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 Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
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| V Liu |
31 March 2003 |
Stayed at Lakehouse Cameron Highlands, The - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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There really isn't that much to see in Cameron Highlands. It's only a good place to relax and soak in the old English ambience, if that's what you're looking for. We went to Smokehouse for dinner. The staff was much friendlier and more professional than at Lakeside but the food was quite poor and pricey considering its below standard quality. Smokehouse is located just off a main road which makes Lakehouse, perched on a hill, a better location, though we found Smokehouse to be better maintained, both inside and outside.
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| M Carter |
27 March 2003 |
Stayed at Equatorial Cameron Highlands - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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Cameron Highlands is beautiful to visit and a welcome relieve from the heat of KL. The tea plantations are well worth a visitas are all the nurseries. For afternoon tea, especially the Devonshire Cream teas, visit The Old Smokehouse between Brinchang and Tanah Rata.
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| T Li ling |
24 December 2002 |
Stayed at Heritage Hotel Cameron Highlands - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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Almost anything basic that you need can be bought from Tanah Rata. There is no bicycle rental there and I have tried to find one. There is one in Brinchang but you can also rent from your hotel (if your hotel has). Northern Indian food quite okay at the main road shops.
There is a temporary local dry market during our stay there. Sells sweaters at bargain prices XL to XXXL but I only wear S or M. Sells many household things and food.
Raju's Strawberry Farm has delicious strawberry ice stick, jam and the sweet fruit. Boh Tea plantation is quite interesting for the first time. Not many visitors and only foreign visitors. Robinson's waterfall is polluted due to construction nearby. Not worth going to Robinson's waterfall. Overall, there is much development in Cameron Highlands and many cars. The natives have all found work in factories nearby and they now live in houses. Cameron is a very different place from the last time I went nearly 10 years ago.
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| Y Lee loh |
06 December 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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This is my fouth trip to the Highlands. I took a coach bus and package tour in the first one but drove up from S'pore subsequently.
I used to stay around Brinchan because the weather is cool and convenient for food.
It's quite common to join a short half day local tour around for the rose gardens, tea house visit etc. when you first get there. But there are also trekking routes and golf courses.
I had a lovely lunch at Smoke House which is exclusive, peaceful and cosy English style. I think it's 'must go' for tourists to the Highlands.
Having 'steamboat' at Brinchan is also another must do for tourists but not because of the food quality. It's the atmosphere and surrounding that are so nice for a hot and warm meal. But there are lots of places offering steamboat and I still have no idea which is the best.
I think Cameron is a good place for people who want somewhere simple, natural and out of reach. The tea plantations and its small and 'run down' towns are some of its special features.
But do not expect there peaceful during holidays or long weekends cos it's getting more and more popular among Malaysians these years and you'd sure get a traffic jam up to the hill during mid day.
Better plan and scheudle it carefully.
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| O Clancy |
29 October 2002 |
Stayed at Equatorial Cameron Highlands - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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The Cameron Highlands is as green as the rest of the tropics and you hardly raise a sweat! The equatorial resort is not the olde English hill station cliche you might expect, but if you want that you'd be better off at Ye olde smokehouse- we enjoyed our Devonshire tea and wander around there.
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| D Greig |
13 October 2002 |
Stayed at Lakehouse Cameron Highlands, The - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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We travelled to the area by car, visiting tea plantations, strawberry farms, rose gardens and the butterfly farm. We also did two of the walks (both with waterfalls) and drove to the highest peak (unfortunately it was clouded in). We enjoyed the beauty of the Camerons very much. We used the Lonely planet guide to recommend restaurants and found it to be very accurate.. the Indian food in particular was wonderful.
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| J Lommerse |
18 August 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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The Cameron Highlands are well worth a visit. The drive from Tapah to Tanah Rata is quite an experience - 60+km of bends! The scenery en route is fantastic.
The Boh Tea Plantation is worth stopping at - although slightly off the beaten track. If you're into hiking, there are some good routes.
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| B Oke |
17 August 2002 |
Stayed at Lakehouse Cameron Highlands, The - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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After the PLUS, the road to Ringlet is a bit challenging. The road is narrow and winding and is the main route to and from the Cameron Highlands. Commercial trucks tend to travel at unsafe speeds taking corners at the absolute limit of adhesion to the road. The ubiquitous 70-90cc bikes also attempt suicide, overtaking on blind corners and cutting off the unwary car driver in an attempt to save 30 seconds on their journey. Once you have braved the desperate traffic, the landscape unfolds to some stunning scenery. The small towns of Ringlet, Tana Rata and Bringchang offer limited restaurant, shopping and entertainment facilities, but this place, after all is where you would come to get away from it all. Brilliant scenery, tea plantations and jungle walks.
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| M Stelbrink |
09 August 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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If you like tea, landscape views and temperature below 20°C (!!!) it's the destination to go (avoid weekends and public holidays) as many attractions are quite small and ould be no fun with millions of other people...
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| R Johnson |
04 August 2002 |
Stayed at Smokehouse Hotel, Cameron Highlands - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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The Cameron Highlands are absolutely beautiful. We loved them & hope to return. (Bring a sweater - this may be Malaysia - but it is very cool and rainy at times.)
We drove a rental car from Kuala Lumpur, & would warn people to start earlier in the day than we did. We started about 3:30 p.m. & didn't get there until just after dark - which scared me (my husband seemed to enjoy the adventure, though) - since the roads are Very curvy for at least 2 hours to the top, and the rain could be rushing down the hillside & you don't know what you will encounter around the corner. (It's a good idea to honk before you go around some of those corners.)
In the daylight (and if you enjoy heights) there are some awesome sights! The tea plantations up there make for gorgeous scenery. The BOH Tea Plantation is the only one (I think) that gives tours of the factory & it's very interesting. I was very glad we were on our own, though. I heard from other people that they were less than happy with some of the tours, but I'm not sure why.
The 2 towns that are close enough to explore (Tanah Rata & Brinchang), are very small & only have a few shops to really enjoy. The Malay people are very warm & friendly though. We had some local food that was very good, and some that was not; but, that's really a matter of taste. I'm not crazy about Chinese steamboat, while others are. I can't take spicy Malay food, but my husband loves it. Surprisingly, there are quite a few places where you can get a Western breakfast, and the coffee is very good up there.
It was enjoyable for us to just drive around & see the countryside (something I'd been dying to do after a year in Singapore!) The golf course looked very nice, but we didn't use it. Other people seemed to be very happy with the hiking.
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