Cinta Raya, Scoresby

So who says that dining out has to be expensive? Today we tried a new restaurant, Cinta Raya in Scoresby. Cinta Raya serves authentic Malaysian cuisine. On its menu are noodle and rice dishes such as char hor fun, char kuey teow, nasi lemak, mee goreng, as well as main dishes such as salt and pepper squid, fried sambal prawns and stir fried seasonal veges. These main dishes cost around $15 per plate.

Although we were tempted to try the main dishes, we decided to stick to the usual dishes on our maiden visit - char hor fun and char kuey teow. Let's just say that these two dishes act as our barometer of the chef's cooking skills. To get the kind of 'wok hei' required to make the dish a winner is not easy.

Char kuey teow $10.90 - My first bite of this dish tells me I have found a new regular haunt... It is not too greasy, nor too spicy. The chef has used some chai poh in the dish, which I don't find too often in other restaurant's CKT. I loved this, so much so that Gaz nearly didn't get any to sample!


Gaz's Char Hor Fun $10.90 - Gaz thinks that a little salt is required in this one, but I think it tastes great as it is. The table behind next to us also ordered CHF, it looks like one of the more popular dishes in the restaurant. I was impressed that the portion is also bigger than other similar restaurants in the area. I really dislike joints that play Honey I Shrink the Food Portion game with customers.

The bill tonight came to $21.80, which is pretty good for a nice dinner out, don't you think?