Restaurant P1: Western Food in Mersing Malaysia

Changes at P1

2011-09-26T00:20:00.000-07:00

May we introduce to you:

Nor (pizzaiolo), Ipah (chef) and Sima (chef de service).

After 3 years of working under "boss" Urs, we thought they'd learnt enough to be their own boss/bosses! The menu remains unchanged - Ipah and Nor follow Urs' recipes for Pizza, Pasta, Chops and Steaks - the only difference to before: there's no beer served. But when the food is good... who cares! A big THANK YOU to all the guests who give the girls a chance - their food, their service and their smiles are worth it!

Urs?

Of course, he is still around when the girls need him. But we both felt it was time for a change, so when we were offered to take over a restaurant in Kota Bharu, we decided to give it a try. P2? Yes, in a way..... but the place already had a name when we took it over, so we thought it was better to stick with Pizzeria Traudi.

Pizza from the wood fire and fresh, simple and healthy Western food is the concept at Traudi's.

Drop by the next time you're in the area. You'll find us here (near the town center):

Valentine's Day 2011

2011-02-12T17:40:00.000-08:00

We wish you all Happy Valentine's ! Food Pizza Mersing Malaysia

Valentine’s Set 情人节-晚餐 RM 16.00

Iced Peach Tea
冰桃茶
Mushroom Soup with Garlic Toast
蘑菇汤, 烤大蒜面包
Chicken Schnitzel Black Pepper
Butter Rice
黑胡椒鸡扒, 黄油饭
Peach Melba
(Peach Half, Ice Cream, Strawberry Topping)
甜品：桃梅尔巴 (桃半，冰淇淋，草莓摘心)

A walk to the Mersing Mosque - reposted

2011-01-12T02:44:00.000-08:00

If you are not used to the hot weather in Malaysia, you may not be keen on walks. But this one is short and worth your while: Take a walk to mosque.

hostgator coupon

Hari Raya Aidilfitri - The end of the fasting month Ramadan

2009-09-18T00:46:00.000-07:00

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
to all our Muslim friends!

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the celebration all Muslims look forward to each year after a whole month of fasting. Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the Malay term for Eid ul-Fitr which literally means “Celebration Day of Fast”. It falls on the first day of Syawal, the month after Ramadan in the Muslim calendar. The date for Hari Raya is determined by the appearance, in Malaysia by the sighting of the new moon. In 2009, Hari Raya will be on September 20. Monday 21st will be a public holiday.

In the week before Hari Raya, houses are thoroughly cleaned, decorated - if necessary repainted and curtains, carpets or furniture are being replaced.

ketupat, packets with sticky rice - empty packets are also used for decorations

In the last seven 7 days, oil lamps called pelita are lighted - originally to welcome the spirit of passed loved ones and angels which are believed to be visiting the earth during the seven days preceding the festival - nowadays they are mostly decorative.

A shopping spree for new clothes for the whole family is on everybody's list: On Hari Raya it is customary for Malays to wear new clothes, traditional Malay costumes.

The dress for men is called baju Melayu while the women's are known as baju kurung and baju kebaya. Traditional textiles such as songket and batik are worn favourably during this day.

Kain Songket

The day is started early in the morning by congregating in the mosques to perform Hari Raya Puasa prayers followed by visiting the graves of the departed. The young will ask for forgiveness from their elders. Families have open house for relatives and friends to come to their house. Plenty of traditional Malay delicacies are served during this festive season.
Children receive their duit raya, until a few years ago a token of coins, today bigger amounts in green envelopes.

The celebrations concentrate on the first three days after the fasting month, but the whole month of Syawal is a festive month with open houses and visits among friend and relatives.

One of the most popular Hari Raya songs in an old version by Saloma

The Chinese Ghost Festival in Mersing

2009-09-03T21:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, just before sunset, I walked to the supermarket here in Mersing. I took the shortcut through the backlanes. At almost every back entrance I saw the same picture: People busily preparing rows of joss sticks and piles of papers and laying out trays with food (you need to know that in Mersing town the majority of residents are Chinese). Oh, Ghost Day, I thought .... I rushed through the super market because I wanted to go home, get my camera and take pictures. By the time I reached home, is was dark already and the joss sticks were burning, the paper piles almost burnt down. But I was lucky! My neighbor was a bit late, and I asked him for permission to take a few pictures. So here are some of them (and you can find some more information about the ghost festival at the bottom of this post):

