Saturday, December 17, 2011

L·table by Lavender, 1 Utama

it was a day when both of us are so lazy...
has been quite some time we didn't hang out together~
really had a good day out with her... ^^
shop, chat, eat, play...
our first stop was L·table by Lavender to have our late breakfast...
i really love the ambiance there...
soft lighting, comfortable sofa...
of course with a cup of nice coffee and some nice food~
their paper printed menu~ like the name of the restaurant...
 we really enjoyed ourselves there...
catch up with each other...
even when our food served~ =)
i enjoyed my cup of Cafe Mocha without adding any sugar...
it was nicely mixed and smell really good...
Cafe Mocha, if they add some coffee art on it, then it will be perfect!
 we decided to have something for sharing...
wanted to try out their squid ink spaghetti...
unfortunately, their squid ink spaghetti was not available on that day...
therefore, we had a Seafood Tomato Soup with Puff Pastry~
i'm sorry that i didn't take a photo of the inner look...
we were tempted by the nice smell of the soup...
the soup was so nice! 
the pastry was crispy outside and soft inside...
hmm... yummy!!
Seafood Tomato Soup with Puff Pastry~ yummy!!
 since we can't get our first choice, we decided to have the second choice...
L·table Eggs Benedict...
we were attracted by the nice picture on the menu...
and of course our favourite -- SALMON!!
it was smoked salmon and poached egg served on potato rossetti with benedict sauce...
hmm...it was really good!!
L·table Eggs Benedict... love it!!
before we left 1 Utama, we actually purposely went back to Lavender to grab some pastries...
we were suppose to go back and try their hi-tea set...
but end up we only have enough time to take away some pastries...
it was really a nice place to hang out...
great environment and good food...
i'm going back on this coming Christmas Eve... =)
excited!! 

Address: L·table by Lavender, G213, Ground Floor, One Utama Shopping Center
Tel. No.:03-7728 6933

Monday, December 12, 2011

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., The Curve

it was a blue blue Monday~
can't remember why we head to The Curve for dinner...
the reason why we picked Bubba Gump was because it was new to us...
i like their table setting~ so cute and funny... 
their menu was quite nice...
even the last page of the menu also with a very cute logo on it...
smiling shrimp~ eat and smile... ^^
same like TGI Friday, Chili's etc...
some of their drinks are free refill...
including their Mango Sparkler~
and mine Mango Sparkler was a special one...
because i requested for a Mango Sparkler without the Mango...
Mango Sparkler, a combination of Mango, Lemonade, Orange Juice and  Lemon-Lime~
when i was walking from the entrance to the restaurant~
i found that almost every table has the same dish on it...
yes! is their signature dish...
Bubba Gump best Peel and Eat shrimp~
- Shrimper's Net Catch -
choose between Bubba's Garlic Spice or Secret Recipe Cajun Spice...
and decide on ¾ pound or ask for more at 1½ pounds~
with the waiter recommendation, we chose ¾ pound for 4 sharing with Bubba's Garlic Spice...
Shrimper's Net Catch with Bubba's Garlic Spice~
we also ordered another 3 dishes from the menu for sharing...
one of us wanted some pasta~
therefore, we had "...Of Course We Have Scampi!"~
tender shrimp sautéed with Capers in Lemon - Garlic Butter...
served over a bed of Linguini...
love the name and the shrimp but not the pasta...ha!
"...Of Course We Have Scampi!" -- funny name~ ^^
- Bourbon Street Catch of the Day -
i wonder the fish served was really catch of the day...
anyhow, it was yummy!
charbroiled Cajun spiced Catch of the Day with Bourbon Street sauce and shrimp...
served over mashed potatoes~
if you don't want a whole seafood meal, you can choose chicken for this dish instead of fish...
Bourbon Street Catch of the Day -- is it the fresh catch fish or frozen fish? i'm not interested! 
Jing is a shrimp freak!
hence, we had - Mama Blue's Southern Charmed Fried Shrimp -
in fact, it was just normal fried shrimp served with fries and cocktail sauce for drippin'...
normal dish with fantastic name~
- Mama Blue's Southern Charmed Fried Shrimp -
i ordered a dessert as well...
not because i suddenly fell in love with dessert...
it was just because i got cheated by the picture in the menu~
i was hoping to take a nice picture of the dessert...
luckily it tasted not bad...
Mama's Best Strawberry Shortcake~
i will definitely go back again for the Net Catch and many more from the menu~
their service was good, friendly, funny and very alert waiters...
reasonable price with fresh seafood...
for shrimp freak like Jing, this is the place that you should dine!

