Entree Kibbles: D Khas Cafe - Only the BBQ Sea Bass Was Memorable @ Cenang [Langkawi, Malaysia]

A good trip planner would always ensure he / she has identified more than just a few dining establishments so that there would be more choices.

I did for my visit to Langkawi but sometimes, we just don't feel comfortable stepping in; maybe because there were just too many tourists or the so-called 4 to 5-star restaurant appeared too empty. Hence, for dinner on my third day in Langkawi, we went for D Khas Cafe; a half-filled eatery we happened to walk past.

The key reason for patronage - the charcoal grill outside with a display of seafood (fish, squids, prawns etc) on ice. Alex was drawn to it and since he is known to be picky; it's good he's making the decision!

Now, i don't have a gauge on the pricing of seafood unless it's for crab and even then, i wouldn't know how heavy a fish is or how many prawns made up a kilogram. RM 7 for a seabass would be considered cheap? Anyway, ignorant us just ordered one seabass just to play safe.

BBQ style of course even though you could choose to have it fried or steamed too! Remember, barbecuing takes time and let's proceed to order other food.

Pattaya Fried Rice - the picture on the menu, showing a serving of rice wrapped in egg, would have looked extremely appetising to egg-lover Alex and it's a no brainer he would order this.

Frankly, the rice within was bland and you need to actively mix in the eggs and chilli to hype up the flavour. Note, i have had better Nasi Pattaya in Singapore.

Pad Thai Seafood - As Langkawi is closer to Thailand than to mainland Malaysia, i assumed their pad thai would be legit. Assumption is wrong as it tasted nothing like pad thai and the colour was pale-looking like our Singapore hokkien mee! Disappointing!

Mango Stick Rice - Again, another assumption gone wrong. Glutinous rice was too hot while mango was sufficiently sweet although not at the level of sweetness compared to those we get in Bangkok.

Seabass No 1 - there's a reason why i named it no 1 and you would know shortly. After the not too impressive dishes i mentioned above, i wasn't looking forward to the seabass as i thought it might just be another half past six effort by the cafe.

Turned out the fish was incredibly fresh and it shows in the delicious, juiciness of the fish meat hidden underneath the grilled, crispy skin. And the meat goes perfectly with the accompanied chilli sauce!

Seabass No 2 - so good until we requested for a second seabass! Each fish cost us less than RM 50.00 which i thought was reasonable. Would have to ask my mom for her opinion since she visits the wet market more than i do.

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We almost went back for BBQ fish the next day but eventually axed the idea as we didn't have sufficient time with our friend flying back to Singapore a day earlier than us.

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