I missed the steamboat and Irish coffee at Formasa hotel so we went there for lunch. This time round we made a mistake of ordering two different soup base because in doing so, they served the steamboat in 2 separate pots and they actually put all the ingredients inside. In my former visit, there was a spread and we could put in the items we like so that they would not be overcooked. I love the herbal soup base. I think the restaurant make good Irish coffee because the one which we took in Planet hotel did not taste as good.
We walked to Nagoya Hill after that and bought so many things from a shop called Sun Boss!We took our dinner at the stalls outside Nagoya hill. I didn't quite like the satay as it is tiny and not as tender as I thought it would be. The fish tasted very plain - they should have added some salt and marinate before they grill it.
Had room service and ordered their in-house special of goreng pisang with cheese and coconut - didn't quite like it though goreng pisang is my favourite dish.
The hor-fun was quite nice and so was the shasimi set which I had forgotten to take a picture of.
The breakfast spread was good but we didn't have much appetite. I took some bacon, sausage and french toast. 
We had our dinner at 999 seafood in Winsor foodcourt on the second day - I would highly recommend this restaurant. We ordered live lobster, live fish, lala, kangkong and all cost below $50 and they were so fresh and delicious. Remember my bad experience with Golden Prawn? I ordered almost the same dishes at Golden Prawn and it cost me almost $100 and the food was not nice at all. I think taxi drivers get commission from Golden Prawn because my taxi driver tried to convince us to go to Golden Prawn and told us that Winsor foodcourt won't be opened until 8 pm. Luckily we did not listen to him and insisted - totally untrue as we saw that there were already some diners there!
As it would be our last night in Batam, we decided to venture out to the street near the hotel. We bought some goreng udang (prawns), tahu goreng and goreng ayam (chicken) - all for less than $6! My goodness - the prawns are so crispy and I can't believe that they can sell a pack of prawns (more than 10) for less than $4!
The hor-fun was quite nice and so was the shasimi set which I had forgotten to take a picture of.
The breakfast spread was good but we didn't have much appetite. I took some bacon, sausage and french toast.
We took a cab and went to BCS. We had our lunch at Texas chicken in BCS- I didn't like it at all. The sets came with rice and they were not flexible enough with the drinks. I wanted ice milo and orange juice but they did not allow top up and at the end we landed up with 4 drinks. However we managed to buy 3 bags and a wallet in BCS. Over here you must really bargain - at least to half the price! Imagine the sales person told me RP 180,000 was the best price at first but at the end sold it to me at RP 100,000.
We had our dinner at 999 seafood in Winsor foodcourt on the second day - I would highly recommend this restaurant. We ordered live lobster, live fish, lala, kangkong and all cost below $50 and they were so fresh and delicious. Remember my bad experience with Golden Prawn? I ordered almost the same dishes at Golden Prawn and it cost me almost $100 and the food was not nice at all. I think taxi drivers get commission from Golden Prawn because my taxi driver tried to convince us to go to Golden Prawn and told us that Winsor foodcourt won't be opened until 8 pm. Luckily we did not listen to him and insisted - totally untrue as we saw that there were already some diners there!
As it would be our last night in Batam, we decided to venture out to the street near the hotel. We bought some goreng udang (prawns), tahu goreng and goreng ayam (chicken) - all for less than $6! My goodness - the prawns are so crispy and I can't believe that they can sell a pack of prawns (more than 10) for less than $4!We woke up late the next morning and went to harbour bay for our ferry. Had a light lunch at coffee town while waiting for our ferry at harbour bay. I also bought the home made kueh lapis there at RP 95,000 (less than $15 - definitely cost more than $20 if you get it from the tour guide!)
I must say that we were crazy shopping this time round - bought 4 bags, 1 wallet, 3 pairs of shoes for me and another 3 pairs for my husband, 2 t-shirts and a bermuda for me, 4 shirts for my hubby, 10 sets of jersey each for my sons.. I love the shop Sun Boss at Nagoya Hill!
I must say that we were crazy shopping this time round - bought 4 bags, 1 wallet, 3 pairs of shoes for me and another 3 pairs for my husband, 2 t-shirts and a bermuda for me, 4 shirts for my hubby, 10 sets of jersey each for my sons.. I love the shop Sun Boss at Nagoya Hill! 
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