Eleven Kitchen Cafe - Halal Chinese Food Johor Bahru [Malaysia]

The Greatest Kon reminded us numerous times that should we visit JB again; we should check out Eleven Kitchen, a Halal eatery. We did in our recent trip and to be frank; we were not impressed by the façade although age has taught me that looks can be deceiving! 

It was after lunch hours and expectedly, the crowd was thinning. Given the location where there was a lack of shopping malls, I doubt you would see many travelers, aside from those with motor vehicles. p.s. I took GRAB. Anyway, here's the food! 

Mushroom Siew Mai - the rare Halal dim sum which we thought we can just order one basket to try. There were six options, with five concentrated on siew mai and one har gow. 

Four pieces for RM8.00; the first thing that came to mind after a bite was the softness of the filling. A few chews later and a sense of familiarity arose; this was like one of those mushroom meat balls that we threw into steamboat! 

Prawn with Butter Cream - it was just Alex and I for this meal, but I knew Alex long enough to know that he often has stomach for prawns and the opportunity was seized when I noted the prawn dishes on the menu!

Ten prawns in total for RM 38.00, the size was decent, batter wasn't overly thick with a slightly spicy kick. Problem was, the butter cream wasn't memorable and it didn't help that the prawn shells were quite hard to peel, which, in the mind of a prawn lover, implied not so fresh prawns.

Kolo Mee Chicken -  which would you think is the main star; the mee or the chicken? Answer: the chicken. The noodle was a bit dry and taste wise; didn't blow us away. Hence, let's award the star to the chicken instead.

Although chunky, the strips of fried chicken were amazing! The meat was tender, and well marinated. So good they were; we actually asked the service staff if they could sell the meat separately! 

Beef Fried Rice - most tables actually have a plate of this beef fried rice and my interest was piqued as most Singapore tze char eateries don't really offer this. Issue for me was more that Alex isn't much of a beef eater and there's a high risk I had to ingest this all by myself.

My worry was unfounded as this was hand-down the best dish we had. Beef was well tenderized and didn't feature the toughness associated with well doneness and every bite of the fried rice permeated with delicious, pepperiness chocked with wok hei! Even Alex was in awe! 

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A filling and satisfying meal no doubt! I would be back for the chicken and the beef fried rice, and maybe their halal bak kut teh! Service, by the way, was great and they spoke good English (in case you are worried as a non Malay speaker like me). 

Address

Jalan Kebun Teh, Larkin, 

80350 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Map

As above.

Menu

As above. 

Pricing

Mushroom Siew Mai - RM 8.00

Prawn with Butter Cream - RM 38.00

Kolo Mee Chicken - RM 8.00

Beef Fried Rice - RM 12.00