In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day (2009: today, September 3) and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.
Both Taoists and Buddhists perform rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings of the deceased.
During this month, the gates of hell are opened up and ghosts are free to roam the earth where they seek food and entertainment. These ghosts are believed to be ancestors of those who have forgotten to pay tribute to them after they had died, or those who have suffered deaths and were never given a proper ritual for a sendoff. They have long thin necks because they have not been fed by their family, or it is a sign of punishment so they are unable to swallow. Family members offer prayers to their deceased relatives and burn joss paper. Such paper items are only valid in the underworld, which is why they burn it as offering to the ghosts that have come from the gates of hell. Like in the material world, the afterlife is very similar in some aspects, and the paper effigies of material goods provide comfort to those who have nothing in the afterlife. People also burn other things such as paper houses, cars, servants and televisions to please the ghosts. Families also pay tribute to other unknown wandering ghosts so that these homeless souls would not intrude on their lives and bring misfortune and bad luck. (Source: Wikipedia)

In my neighborhood, people avoid traveling or dangerous activities during the ghost month ... an angry hungry ghost might cause an accident or worse. In fact, at the beginning of the ghost month this year a young Chinese girl was hit by a lorry and died on the spot. Many people attribute the accident and her death to the Hungry Ghosts.

Ramli's Farm Guest House

2009-08-14T04:25:00.000-07:00

Now I'm getting a bit sentimental.... Urs and I used to live in that place, for 8 years! We so enjoyed the house, the big garden (my hobby, I spent hours doing gardening every day), the beach.....

Have a look at his homepage, it's a great place to stay if you want to relax away from the masses!
Check the location on the Map of Mersing!

Farm Guest House, Kg. Tenglu Laut, 86800 Mersing, Johore, Malaysia

Teluk Iskandar Inn

2009-08-14T02:43:00.000-07:00

Teluk Iskandar Inn, a charming place on the coast, a short drive from the town center. Have a look at their homepage.... And find it on the Map of Mersing

1456 JALAN SEKAKAP, KG TELUK ISKANDAR, MERSING, JOHOR 86800, MALAYSIA - Ph.+607-799-6037

Basil for the tomato salad....

2009-08-09T01:09:00.000-07:00

My new basil plants, 72 hours after I planted the seeds! We serve our tomato-mozarella salad with fresh basil leaves!

Kali's Prada Villa

2009-08-08T08:24:00.000-07:00

Kali has moved! He built a new charming place in the middle of the padi fields (rice fields) near Air Papan (the public beach for Mersing), about 15km from Mersing town. Have a look at the map. I hope I placed it correctly, but even if I missed it by a few hundred meters , it's there abouts....

That's his business card:

We were there last week. I took some pictures - enjoy!

Kali's "Swiss Cottage"

And a few impressions

Google Map of Mersing

2009-07-07T08:42:00.000-07:00

Click on the link below the map (Mersing Town)and you will see a list of restaurants, Guesthouses, hotels, banks, supermarkets, bus- and ferry terminals that hide behind the little "indicators" on the map. Click Restaurant P1 (for example...) and you will find us on the map!

View Mersing Town in a larger map

Mersing is changing so fast....

2009-07-07T03:35:00.001-07:00

What you see in this blog is what happened right opposite Restaurant P1: The busy old
wet market was demolished and new shop houses were built up.

This was the wet market in Mersing town in October 2006

December 2006 aaaaaaaa aaMay 2007 aaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaMay 2008

And now: No more wet market in town, 1 km away from
it's original location, situated next to the new busstation.
The buildings in these pictures are shop houses. For the next four years,
so rumor has it, they have been rented out to a poly technical school with
700 students... Right now it's so quiet in this street, I wonder how it will
be when this really happens....

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Here some pictures of the new wet market, situated next to the new bus station,
in the river knee - check out the Map of Mersing

We are still here

2009-03-16T16:34:00.000-07:00

just not blogging right now!

We are open
- for dinner every day from 5.30pm - midnight
- for lunch Thursday - Tuesday from 11.30 am -2.30pm

Hope to see you at P1!

What to do in Mersing: Walk to the mosque

2008-06-25T20:51:00.000-07:00

If you are not used to the hot weather in Malaysia, you may not be keen on walks. But this one is short and worth your while: Take a walk to mosque.

