EATING BREAKFAST AT THE OLDEST RAILWAY COFFEE SHOP IN MALAYSIA

   7TH JUNE 2024   ~ This was a last minute plan for the weekend outing with friends/ex-colleagues of SMK Dato' Jaafar. Initially, there should be six people who would be joining the trip to Kluang for breakfast. Eventually, only two turned up. The gastronomic adventure must still go on even though there were less people.

The first stop was Kluang Rail Coffee Shop located at Kluang Railway Station, which was the original building. This place should be the oldest coffee shop at a railway station in Malaysia.

When we arrived there at about 11:15 a.m., there was already a long queue forming outside the coffee shop, but it was still bearable. We had to wait for 20 minutes in the line before there were empty seats for us to occupy.

It was already too late for breakfast so brunch it was for us.

The food was good and the prices were actually reasonable. There were already many empty tables when we were enjoying our food so we could stay longer in the coffee shop.

We had to leave by 12:30 p.m. as we had to get to the mosque for our Friday Prayer. However, this was just the beginning and there was still continuation to our gastronomic adventure for the day.

OTHER RELATED LINKS OF THE TRIP:

Talula Hills, Kluang
The Mosques in Kluang and Kulai

BLOGGING FROM KLUANG

We are here now in Kluang for another training session for state level, this time at SMK Sri Intan. The whole thing lasts for 2 days so a few of us from Johor Bahru group decide to put up a night here.

session in progress

As the saying goes: all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so we have to keep us entertained - by eating. When in Kluang, eat like the Kluang people do, so we visited the Kluang Railway Coffee Shop, once for tea yesterday afternoon and the second time for breakfast this morning.

tea time

toasts and "pau" (dumplings)

the Kluang roundabout

dinner time

after dinner, coffee for supper

breakfast

nasi lemak with chicken rendang and a different kind of toast

my personal favourites

Once this is over, we will have to train the other teachers at district level. It is a very short and pleasant getaway from school to be with friends to gossip. But all good things must come to and end, too soon. *sigh* And we have to be ready to start work again tomorrow. *double sigh*

MSSJ 2013 - THE MORNING BEFORE THE MATCH

The state level chess tournament started yesterday.. On the second day, we went to the famous Kluang Railway Station for the breakfast as early as 7:00 a.m. However, it is not the main outlet that is situated at the railway station. The restaurant is very near to the hotel we are staying.

Now I have to think where to bring the kids for breakfast tomorrow.

26th & 27th JUNE - EXPLORING KLUANG IN 2 DAYS

students busy completing the task

I was invited for another SPM seminar organized by JHEOA (the Department of Indigenous People Affair) which was held in Kluang. As it was held at night and accommodation was available, so I asked Mr. Amin Ahmad to tag along. By the way, the students did not look like the indigenous. Perhaps after many generations, even the physical looks have changed.

the guest house

the facilities

The guest house was not that bad. It could actually accommodate 4 people, with air-conditioners, hot shower and the most important thing, a television set. We could only spend a short time there as we needed to start early the next morning so we could catch more bird with one stone.

The first stop on that Sunday morning was Hutan Lipur Gunung Lambak - a recreation centre located at the foot of Lambak Mountain. There were chalets and walking treks up the mountain, with greenery of tall trees of the forest all around. There were many elderly doing their morning walk and I could see a few bringing down water containers down so I guessed they must have filled them from a water spring somewhere. We were not properly attired for that kind of activity so we could not go further up. I wish one day I would come back and take this road not yet taken.

The next stop was the Kluang Railway Station. We were not there to catch any train though but to get our morning cup of coffee.

Well-known as the must visit eating place in Kluang, was the Kluang Rail Coffee Shop. It was so famous that the shop was featured many many times on television and some sort of an attraction to the locals and visitors alike. This shop has also been franchised and you can find one of its branches in Plaza Kotaraya JB.


When we arrived, there were people of different walks of life, either for their morning coffee or late breakfast. You had to come here at the right time or else you had to wait for your turn looking for an empty seat. The nasi lemak was selling hot and everybody seemed to be eating it.


We ordered iced-coffee, toast and half-boiled eggs. If you ask me, I think the food is just the same or may be I am not much of a coffee drinker so I could not really appreciate my drinks. The toast was a bit different because the they used the sweet buns that were filled with kaya (a local kind of coconut jam) that was soft in the inside and a bit crispy at the outside. People only come here only in the morning and evening as the shop only caters for breakfast and coffee or tea breaks.

Believe it or not, I even went to attend a wedding reception in Kampung Melayu Kluang after watching a movie in Kluang town. The event actually was hosted by Mr. Amin's family friend so I just went to eat lunch before heading back home.

All in all, I had successfully killed many birds in one stone just in two days in Kluang.