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Singapore - Johor Bahru - Desaru - Sungai Rengit Ride

Just finished a new route on my new Road bike.
Date: 19-20/Apr, 2014
The route:
From Causeway link to Johor Bahru;
Turn right to J5, join Jalan Pantai till Bandar Baru;
After Bandar Baru take Jalan Permas Utara towards the North till Jalan Masai Lama;
Join Jalan Masai Lama towards the East;
Continue on J10, follow Signboard towards Kong Kong;
Join E22 (Senai Desaru Expressway) all the way till toll station at the junction with 92 (the toughest 30km in this route, wavy highway with zero shelters nor rest point until toll station);
Turn to 92 then follow 90 to till Desaru beach, (lodging point if ETA to ferry is after 430pm for last boat);
Continue on road 90 (90 is more cyclist-friendly than 92) till Sungai Rengit (rest point);
Cycle along J52 coastal road till Pengelih Terminal, take ferry back to Singapore Changi Ferry Terminal.

Click for Cyclemeter route map

Singapore Johor Causeway link

Senai-Desaru bridge

Penglih Ferry Terminal

SG to Sungai Rengit again

Good luck Seafood restaurant together with the whole stretch of shop houses had been demolished, some coffee shops that I like also been replaced with new shops in a few month! We change to 佑记seafood zichar, nice food at reasonable price!

Kah Kah Loke 佳佳乐苦瓜汤 @ bukit Indah

Kah Kah Loke is a Chinese Zi Char restaurant which had opened 5 branches in Malaysia, their signature dish is of course the bitter gourd soup.
Ingredients were simple, bitter gourd, lean meat, and patrons may choose to add pig intestines or not. We chose not to have, because we already ordered another pig liver dish. This soup had a very homely taste, a bit sweet with a strong fragrant of bitter gourd, and yet the thinly sliced bitter gourd were still crunchy with only a slight hint of bitterness, even for people who are scared of bitter gourd could take it. The lean pork slices were well marinated, tender and tasty. Another good thing is, kah kah loke offers free refill of soup, really love this service =)

佳佳乐苦瓜汤, RM9.00 (4.5/5)

姜葱猪肝 was very very nicely done, the pig liver was cooked to medium, soft and tender inside, the thickness of sauce was just right, very tasty, But it was not hot, warm only. I think the chef cooked in big portion and they keep it warm, serve upon order. I feel it's a good way to cut labor cost and save time, as long as the food is nice, patrons will go for it.

姜葱猪肝(Small), RM6.00 (4.5/5)

Another promising dish is Hakka Deep Fried Pork, it was highlighted in the menu, and seems popular on other tables. Will return to try next time~

Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 4.5/5
Address: Beside Giant @ Bukit Indah
17 Jalan Bestari 8/2,
Taman Nusa Bestari,
81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Huang Kee Noodle 黄记云吞面 @ Bukit Indah, Johor

Huang Kee Traditional Wanton Noodle & Beef Noodle, 黄记传统云吞面&牛腩面.
The noodle was orange in color because it was made with tomato juice, (they also serve traditional and spinach noodle), the mee pok was very springy, generous amount of beef, but the beef was a bit lean, I would prefer 牛腩. Beef broth was thick but not the starchy type, with a slightly sweet taste, a perfect match, yummy~

Tomato Beef Noodle 番茄牛腩面, RM8.50 (4.5/5)

HK Wanton Mee was surved in a very professional Hongkong way, which the spoon was below the noodle to separate the noodle from sauce. It did not disappoint us as well, noodle was very 爽口, ,sauce, char siew was sweet and tender, wantons were very nice also, with 2 shrimps in each wanton.

Hong Kong Wanton Noodle 港式云吞面, RM5.50 (4.5/5)

Dumpling soup, dumpling skin was made by their spinach dough and tomato dough. beautiful yet healthy color, I couldn't taste the difference from the 2 to be frank. the soup was clear and sweet, dumplings were big with juicy fillings.

Dumpling Soup 水饺汤, RM5.00 (4/5)

Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 3.5/5
Address:
28-50 Jalan Indah 8/15
Taman Bukit Indah, 81200, Johor, Malaysia

Sin Yuan 沁园茶餐室 @ Sungai Rengit

Last Sunday we had our breakfast at Sin Yuan coffee shop when we first reached Sungai Rengit, as Good luck seafood had not opened yet by 10.30am.
There were 4 food stalls in this coffee shop, HK style Chee cheong fun (港式猪肠粉), wanton mee (叉烧云吞面), Chinese crispy siew yoke (烧肉烧鸡饭), Lor mee & mee hoon kueh, (卤面&面粉粿), We tried Cheong fun, wanton mee and Siew yoke/roasted chicken, very nice for all，肠粉是先点现蒸的，好好味，可惜忘记拍照了。烧肉无敌赞，怎一句好吃可以形容！

Siew yoke (1pax) + Roasted/white chicken (1pax), RM14, (4.8/5)

Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 4/5
Address: Sungai Rengit, Johor, Malaysia

Good Luck Seafood @ Sungai Rengit

Sungai Rengit 泗湾岛 is essentially a collection of fishing villages in southeastern Johor, it is known for its seafood especially lobsters. It's located 18km away from Pengerang Terminal, Pengerang can be reached from Singapore by boat from Changi Village ferry terminal. The distance is just suitable for Cycling day tours. and therefore you can see groups of cyclist during weekends nowadays. This is my 3rd or 4th cycling trip to Sungai Rengit.

Bum boat (without aircon) is S$11/pax + S$2/bicycle
Bum boat (aircon) price is S$13/pax + S$2/bicycle
Price is quoted in SGD both ways. I got aircon boats both ways. Speed depends on the direction of the tide, it took 30min from SG to Pengerang in the morning, and 45min back in the afternoon.

Lobster was RM18/100g, though I prefer smaller lobsters, yesterday's lobsters size were quite big, about 700g each.

Good Luck Seafood Restaurant 幸运海鲜酒楼

Steamed Lobster (4/5)

Salted egg Lobster (3.8/5)

Very little salted egg sauce, could not tell the difference between buttered and salted egg lobsters.

Butter Lobster, (3.8/5)

I did not expected a dry version butter lobster, thought there should be butter sauce on it, could not taste butter flavor, but lobster was fresh and good.

We were shocked when seeing the bill, RM412 for 3 lobsters, when we placed order, we asked for 3 small size lobsters about 500g each, but on the bill it stated as 800g each, though the lobsters were indeed big, but was 800g the actual weight? and this was just not as what had been agreed earlier on. very unhappy experience in Good Luck Seafood restaurant. We 've been visiting this restaurant many times because it used to be value for money, and the price became higher and higher every time, and service dropped as well.

Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 2.5/5
Address:
86, Jalan Telok Ramunia, Sungai Rengit, Pengerang, 81620,
Johor, Malaysia