YTL Pangkor Laut: The Food

Lunch @ Red Ruby Restaurant, Ayer Tawar

We stopped by Red Ruby Restaurant,  Ayer Tawar for lunch.

the signature red wine chicken meesuah

 



sweet sour pork rice

cheeky boy in his good mood

Buffet breakfast @ Feast Village

Breakfast was buffet style, served at Feast Village. I still prefer made-to-oder breakfast in YTL Cameron Highlands Resort.  But to be fair,  the buffet breakfast at Pangkor Laut Resort was not bad. We found that the Indian corner served delicious food. On the first morning we had tosai and the second day we had roti jala. Both was awesome and we helped ourselves with second serving. For drink, I went to the juice station where I could pick my favourite fresh fruits. On the other hand, hubby had enjoyed his cup of freshly brewed cappuccino.

fruit juice station

buns and pastry

 



tosai with curry

 



omelette and sausage

 



cheese and cracker

 



roti jala and curry

 



squid balls and hash brown

 



seasoned fruits

 



cappuccino

 



Phin Zhe had his own breakfast

 



sweet and juicy

 

Lunch @ Chapman's Bar

On the second day morning, we went to Emerald Bay. When it was lunch time, we just walked to Chapman's bar. Located under the shade of spreading boughs right on the foreshore of Emerald Bay, Chapman's Bar was the perfect choice for a light lunch. Coupled with beachside setting under umbrellas, warm sand between toes and gentle breeze, the lunch experience was relaxing and unique. 
 





Satay

 



Morocon lamb wrap

 



Beef burger

 



Chocolate ice cream

 



Phin Zhe eating his pasta

 

Lunch @ Royal Bay Beach Club

Overlooking the infinity pool and sea villas, this was where we had our lunch before the return boat. We arranged to have lunch here because it was closer to the jetty.
 





portobella mushroom salad

 



Club burger

 



Royal Club sandwich

 



cheesecake

 

 

Dinner @ Uncle Lim's kitchen

For dinner, we were given a choice between Uncle Lim's kitchen and Feast Village. I had read many good reviews and stories about Uncle's Lim, so we decided to have Nyonya and Hock Chew Chinese cuisine for the 2 nights. Uncle Lim is Pangkor Laut Resort's first employee and even today, he is still the one supervising the kitchen. And we were glad we did that, it was a satisfying meal. The dishes came in generous portion and the taste was amazing. We also ordered a pot of Pu-Er tea to go with the dishes. Strongly recommended!
 



entrance of the beautiful restaurant

 



nice ambiance

 



camchore

 



fish maw soup

 



scallops and asparagus in XO sauce

 



Uncle Lim’s aromatic style fish

chicken calamansi

 



beef in spicy sauce

 



banana fritters

 



mango pudding

 

 

So, if you were to ask, will you go back to Pangkor Laut Resort again? My answer is Yes. I would love too because of the beautiful room, breathtaking Emerald Bay and Uncle Lim's kitchen. :)

YTL Pangkor Laut: one island one resort

After the wonderful experience at YTL Cameron Highlands Resort(read more about my trip here), we decided to visit YTL Pangkor Laut Resort the following year. We took the 3D2N residents' package in Aug '13 which we both think that it was worth every single penny. Since we had taken many pictures during the trip, so I would let the pictures to do the talking.

Pangkor Laut Resort's Lumut Office

Once we arrived at Pangkor Laut Resort's office at Marina island pangkor, we were greeted by the smiling and helpful stuffs. Then they helped to unload our luggages from the car, transfer it to the boat and send it to our resort room, we did not need to take care of our luggages at all. This was definitely helpful especially when you had an active toddler to run after.

 

 feeding Phin Zhe lunch while we enjoyed the welcome drinks

 

 Phin Zhe was running barefooted in the modern and comfortable lounge.

 

 He likes this chair!

 

Boat transfer

 

We took the 1pm scheduled boat and it took around 15 minutes to reach Pangkor Laut island.

 

 

Arriving, lobby and briefing

 



 We had arrived one island one resort.

 

There was a dedicated stuff for each couples/family. While the stuff gave us some simple briefing, Phin Zhe was trying to explore the lobby. I did have a mild complaint about the 3pm check in time. It was 2pm and the stuff suggested us to go for lunch, but I rejected him politely since we had have our lunch. Luckily he managed to arrange the room for us. Check out was by 11am, did they need 4 hours for housekeeping? I did not know. I just knew that Phin Zhe needed an afternoon nap. ;)

 

Villa

 

When we reached the room, we found out that we were upgraded to beach villa(instead of garden villa that I had booked).

 

"Featuring a private balcony with deck chairs, a large bathroom with a separate shower and a large bathtub open to the elements, these villas have a breathtaking view of the sea......." captured from YTL website.

 

 ample place for Phin Zhe to run and play

 

 We dumped all the bath toys to the open air bath tub and turned it to a children water pool.

 

Library

 

There was a big library adjacent to the lobby. Resort guests can read books, daydream or online in the library. We did not spend much time here as we had enough activities to keep us busy.

 

 with enough day beds and seatings

 

 another angle of the library

 

Game room

 

As compare to the YTL Cameron Highlands Resort, this playroom had very little toys. But the guests should have no complaint as they had many other choices, beach, tennis court, swimming pool etc. 

 

 Well, it was still able to please little boy like Phin Zhe.

 

But they did have computers for you to check emails or facebook.

 

On-island transportation

 

There was a few waiting points where you can get a shuttle to drop you to your destinations. I strongly suspected that they had installed a spy camera somewhere because the wait time was really short. 

 

 camwhoring while waiting to be picked up

 

 

Swimming pool

 



We had two swimming sessions at this pool overlooking the sea villas. It was a short walk from beach villa where we stayed.

 

Emerald bay

 

Emerald bay, known as one of the most beautiful beaches in Malaysia. Actually it was a secluded beach at another side of the island, but we went to the beach everyday without fail. Everytime when we reached the beach, the stuff would lay the blue towels on the beach chairs and leave us a bucket of chilled drinking water. We love Emerald bay to the max, charming, quiet and clean. I felt that all the stress had just melted away.

 



 Phin Zhe at the beach

 

 Dad and son playing sand

 

 snapped this beautiful moment from the beach chair

 

 while they were having fun, I was lazing on the beach chair.

 

 what were they looking at?

 

 carrying water for his sand castle

 

Spa Village

 

The stay at Pangkor Laut resort would not be complete without a visit to the award winning Spa Village. I did not bring my camera along during the spa as I wanted to enjoy the spa to the fullest. But I can assure you that the spa was world class standard, the environment was much better than YTL Cameron Highlands Resort. Every spa treatment came with a 45 minutes pre-treatment, where it included foot bath and foot pounding, Malay Cold Bath, Japanese Bath, Rotenburu Pool and Shanghai Scrub. The room or space for each of this sessions were so well designed that I felt so relax and refreshed even before the massage. :) Do note that the spa service is not included in the residents' package, I booked it online to enjoy the early bird special.

 



 spa village's entrance

 

If you wish to have more privacy, do consider spa villa. Children below 16 years old is not allowed in spa village. But other places in the resort are child friendly.

 

the last picture I took at the spa reception before I locked my camera in the spa locker

 



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