Beyond Berjaya Redang Beach Resort.

When you're on a holiday in Malaysia, you'd always wanna keep a ear out for local restaurants that sit nearby the resort you're staying in. Simply because you'd never know what 'treasures' you're gonna unearth.

After having 3 meals at The Palm Restaurant in Berjaya Redang Beach Resort, Terengganu, I was determined to take my family out from the premise of the luxurious resort, and set out on a one2two adventure.

The adventure, as it turns out, was a rather short walk (approximately 2 minutes) from the resort's guard house. It's up a staircase on the right of the road, to Aima's Grill Fish. You won't miss it.

The wait for the food was a little long. That's because a lot of tables are filled with people from the resort. But maybe, it was also because we were hungry after the swim in the sea earlier, and we were rushing to go on our snorkeling trip next. (That's the life!).

Meanwhile, the wait was made okay as there were sufficient entertainment to keep my restless boys busy till the dishes started rolling in...

The awesome Nasi Goreng Belacan was the first to arrive. (A word of advice: When you eat at Malay restaurants anywhere in Malaysia, the safest choice is to always order something that's more Malay like the above or Nasi Goreng Kampung. Because you know they won't do as well with Chinese-style cooking or anything foreign.)

Then came the not-so spicy Mee Goreng, followed by centre-pool dishes like Sotong Goreng Tepung (Batter-fried Squid a.k.a Calamari), garlic-fried vegetable and other varieties of fried rice dishes that passed the test with flying colours when compared to typical resort food.

The biggest regret for me was, we didn't get to try their signature Ikan Bakar (Grilled Fish) because we were rushing for time.

In the end, the entire experience wasn't 5-star. But nobody complained.

Mee Rebus Ramli.

There is no long, complicated story attached to the name of this restaurant. It belongs to the Ramli family. And their specialty is Mee Rebus - literally translated as 'Boiled Noodles'.

And true enough, the noodles are neither fried nor braised. Just boiled, for probably 10 seconds or more.

But, there's really nothing simple about this Mee Rebus. The special not-too-spicy-but-delicious-as-hell sauce that's poured over the noodles, complemented by a fresh lime that's squeezed on by yourself, garnished by sliced potatoes, fried fitters, cubes of fried beancurd, chopped spring onions, fried shallots and cut chillies, is – uniquely Ramli's.

Other Mee Rebus that you find across Malaysia, (except for the other 2 Mee Rebus Ramli, also located strategically across Ipoh), will not have the same light, refreshing taste that Mee Rebus Ramli offers.

Apart from the must-try Mee Rebus, there's the Ayam Goreng (Fried Chicken) to share among your fellow one2two-ers.

The addresses to the 3 Mee Rebus Ramli are:

767, Taman Tasek Jaya, Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh, Perak (main) • Tel: 605-547 2026 (7am - 10pm).

28, Jalan Raja Ekram, Ipoh, Perak • Tel: 605-243 7203 (8am - 10pm).

116A, Persiaran Perpaduan Utara 1, Taman Bercham Raya, Ipoh • Tel: 605-547 5092 (3pm - 12am).

The one I went to sits right across the historical Shaw Brothers building... and that's a truly long, complicated story.