Map of Mersing

2008-06-10T21:12:00.000-07:00

Here a map of Mersing. I deleted the one from 2006. Hope it helps you to find your way around.
Have a nice trip!

Cat tails on the menu????

2008-06-04T20:18:00.001-07:00

At least once a week we hear these questions: "Why do the cats here in Malaysia have short tails, or no tails at all? Is it true that people cut them off? Do they eat them?" No, nobody cuts their tails, there are no restaurants that specialize in the preparation of cat tails! The cats are born like that. One litter can surprise you with a whole range of different tails (as well as colours): perfect long tail, long tail but twisted or a bit curled at the end ..... almost no tail at all. I know for sure, because Pedro and Lucy were born in my wardrobe, and both of them have short tails, from the very first day!

Lucy has one more special feature: 6 toes on each paw!

Mutations. Inbreeding: Suara, Pedro's and Lucy's mother, was "given" to us by a neighbour, so chances that the father of her kittens was her own father, or a brother or another male relative are quite high! Whatever the reason: the variety of colors, sizes, tail length, tail form, paws, ears, eyes of the house (stray...) cats here is enormous! Go for a walk in any Malaysian town and look around, it's amazing!

Or just have look at Suara, she's got a bit of all of them!

The Turtle Season is about to start

2008-04-29T23:01:00.000-07:00

For all those who would like to see sea turtles come to the shore and lay their eggs, May/June are the months, at least in Tioman! It's certainly not the busy beaches where you may get to see that. I was near Kampung Genting last year, when fisherman found turtle eggs nearby and sold them to theturtle sanctuary. Another good place should be Kampung Juara (no guaranties!).
The baby turtles you see in the pictures below hatched after 8 weeks end of July, beginning of August. Some say, the best chance to see turtles lay eggs is at night, during full moon and high tide - others say "any time also can" - just try your luck - and don't disturb the mothers or the nests in case you are among the lucky ones!
By the way, I never saw a turtle lay eggs, but I was there when the babies hatched and found their way into the sea - it was a great experience, every time (3 times within a week)!

A fisherman brought these 100 eggs to the turtle sanctuary

these are green turtles

these are most probably Olive Ridleys

How do you like your coffee or tea?

2008-04-22T20:42:00.000-07:00

It can be a problem to get your coffee or tea the way you like it when you are traveling in Malaysia for the first time. I’ve seen more than one frustrated tourist who resorted to drinking bottled water and canned drinks instead of coffee or tea during their stay here. I hope the following page will be useful for all those who need their daily dose of caffeine. So, here is how I usually get my coffee or tea the way I want it in a Malay, Chinese or Indian restaurant/coffee shop or food stall in Malaysia (and even Singapore in places where English is still a foreign language…):

Kopi, Teh
Coffee/Tea: Whether you order in Malay or in English, with this you will get your drink with (usually a lot of) sweetened condensed milk already stirred in.

Kopi o, Teh o
Black Coffee/Tea with sugar already stirred in, usually too sweet for western taste.

kurang manis
not so sweet, less sweet (kurang = less, manis = sweet). So if you like black coffee with a little bit of sugar, you order: Kopi o kurang manis

Kopi si, Teh si
Coffee/Tea with milk (normally evaporated unsweetened canned milk, already stirred in), no sugar

Kopi kosong, Teh kosong
Black Coffee/Tea, no sugar, no milk (kosong = empty)

Kopi ais, Teh ais
Iced Coffee/ Tea (with sweetened condensed milk).
Iced coffee, black, with sugar: Kopi o ais

Teh o limau
Hot sweet tea with Lemon/Limejuice stirred in

Teh o ais limau
Iced Lemon Tea (sweet of course)

Teh Cina (pronounced: dschina)
Plain Chinese tea, sometimes and in more traditional places served in a teapot with small teacups, otherwise in a glass. If you get a pot, once it’s empty, you turn the lid upside down to let the waitress know that you would like a refill of hot water. You may not get Teh Cina in Malay or Indian places.

Teh Bunga
Chrysanthemum Tea. Often served canned and cold, but in traditional Chinese restaurants you can ask for Teh Bunga PANAS (hot). If they have it, it will come sweet (sometimes sugar, sometimes honey), with some flower petals floating on top. If it’s served in a pot, you may ask for a refill of hot water (air panas) once it’s empty.

