So finally, I made my way to Lim Ko Pi in the old town of Ipoh. I’ve known of its existence since last year but couldn’t get the chance to give this place a visit.

Heard of various reviews from the locals so I decided to give it a try. Lim Ko Pi actually means drink coffee in Hokkien!

Greeting you would be the strong red color presence of the shop along Hugh Low Street, you won’t miss it. Inside would be the great olden days interior with two outdoor sections for those who wanna have an outdoor experience. No  shelters here. Rain or shine, you would be exposed.

Well, my experience here was quite a disappointment though.

We were seated towards the back of the restaurant and maybe because of that, it took us 5-10 minutes before someone actually came to take our orders.

The only drink that was ordered, white coffee kau. Tasted almost similar to the hainanese-style coffee and came with a small piece of yau char kwai. As you can see, there’s no steam in this photo.. Yup, it was not served hot. Let’s Lim Ko Pi haha.

Then came the roti bakar. I’d prefer it to be toasted a little longer as it didn’t really taste as if it was toasted at all. The bread could be better as well, a little stale.  Luckily I only ordered one.

The next thing I ordered was the vegetable pau. Alright this one tasted okay though it was a little pricey at RM1.60 each. Nevertheless, if only it was a little less salty it would be good.

The worst has yet to come, the main dish, drunken chicken noodles. Initially I ordered one bowl with mee and bee hoon mixed together. When it arrived, it had only bee hoon in it. Then, I ordered another bowl with the order and the same request, this time it took them 30mins+ to deliver that bowl of noodles and again they made the same mistake, just bee hoon in it. Both did not have what I requested for and to make matters worse, the noodles were not served hot when they arrived. It was just slightly warm. Urgh. Taste wise, still alright. Add in a little more wine and I’ll go olala~ .

Then it was the pricing. The same bowl of noodles had 2 different pricing , one at RM6.50 another at RM5.00. Gave me a headache figuring out why one would cost more than the other. Perhaps anyone could explain why here?

We gave our feedback to the owner and she apologized for the mistakes done and we were complimented with some lemon meringue tarts. Those tasted great though. Here’s a photo of it.

Overall, the ambiance of the shop was done well, portraying the olden days environment, I liked that. However,  improvements should be done on the food quality and be placed on the top priority at the moment. Just a walk down the street would bring me to a wider range of hawkers selling almost anything with a cheaper price and still taste better than Lim Ko Pi. Would I go again? Maybe, maybe not. Not till they fix those errors.

Lim Ko Pi
No 10, Jalan Sultan Iskandar
30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Tel No : 605-253 2898
Opening hours : 8am – 3pm daily.
Closed on Mondays.