Kolam 77, Restoran Sawadee 88 @ Jalan Chan Sow Lin, KL

November 2, 2009 By 21 Comments

Kolam 77

Kolam 77,  fishing pond, Off Jalan Chan Sow Lin, is spanking new.. When you see the sign however, you will get a rude shock. Don’t let the dirty rubbish put you off.. if you stick to the ‘off the beaten track’ side road for just a little whilst more, you will be rewarded with great food! Kolam 77 is a Fish Farm.. where people go to fish, obviously. However, they also have a new 3 week old Thai restaurant which serves really rather good food.  So far we have not had that great experiences with Fish Farm Thai Food restaurants. The food just seems to have been sub-par and rather expensive.

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Here we are Kolam 77, several months old. Fishing area that is both shady and comfortable for the avid ‘fisherman’;)

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This place even has a pool table.
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See what I mean? The place is comfortable, tastefully designed and extremely airy even in the heat of day. Mr Lim the manager is an enthusiastic and friendly man. We had a great time chatting with him that day.

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A map to help you find the location.

DSC05259We were served the Pandan Chicken, piping hot. We found the portions a little too small. Taste wise just so-so.

DSC05264Otak otak! This was a pleasant surprise. The otak-otak was oozing seafood freshness and sweetness.. not your conventional processed otak-otak, but rather one that was packed with seafood.

DSC05269You will see chunks of fish, crab, prawn and squid falling out of the sweet centre as you break into it. If that does not get your saliva going, I don’t know what will.

DSC05266Fried Tong Fun (glass noodles) – more Chinese style than Thai style. I liked the fragrant stinky sotong/squid (the kind that is BBQ-ed to give it that fishy aroma) and the generous amount of seafood, yet again, in it. All I can keep thinking to myself is ‘value for money’.

DSC05274Steamed Sotong in chili hot, sweet and sour sauce. The mint leaves and basil made this dish phenomenally good. They left the roe of the sotong in the sotong (which resembles some goey, white semi-translucent matter) which is apparently the ‘good stuff’ in the sotong. I beg to differ. I did not find the roe appealing. Cumi liked it a lot… said it had the texture of collagen..

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Paku Pakis- fried with loads of prawn and belacan. Nice but a little too oily for me.

DSC05281When the cock grazed my leg, I jumped in surprise. Most ladies would;)

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Finally, some nice refreshing and cooling Leong Fun jelly dessert, on the house. – why thank you Mr Lim, how kind! A fantastic lunch, inclusive of a large bottle of Heineken, for just under RM90. I would say that this place serves great Chinese Thai food – Northern Thai Style. C&c would highly recommend it to anybody looking to blow their brains out over a spicy Thai meal! If you’d like it spicier, just let Mr. Lim know.
At the time of this publication, the menu had not been printed and they only have less than 10 dishes to recommend. Mr. Lim says he will be adding more dishes when a menu comes out. We suggested to have individual dishes for the lunch crowd. Apparently the chef  here is from Chiang Mai with decades of experience in the kitchens of banquet restaurants and hotels in Thailand. Apparently all the ingredients except produce and meat  are direct from Thailand. We can only hope they keep the standard up so that we can keep coming here.
Kolam 77,
Restoran Sawadee 88,
Jalan 5, Off Jalan Chan Sow Lin,
KL.
Contact No – Kindly refer to the map above.
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Comments

  1. Brother B says:
    November 3, 2009 at 2:31 am

    The food looks good but if the environment is too dirty, i will not go, not in this civilised age when it is NOT OK to eat by rubbish dump or next to the drain.
    The onus is on the restaurant owners to clean up their place and not expect customers to bear with it.