Nescafe
And finally, you can always order Nescafe, if you don’t like the Malaysian Kopi. It’s a bit more expensive, 30-50 cents extra. As for sugar, milk and so on: same rules as above, just replace the word kopi with Nescafe.

A few words and expressions that may help with your drink order:
panas = hot, sejuk (sedschuk) = cold, kau = strong
air = water, air batu = ice cubes, susu = milk, gula = sugar, limau = lime, lemon
Tak nak gula (ta’ na’ gula) = no sugar please (don’t want sugar).
Tambah gula = extra sugar (tambah = add)

And now: enjoy you kopi (or teh)!

Until next time

Urs and Ursula

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

2007-12-23T20:47:00.002-08:00

Hallo everybody

Our best wishes to all our friends, readers and customers! May you get all the gifts you are wishing for and all the luck, health and happiness you deserve!

Talk to you next year!

Mersing News 2

2007-09-07T07:01:00.000-07:00

I am really sorry to have to tell you that East Coast Hotel has closed down a while ago.

Good to know also: The wetmarket as well as the local busstation and the taxistand have been relocated to the other side of the bridge

Holiday in Tioman....

2007-09-06T03:16:00.000-07:00

Hi - it's been a while since my last post! That's because I spent most of my time in Tioman this "summer". I'll be back in Mersing soon, and I'll continue working on this blogg!

In the meantime, enjoy some pictures from Tioman

Bye!

Valentine's Day at Restaurant P1

2007-02-09T07:01:00.000-08:00

Finally... I couldn't access my blog for so long, but today, with a little bit of thinking, I managed. And now I don't know what to post... Ah well, it's probably the right time to present our Valentine's Menu.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

Mersing News

2006-12-28T05:28:00.001-08:00

Okay, this is not real news anymore, but whenever I surf the net for Mersing or Malaysia I keep finding a few very outdated infos on rather new or lately updated sites. So here we go:

Really outdated hotel info:
Merlin Hotel, Mersing, closed down about 9 years ago
Government Resthouse, Mersing, closed down about 12 years ago

Really outdated transport info:
Mersing did have an airstrip. Since about 2004 though it is a golf driving range. Rumour has it that it may become an airport in the near future, but this is not confirmed at all! So, there are no flights into Mersing.

New Hotel info:
It seems that Aseanea (former Radin Island) Resort on Pulau Besar stopped operating end of the season 2006. I'll keep you posted on this one at the start of the new season.

All time transport info:
Bus schedules, ferry schedules and fares change from time to time. Don't rely on what you find out on the net (unless it's very, very recent) - and be flexible with your travel plans, specially if you want to go to an island.

Travel agents:
Then there is a guy out there on the net who is condemning one of our local Mersing travel agents for being a bit pushy with tourists arriving in Mersing by bus. Okay, maybe they are. But their information is correct and their prices are fair. They are helpful and very knowledgeable about the region. I think that guy with his malaysiasite does a good job, but he is being a bit unfair with this travel agent. Maybe you judge yourself, have a look at their website http://www.tioman.cc and you will see that they have something to offer for every budget (no, I don't get anything from them for writing this, they don't even know that I do this).

To be continued and updated....

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

Christmas is over - Happy New Year!

2006-12-27T20:56:00.000-08:00

I hope you all had a good and peaceful Christmas!

For us this is a busy time, we are preparing for New Year, we have to review our menu, throw out items that did not work and replace them with new ones that might work, adapt the prices, organize the translation into Chinese, scan, print, bind... - for a small restaurant like P1 it seems to be a lot of expenditure. But it's only once a year, and it has to be done.

So, I'll go back to my duties and just post the New Year's Menu for all those who would like to know what we are going to serve.

We wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

Monsoon Weather in Mersing

2006-12-22T05:58:00.000-08:00

Wednesday was New Moon, which always means the tide is quite high. But in December, with the strong monsoon and the heavy down pourings it's always worse. Restaurant P1 is near the Mersing River, a about 50 m distance, and there are drains (covered but still...) just outside the restaurant, leading down to the river. So, yesterday at the time of the high tide we had very strong wind blowing in from the sea, quite a bit of rain and it was the 2nd day of the New Moon. The result:

Okay, it was not too bad, and after one hour or so the water was down level with the ground. But it was an excitement for the Mersing folks, everybody running here and there, down to the river, reversing cars into other cars who refused to reverse, children wanting to play in the dirty water and parents screaming at them, cockroaches driven out from their living space in the drains, sitting on floating pieces of styrofoam, a young monitor lizard trying to run away from children chasing him and finally diving into the water and out of sight. I really think every year almost everybody in town is looking forward to this two or three hours of excitement!

