From Johor to Selangor with a Song from Spoonie

Plaza Shah Alam shopping centre was within walking distance of Concorde Hotel and it was here that I scouted the lunch venue for my mum. I did not drive to Johor for Raya Aidilfitri this time as the traffic jam I encountered during Chinese New Year holidays was a frightful reminder of the hours wasted on the North-South highway of Plus. Kluang Rail Coffee was the surprise find. Originating from Kluang, Johor this humble coffee shop has expanded to include a branch here in the capital of Selangor. More about Kluang Rail Coffee can be read HERE.  

Blast to the past when I saw their slogan above

My drink arrived first and it was their signature coffee topped with sprinklings of milo dust 

Roti bun Goyang with Roti Kaya with pepper salt - simple yet delicious!

Too hot to sit on this bench that lunchtime 🙁

My mum enjoyed their Char Kuay Teow which was delivered by BellaBot from China:)

The Bellabot for restaurants video below was the model used by Kluang Rail Coffee to serve the final dish that arrived that day. I picked up the hot Char Kuay Teow from the top tier of the Bellabot tray amidst the music that was emitted from it. Quite clever of Bellabot to put a comical face of a cat on the screen with pointy ears, seeing how ingrained the love of cats is amongst Malaysians.   

Kluang Rail Coffee's growth as a homegrown brand that originated from Johor before 1957 has been impressive and their adoption of technology to improve customer service is commendable. I end this blog with the calls of the Spoon-billed sandpiper (Spoonie) breeding grounds in Russia, which can be heard via Xeno-Canto below and a video on Saving the Spoonie by the Paulson Institute:-