Chee Cheong Fun

The Real Penang Curry Mee

The Real Authentic Penang Nyonya Dishes

4 Dish Combination upon Request

Penang Fishead Curry(No Coconut Milk)

Recent Visitors

2010-11-29T21:14:00.000-08:00

Hendry Thia,Irene Ang from Phua Chu Kang & 8TV Crew

From Metro Xandria Ooi

Datuk Seri Idris Jala & Family

Datuk Anna Nicole Davids

The Happy People that came & go Regular customers!!

2010-07-31T21:07:00.000-07:00

Latest Map to THE WOK

2010-07-31T20:24:00.000-07:00

Very easy only.Look for GULATIS,OCBC,REBORN Massage,CIMB BANK.I'm just 1 row behind them.

Jess Lifestyle and Photographer

2009-07-16T10:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.benjicajess.com/

Anna C K Lam Famous Food Writer & Blogger

2009-07-10T01:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.what2seeonline.com/2009/07/penang-hawker-food-nyonya-cuisine-the-wok-cafe-kota-damansara/

Customers & Food Blogger

2009-05-28T08:29:00.000-07:00

An Honoured Guest @ The Wok Cafe

2009-05-23T02:31:00.000-07:00

Dato Seri Ong Ka Ting & his wife dinner at The Wok Cafe

New Photo's taken and Updated

2009-05-19T08:03:00.000-07:00

I love some photographs taken by Bloggers.

News from the South.

2009-05-16T11:50:00.000-07:00

Forum from USJ:

http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=26520

New Map Location

2009-05-04T07:56:00.001-07:00

Promotion and Advertisement

2009-05-04T07:52:00.000-07:00

The Star Food Metro

2009-04-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

THOUGH barely four months old, The Wok Cafe already has its own crowd of regulars and diners who just cannot get enough of its authentic Penang nyonya offerings.

Some customers comprise those who frequent Hot Wok Restaurant in Penang — the sister outlet to The Wok Cafe.

Popular: The Penang Prawn Mee Soup.

Both restaurants are run by the Yeoh family, with father Robert, 58, and son Mervyn, 33, being the ones handling the Kota Damansara outlet.

“We have had a lot of requests from close friends and Hot Wok’s regulars to open an outlet in KL, as a number of them reside here,” said Robert.

“We did a one-month survey and discovered that there was potential to create a place where customers could come to enjoy authentic Penang nyonya food.”

The Wok Cafe’s menu features a list of dishes that most Penangites would be familiar with, as well as popular hawker fare like Char Koay Teow, Penang Prawn Mee Soup, Assam Laksa and Penang Chee Cheong Fan.

Penang speciality: The Wok Cafe’s Char Koay Teow.

For appetisers, choose from perennial favourites like Otak-Otak (fish fillet steamed with egg, aromatic leaves, lemongrass and coconut milk), Lor Bak (crispy pork rolls marinated with five-Chinese spices in beancurd sheets) and Perut Ikan (tangy and spicy vegetable goulash with local fish tripe and roe).

There are also mouthwatering soups like Kiam Chye Boey (tangy salted cabbage mustard leaves soup with roasted pig trotters) and Chap Chai Soup (mixed vegetables soup with seafood, fishball and pork).

The cafe’s recommendations for main dishes would include house specialities like Kerabu Mango (spicy fresh mango salad with dried shrimp) and Jiu Hoo Char (turnips with carrots, cabbage, mushrooms and dried cuttlefish, served with Chinese lettuce and sambal).

Other dishes include Gulai Tumis Fish (choice of fish fillet or stingray in tamarind-based sambal curry with ladies finger) and Assam Big Prawns (pan-fried tamarind caramelised prawns served with cucumber and sambal belacan).

Colourful dessert: Ais Kacang is also on the menu.

A meal would never be complete without dessert, which includes Ais Kacang (a refreshing concoction of shaved ice, sarsi sugar, nutmeg slices, cincau, peanuts, jelly, atap seed, evaporated milk, ice cream and cendol), Sago Nangka and Cendol with Gula Melaka.

To ensure the authenticity of its dishes, the cafe brings in a fortnightly supply of ingredients and spices like the Chinese five-spices, cincalok, belacan and sesame oil from Penang.

The Wok Cafe’s Penang flavours encompasses not only its food and owners (who do most of the cooking), but also its décor.

Everything — from the intricate door frame and partitions, to the tiffin carriers, tea sets, framed photographs, antiques and furniture — are from Robert’s collection for more than 10 years.

Main dish: The house speciality is the Kerabu Mango.

“I got them from houses and shops that were about to be demolished or had no space for such items,” said Robert, who painstakingly restored all the wooden décor by himself.

On why it took more than a decade to open The Wok Cafe after Hot Wok was established, Robert said the family only toyed with the idea after ensuring Hot Wok could be managed by Kelvyn, his younger son, as running a restaurant required a lot of effort and time.

“I had the intention of coming to KL to settle down and establish a cafe offering simpler items like drinks and snacks since last year,” said Mervyn.

“It was my father who suggested that I go all out and open a proper restaurant to give KL a true taste of Penang and its hospitality under one roof.”

Robert also personally attends to customers as he believes it is important to recognise and interact with them.

“Great service is important to ensure the customers feel welcome and that they would return,” he said.

