terengganu food @ tropical inn, johor bahru

had buffet lunch with victor and his neighbour lim at tropical inn - one of the older landmarks in johor bahru. they are promoting terengganu local favourites at cafe downtown in tropical inn. although there was a slight drizzle, we walked to the hotel from city square.

the buffet lunch priced at rm$25 nett ( less than s$11 at today's exchange rate) was really value for money. for that amount we were treated to nasi dagang, kari ikan tongkol, pulut lepa, terengganu laksa, keropok lekor and lots more. the promotion ends on thursday, 6 march.

victor's neighbour, lim, who was from dungun in terengganu, is familiar with the food that was served. the gravy for the laksa was a thick version. there were not many ingredients but it tasted nice and spicy. as for the pulut, the coconut milk was already added to it.

for rm$25, we also had cut fruit, dessert like bananas in syrup, onde onde and pulut inti. there was also a free flow of coffee and tea.

we returned to singapore on sbs service 170. i remember the first time i came back on the bus from larkin, i happily tapped my ezlink card. these days, i always pay the return fare in malaysian currency.