But I also want to mention that it's not so much fun for some more rural folks, living by the seaside or near some of the canals going into the river. This year about 400 of them had to be evacuated. And although it happens every year and one has to expect it, these people go back to their homes after the floods have gone down, get on with their lives and don't bother about the next monsoon.

And we got up early this morning to find some plastic containers and planks to build a bridge for our guest so their feet would not get wet when they wanted to come to P1. But there is no need, right now it's high tide, and the river did not "overflow". So, everything back to normal. Oh, by the way, I checked, just in case you want to share next years excitement: New Moon is early, on the 10th, so the Full Moon on the 24th might be the better choice - not sure any more, the New Moon squeezes the water, the Full Moon pulls it? I'll pay a visit to Wikipedia after publishing this post, for a tidal refresh...

Last thing for today: Urs and I are a bit excited about tomorrow, we don't know what to expect, full house for three days, or nobody bothers about Christmas Dinner? Whatever, we do our best to prepare our Christmas Specials. Worst case, Ayu, Along and the two of us are going to share what we cannot sell...

Next post after Christmas. So, Merry Christmas to everybody!

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

Changes in Mersing

2006-12-16T06:14:00.000-08:00

at the doorstep of Restaurant P1

Mersing is changing - a lot of construction works went on over the past few years, is still going on, and will go on for the next 3-5 years. What exactly is going to happen, I don't know. There are a lot of different stories and rumours, from reclamation of the land between the river mouth up to almost Air Papan for the construction of a golf course and a cargo airport, to the twenty four hour jetty, to the 20 storey hotel either next to the R&R or on an artificial island north of the river mouth....

I know for sure - because it's happening now and right outside Restaurant P1 - the old wet market is disappearing.

The fishmongers and vegetable sellers moved into the new building in the river knee a month ago (coming from Johore Bahru turn left instead of right at the first roundabout, you'll find the new wet market and the new bus terminal after about 300m). The old market is being pulled down right now, and next month (year???) "they" will start with the construction of another about 200 shop lots from the jetty up to the Mersing bridge - there are about 200 new, empty ones in the area around the new market and bus terminal. Looking for a new shop lot? Why not try in Mersing?

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

Christmas at Restaurant P1

2006-12-15T00:00:00.000-08:00

A few days ago my friend Lynn put up the Christmas Tree for P1 - thanks Lynn! We didn't even notice, but some of our customers did: Where's the snow? Well, it must have melted in the tropical heat....

We are going to have a few specials for X-mas, hopefully our guest will like the menu!

Right, the turkey is missing. All imported turkey was declared non halal (halal food = Islamically permissible food) a few weeks ago - and as we have a lot of Muslim guest we use only halal ingredients in our kitchen. So, no turkey for Christmas this year!

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

2006-12-04T07:01:00.000-08:00

Cat tails on the menu?

At least once a week we hear these questions: "Why do the cats here in Malaysia have short tails, or no tails at all? Is it true that people cut them off? Do they eat them?"

No, nobody cuts their tails, there are no restaurants that specialize in the preparation of cat tails! The cats are born like that. One litter can surprise you with a whole range of different tails (as well as colours): perfect long tail, long tail but twisted or a bit curled at the end ..... almost no tail at all. I know for sure, because Pedro and Lucy were born in my wardrobe, and both of them have short tails, from the very first day!

Lucy has another special feature: 6 toes on each paw!

Mutations. Inbreeding: Suara, Pedro's and Lucy's mother, was "given" to us by a neighbour, so chances that the father of her kittens was her own father, or a brother or another male relative are quite high! Whatever the reason: the variety of colors, sizes, tail length, tail form, paws, ears, eyes of the house (stray...) cats here is enormous! Go for a walk in any Malaysian town and look around, it's amazing! Or just have a look at Suara, she's got a bit of all of them!

