Dine with Annna

I’m sure The Life Cafe is no alien to most Kuchingnites for its Blasting Spicy Noodle (Ma Lak Mien). If you don’t know anything about the Blasting Spicy Noodle (=..=|||), then you MUST read my entry on The Life Cafe which I contributed in EOK.

The Life Cafe is a Taiwanese cuisine eatery in Kuching. To date, it has two outlets in Kuching;. The first one in the City centre which is located in an old shophouse beside a Chinese temple (just behind Star Cineplex). The new outlet is Brighton Square, Jalan Song.

Life Cafe @ Brighton Square

I prefer the new location. Two reasons:

1. Now, I can enjoy a bowl of yummilicious spicy noodle without worrying about parking issue. Although there are times I had to park behind someone’s car because I am lazy to walk from FTMS.
2. New spot for supper after class =X

Dine with Annna

I’ve been to the Life Cafe, Brighton Square three times. If it’s not for the crowd, I would go more often. Heehee..

The crowd

It’s always so packed every time I dine in (even after 9.30pm). There was once I had to wait for about 10 minutes to get a seat! So, yeah, it’s that packed. As Kuchingkia as possible (AKAP), people tend to “pick” seats. In this case, just sit when there’s available seats. Plus, AKAP, people don’t just order, eat, pay the bill and leave. The typical us who are AKAP, we order, eat, drink, chit chat, make sure the seats are warm enough before we get the bill and leave.

Life Cafe Order Form

Because we are just AKAP, instead of waiting for us to decide what to eat, the waitress would leave the menu and order form on the table. The waiter would come over to collect the order form once we filled it in.

Jasmine Green Tea @ RM3.50

The Jasmine Green Tea I had was uber sweet! Sadly, I finished it within few sip (had to control from drinking too much before my noodle arrive). Honestly, the drinks are expensive. Why? It’s such a small glass for the price of RM3.50 which is obviously just tea and sugar syrup with ice. =X

Personalised glass mat

They even have their own personalised glass mat which adds in the uniqueness of the cafe apart from its interior decors.

Interior decor - bamboo wall/dividers

Paper Lantern lightings

My main focus in Life Cafe is none other than the Spicy Noodle (Ma Lak Mien).

Life Cafe Spicy Noodle @ RM6.90

It’s not easy to find a good bowl of delicious and spicy (which is spicy enough for me) ma lak mien in Kuching. The Life Cafe so far has the up-to-expectation spicy noodle.

Da Lak - big spicy

The Life Spicy Noodle consist of minced pork with sliced mushroom, spicy sauce, topped with spring onions and fried onions. The noodle has 3 degree of spiciness to choose from: Xiao Lak (Little spicy); Zhong Lak (Medium spicy) and Da Lak (Big spicy). Alternatively, there’s also Chao Lak (Blasting Extra spicy). The bigger the spiciness, the spicier it is.

Chao Lak - Blasting Extra Spicy

From the two pichas, Da Lak and Chao Lak ma lak mien, you can see the differences. The Chao Lak Mien is redder than the Da Lak Mien. As Chao as it is, it is damn blasting!

spicy ingredient - dried chillies

The source of my “au natural” botox.

Zha Dao!

Memang best! The cafe is well air conditioned, but I still sweat from the ma lak mien. See those kishable lips. *LAMAO*

If hot and spicy is not your kind of taste, you can try their other specialties range of noodles.

Life Cafe Dry Noodle @ RM6.90

This is the non-spicy version of ma lak mien. It tasted the same as the ma lak mien, just not spicy at all. Bro had this and he described it as, “just like kolo mee but with different toppings and noodle”. *LAMAO*

mushroom

The Life Dry Noodle consist of minced pork with sliced mushrooms, shredded cucumber and carrots topped with spring onions and fried onions. I’m not sure if anyone realised or able to taste it, the noodle is mixed with vinegar. So, I guess that’s how Bro describe the dry noodle is like “kolomee”.

Life Cafe Shanghai Noodle @ RM6.90

The Life Cafe Shanghai Noodle consists of minced pork with sliced mushroom and green veggies topped with loads of spring onions and fried onions.

Onioness

Too plain for my liking. *adds chillies*

Every bowl of noodles come with these side dishes:

Side dish: Cucumber & Carrot Pickles

Delicious especially with my ma lak mien. If only this is generously served in bigger portion. Hakhakhak..

Side dish: Soup of the day

In my three visits, we were served with three different soup. AhA! which I can conclude that this must be the soup of the day *Briing Briing* One great thing I like about the soup is SEAWEED.

Their noodles are handmade and it’s very delicious. Like the meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee here!

Better stop talking so much about me mee and brag more on their other dishes. Apart from noodles, the Life Cafe  do serve rice. There are varieties of menu with rice – which I haven’t tried yet because every visit I only order ma lak mien. They serve vegetarian food as well.

There are also some other side orders dishes to go with your fulfilling meal. One of my favourite from the menu is the fried dumplings.

Pork and Leek Fried Dumplings @ RM5.50 for 6 pieces

The dumplings come in six and served with some pickles and their special sauce (grinded ginger with black vinegar). I still prefer sliced vinegar with black vinegar =X Some prefer chopped garlic with light soya sauce.

There are three types of vinegar to choose from; Pork, Cabbage, or combination of Pork and Leek.

Porkish and Leekish

Aiyaaaaa.. Seeing this picha makes me want to go back there to gain extra KGs again. *LAMAO*

Life Cafe @ Brighton Square
Sublot 28, Lot 7691, Block 16,
KCLD Brighton Square, Jalan Song,
93350 Kuching, Sarawak.

Tel: +6 082 285 688

Business Hour: 9am – 12am