Cawan Mas Coffee — Restaurant in Johor

507 Roti Pratha with Curry Sauce = RM5.50 505 Lontong Goreng = RM10.50 251 Cawanmas Home Blend Coffee (No Sugar) = RM8.90

SST Tax = RM1.49

This is Big Eatery Nicely Renovated in a 马来风味 Style and Cleanly Maintained. There were quite a Few Customers even at 11.00am on a Thursday.

The Staffs are Friendly. Among them is a Very Adorable Makcik who was Especially Friendly and Welcoming. She was the first to come greet me "Good Morning" and even when she was wearing a Mask, I could still "see" her Cute Smile.

Coffee was first to be served after 4 Mins, and both Lontong and Pratha were up in 5 Mins. Everything was served up in 5 Mins.

251 Cawanmas Home Blend Coffee (No Sugar) = RM8.90

Served in a Small Cup and has a Nice Roasted Coffee Bean Smell. Appearance looks Diluted but its not. Taste is Milky, and has what I would describe as a "Creamy Deep Bitterness" thats Not Overly Bitter. Quality is Decent.

507 Roti Pratha with Curry Sauce = RM5.50

The Pratha Curry is Watery but Woo!! This is Spicy! In fact, when I first tasted it, the Spiciness immediately attacked my Throat and sting hard and linger long. Woo! This Curry is Fierce! It has a Nice Curry Aroma. I thought the Curry tasted somewhat Sweetish.

The Sambal has a Sweetish Saltish Taste. More Sweet than Salty. Mildly Spicy, Has a Smooth Texture with no Grittiness. This taste like a Sambal you'd eat for Nasi Lemak. Not Bad Sambal if you like the Sweetish Type.

The Pratha itself is Good Quality. Dough is the Soft type and Not Doughy and has a Delightful Outer Crispy Layer. The Crispiness is like Small Little Crackling Crispy 脆脆 type of Texture. The Dough itself has a Nice 油香味 and it tastes good by itself Kosong even without any Curry or Sauce.

Dipping this Pratha into the Curry drenches it and it soaked up the Curry deeply like a Sponge and it can still manage to maintain its Outer Layer Crispy Texture. If you add that Sambal, it will have an Additional Sweetish hit to the Bite. Delightfully Yummy!

505 Lontong Goreng = RM10.50

I was taken aback by how Large Portion this was! The Photo on their Menu made it look like a Small Side-Dish, but the actual thing felt like it is enough for 2 Pax.

The Sambal that comes with this Lontong is not the Same Sambal that came with Pratha. Its Thicker and Grittier in Texture and has a "Deeper Sambal-ness". Spiciness is not Strong, not as Sweetish, and leans more towards Savoury.

The Pieces of Lontong Cubes makes the Dish look like a "Cai Tao Kueh with Sambal" but its not. The Kueh is not Radish Kueh but actually Malay Ketupat that has a Soft Bite Texture. Seeing it mixed with so much Sambal like this resembling a Cai Tao Kueh was new to me. I liked the addition of Taugeh which gives the dish some amount of Veggie Crunch.

Having said that, I thought the Amount of Sambal was too much for me. Because there are so much Sambal, I jelaked halfway through the Meal and couldn't finish the whole thing. If you order this, make sure to share this with someone. Personally I feel if they half the current portion, it would be just nice.

Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

At RM8.90 (S$2.80), I thought it was a Tad Expensive for this Cup of Coffee. Its Nice and Decent, but I don't feel its worth RM8.90. Although I did not try it, I thought their other 3-in-1 Version priced at RM5.20 (S$1.60) felt like a more Reasonable Price.

RM5.50 (S$1.70) for the Pratha is Expensive when compared with a Roti Canai in a Kopitiam, but this is a Mall Eatery after all. I enjoyed how Well Made, Tasty and Crispy the Roti Dough was even when eaten on its own without any Sauces.

RM10.50 (S$3.30) for this Big Plate of Lontong Goreng is worth the Money to try, but definitely share this with someone because the Amount of Sambal can feel Overwhelming.

If you have a craving for some Malay-Styled Cuisine when you're here in KSL City Mall, I can recommend this. Its Nice, Comfortable and a Good Place to Relax and Chill.

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Specifically looked for this place because someone recommended their dry mee siam. We sat down and placed our orders for drinks and dry mee siam, but after our order was taken the waiting staff returned to inform that dry mee siam was sold out. That was unfortunate, but what happened subsequently was really poor service. The staff asked us to pick something else and suggested that we go for mee instead, which we did. The facepalm moment came after a while when the same staff came back and informed us that mee was also not available. In the end, we order steamed yam cake after the 2 rounds of disappointment.

The yam cake was surprisingly good. It's not the starchy type with just some yam bits. this one had mostly yam bits, so much so that it was quite crumbly. Coupled with the fried shallots, it's a rare find in these days when most yam cakes contain more starch than yam.

Update: Finally got to try the dry mee siam. This time we were earlier (slightly after 2pm), but we still played safe by asking if it was still available. By itself, it is good but not exceptional. Wife and I both think it's similar to hers taste wise. What probably makes it stand out is the sambal which has a strong kick and enhances the dry mee siam taste. Don't mind eating again but won't go all the way out...

The food here was good, just like any other Cawan Mas outlet. The service was so so, nothing bad to say but right after I finished my food, I saw a little cockroach running around on my table. 🤢 See the video for reference! Totally unacceptable!

I wanted to bring this up to the counter staff, but it turned out their PayWave machine wasn’t working, and only Touch ’n Go could be used for cashless payment. I had to top up right there to pay, which was a hassle because I don’t use Touch ’n Go. When I told the staff to inform customers in advance if their PayWave wasn’t working, she got defensive and said they weren’t aware of the issue which I found to be a very irresponsible answer.

Because of this, I didn’t even bring up the cockroach issue to her and decided to leave a review instead. Hopefully, the management will do something about their shop’s...