THE WOK CAFE, 26-G, Jalan PJU 5/21, The Strand Damansara, Kota Damansara. (Tel: 03-6142 7388. Website: thewokcafekl.blogspot.com). Business hours: Tues-Sun; 11am-10pm. Closed on Mon. Non-halal.

Chui Leng Rm50 5 meals

2009-04-11T12:10:00.000-07:00

Pictures that speaks a thousand words.

Few more food delights

2009-04-11T11:59:00.000-07:00

Assam Prawns
Gulai Tumis Prawns
Char Hor Fun
Perut Ikan
Hong Bak
Gulai Tumis Fish

Another Food Blogger...

2009-04-11T11:58:00.001-07:00

http://feedmelah.com/blog/2009/03/23/restaurants/selangor/petalingjaya/kota-damansara/penang-nyonya-cuisine-the-wok-cafe-the-strand-damansara-kota-damansara/

Another Famous Food Blogger...

2009-04-02T02:19:00.001-07:00

http://www.foodpoi.com/2009/03/the-wok-cafe-authentic-penang-nyonya-local-cuisine/2/

VKeong the Food Blogger

2009-03-27T12:38:00.001-07:00

http://www.vkeong.com/2009/food-drink/the-wok-cafe-authentic-penang-nyonya-local-cuisine-kota-damansara/#comment-34984

Publish Post

Our very own Famous Malaysia Food Blogger VKeong visited me!

2009-03-16T17:17:00.001-07:00

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Pictures were taken by Vkeong when he visit me on Saturday.My house speciality Penang Prawn Mee,Char Koay Teow,Penang Hokkien Char,Cendol and Sago Nangka

Guang Ming Daily

2009-02-25T07:42:00.000-08:00

Explaination & Interviews In Chinese Newspaper

Location & Map

2009-02-12T08:05:00.001-08:00

Easy to find Map if coming from KL and anywhere of Klang Valley

Hungry? Wok yourself out

2009-02-03T00:13:00.000-08:00

Penang Hokkien Char
Ice Kacang
Penang Char Koay Teow
Penang Assam Laksa
Jiu Hoo Char

The Wok Cafe

2009-02-02T23:40:00.000-08:00

Bring back memories of the 50s cafe in Penang.Serves you the real authentic of Penang cuisine.

The Wok’s new concept that is deceptively simple but involves a complex balance of Nyonya food and local hawker favourites has something for every diner to enjoy. In Asia, where the family is both microcosm and the foundation of society, the experience of sharing a meal both unifies and nurtures. Sharing and enjoying a variety of dishes together is the standard practice in Asian households.

The Wok not only offers our dining guests traditional Penang Nyonya cuisine such as the timeless Jiu Hoo Char, tasty Gulai Tumis Fish, all time favorite Inche Kabin and the appetizing Assam Prawns, but also provides local delights like the Hokkien Prawn Mee, Assam Laksa and Or Kuih with a delicate blend of many special herbs and spices. You have the options to dine with comfort in the air-conditioned area or the Kopitiam setting while enjoying your legendary Curry Kapitan, Perut Ikan and Assam Prawns. You can even slurp down your favorite Hokkien Prawn Mee with a plate of crispy Roasted Pork, completing your meal with a good old cup of Kopi “O”.

It is also a known fact that every diner will reserve some tummy space for desserts. Do try out our special Cendol (Chilled Green Pea Jelly with Red Kidney Beans, topped with Gula Melaka and Coconut Cream), Sago Nangka (Chilled Sago with Fresh Jackfruit in Coconut Cream) or even our Sago Honeydew. We also have homebrewed Chestnut Cane Juice (Ma Tai Tek Chia) and Nutmeg Juice (Lau Hau) are also available to rejuvenate your body system after a hard day's work.

The Wok is the ideal place for gathering as it is always the place for everyone to satisfy his or her sense of taste. Just tell us what you have in mind and we will wok it right for you!

Baba-Nyonya, Peranakan, Straits Chinese are terms related to the culture of the early Chinese immigrants to Malaya in the early nineteenth century. Majority of these immigrants intermarried with the local Malays, Siamese and Indian and later spread throughout the British Straits Settlements to Penang, Malacca and Singapore.

Peranakan means "Straits-born" in Bahasa Melayu and is also used to describe this ethnic illustrious community. The women are known as " Nyonyas " and the men " Babas ". The Straits Chinese culture is neither Chinese nor Malay but rather a curious blend of influences derived from both these cultures which include customs, traditions, arts and crafts and cuisine. The traditional Baba-Nyonyas speak a language known as "Baba Malay", a corruption of Malay and Hokkien words and members of the older generation still use it in daily life.

Their women-folk is easily recognizable with her profusion of ornate floral spray printed sarong (pario), baju kebaya (figure hugging blouse) and chignon.

Nyonya cuisine is an exotic art itself, fusing the distinctive tradition, spices and herbs and culinary skills of the Chinese and Malay. With its unique mixture and preparation, it is only natural that the best of both worlds is manifested in Peranakan cooking which is inevitably timeless and interesting. The experience into the endless variety which combines spicy and non-spicy dishes of curries, fries, soups and stews can be imaginative, tasty and extremely subtle and Nyonyas housewives of the past are fiercely proud of their cuisine. The Penang Nyonyas drew inspiration from Thai cooking style with preference for sour food, hot chilies, fragrant herbs and pungent shrimp paste (belachan).

One should always leave room for desserts because Nyonyas are noted for their gloriously colorful cakes and sweets and sticky delicacies using generous amount of creamy coconut milk!