Restaurant Tiong An (Tiong An Coffee House) — Restaurant in Iskandar Puteri

While exploring the eateries in Taman Perling area, we discovered Restoran Tiong An as one of our breakfast places in Johor Bahru. Every visit was present with their friendly servers and quick service.

Restaurant Tiong An (Tiong An Coffee House)

With a brown colour theme and cement screed flooring, Tiong An had given diners like us a nostalgic feel of an old-school coffee house.

Interior

Should you look around in the Coffee House, you will notice some old-school items like this that is eye-catching to our eyes.

If you are keen on some sweets or even biscuits, do help yourselves from the jars. Tiong An offers them free of charge for their customers.

During a period, they were serving free Cheng Tng and Barley Water to their customers.

One of us was missing this traditional gem biscuits and took this for sharing.

By looking into Tiong An Cafe's Menu, be sure that you will be spoilt of choices.

While such beverages in Singapore seem rare and uncommon, it's the reverse in Malaysia. Perk up your morning with a traditional cup of butter coffee like this!

Butter Coffee 古香奶油咖啡 - RM 4

While some of us is having coffee, some of us have tea too.

Kind of regretted ordering this drink as it was not the kind of Cendol we had in Singapore. There were 3 layers with the top portion being the Cendol Coconut Jelly, the middle with milk and the bottom with Gula Melaka. It tasted weird to me, especially on the milk portion.

Cendol 煎惹三色奶 - RM 8.50

How about having instant noodles in a claypot with egg added? You can try their version of Maggi Mee Goreng, either in spicy or non-spicy form.

Maggi Mee Goreng (Dry) 招牌祖传快熟面 - RM 7.50

The toast was crispy and savoury with its cheese, ham and Mayo.

Cheese Ham Mayo Whole Bread 芝士火腿美乃滋全麦面包 - RM 8.30

Cheesy and yummy toast with some hints of pepper. Order this!

Potato Chicken Toast 马铃薯鸡肉三明治 - RM 8.80

Nasi Lemak without a lot of ingredients. Simple! The rice is fragrant though and went well with the chilli.

Nasi Lemak with Egg 鸡蛋椰浆饭 - RM 6.90

Not a bad choice if you are looking for Fried Kueh Tiow in the morning. It's tasty even though there was not much ingredients.

Kueh Tiow Goreng 炒果条 - RM 9.20

One of the team's favourite dishes to order as the dish carries a light and savoury fragrant without being too spicy. The mixed vegetables and rice cake goes well with the delectable gravy.

Lontong Sayur 印尼什锦菜- RM 9.80

A combination of Bee Hoon in Chicken Soup and I requested them to be served without chilli. The serving was rather plain with cabbages, boiled egg and chicken as ingredients, topped with roasted peanuts. Thai Lime was also given in the soup.

Soto Ayam 印尼鸡汤 - RM 9.80

For so many trips here to Tiong An, we have been focusing on the similar bread and dishes till I decided to try out their Nasi Goreng even though its quite unusual that I will like to have such dish for breakfast. Well, let's do it. The Nasi Goreng is fragrant and fried in mixed vegetables, topped with sunny side up egg.

Nasi Goreng Tiong An 招牌炒饭 - RM 10.80

The scrambled eggs were sandwiched in between the triangular toast. Those eggs were creamy and moist. Yummy!

Egg Sandwich whole wheat bread 鸡蛋三明治全麦面包 - RM 5.30

Our friend caught us by surprise for craving this for his breakfast. The drumsticks were dry but the meat was close to the taste of KFC. This is also their recommended Special Snack on the menu.

Crispy Fried Chicken Set 香脆炸鸡套餐 - RM 12.90

It's an opened tuna sandwich, Tuna was spread on lettuce evenly on top of the bread with a mixture of spring onions.

Tuna Sandwich 吞拿鱼三明治 - RM 6.80

There are many dishes we have not tried. I guess there will be many chances, we will be back...

Don't let the crowd deceive you. Or could it be due to the public holiday. Maggi Mee(RM5. 90)(recommended?) was a small Maggi mee portion served in a clay pot with just an egg and some pieces of green vege - not something almost everyone can cook at home. The honey butter toast didn't seem to come with any honey at all or did they use the cheapest honey(where bees are fed sugar water or honey adulterated with sugar) which just tastes a bit sweet. Ordered the special nasi lemak but they came back 5 mins later saying out of order. Ordered ayam penyet instead(RM10. 90) . I wonder if they realise the most important feature is not being pounded or smashed but just fried and juicy. It was just the driest chicken breast I have tasted in a long time. Chendol (RM6. 90) was a small portion in a thin glass. Lacks richness in taste due to possibly low grade Gula Malacca mixed with brown sugar(must be the strange taste) . Only saving grace was the thick nescafe. Food service was terribly slow and waitress repeated apologised(even though we didn't rush them) saying something about...

As we were on a quick getaway to JB without our kids, we decided to explore a new spot for local breakfast. After a quick online search, we found Restaurant Tiong An, drawn by its inviting surroundings and the promise of authentic local fare.

The menu was creatively presented, resembling a newspaper with an array of choices spread across several pages.

We ordered their famous “Maggi Mee,” which was simply fabulous (definitely not the healthiest option, but sometimes you just have to indulge!).

Upon discovering they served coffee with butter, I decided to break my coffee hiatus and give it a try. It was worth it—splendid, with a rich and satisfying flavor.

The toast was average, like any regular toast, but the otak was a highlight, seemingly freshly made and delicious.

We attempted to order Mee Siam, but unfortunately, it was out of stock.

The restaurant is kid-friendly, offering free biscuits and a variety of them too, making it a great spot for families.

Overall, we had a good experience and would definitely...