The girls and I met for our usual Thursday lunch at the newly opened WyWy restaurant in Lambak. Apparently there is also a WyWy restaurant in Kuala Belait at Pandan 5 and Sengkurong, exactly where in Sengkurong, someone would have to enlighten me. We wanted somewhere fresh to go, and Wywy, located at the same building as NorAlizah & Iskandar House of Curry and TAIB, met our basic criteria of having a pleasant enough outside seating. The restaurant was packed, which is usually a good sign, so we settled into our seats and had a look at the menu. A looong look at the menu, which is a large, heavy, thick menu with large colour pictures. 15 minutes later we were still undecided over what to eat, or drink. WyWy's menu is extensive. Seriously. With a variety of drinks; blended juices, bubble teas, mocktails, shakes, pearl drinks, colourful drinks. Ditto Chinese Food; the usual suspects and then some. And Western Food; Burgers, Pizza, Salads, Sandwiches, Steaks, Pasta. Then Desserts galore. Plus Dim Sum. And Oyster Omelette! It reminded me of the menu at Excellent Taste in Gadong, a one-stop restaurant vibe, its food decent, its drinks colourful, and its not fine-dining.
Perhaps its a little teething problem, being that its fairly new, but we found the menu overwhelming and with the considerable lunch crowd that flocked to the place, it needs more waiters. The bill system requires the waiter to write down your orders, word for word, in a receipt book and place a copy on the table, while good for error-prone staff, was a tad time consuming for patrons who wanted their space. None of us raved about the food, and no one complained either and I must say that the Siew Mai from the Dim Sum menu was rather good. WyWy could be overwhelming for your first visit, but the restaurant is well designed and its ambience pleasant (its easy on the wallet too, given the large portions), so it looks like the Kittens and I would return.
We were minus one kitten.
Till next week chicas.
WyWy Sengkurong is located at the corner of the building facing Index, the new ikea-esque furniture store in Sengkurong... I think... heheheh. So far I haven't tried the ones in Brunei/Muara, but I always go to the one in Seria whenever I'm in town. Good food and value for money. Those guys at WyWy sure know how to do their market planning! Plus they got balls too! Expand here and there like their mobile phone and computer shops heheh!
Posted by: AnakBrunei | Saturday, 25 November 2006 at 01:23 PM
Dear lazy turtle, Thanks for the heads up on the rojak. Will definitely try it one of these lunches when there are no meetings scheduled for in the afternoon :) I think I know which bit in Sengk you are talking about.. xx
Dear Tina, But of course ;) xx
Posted by: EmmaGoodEgg | Friday, 24 November 2006 at 06:46 PM
The rojak at WyWy's is, I think, one of the best! I don't know how to best describe the location of the Sengkurong branch, but I know that it's in the same main simpang if you're headed for KFC or fuel. But instead of taking a right turn for them fried chicken, turn right towards the shophouses in the SKH building area. My mind's rusty since I haven't gone to eat there for a while now, but I hope this helps. :)
Nice picture by the way, I think it's sweet :)
Posted by: the lazy turtle | Friday, 24 November 2006 at 12:00 PM
Wah! Bling jua eh :p
Posted by: tina | Friday, 24 November 2006 at 08:27 AM