Food: Restaurant Wonderland Valley, Bentong

My dad got the random foodie adventure switch on last Sunday and decided to bring us somewhere out of the ordinary to dine. And he told us that the journey is going to be more than an hour and I was thinking, "Okay lah, here to KL, 45mins, probably around there include the jam time". And since the brother was the one driving, I nicely took the opportunity to nap in the car since it was raining, the perfect weather for it ❤

Then they stopped at the petrol station for a toilet break and I realized that this is no KL, the area is surrounded by trees and hills, seems like we are going somewhere really far for this meal. After passing by Genting Highlands and another short drive, we finally arrived at our destination..

Once you enter, there will be a bridge connecting the two lands separated by a stream. The bridge is extremely narrow, just nice to fit exactly one car with no extra space. And guess what greeted us at the parking lot?

WILD BOARS!!! 






There were so many of them strolling around and they are very tamed. Unafraid of humans in fact, they would just come to you if you have food in your hands. Many people bought loafs of bread to feed them, pretty cute animals especially the babies! Not much photos were taken as I initially took a video using Instagram but the app wouldn't allow me to post it. Every time I try, "Instagram has stopped working".

Our table was located just right next to the stream, very nice view and cooling environment. And that's the scary bridge that your car has to cross to get over that I mentioned earlier. Since there was not much photos, we'll be focusing on the food itself!

This have to be my favourite one, live prawns with 'Tang Hoon' noodles in soup. A very strong flavored dish, the prawns were fresh and the soup was awesome with black pepper seeds! I have always love soups cooked with black pepper seeds especially the ones bought from Sarawak as they are more fragrant than those factory manufactured powdered pepper. 

This is one dish that the Chinese believe is good for health. Terrapin cooked with ginger.

In case you don't know what is a terrapin, it's a labi-labi (in Malay). It's a freshwater turtle which is edible and it looks like..

This is one big giant size terrapin, probably for display purposes only as the ones cooked are usually small in size. Its meat gives you health benefits and a boost of collagen. I didn't dare to eat it but in the end I took one tiny weeny piece to try. The meat doesn't have any distinct smell like those in beef or mutton so it's still okay but the collagen part was a bit jelly like.

Their signature vegetable dish, giant water spinach (kangkung) according to my dad. This is also very nice, just that it could be improved by chopping the vegetables smaller in size as I feel like a goat while eating this.

Steamed chicken with minced ginger sauce. This one.. Yum yum! Love how they cooked the chicken, the meat was tender, soft and smooth while the minced ginger sauce was nicely mixed, it wasn't as spicy as expected. Very good for me as I'm not fond with ginger and garlic. With or without the sauce, it's still an awesome dish.

Last dish of the day, curry wild boar meat. The curry in this dish is also very fragrant and the meat is tender. Overall, a nice dish too.

I really enjoyed the whole dinner experience there as the place was quiet and very nature based while the food is just plain awesome. Their rice is served in buckets, one bucket is RM7.50. So make sure to tell them no rice if you're planning to just gulp on the dishes.

Location:

Restoran Wonderland Valley

Lot 926 - Kg Bukit Tinggi, 28750 Bentong, Pahang.

*Make sure to call up for booking on weekends because it might be full.

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Hope you enjoy reading this post.

Much loves, xoxo.