THE RECOGNISED “NEW CAPITOL” 3-GENERATIONS AUTHENTIC HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE ON THE EAST COAST NATION @ PAHANG
“Hainanese Chicken Rice” is all the while among the local delicacy traditional authentic chicken rice eatery which being practised since decades on our nations with respective home recipes on the ground, also one of the famous nanyang’s eatery that wanted by all the visitors especially when reached Malaysia & Singapore territory. Here on the east coast nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended 3-generations Hainanese Chicken Rice Restaurant “New Capitol” running at Kuantan, Pahang into their 60 years on the same ground having great positive response from the market all the while.
The Kuantan, Pahang local originated Mr. Wong Hong Liang (born 1984), together with his wife Ms. Jodie Saw Pui Ling (Kuantan, born 1989) in assisted by mother Madam Leong Lai Ying (Perak, born 1950) are the recent immediate families owners of this best recognised Hainanese Chicken Rice Restaurant “New Capitol” right in the Kuantan township presenting all their family’s home-cooked authentic hainanese chicken rice with other signature menus to the locals & visitors all under a roof into 3rd generation still on the same ground at Pahang.
The founder cum Hong Liang’s grandfather, a hainan migrant late Mr. Wong Ban Him (born in China, 1919-2001), who began their home recipe hainanese chicken rice career in the 1960s with partners along the Jalan Bukit Ubi, Kuantan initially named the “Capitol” Hainanese Chicken Rice then officially renamed as “New Capitol”. Later-on been generation passed onto the next generation (Hong Liang’s father) late Mr. Wong Jee Leong (born in Terengganu, 1949-2024) with another partner continued running as the 2nd generation in the year 2001 on the same ground serving their recipes with patience in the industry.
While the recent owner, 3rd generation Wong Hong Liang, who at his age of 40 years old currently, was initially stepped into the f&b field at his mid twenties began as a kitchen trainee experienced about 15 years in the career all the while touched the chinese cuisine field been given the responsibility to take-over and being generation passed onto the family’s career in the year 2023, also fully assisted by wife Jodie Saw & mother running in a family team continue serving their signatures to the public. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year of 2024 on the east coast nation at Pahang.
In this New Capitol Hainanese Chicken Rice Restaurant, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus surely will be their 3-generations authentic “Braised Soy Sauce Chicken” which most wanted by their regulars from the first day. Local fresh feeded meat chicken on weight of 2kg and above selected, cleaned then followed by an hour home-braised with their secret seasonings mixture into herbs, then served in fine cutted pieces with their home-mixed nice salted sweet soy sauce broth toppings of sesame oil & deep fried garlic oil, sides of cucumber slices will always bring the wonderful chicken’s smoothness swallowed with the juicy meat’s freshness bites in combination into mouth that you must have a try when reached Kuantan, Pahang. Taken with a plate of their hot boiled oil rice will always the perfect matching for the Hainanese Chicken Rice here.
Secondly will be their traditional home-boiled “Poached Chicken”, also among the local’s favourite selection here. Local fresh meat chicken (with 2kg) selected, cleaned then followed by an hour home-boiled, served with their tasty home-mixed soy sauce broth onto sesame oil & fried garlic oil, sides of cucumber slices will brings another excellent chicken’s juicy freshness meat bites into mouth that you never regret after tasted here. Taken dipping with/onto their homemade ginger paste and chili paste (somehow into sweet/dark soy sauce) will always their visitor’s preference in complete their Hainanese Chicken Rice eatery here that you cannot aside.
Other than the chicken rice eatery, their at least half an hour Home Braised Beancurd, Braised Chicken Feets and Braised Chicken Egg too among their sided menus wanted by most of the customers recently. Besides, their 3 hours home-braised mustard green veges (kai choy) in mixture with chicken, pork, assam slice, ginger & dried chili will brings the best appetising sour sweet fair spicy eatery like by the locals taken sided with a set of their hainanese chicken rice here. Also their fresh boiled Beansprouts served with soy sauce mixture toppings of fried garlic oil will be the local’s favourite combination in having chicken rice eatery from the beginning.
Nonetheless, the owners also introduced their all time recommended side ala carte such like Curry Pork Ribs, Roasted Pork (Char Siew), Roasted Pork Belly (Siew Yuk) and boiled Chicken Mix Offal selections which prepared in daily fresh made available on their customers’ preference that you really cannot missed when stepped into this 60 years history (3-generations) traditional authentic Hainanese Chicken Rice Restaurant “New Capitol” at Kuantan, Pahang.
NEW CAPITOL RESTAURANT
(HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE)
Address: No. 55, 57 & 59,
Jalan Bukit Ubi,
25200 Kuantan,
Pahang.
Business Hours: 9:00am to 3:30pm (Daily)