Address: The Curve, Lot 145, 1st Floor, No. 6, Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel. No.: 03-7710 9862 or 03-7710 9863
Fax No.: 03-7710 9864

Sunday, October 23, 2011

d'italiane kitchen, Sunway Giza revisit~

it was a lovely Friday~
where i've already enjoyed the whole week holiday...
spent a night with all my best buddies...
to celebrate one of my best girlfriends' birthday~
birthday celebration is always our best reason for gathering...
sound so sad and mean...
but at least we do keep it for many many years... ^^
***
the birthday girl chose d'italiane kitchen as the venue for the celebration~
of course i'll give 100% support... since it's so near to my house! =D
let's see what we had for the night...
Stuffed Portabello Mushroom as appetizer..
we ordered a appetizer to share...
what out of our expectation was only 2 pieces of mushroom on our plate... 
2 pieces of mushroom for 8 person? 
but it's really tasty~ 
the combination of the marinated minced meat and portabello mushroom was so good!
then, my order was the 1st dish served to our table... 
Salmone Gamberi, wanted to try since last visit to d'italiane kitchen...
 salmon stuffed with prawn and eggplant topped with lemon cream reduction...
served with creamed spinach and potatoes...
really delicious! not too milky but creamy enough... nice!
let's see what birthday girl has ordered...
Bransino (Sea Bass) with Scallops... nicely presented...
pan grilled sea bass with seared scallops with orange and white wine seafood reduction...
from the menu it written served with boiled potatoes and asparagus...
but we only saw potatoes...where are the asparagus?? 
probably supplier didn't supply asparagus to them... =P
i was so busy taking all the photos, meanwhile the waiter also busy serving our food...
one of us has ordered the common yet famous Italian dish...
Carbonarra Chicken Spaghetti...smell really nice!
 i would say it was one of the best carbonarra spaghetti that i've ever had...
i kinda like their creamy sauce...not too salty and not over milky...
it was just nice even towards the end...
since one of the girls can't make up her mind what to order~
i suggested her to take a dish that i've tried during my last visit...
Smoked Duck Alio Olio...love the mushrooms very much... ^^
 breast of duck, mushrooms and herbs in olive oil...
nice combination...not too oily...
i would just say "YUMMY!"... 
out of all 9 main courses, there is one i don't really know how to appreciate it...
let the picture tells the story~ 
Baked Three Cheese... overwhelmed cheese...
 a combination of gouda, parmesan and morzarella baked with penne in cream...
is really super cheesy~ the 1st taste was awesome...
but towards the end, it was too cheesy for all of us...
the only main course that was not finish...
then come the most expensive main course of the night~
my love's order...
Merluzzo (Cod Fish) with creamy Lemon Dill sauce... hmm~~ ^^
 grilled cod fish topped with creamy lemon and dill reduction~
served with seasonal vegetable and boiled potatoes...
it was nice creation... but i still prefer Tony Roma's cod fish... XD
after we made most of our order, KK found the monthly special menu...
that is why he is the only one who get to order from the monthly special menu~
in fact, non of the menu in the monthly special seem attractive to us...
except KK's order...
Trout with creamy Lemon and Dill sauce... one whole trout...
 it was the first time i've seen one whole fish been served on plate for Italian cuisine...
or maybe just because i didn't try more enough of Italian cuisine...
but it did impress me~ 
the trout was good! fresh and nicely cooked...
but it took quite some time to finish it because of the bones...
okay~ enough for all the fish and seafood...
let's check out their lamb...
Jumbo Lamb Shank for only RM 32.90... worth it!! 
hmm... premium Australian lamb shank braised in natural juices and herbs...
topped with brown sauce and served with seasonal vegetable and mashed potato...
the melted in mouth lamb shank was really good...
with the price they charged...is a MUST try in d'italiane kitchen! 
as usual, we worried for our vegetarian friend...
what can he eat whenever we have gathering...
there are always dishes that not using any meat as ingredients...
and this time, he had this:
Risotto AL Funghi~ creamy Italian rice...
slow cooked Arborio rice with light cream,button mushrooms and porcini mushrooms...
i will never forget his expression when the risotto served to him...
he was expecting the rice like the normal fried rice that we have...
well~ i won't laugh at him...because my 1st experience with risotto was about the same... =D
usual creamy slow cooked rice...i like the taste but again, it was too creamy...
with rice, i can't even finish quarter of it... 

