Lunch At Vintage Coffee & Bread

Last Friday morning, my friends and I visited a old friend who have moved into a home for the elderly. We spent some time chatting and encouraging this friend and left when it was time for them to have their lunch. We hope he will feel much better and we will be back to visit him soon.

 From the home, we drove back to town for lunch. When we entered the cafe, there was only a couple taking their lunch there. After ordering our food, it was time for me to enjoy and to take snapshots of the decorations in the cafe. 

 This is a traditional water boiler for making tea and coffee, which is found in most Chinese coffee shops. Some traditional coffee shops are still using this water boiler.

 This boiler is now on display as a decoration. Even the pink potty is used as an umbrella holder (the one holding the red umbrella).

 Here I got to taste the traditional Hainanese coffee served together with one of the lunch set we ordered. On the shelf above, are fresh Chinese white bread kept in the plastic bags. Sorry, not for sale.

 A granite mortar and pestle on the floor, a food carrier on the table and a antique straw hat.

 A typewriter, some miniature beer bottles, a hot water flask (red) and a tapioca smoking pipe, etc.

 Choose from here whatever pies, puffs, or quiche you want to order.

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For 3 people, we ordered the following items to share.

 1st set - All Day Breakfast with a cup of hot coffee @ RM 13.

This set consists of a long sausage, 2 pieces of ham, an egg, toast, a piece of butter, tomato and cucumber slices, and 3 small pieces of watermelon. My friends do not drink coffee, so I had the coffee.

 2nd set - Signature Hainan Chicken Chop @ RM 17.90

It was served with some toast, cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes, a bowl of ABC soup, and a glass of drink (my friend chose barley).

The 3rd friend ordered an orange juice at RM 4.50

 Add on #1 - 1 chicken pie @ RM 5.50

 Add on #2 - a kaya (coconut & egg jam) puff @ RM 1.20

 Add on #3 - a crispy durian cream puff @ RM 5.50

Add on #4 - 1 set of toast with butter & kaya @ RM2.50 (no photo)

A glass of plain water @ RM 1.00

We also bought and took away 3 small tubs of kaya jam @ RM22.50

and 6 pieces of kaya puff @ RM 7.20

 Half way through our lunch, all the tables were occupied.

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Brunch With Old Friends At Kafe Ray Of Hope, Bercham, Ipoh.

This morning I had brunch with 2 of my very old friends. I have known both of my friends for many years, about 42 to 44 years of friendship. If I am not mistaken, the last time we met was about a year ago. Since the 3 of us are now retirees, hopefully from now onward we will get to meet more often.

We met at one of the friend's house and we all got into my car. Someone who knows the way directed us to Kafe Ray of Hope in Bercham. This is our first visit. I have been wanting to visit but only got the opportunity to do so today.

Pandan Nasi Lemak Ayam Rendang @ RM 11.00

Both my friends ordered this dish which was on the "Today's Special". When it was brought to our table, we could smell the nice aroma of the pandan rice.

Chicken Chop Rice/Fries @ RM 14.00

Finally, I decided to try this dish. There is a choice for rice or fries and I chose fries.

Freshly baked Cream Puffs.

We ordered 3 cream puffs to try. Good because the cream was not very sweet.

3 cups of Hot Honey Lemon @ RM 5.00 each.

This excerpt is from Ray of Hope facebook page:

Ray of Hope is a non-profit, non-religious multiracial centre set up with the sole objective of giving hope to people with learning difficulties. We offer sheltered training to individuals with learning disabilities through our cafe, bakery and restaurant. Ray of Hope currently consists of 3 operating units in Ipoh - (1) Learning Centre @ Bercham, (2) Hala Cafe & Bakery @ Bercham and (3) Restaurant @ Old Town. Our Learning Centre is located at 24, Persiaran Bercham Selatan 31, Taman Sri Kurau, Bercham, 31400 Ipoh, Perak. 

 Front page of food menu.
Off Day - Sundays.

Direction to Kafe Ray of Hope for those who are interested.

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