BIG COCONUT WESTERN: VALUE FOR MONEY MEALS

We always try to find the best meals whenever we're choosing where and what to eat. Not forgetting, best meals that come with a cheap price. Often, it's hard to get the best of both worlds, but today The Makan Post is bringing to you a decent cafe offering value for money meals. To make it more interesting, this cafe serves western delicacies.

Big Coconut Western is located in Hui Sing in an open air food court named Good Taste Kopitiam. You defnitely wouldn't miss it as you can see a huge coconut booth where they are. They have their own section in that food court in which they serve western delicacies of all sorts from chicken chops, fish and chips to pastas and pizzas. 

Here, portion is definitely a thumbs up point. This is the mix grill platter, consisting of 2 chicken thigh cuts, a smoked duck drumstick, lamb chop as well as sausages.

Sides such as generous mushroom and black pepper sauce, coleslaw and fries were given with it. These fries were spot on, and with such a reasonable price, it never did came to our expectation that these thick cut fries were served instead of the economic frozen shoe-string and crinkle cut fries you find at your local supermarket. The fries were seasoned well too.

The lamb was tender and juicy, which you can tell was marinated very well. That was my favourite of all on the platter. The chicken chop was crispy on its skin side and was also really juicy and flavourful. The smoked duck was just alright as I found its flesh a bit on the tougher side, and was not so much of a fall-of-the-bone quality. Sausages used were frankfurters, the usual ones found in supermarkets. The sauce that came with it was really delicious and was a great compliment with everything on the platter. All for just RM35, about a 3 pax portion, if you're a heavy eater.

We also had their mushroom soup, which was more of a creamy and rich like consistency.

However, we thought it lacked mushroom flavour and consisted more of artificial thickeners and cream. But with RM5, we think it's still a good deal for a 2 pax portion mushroom soup.

They also had mixed lamb and chicken chop set, smoked duck pasta, carbonara pasta and many more.

This place also caters to the lunch crowd, a very big one, due to its cheap lunch sets.

For RM7, customers get a slice of chicken chop with mushroom and black pepper sauce on the side, garlic rice, coleslaw and single portion of mushroom soup. The garlic rice was fragrant and it was also fried, giving it a nicer aroma. 

Here's what's on the fried fish set which was RM9.

It had the same sides as well, but customers get to choose between Peri-peri sauce or cream sauce to go with their fish. The fish was battered and not breaded, which is definitely one of the most important thing for a fried fish fillet in western cuisine. It was crispy and light. 

Pizzas are now available on the menu as well. 12 inch pizzas ranging from only less than RM20.

If you haven't been to Big Coconut, we would highly recommend you to give it a try. Definitely can't be compared to the top notch fine dining eateries for a typical western cuisine, but it is really great for it's reasonable price. 

Big Coconut Western opens from lunch around 12pm till about 12am-1am.

Big Coconut Western
572, 569, 
Lorong Taman Hui Sing 3, 
Taman Hui Sing, 
93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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