China House aka KopiCine

last 2 week, mrStewpig backed from Sin-land for his bday~ ^^

as usual, we went explore new cafe like we used to be...  *weeEeee~

KopiCine, previously situated behind Kuan Yin Temple *click here 

has relocated to new place since months ago...

155 Beach Street, further down a bit from Bomba...

the property now named as China House / Kopi C

the new place is WAY bigger !

2 Super-Long old house combined together...

snapped some photos to show how-LONG is this house...

super long house divided into few sessions

we super-lOve this place !

China House is air-conditioned...

I always complaint the old-KopiCine was bit hot...  :P

credit to this !!

the front part are dining place, to the right (another house) is for dinner, more formal...

at the center, they placed a nice big table for pastries...  :)

I supposed they have added more options on the menu...

as I been a while never dine in at KopiCine so I have no idea how their menu looks like before relocated... 

happee Saturday Brunch with my bie~

and bestie, Yc   :)

so sad that I din get to try their Home Made Ice Cream...

from previous 1 flavour - Gula Melaka to now more than 15 flavours !

Yc tried the Eggnoc before, said Super-Nice !!!

but not cheap !

my fav juice !!

I used to have this almost everyday during my study time in Aussie  ^^

best for Detox, by adding 2 small pieces of Ginger to 'koo hong' ~   

*thumbs up

Pineapple, Ginger & Lime Juice , rm10

I always tell my frens, their Tiramisu taste very likely the Tiramisu from Alexis...

multi-layer Tiramisu, with Sugar coasted Almonds on top

ah Kim's fav Quiche !!

and now I made this as fav for mrStewpig too !!

click here for more info about Quiche ~

I can't recall what's the name / ingredients of this Quiche...

something like Salami with Onion~

yum~

 Breakfast Wrap of Omellette, Semi-dried Tomatoes, Eggplant Jam and Rocket ,rm 16

so me ! hahaha... and I'm glad that I ordered this !!!

I love it to bits !!

the eggplant is so juicy !!! the tortilla wrapping a thin slice of omellette and stuffed with grilled veggie !

healthy i likey~

Ginger Bud Pesto Spaghetti with Grilled Chicken Breast

I love this..

reckon the spaghetti noodles texture taste like laksa noodles..

the pesto tastes like laksa too ! maybe caused by the laksa flower...

we were sitting there for quite a while..

to hope that our foods could digest a bit...

so have some room for the homemade Ice Cream...

who knows, suddenly the lady ang mor boss, gave us 3 little pieces of Double Choc Brownie which is just hot from Oven for FREE !!!

so nice !!!

it's so rich ! with some nuts too...

chocolate lover sure love it very much !!

after dessert,

we made a move to tour around the big house !

walk further in from the dining place, surrounded by book selves with books and magazines for customers...

next to it is a lounge for Wine...

not sure if it's ready to serve customer yet...

den another long dining table with sunlight...

good seat for gathering~

Kua Cheong Part:-

it's like crossing a wall to another world...

there's a Big Pond in the house !! can imagine??

same-one-house

some nice garden tables and chairs around pond area...

 after the open area...

we go in to another LOUNGE...

and this is where we love the mOst !!!

still under renovation... probably open for public in Nov / Dec ~

so looking forward   *grrrr

all different chairs, tools and tables...

we snap snap some photos first before it starts business...

hehehe   :P

spotted the Menu-Mirror they used to place at the entrance of the old-KopiCine

my boyfriend's girlfriend...

antique piano~

happee woopee brunch session~

hope I can cel my burfday at this new lounge !!

please open fast !!!!

beside all these, there's a gallery on the upper floor, I didn't go up, but knowing there are some art works displaying for selling...

I should have another post bout here soon... 

cheers, xoxo

a day at MorningtOn, Melbourne

*blush*

it's time for me to blog about my Aussie trip after pending for few months...

was so occupied for the past mths...

busy with works... team building...

dearly grandma passed away  :'(

bestie wedding... and etc etc

this post is about the outing to Mornington on the 2nd day of my Melbourne trip backed in Apr~

Mornington Official Website

a nice place to visit... bout an hour drive from Melbourne...

along the way, there are vineyard, beaches, sight seeing and etc...

always love there~  ^^

we dropped by somewhere to get some take aways coffees to kick start the day~

Eunice & Khai bring us to Montalto Vineyard for lunch...

it was my first time to there...

reckon the wines there are OK but Pizzas are awesome !

it was Sunday, thus kind of crowded.. gotta queue for tables ~

Khai invited some frens to join us for lunch too !

brought stewpig for some walk along the wineries...

too bad.. it's autumn... thus couldn't get to see the beautiful views of grapes everywhere~

very good weather...

sunny day + cold wind = beautiful !!

the beautiful blue sky just like a blue wallpaper !





me lub this pic !   :P





there is a restaurant, indoor, air-conditioned, more to Fine Dining in this vineyard...

we chose to have our lunch at The Piazza and Garden Cafe which serves yummilicious Pizzas~

sat at the wooden table dat nearer to the yard....

enjoy the cold wind under the sun~   ^^

we had Rose Wine and Riesling White Wine~

the Riesling is nice !

Salad as starter ~






Simple Salad with Rocket, Red Onion, Tomatoes, Balsamic Dressing

 






Soup of the day - Cauli Flower and Cream
ooo.. this is fantastic !! creamy yet wouldn't be too milky... smooth and nice !!!

 






Pizza ~ Lamb, potato, bacon & rosemary - $18

 



Pizza ~ Lamb, potato, bacon & rosemary - $18






Pizza ~  Smoked Salmon, onion, citrus mayonnaise & capers - $20

 



Pizza ~ Salami, mushroom, bocconcini & fresh rocket - $18

yum yum Tiramisu~

Homemade Chocolate Brownie with heaps of Peanuts, served with Cream

the cake itself tasted not bad but we all find it quite weird with the peanuts part...

wondering why they chose peanuts instead of walnut or macadamia... not for our liking !

cont our road trip~

Khai stopped by here.. where I got no idea where is it...

part of Mornington Peninsula of course...

came down for the cars, and had some chit-chat on the goodie weather ~

Aussie life is just so relaxing ~ expecially on a Easter Sunday~ hahaha

our ride throughout the trip~

Mornington Beach...

to snap some photos with the colourful tiny huts along the beach...

the nicest huts are actually all at Brighton Beach instead..

but we were bit lazy to drive there for picture...

the huts are mainly to keep the boat, or some ppl call it bathing boxes...

off to Sorrento next...

also my first time to here...

it has a pier with  many boats...

people came here for fishing, dolphin sea trips and etc...

we had a quick tour at Sorrento thus didn't know much bout here...

but definitely a nice place to visit....

click here for more info~

this pastries shop is famous with selling the BEST Vanilla Slices ...

they selling foods, sandwiches, varieties of pastries, and beverages...

but alot of ppl purposely travel there for their Vanilla Slice...

Vanilla Slice

it's filled with Vanilla Custard, usually has only top and bottom of pastry layer... The sweet is often dusted with icing sugar... we were kinda disappointed... as the slices did not impress us at all..

according to Eunice, it rily dídn't taste as nice as it used to be... found several pastries shops in city that served nicer slices...

don't mind to give it a second chance... could be caused of the busy weekend...

as after that day, I still see many frens visitting there for their slices...   :)

the sky was getting dark, and we off to Springvale for some Vietnamese foods as dinner.. which i gonna blog in other post~   :)