Tonight, I am a foodie at Fontana (9/15)

This is a random experience and a new experience...
Tonight by sheer chance, a friend of mine indeed asked me to test on a restaurant's called Fontana Cafe & Catering which is run by a local lady, Ms Riza. We went there with a group of new friends.

So what's so special about the name of Fontana?
Well, according to Ms Riza, Fontana is actually named after her husband's family name and Fontana families in Italy indeed involve in renowned hospitality business (hotel accommodation) too.

For me, Fontana is definitely an ideal one-stop cafe for foodies with various kind of halal cuisine namely, Western cuisine esp Aussie Food, Mediterranean cuisine, Thai cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Malay cuisine etc.
Let's have a look on some of the very-Fontana-style of cuisine:-

OZ Burger 
Highlights: signature Aussie burger with ostrich meat patty, turkey slides, beetroots, tomato salad and egg layers

 I would call it the only-one exotic burger because this is my first time to munch a giant burger with a thick ostrich patty inside. First time tasting on the ostrich meat, it gives me subtle taste similar to beef. You should try the meat yourself, maybe you would fall in love with OZ like an Australian!

Fontana Burger
Highlights: burger with ostrich meat patty, harsh-brown, tomato salad, avocado, mayonnaise and special tomato sauce from Yemen and cheese

Another burger creation from Fontana with multi-layered texture and mouthfeel. To describe more on the ostrich meat, it's actually tough when you first biting on it, but after that the meat will be gradually melting along with your mastication.

Hold on,
Fyi, this ostrich meat patty is 100% freshly home-made by the owner and the ostrich meat is claimed to be an alternative healthier meat than beef, chicken and pork due to its lower cholesterol level and fat content. Healthy choice of the food, it is~~  *wink*

Hawaiian Chicken Burger
Highlights: burger with grilled chicken chop, pineapple slides, relish and special spread

Here's my third giant burger. Can I just use three adjectives to describe this HCB: succulent, palatable and just perfect! Never try never know you have such a gigantic appetite!

Here's come the motto: "Fontana's burgers: we're bigger than others" 
and of course with reasonable price. Worthwhile I would say...
Besides, choices of burger patty are available for customers, you can try either venison, rabbit meat or beef.

Special Chicken Chop
Highlights: chicken chop with lemon batter

Instead of dusting the chicken chop in some flour with breadcrumbs, Ms Riza dips it with lemon batter for frying. Hmmm, another innovative idea to prepare chicken chop... The crispy batter coating the chicken chop gives you a unique way to taste on chicken chop with a tang of lemon, based with savory gravy. Yummy~
Parmesen Crumb Chicken is recommended too.

Mexican Nacho
Hightlights: tortillas served with minced beef in chili con carne, red kidney beans and picked jalapenos slides

Thumbs up!!! This will be my all-time favourite (for my friends too): what a satisfying starter with the crispy tortillas topped with seasoned minced beef,  beans, tomatoes and cheese!  Good accompaniment and it's just too appetizing... for me to go for lavish meal onwards at Fontana.

Dining at Fontana, you could always have your own mood-selection of tea as there are up to 10 kinds of tea for you to choose.

For our first visit to here, Ms Riza recommended us to drink Billy Tea - a blend of Australian bush with smokey aroma. The term of Billy does not called upon a person but refers to tea brewed in a billy pot (small pot used on a campfire for boiling tea). "Billy up to the fire" basically means "put the kettle on".
So, there's an interesting history behind Billy Tea.
Of course, if you are not a tea-lover, other beverages are available in the shop.

Last but not least, Fontana serves food only without MSG.
"I've never use MSG in my cooking, neither I keep MSG at home" as Ms Riza said.
Also, Fontana is so far the only Australian Cafe recognized by Ms Majell Hind, the Consul-General of Australia High Commission in Malaysia.

The picture shows Ms Riza was showing the Fontana's recognition by Australia High Commission.

Verdict: Good value of Aussie food with reasonable prices in a localized Aussie atmosphere. 20 bucks will be enough to give you a full stomach. ^^

For any queries, reservation or catering, please contact:
Ms Idzauriza bt. Idrus
Tel: 016-3468594
Email: fontana.cafeandcatering@gmail.com

Menu available here:
Main course
Drinks and Desserts

Location:
Fontana Cafe & Catering
No. 7 Jalan Putra Permai 1A,
Taman Equine,
43300 Seri Kembangan,
Selangor, Malaysia.
(nearby Equine Park's McD franchise)

Live Chat with Mr Prof

Yeap, formal visit by Prof. and I have passed it with " 5: Sangat Memuaskan". HAHAHA. How so? Coz I watched it with my eyes - my SV indeed marked that "5" right before Prof on that visiting form. *So proud of myself* no threatening or flattering...

Look, I had been just informed few hours earlier that the visit was on exactly that day, and they were rushing from Penang, right after the Ling's. Hell no! I thought Prof would have given a week or a day notification. What was my reaction was not a reaction. I could not just stop them from coming?!
W.a.m, that's nothing, as my friends said: only a "chit-chatting" what~~ LOL

Prod did not know my location and he called me for confirmation. And, first reaction arrived at my place with his three post-grad students: "Wah, it looks like hotel."
Second, I was not surprised until he told me that he was from SP too. hehe
Third, he wanted to meet my sv and I simultaneously. So impromptu huh~
Fourth, he asked some random questions:

What does the factory produce? Pudding

What's main ingredient of the pudding? Carrageenan it is

What problems are you facing in pudding? Syneresis

How do you cope this? Constant research on the formulation of carrageenan and LBG. Different proportion is used.

Any lab test conducted? Erm, we do not have any in house lab, but we do some simple one like checking pH and Brix.

So what do you have learned from here? Mostly food safety management system, ISO docs and etc. Indeed, I have learned a lot. Like a whole lot... My sv and I have some learning exchange.

How long is your pudding shelf life? 18 months.

How do you test it? Uh uh, we do not test it, we outsource for people to test it.

Ok, then you know how? Uh uh, testing on the microb?

No... ok I let you know. There's a method called Accelerated Shelf Life Testing. Go find it out. Ermm, okay I will.

Fifth, ahha, end of the not-so-exciting chatting session which was conducted in rojak language. What do you know, I actually love to speak 1Malaysia language. He walked out the room, reminded my sv to fill in the sv's report and in fact he said "thank you and bye". *Ahem, forgot something? Excuse me, no any survey form for me? Coz my friends got it*

P/S: My sv was nervous than me myself during the live chat as he asked her what qualification she has had for her to work as food safety supervisor. Also, my sv was afraid to chat in English.
I comforted her: Language and qualification, they doesn't matter as far as you do the job well and you own the precious years of experience.