Thanis Lim

All Rounder Chef and Food Journalist

Brunei Restaurant Review: Kausar Cafe

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Kausar CafĂ© is located on the same block as Misato Sushi in Qlap. It used to be a simple Sri Langkan restaurant – but has recently gone through good renovation to become the current cafĂ©, which serves North, South Indian and Sri Langkan cuisines.

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It’s pretty spacious and I like the touch of these dark wooden furniture. Yellow lights and an aquarium adds a touch to its ambience.

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It’s fully air-conditioned for comfortable dining – possible to cater to a simple dinner date or a family gathering.

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What’s interesting about this restaurant is their selection of good quality tea and fresh brewed coffee – owing to the hotel background of the owner – one can look forward to having a nice cup of coffee or tea in this cafĂ©.

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I settled for a brewed coffee tarik ~ using Vittoria coffee beans – doesn’t this feel like a cappuccino? Lovely stuff – though you should tell them to put less sugar if you don’t like your coffees sweet.

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It’s really funny to see a CafĂ© Latte served in an old school kopi tiam glass. A good choice for latte drinkers like me.

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Their Marsala Tea is a spiced up brewed tea – very fragrant and highly recommended. We all enjoyed a good sip of this tea.

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This is off the menu – but we actually had Affogato – Ice cream served with espresso and Amaretto liquer – our version of course – did not include the Amaretto!

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You can’t go wrong with a good glass of Lassi ~~ hmmm ~~

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For starters – we tried out their Sri Langkan breakfast item called Aappa – a rice flour item made using special pots to give it’s special shape – crispy sides and soft centre. We ordered the ones with an egg in the centre – and I must say – they go very well with the spicy onion jam. I wouldn’t mind having this for breakfast often!

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These are string hoppers – which you can see – are string like texture pancakes served with onion jam and coconut curry gravy. Something unique from Sri Langka!

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Another Sri Langkan Special – Fish and Potato Cutlis – it’s got a crispy outer texture with a soft potato centre – almost similar to bagadel but crispier.

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Hmm ~~~ beautiful ~~~

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This is their Peshwari Naan – stuffed with dried fruits and coconut.

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Laccha Paratha – a crispy multi layered bread – very suitable for dipping into rich gravies!

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Puri – a puffed up bread – from the steam within the dough during the deep frying. It has quite a soft texture.

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My favourite bread is their Tandoori Paratha – Layered bread cooked Tandoori style – crispy and has a strong hint of spices. Very very good.

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Their beef vindaloo – a spicy hot beef dish served with potato wedges.

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Acharri Gosht – a pickle style lamb curry – with a slightly sweet sour and spicy taste

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Lamb Jalfrezi – A very complex tandoori lamb slices cooked in a blend of ginger, green peppers and spices. Rich and delicious!

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One can never go wrong with ordering butter chicken – sweet creamy rich sauce served with moist chicken pieces.

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You could easily mistaken this as tofu but this is their Tandoori style grilled cottage cheese (home made) – loving the fragrant of the cheese! Tandoori Paneer.

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This is my favourite dish of the night – Paneer Makhani – home made cottage cheese – cooked in a tomato and butter cream sauce – I must say I could eat a whole bowl of this dipped with paratha myself! Om nom nom nom nom!

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For desserts, we tried their Kheer Badami – a dessert served with ground almonds cooked in milk and sugar – flavoured with saffron and cardamon.

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Watalappan – This is a Sri Langkan delicacy – made from gula melaka, coconut milk, eggs and spices – it has the texture of soft bread pudding with the added kick of spices.

Kausar CafĂ© has won me over with their comfortable settings, great choices of Indian and Sri Langkan cuisines – as well as having the option of having good quality coffee and tea. The Paneer Makhani alone is enough to make me come back often!

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