Nasi Goreng Sambal Belachan.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Valentine's Photos
In preparation of the Valentine's Special, we decorated the cafe with candle lights and fresh flowers.
These are pictures of the event itself and some of the guests.
These are pictures of the event itself and some of the guests.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Seorang Ibu Terpinga-pinga Seketika.
Pada Khamis yang lepas, seorang pelajar UNITAR ingin membawa ibunya makan tengah hari. Ibu pelajar itu berkata dia tidak mahu makanan mamak. Anak ibu itu menjawab "OK. Jom pergi sana sini". Si emak tadi berungut “orang lapar dia nak bawa sana sini. Makan dululah baru bawa sana sini". Dalam emaknya berungut, si anak mendapat panggilan telefon dari seorang rakan yang ingin bersamanya makan tengah hari. Maka si anak menjawab kepada rakannya "aku bawa emak sana sini". Emaknya sekali lagi merungut "Kata nak makan. Nak bawa mama sana sini buat apa". Bila sampai di Sana Sini Café emaknya terkejut lalu berkata "OH! Sana Sini tu café".
Cerita ini telah diceritkan oleh ibu pelajar tadi kepada pelayan and mengambil tempahan makanan. Nama Sana Sini itu telah membuat ibu tadi terpinga-pinga seketika.
Cerita ini telah diceritkan oleh ibu pelajar tadi kepada pelayan and mengambil tempahan makanan. Nama Sana Sini itu telah membuat ibu tadi terpinga-pinga seketika.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
CitCat.com
We are listed at citcat.com among other famous restaurants that are serving for the Valentine's Special.
The Valentine's Spread
HAPPY VALENTINE!
We had the pre-valentine dinner and these are some of the spread available for tonight.
Bear in mind that these pictures are varies, taken from the courtesy of fellow diners and the ambiance was quite dark because our source of lights came mostly from the candles.
:D
The Caesar Salads
Stuffed Chicken with Sauté Zucchini and Potato Rockets.
Baked Veal Champignon with Asparagus Sauté
Lamb loin with Crab Suzette and Grilled Pumpkin
The Pumpkin Soup with Bun
The Fruit Cocktail
The Table's Deco
Click here for reservation.
Photo credits to Ilsa and Wanie
We had the pre-valentine dinner and these are some of the spread available for tonight.
Bear in mind that these pictures are varies, taken from the courtesy of fellow diners and the ambiance was quite dark because our source of lights came mostly from the candles.
:D
The Caesar Salads
Stuffed Chicken with Sauté Zucchini and Potato Rockets.
Baked Veal Champignon with Asparagus Sauté
Lamb loin with Crab Suzette and Grilled Pumpkin
The Pumpkin Soup with Bun
The Fruit Cocktail
The Table's Deco
Click here for reservation.
Photo credits to Ilsa and Wanie
Monday, February 11, 2008
Combo Lunches
As mentioned in my previous post, 2 new malay restaurants opened for business three days after Sana Sini Cafe's official openning. As these two restaurants, Sana Sini Cafe also offer malay buffet spreads for lunch to its clientele consisting of students and lecturers from UNITAR, staff of Brothers and surrounding Banks and offices. As we are offering same kinds of foods at more or less the same prices, I saw a lot of redundancies leading to lots of food leftovers and wastages. Further more, our buffet spreads start at 11.00 a.m and by 3 o'clock the foods are already cold and look very unappealing to the appetite.
Considering our customers' need for quick and reasonably price and yet hot food irrespective of time, SANA SINI CAFE has for time being scraped off it buffet lunches but instead will be providing quick and hot COMBO LUNCHES. We offer 3 different sets of Combo Lunches to choose from to setiate the appetite. These Combo Lunches are accompanied by all day long Ala Carte Menu consisting around 40 different food items including breakfast spreads, Fried and Soupy Noodles and Rice, Brunches and Snacks, Pasta and Western.
So, to those who read this blogspot either through references, words of mouth or coincidently, please do drop by at SANA SINI Cafe to "Enjoy the Food.....Fill the Time .... Love the Feeling". At SANA SINI Cafe you are always WELCOME.
Considering our customers' need for quick and reasonably price and yet hot food irrespective of time, SANA SINI CAFE has for time being scraped off it buffet lunches but instead will be providing quick and hot COMBO LUNCHES. We offer 3 different sets of Combo Lunches to choose from to setiate the appetite. These Combo Lunches are accompanied by all day long Ala Carte Menu consisting around 40 different food items including breakfast spreads, Fried and Soupy Noodles and Rice, Brunches and Snacks, Pasta and Western.
