There’s always room for a good Malay restaurant in KL especially one that is State-centric like Cengkih. There are all manner of Johorean goodies to feast on in this restaurant which is fabulous for someone like me who sometimes just want a good mee rebus Johor or a decent soto to sink my teeth into.
D’Cengkih opens early (yay!) which means you can have soto for breakfast. Most places that serve this dish usually only have it available for lunch or dinner. And the soto here is GOOD. Great soup and they serve it with bergedil (like they should) with killer-spicy sambal kicap. Only thing is there are no nuts in it and I like a bit of crunch with my soto. So my suggestion is ask for a side of nuts from the nasi lemak spread to douse liberally in your soto.
I also recommend the mee rebus. The gravy here might not be as thick as the famous Haji Wahid mee rebus but I find little else to complain about. The gravy is noteworthy, yellow-thick with a drizzle of black soy sauce and then you have lovely textures from the tofu, green chillies and crunchy bits of fried dough. Definitely a crave-buster and I know a person who only comes here to eat the mee rebus.
On the rice side, there’s a delicious spread everyday…
Courtesy of FriedChillies
