Gonna be posting more photos and less words in this post 
Nope there’s no coyote picture here…but the title is actually the name of a Japanese restaurant located in Hutton Lane, opposite the back car-park entrance of New World Park.
I’ve been wanting to pay a visit to this shop for quite some time but only managed to dragged someone with me recently. It’s opened by a Japanese and his wife.
‘Born ‘on November 27th 2007, Koyotei Café is the brain child of Saito Toshiki and his wife; Mary Lee. The couple act as chef and host at the restaurant, conveying to you a warm feeling of old-time Japanese hospitality mixed with scrumptious meals.
Interior is very nicely designed and decorated with yellow lights (me likey!!! )
The cuteness about the shop is the waitress all wearing doll-like clothing. Looks very feminine on one end and also very "naughty" type on the extreme end. LOL.
Even the signage is cute….and I’m also very impress with the washroom. Why? Because it’s as beautiful as like those hotel bathrooms.
Can see that the owner really takes effort and $$ into making this restaurant as comfortable as possible for patrons. And it wasn’t surprising to see half of the patrons are Japanese themselves….some with families while some just came alone after work to feast on the authentic japanese meal. The food must be good I guess, or else why would there be so many Japanese coming here out of nowhere.
It took us quite some time to browse through the menu. They have set meals and also ala carte and sushis made fresh upon ordering. And since this shop is opened by a Japanese, there are alot of Japanese wordings here and there which made us a little confused….but mostly it’s English words if you are wondering.
Drinks - Iced Honey Lemon (RM 6) and Chocolate Milkshake (RM 5.80)
View of Komtar (partly hidden) from the shop
Right….now on to the most interesting part, the FOOD!!!
Nabe Mono - SeaFood Kimuchi Udon (RM 23)
cute carrot….
Plenty of ingredients. Of course we can see seafood on top which includes, fish, squid and two big prawns. There’s also a few types of mushrooms and lots (really lots) of kimuchi cabbage (fermented vegetables) under it. So much ingredient till there’s no Udon in sight. Hahaha. The soup was very nice when piping hot. It gradually turns more spicy and sour when it cools down though. So eat fast to maintain the great taste It’s such a big bowl that it was left unfinished in the end!!!
This set meal is Teriyaki Seafood Set (RM 27)
Salmon, squid, prawns with stir fried cabbage, carrots, capsicium, mushrooms, bean sprout. The seafood is first deep fried with coated bread crumbs and then stir-fried with teriyaki sauce. Just perfect…love it!!!! (My stomach is making noise as I’m typing this)
Japanese rice and a cold dish of long beans
Both my favourites - Miso soup and chawanmushi
Interestingly, the miso soup has thin stripes of carrots and turnip in it. The chawanmushi is so soft and smooth…I felt like I was eating silky toufu..Yummy!!!
Another look at this dish. Thumbs up that the squid is not too hard or too chewy like rubber. Salmon is also very fresh.
The location:
I remember Hai Lee used to occupied this place before it was taken over by Koyotei…food looks yummy, especially the SeaFood Kimuchi Udon.
Comment by CK Lam @ what2see — July 12, 2008 @ 12:24 am
I pass by this shop practically everyday but was quite skeptical about the food as I did not see a full house as most restaurant are. Surprisingly too, not many I know blog about it. I guessed you did quite a good job in promoting them. I shall drop in one of these days to try them out.
http://crizfood.blogspot.com/
Comment by Criz Lai — July 18, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
=> CK Lam
I didn’t realise this shop till recently when a friend pointed out.
=> Criz Lai
I was unsure whether it would be good but gave it a try anyway. There was only one table occupied wshen we reached but soon after, many people came, some locals, some Japanese and filled the restaurant. There was like 3-4 tables of Japanese people at that night. I can only assume that the food is up to their standard!!
Comment by buzzingbee — July 18, 2008 @ 11:11 pm
I have seen this new restaurant before but never had the chance to try it. Thanks for sharing this post.
Comment by Fortesfidelis — July 23, 2008 @ 1:46 pm
thankx for sharing, the interior and waitress adtire is up to modern japanese taste. pretty cool. will keep this restaurant in mind.
Comment by gill gill — July 24, 2008 @ 9:01 pm
=> Fortesfidelis
:) No problem. Do try it out and share your views.
=> gill gill
yes the interior is modern and nice, very condusive. The waitress attire is something unusual..hehe.
Comment by buzzingbee — July 25, 2008 @ 3:49 pm
I notice this restaurant too when I went to new world park. I wish to visit it one day too, and I love miso soup and chawanmushi. I usually love to take sushi.
Comment by catherine — July 28, 2008 @ 10:56 am
I went to give it a try last 2 days. It’s good. The only issue it has is that… it looks like an exclusive pub.
One will miss it as a restaurant. Since the owner is Japanese, why not try to make the frontage look Japanese Restaurant - like ?
Comment by Linda Lam — December 19, 2008 @ 1:59 am