as i mentioned earlier, it was a birthday celebration~
of course we will have the usual birthday cake and birthday song...
Happy Birthday, Jian! ^^
complete girls group photo... after our Raya getaway... =)
 this time, we didn't forget to take a group photo...
right in front of the restaurant~ 
yeah~ before we say goodbye to each other... 
it was really a good night out with all of them...
with all the good food~ 
d'italiane kitchen has made our celebration cum gathering a very successful one...

Address: Sunway Giza Shopping Mall, Block D, F.10, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya.
Tel. No.: 03-6148 1828
Fax No.: 03-6148 1830

Saturday, September 3, 2011

·poco· zakka & kitchen, Sunway Giza 食物篇

文续上篇...
为了避免长篇大论~决定把食物篇分开来...
·poco·主打的是日式家常菜色...
当然还有他们的超人气甜点...
只可惜那一天肚子不争气~
吃了套餐就再也装不下任何东西了...
没关系...反正很快就要再去玩了~
看看上两次我们吃了什么吧!

强力推荐:绿茶豆奶
香滑,暖胃...
豆奶的滑+绿茶的香~赞!
 Beef Teriyaki Don
好大一碗饭!
牛肉是有点太硬...但饭好香,酱汁味道也还不错~
纯粹个人喜好...不能作准啦...
色香味俱全吧?
 Salmon Don
三文鱼好新鲜哦!
要是加点酱汁那就完美了~
肥美的三文鱼...真的很吸引~
 Salmon Teriyaki Set
超值套餐!
香煎三文鱼~加上日式沙拉...
还有日式餐点的灵魂 - 味噌汤~
还有小小的泡菜...
香煎三文鱼片...鲜甜可口!
 套餐吃到最后还有黑芝麻雪糕...
好好吃!
套餐的全部...hmm...好饿哦...
 Unagi Teriyaki Set
鳗鱼饭是贝和妹的最爱,当然就不会错过了...
入口即溶的鳗鱼~ yummy!
口水直流了...鳗鱼鳗鱼好好吃~
 连续两个星期六都在那里晃...
意外发现原来套餐里的配菜不是设定好的...
我想应该是视乎厨师所采集到的原料吧!
炖蛋和小小的Tamago...希望明天也会是它们登场~
我和·poco·有约定...
再来应该就是他们独特的homemade甜点...
期待中...

Address: C-1-GB, Giza Sunway Damansara, Persiaran Mahogani, Dataran Sunway, 47810 Petaling Jaya.
Tel. No.: 03-6151 1268
Email: poco.homemade@gmail.com
Website: Poco Homemade
Business Hour: Monday to Sunday 11am - 11pm

Thursday, September 1, 2011

poco zakka & kitchen, Sunway Giza

在面子书看见他们上载的照片,我简直快疯了!
他们在Sunway Giza开分店?是真的吗?
为了证实,还故意到Sunway Giza去吃晚餐...
看见围栏外贴着布条...兴奋得一直嚷着贝说一定要他带我去...
终于等到他们开始营业...
一口气,在那里耗了连续两个星期六...
· poco · zakka & kitchen
有别于在Bangsar的总行...
这里有着种类比较多的餐单...面积也比较大!
却不失他们原有的日本海边民宿的装潢风格~
坐落于广场的角落间...非常好找...
 踏入·poco· 以前...
可以读到有关他们的报导...
当然还有他们那诱人的餐单~
小小的木凳子...是方便路人坐着细细阅读有关的报导吗? ^^
 入口处的另一边~
有着小小的鸟屋...挂着他们的营业时间牌...
当然还可以看到他们的甜品柜台~
好喜欢他们利用那杂卡风的布条当窗帘...很有海边feel~
近距离看看那木制的鸟屋...
多希望我手上持的特效相机... 
营业时间:上午11点至晚上11点...
 踏进室内以前的必经之道...
和总行一模一样的门口...
始终如一可以用在这吗?一模一样的门口装潢... ^^
踏入室内...
映入眼帘的是零零种种的手作品...
小小的手作品~好可爱!
另一边也是满满的手作品...
家具都是木制的~ 感觉好好...
我被那对静静坐在椅子上的娃娃吸引了...
好可爱哦~!真想把它们带回家...
怎么会有这么可爱的娃娃?!
吉袜娃...吉袜娃...*爱*
标牌...但没有价钱牌...
看看他们的柜台...
真的很喜欢他们的每一个摆设~
简单却不失自己风格的装潢和摆设...
真的好喜欢他们装饰窗门的帆布~有在卖吗?
住家甜点~好吃!
每一个角落都装饰得很有味道...
尤其喜欢这小小的角落...感觉好有家乡味...
户外座位也很不错哦~
连续两个星期六都在那里用餐...
我想我找到了纵使一个人也能好好享受的好去处~