So, to those who read this blogspot either through references, words of mouth or coincidently, please do drop by at SANA SINI Cafe to "Enjoy the Food.....Fill the Time .... Love the Feeling". At SANA SINI Cafe you are always WELCOME.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
From HR Consultant to Cafe Owner
When I told my friends that I would be operating a cafe many of them were amazed and astonished. Being a HR Consultant and Practioner for more than 28 years, ones never thought that i would be inolved in foods and services business. Before, most of our conversations and discussions would dwell around HR issues though it was done over food in good cafes and restaurants in town. Yes! indeed I was surprised too. The decision came at the spur of the moment about 2 months ago.
As many of my friends are aware, my HR Consultancy has brought me to the international arena that I had to be away from my family most often. I have decided to slow down on my International HR Consultancy so that I could be at home, particulalry I am attending to an ailing mother of 85 years old. After leaving Malaysia for quite sometime, to make my presence felt in Malaysia would take some times. While in the meantimes I need to stretch the US Dollars to keep me financially supple for the next few years. Food business if it is done well would provide me with a steady cash flow. Insyaallah.
However my dear friends, the few obligations (which are known to most of you) which I have made through ASPIRE Human Development Center (ASPIRE) would not be sidelined. This is where my passion lies and gradually when the cafe can be independently taken care by my partner, I would again give my full commitment in the many activities that I have planned for ASPIRE. Currently ASPIRE is moving but rather slow.
Do give me your continuous support and encouragement.
As many of my friends are aware, my HR Consultancy has brought me to the international arena that I had to be away from my family most often. I have decided to slow down on my International HR Consultancy so that I could be at home, particulalry I am attending to an ailing mother of 85 years old. After leaving Malaysia for quite sometime, to make my presence felt in Malaysia would take some times. While in the meantimes I need to stretch the US Dollars to keep me financially supple for the next few years. Food business if it is done well would provide me with a steady cash flow. Insyaallah.
However my dear friends, the few obligations (which are known to most of you) which I have made through ASPIRE Human Development Center (ASPIRE) would not be sidelined. This is where my passion lies and gradually when the cafe can be independently taken care by my partner, I would again give my full commitment in the many activities that I have planned for ASPIRE. Currently ASPIRE is moving but rather slow.
Do give me your continuous support and encouragement.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Gong Xi Fa Chai
Happy Chinese New Year to all Malaysians.
Sana Sini Cafe will be closed during this festive weekend and will resume its operation on Monday of 11th.
Valentine's is just around the corner. So do not forget our promotion for that day.
:D
I just bought the Maxis Broadband package and I need to find a 3G modem so the cafe will be equip with WIFI soon.
Do anyone knows where can I find it and possibly the price as well? The children mentioned about Low Yat Plaza but that will be too far out of the way for me just to get that one particular devise. Thank you in advance.
Sana Sini Cafe will be closed during this festive weekend and will resume its operation on Monday of 11th.
Valentine's is just around the corner. So do not forget our promotion for that day.
:D
I just bought the Maxis Broadband package and I need to find a 3G modem so the cafe will be equip with WIFI soon.
Do anyone knows where can I find it and possibly the price as well? The children mentioned about Low Yat Plaza but that will be too far out of the way for me just to get that one particular devise. Thank you in advance.
Colek Gigi
Surprise! Surprise! Sana Sini Cafe was patronised by top ranking official from Jakarta (A Minister) who was on personal business meeting in Malaysia. He was accompanied by his wife and in-laws. Guess who brought him to our cafe? An unexpected friend of mine. We were indeed very grateful to him.
We were lucky as our buffet spread for the day includes Pecal - a famous Indonesian food. We did take the opportunity to introduce Nasi Goreng Sambal Belachan and Mee Goreng Mamak from our ala-carte menu. They finished that too. However at the end of the meals, one of them requested for a 'colek gigi' and that single thing was not available (yes, we own a cafe with no sign of toothpicks). My partner came to my rescue and save the day. This what she said:
"maaf ya pak.Kami masih baru masih serba kekurangan. Tapi kalau bapak bisa tunggu saya usahakan sekarang"
Dalam pada melayan bapak tadi, kami dapat membeli colek gigi and menepati kehendaknya.