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  2. Sean says:
    November 3, 2009 at 3:03 am

    ooh, i lurrrrrve sotong roe! it seems kinda difficult to find at restaurants. i haven't had it since my childhood days, in the sotong dishes that my grandma used to make

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  3. CUMI & CIKI says:
    November 3, 2009 at 3:12 am

    Brother B:
    I am not sure the mess belongs to the restaurant. It belongs to Chan Sow Lin :P

    Sean:
    really? ewww.. u can have mine! LOL

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  4. thule a.k.a leo says:
    November 3, 2009 at 3:55 am

    was it hot to dine there??? I will melt if it's too stuffy :(

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  5. Selba says:
    November 3, 2009 at 4:17 am

    Looks an interesting place though with all those mess, hehehe…

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  6. Nic (KHKL) says:
    November 3, 2009 at 4:54 am

    i tell ya, only C&C are able to find such exotic places to eat! the sotong is darn appealing! can u pls let us join your makan trips next time? priority to your monkey family members (aka me) ya! ;D

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  7. ~Christine~Leng says:
    November 3, 2009 at 5:02 am

    i was looking out for more Thai food to try on! Chinese Thai food was something I craved for suddenly ;)
    Jalan 5.. hmm, think I know where since the steamed fish head in at Jln 3… ^^ thanks for recommending!

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  8. J says:
    November 3, 2009 at 5:28 am

    Tsk tsk. You should tell the restaurant owner / manager that he has to be more careful where he puts his… erm… chicken. :) :)

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  9. 3 hungry tummies says:
    November 3, 2009 at 5:32 am

    Another to visit place when I return next :)
    thanks!!!

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  10. thenomadGourmand says:
    November 3, 2009 at 5:51 am

    i love sotong roe too~ an acquire taste yea? ;)
    And i agree! cheap cheap cheap! I like!

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  11. foodbin says:
    November 3, 2009 at 6:25 am

    a real hidden gem.

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  12. qwazymonkey says:
    November 3, 2009 at 6:48 am

    How on earth u guys find this place is beyond me. Ayam begging u, puhlese bling me arong on yer adventures neck time.

    Xoxo,
    blahder banana

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  13. UnkaLeong says:
    November 3, 2009 at 8:02 am

    It's in da boondocks aitalyu…the boondocks! Hahah, haven't gone out for makan with you all in a bits lar…I feel an invite kambing my way? ;)

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  14. J2Kfm says:
    November 3, 2009 at 8:44 am

    i've had the same otak-otak style of seafood souffle in Kelantan, of all places.
    surprisingly, no unpleasant stench of lemongrass in there, so it was all good! :)
    sorry AWOL, still can't rid myself of this phobia ….

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  15. mimid3vils says:
    November 3, 2009 at 8:46 am

    The otak-otak really surprising me !!! SO many seafood inside!!

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  16. CUMI & CIKI says:
    November 3, 2009 at 9:27 am

    thule:
    nope, extremely airy even in the hot noon day sun

    selba:
    msia is like that la .. some areas are just appalling!

    nic:
    where was the monkey ? the monkey in sing.. how to invite.. chis!

    Christine:
    No problemo:)

    J:
    yar man.. let his cock touch my leg.. chis! hehe

    3 hungry tummies:
    people got one, you got 3 tummies ar.. no wonder you always hungry

    TNG:
    another roe lover! eeks

    foodbin:
    nice huh;)

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  17. CUMI & CIKI says:
    November 3, 2009 at 9:29 am

    Qmunkey:
    aiyyah alwys bring you wat, mah bruvver:)

    unka:
    last time i called u .. u not free mah.. chis

    j2kfm:
    ur farnee la.. u spend a lot of time in thais but u hate lemongrass.. how? i can just see u picking it out of ur food:P

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  18. babe_kl says:
    November 3, 2009 at 10:12 am

    gee, i just cant imagine a place like this amongst all the kilang in chan sow lin LOL

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  19. backStreetGluttons says:
    November 4, 2009 at 3:22 am

    That was one lucky cock , yes ?
    still wandering around

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  20. week fook::pahang says:
    November 28, 2009 at 10:02 am

    想不到KL市中心附近还有这美的环境>.<东西真的很好吃服务又不错,
    喜欢吃太国餐的朋友真的直得吃咯。

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  21. 晓婷 says:
    November 28, 2009 at 10:19 am

    朋友带我去吃,味道真的很好,我想吃的泰国菜这里都有.最意外的是吃饱了还有泰式脚底按摩呢!开心…

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