Address: C-1-GB, Giza Sunway Damansara, Persiaran Mahogani, Dataran Sunway, 47810 Petaling Jaya.
Tel. No.: 03-6151 1268
Email: poco.homemade@gmail.com
Website: Poco Homemade
Business Hour: Monday to Sunday 11am - 11pm

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Mayfair English Kitchen & Bar, PJ Trade Center

hmm...another good deal from MyDeal~ 
bought the voucher at RM28 and get 3 course meal + 1 beer or free flow of soft drink...
supposedly is a small family gathering, end up only a few of us can make it...
and we actually went twice to finish up the vouchers... XD

Mayfair English Kitchen & Bar located at PJ Trade Center...
noticed about this restaurant when i went to Canteen~
was planning with bei, one day we would pay a visit to Mayfair...
haha~ i think i should stop my long-winded story...
let's check out the yummy-licious part~ ^^

we started with appetizer, followed by main course, ended perfectly with dessert~ =)
they offered 3 choices for appetizer...
hence, we picked all of them~
yummy mushroom soup...
 one of the best mushroom soups i ever had...
every sip also full of minced mushrooms... yum!!
Caesar salad... 
 normal caesar salad without meat...
nothing special but not bad~ 
pepperbell tomato soup~ favourite!!
 i love the pepperbell tomato soup very much!!
the taste was quite strong but it helps to open up my appetite... nice!!
we added a snack from the menu...
Lager chicken wings...
 it tasted like normal fried chicken wings...
in their menu, stated that it marinated by Tiger beer...
but i didn't taste the Tiger beer at all...
in fact, RCS serve better chicken wings... =D
after all the appetizers, our main courses were served...
they had 5 main courses for us to choose~
again, we picked all...
pork burger...
 nothing special as well...
the meatloaf was a bit too dry and the bread was not soft...
but the potato wedges were fantastic~
fish & chips...
 was another nothing special dish...
the fish fillets were not too bad...at least fresh enough~
but i think Fish & Co. still serve the best fish & chips in town... ^^
bacon carbonara linguine~ 
 we all love the linguine...
it was creamy but not sticky... cheesy but not salty...
it was just so perfectly cooked... hmm~~ 5 stars!! 
haha... is a "must try" i will say... 
gratinated pork loin...
 i don't fancy pork... can even say rarely take pork...
but i must say this is GREAT!!
the meat was so juicy... well marinated...
with the cheese melted on top...
the taste was just simply great!! 
argh! i'm drooling... XD
roasted chicken leg...
 not the greatest dish, but was quite good...
the chicken leg was perfectly roasted, still juicy inside...
also well marinated... i especially love the pepperbell...

during our 2nd visit, we decided to take their promotion for those voucher users...
we add on their signature dish with 20% discount...
crispy pork knuckle...
good for sharing of 4 to 5 person...
portion was quite big~
it was delicious... crispy outside and tender inside~
well marinated yet not too salty...
just order and try it... will never regret!! =)
chocolate brownie with vanilla ice-cream...
i love the dessert~ but my advise is finish it when the brownie still warm...
the warm brownie + the cold ice-cream...
hmm... imagine it! it's yummy!!

we all enjoyed our nights there...
the ambience is nice... not a very big restaurant but comfortable enough...
reasonable price for the food and drinks...
good services provided...
i can't give myself a reason why shouldn't i dine in Mayfair again... haha~

Address: DG-03, Menara Taiko, PJ Trade Centre, Jalan PJU 8/8, 47820 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel. No.: 03-7726 4131
Email: info@mayfairkl.com.my
Website: Mayfair
Business Hours: Weekday & Saturday from 5pm till late
                          Sunday - Close