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

2006-12-01T02:57:00.000-08:00

About Expats and Pets

Today I checked out some of the expat sites on the web. So much interesting stuff! The link on the top right hand side of this blog is very helpful for people who want to migrate to Malaysia. One of the pages of that site reminded me of our own situtation 10 ago, when we decided to bring our cats with us to Malaysia. One of them is still alive and very fit, a real Cat Expat. His name is Blacky and you can see him on My Other Site

For those of you who think about moving to Malaysia and don't know what to do with their pet, maybe this link helps. If not, I remember that our Vet in Buelach was extremely helpful. And a tip: Consult your vet early enough, some vaccines have to be given quite a long time before departure!

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

2006-11-26T00:11:00.000-08:00

Tandem Tour

Today a post in German - the link i'm referring to is in German only, sorry!

Es hat ein bisschen gedauert! Erst konnte ich die Visitenkarte nicht finden, dann stimmte etwas mit der Website nicht... Aber heute hat's der Zufall gewollt und ich hab die Site gefunden: http://www.tandemtour.info/web/modules/weblog/index.php - zwei Schweizer unterwegs in Suedostasien - per Tandem. Viel Spass beim Lesen!

2006-11-24T00:42:00.000-08:00

Travel Guide

First thing this morning I stumbled over a website that looks interesting: Travel Guides to Malaysia and Southeast Asia. I had a quick look only, but I'm sure going to check it out. What do you think about it?

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

2006-11-23T20:14:00.000-08:00

Expenses

It's November again: Health insurance, life insurance, car insurance, road tax... It's not that all these expenses come as a surprise. But the surprises come at the same time: The TV goes black, the washing machine starts leaking, the printer refuses to print even a single letter.... Does that sound familiar? Ya? Okay, that helps - now I have to go to the post office to pay my bills, then to the electrical shop to try and convince the owner to come to my house and pick up the TV (warranty expired last month) and have a look at the washing machine, then bring the printer to the computer shop (warranty ....). In this respect nothing is different here in Malaysia compared to life before back in Switzerland.

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

2006-10-18T06:02:00.000-07:00

Second-hand books corner

My bookshelf at home is crowded with books - double rows, piles and stacks.... So I've decided - with a heavy heart though - to part with some of them. I've put them in the restaurant, where travellers (and everybody else who is interested) can buy them, or exchange with one of their books at a small fee. For the time being there are only German and English books. I hope that later, when the book exchange works, there will be other languages too, Dutch, Italian, Malay.... We will see.

So, you are welcome to check it out - and please tell other Mersing visitors about it.

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

2006-08-02T01:50:00.000-07:00

Ice Cream time...

Stop by on the way to the jetty to cool down and enjoy some ice cream or a nice milk shake, a smoothie or a fresh fruit juice...

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

2006-07-02T03:43:00.000-07:00

Offer of the month

Every month we try to make attractive offers to our customers. Here is our "July Offer". It has been out for two days only, but we can already tell that number III) is going to be the winner.

The marketing part (besides shopping, accounts and cleaning) is my job, although I'm not very creative. But I try - and as I can't cook - as one of my good friends told our other friends some time ago - what else can I do...

And some more P1 photos:

Ya, it looks a bit empty, but it's not always like that! Besides, not everybody likes his picture to be published on the web! And then, when we are busy, I have no time to take pictures....

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!

Restaurant P1, Mersing

2006-07-01T06:18:00.000-07:00

Our restaurant (or restoran, as we have to spell it on our signboard...) is situated in Mersing town, just opposite the entrance to the old wet market. We serve local and western food (including Pizza). The restaurant is open from 11am till midnight, Tuesdays we are closed.Our customers are mostly locals. They are kind enough to recommend us to the tourists they get to meet - and we are happy that they do that, because P1 is a little bit hidden away from the main road, so people who don't know that we are there don't see us. Further up in this blog you find a map.

Here a few photos of Restoran P1

Bella, one of our youngest customers, enjoying her Spaghetti Napoli

Restoran P1 by nite...

The P1 Team: Mahani - waitress, Urs - boss and western chef, Along - waiter and drink maker and Ayu - chef local kitchen

Mahani serving a large Pizza Margherita

View from the entrance

Restaurant P1, Mersing, for Western Food – Pizza, Pasta, Steak and more – at local prices!