He gave a very commendable remark of our food and service through our friend. We hope he would visit us again and again and bring more new customers along the way.
Tindakan rakan kongsi saya menepati one of our Cafe's axiom "You dine...we serve"
Terima kasih juga kami ucapkan kepada Encik Zainal, our very supportive friend.
And to the rest of our future customers, dont worry.. now toothpicks are available in our cafe.
Live and learn.
We were lucky as our buffet spread for the day includes Pecal - a famous Indonesian food. We did take the opportunity to introduce Nasi Goreng Sambal Belachan and Mee Goreng Mamak from our ala-carte menu. They finished that too. However at the end of the meals, one of them requested for a 'colek gigi' and that single thing was not available (yes, we own a cafe with no sign of toothpicks). My partner came to my rescue and save the day. This what she said:
"maaf ya pak.Kami masih baru masih serba kekurangan. Tapi kalau bapak bisa tunggu saya usahakan sekarang"
Dalam pada melayan bapak tadi, kami dapat membeli colek gigi and menepati kehendaknya.
He gave a very commendable remark of our food and service through our friend. We hope he would visit us again and again and bring more new customers along the way.
Tindakan rakan kongsi saya menepati one of our Cafe's axiom "You dine...we serve"
Terima kasih juga kami ucapkan kepada Encik Zainal, our very supportive friend.
And to the rest of our future customers, dont worry.. now toothpicks are available in our cafe.
Live and learn.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
On the day of 14th February 2008
With the new chef, we're going toward a different direction. Do tell of what you think on our latest deal.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Taking a step backward to move 10 steps forward
We were closed last Saturday and Sunday. We used the time to take a step backward and analyze achievement of Sana Sini Café (SSC) after 5 days of operations. We received many feedbacks, both positive and negative. We accept negative feedbacks as challenges and take the positive feedbacks as a driving and motivating force to move forward.
We found that SSC was not operating on a commercial basis and the meals provided were similar to that of a home-stay program in a kampung in Kuala Selangor. We did not breakeven on those 5 days operation.
My partner and me were astounded. We thought as a homeowner, food business is ‘kacang’ and we could make it just like many other stall and restaurant owners have done. But we were wrong. Despite wanting to be motivated our spirit do get effected especially when we knew that another two restaurants serving Malay food opened for business on either side of our café three days after we opened for business. So at the end of business last Friday we have a brainstorming session on ways to improve our offers of food. We understand that to carry the name ‘café’ we must have a niche of our own.
In moving forward, we spent our Saturday interviewing new Chefs and on Sunday working with the Chef on new menu for Sana Sini Café. The new Chef has brought with him, his signature dishes and we hope soon his food followers would flock our café.
We found that SSC was not operating on a commercial basis and the meals provided were similar to that of a home-stay program in a kampung in Kuala Selangor. We did not breakeven on those 5 days operation.
My partner and me were astounded. We thought as a homeowner, food business is ‘kacang’ and we could make it just like many other stall and restaurant owners have done. But we were wrong. Despite wanting to be motivated our spirit do get effected especially when we knew that another two restaurants serving Malay food opened for business on either side of our café three days after we opened for business. So at the end of business last Friday we have a brainstorming session on ways to improve our offers of food. We understand that to carry the name ‘café’ we must have a niche of our own.
In moving forward, we spent our Saturday interviewing new Chefs and on Sunday working with the Chef on new menu for Sana Sini Café. The new Chef has brought with him, his signature dishes and we hope soon his food followers would flock our café.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Map to our cafe
Address: 31-2 (2nd floor), Jalan SS6/12,
Kelana Mall, 47301
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Phone: 019 2685496 / 016 9716638
The journey begins
Alhamdullillah. Praise to the Al-mighty.
After months of painstaking hard work, brainstorming and so much more, our cafe is finally ready to operate.
My deepest gratitudes are to all who have helped me and my partner through out the entire operation of turning our idea into a beautiful reality.
Sorry if this blog is still unappealing to some, I will keep on working toward its beautification as I go along.
In the mean time... welcome dear readers to my humble spread of ideas and thoughts.
:)
After months of painstaking hard work, brainstorming and so much more, our cafe is finally ready to operate.
My deepest gratitudes are to all who have helped me and my partner through out the entire operation of turning our idea into a beautiful reality.
Sorry if this blog is still unappealing to some, I will keep on working toward its beautification as I go along.
In the mean time... welcome dear readers to my humble spread of ideas and thoughts.
:)
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