Monday, February 21, 2011

WIP, Bangsar Shopping Center

- 11.02.2011 -
it was Sien's birthday...
took weeks to plan on this celebration due to too many suggestions...
finally, she chose WIP in Bangsar~
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WIP stand for Whipped Into Place, formerly Work In Progress...
before we went there, i actually google for the review and surprisingly there were only a few reviews...
although there were less reviews, but all were saying good! =)
it was a Friday night, hence we all reminded Sien to make the reservation...
unfortunately, no reservation was allowed on Friday night~
the big logo sign hanging on the roof~ WIP...
according to Sien, they waited there half an hour for table...
finally, we got our table around 8.30pm...
and it was a table for 6 when we had actually 8 for the night~
but is okay for us...we don't mind sitting close to each other... ^^
their reception counter...i fell in love with the tree branches... 
once we stepped into the restaurant, i fully understood why no reservation allowed...
FULL HOUSE! every table was occupied...even the bar seats were fulled...
the very nice ambiance... i really love the environment...
the waiter leaded us to our table...
and also arranged the chairs to fit 8 of us in~
they provided excellent services...
the lovely candle on our table~ tree branches again... XD
saw their table mat...actually was a paper~
with their logo on it...
Whipped Into Place = WIP
settled down on our seat...is time to check out their menu~
nice menu where drinks and food separated...
while we waiting for our food and drinks to be served...
i found the lovely sugar cube...
rarely see sugar cube in others restaurant~ or maybe i'm the one who never see...
kinda like their sugar cube...looks cute~ ^^
the 1st drinks they served was bei's order...
Cafe Latte @ RM 8
nice smell and taste... =)
bei's all time favourite - Cafe Latte with WIP logo on top... 
complimentary sky juice~
unlimited supply...can always ask for refill...
the waiters or waitresses there will never show you faces...
under the yellowish light, sky juice looks like white wine... XD
my vegetarian friend was busy looking on non-alcohol drinks...
and he chose Strawberry & Apple Slush @ RM 15
the very nice colour Detox Juice - Strawberry & Apple Slush...
the birthday girl was so excited on trying their cocktail...
looking at the menu, they served plenty of cocktail~
she wanted to have Mojito...asked for recommendation...
the waiter pointed a few...after some discussion, she chose~
Granny Smith Mojito @ RM 28
looks nice but tasted so-so...Sien said she actually tried this before and knew it doesn't taste nice~ got cheated by the name again... =D
San wanted to try cocktail too...i suggested her to take Classic Magarita~
Magarita always is the most guaranty cocktail...
and yes~ it tasted nice! =)
Classic Magarita @ RM 25
i allergy to coffee...hence most of the coffee drinks i never really taste it~
Jian ordered Cappuccino @ RM 8...
while i taking this shot, the very nice smell approach my nose...
she said it was nice...really nice~
i like their logo on the drinks~ Cappuccino with WIP logo...
i guess they were really busy that night~
this Morning After supposedly a 4 mixed detox juice...
but the waiter came to us and said that 2 out of 4 were out of stock...
he offered whether we want to change or stick with it~
as you can see... we stick with what we ordered... 
Morning After @ RM 15
food wise~ we decided to order a few for sharing...
Chicken Makanwala, 1 of the Indian recipes was the famous one among the bloggers...
so, i suggested this dish once the menu on our hand~
choose either rice or naan bread... we chose naan bread...i chose naan bread...
boneless chicken breast cooked in butter gravy served with chana masala, aloo methi, papadum and salad~
the sauce was fantastic~ i can mop up the sauce if the waiter didn't took our plate away...
Chicken Makanwala @ RM 28
bei was so excited with the Espetada recipes~
he suggested and everyone agreed, here come our Seafood Espetada...
Espetada, the traditional Portuguese meat skewers marinated with garlic, laurel leaves, rock salt and charbroiled to perfection.
we chose Seafood Espetada, which was a combination of prawns, squids and fish marinated with olive oil, garlic and herbs, Served with potatoes, vegetables of the day and choice of 2 sauces...
combination of giant prawns, giant squids and fish equals to our Seafood Espetada @ RM 75...
was talking about Espetada served with choice of 2 sauces...
choose from mustard, mushroom, black pepper or Chef’s sauce of the day~
Chef's sauce of the day for the night was rosemary sauce...
and we picked mushroom and rosemary sauce...
the mushroom sauce was great, everyone love it; but the rosemary tasted like medicine...
our sauce for Espetada: mushroom and rosemary sauce...
the pizzas were decided by the birthday girl...
she highly recommended the Sake San (RM 36)...
marinated salmon, lollo rosso, cherry tomato, Japanese mayonnaise and wasabi, garnished with ebiko~
it was nice...the wasabi was just nice to cover the fishy taste of the salmon yet not too strong...
Salmon lover would love it: the Sake San~
another pizza was a vegetarian pizza which only had spinach and mushroom as topping~
special order for our vegetarian friend...we always care about each other... =)
the Mushroom and Spinach, topped with mushroom, creamed spinach and mozzarella...
i love this! like the creamy taste and the combination of mushroom and spinach~
Mushroom and Spinach @ RM 31
we added another main course when our food were about to finish and everyone was not satisfied yet...
Jian and Ka Keng reached after we placed our order earlier because of work~
so, we let them to decide what to order...and they chose Chicken & Mushroom Pasta...
chicken cooked with mixed mushrooms, onion, garlic, finished off with cream tossed with spaghetti...
i like the just nice creamy taste and texture...or because each of us were just able to grab a few bites, that's why i find it not too creamy? haha...
Chicken & Mushroom Pasta @ RM 28
i can't remember how we decided to order only 1 dessert...
if i'm not mistaken, must be we were not so into their cakes...
and this sweetie dessert was a favourite of our birthday girl...
Banana & Peach Butterscotch, which is banana and peach chunks cooked in toffee caramel and served with peanut butter cookie...
people who know me will know, i'm not so into sweet stuff...
and this dessert was too sweet for my liking (according to others friend, it was okay...)~
no harm to give a try... ^^
Banana & Peach Butterscotch @ RM 16... served warm and do remember eat warm too... ^^
i really enjoyed the night with them...all of us knowing each other more than 10 years...
is really great to have them in my life...
as my best friends, as my companion in every path i walked...
thank God for giving me a chance to meet them, know them... =)
happy 兔gether~ my 38 gang... ^^
my besties...my babes...my sweeties...my dearies...my darlings...
can't find a most suitable word to describe them...
we busy for our own life, but keep each other warm in our heart...
my best friends forever~
too bad Ah San fell sick and couldn't join us...but we had her in our picture too... =D
my best best friends~ love this picture so much... 
it was a great night~
as for now, all of us busy working, sometimes birthday celebration is really a good chance to gather us...
WIP is a great restaurant...a great place to chill...
will definitely go back for their food and service...1st time for me to feel that 10% service charge was worth to pay...haha! that's how good their service was...

Address: Lot G111, Ground Floor, Bangsar Shopping Center, 285, Jalan Maarof, Bukit Bandar Raya, 59000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel. No.: 03-2094 1789/ 03-2094 2789
Fax No.: 03-2094 3789

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Poco Homemade Cafe & Atelier, Bangsar

it was the same day i visited Pipit...
been delaying this post for quite some times...
not that Poco doesn't worth to be shared, is just that i'm a writer that depending on my mood and feeling...
or maybe i shouldn't call myself a writer~
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we were suppose to visit Poco first before anything else...
unfortunately, they were closed for reservation...
someone reserved the whole cafe and had birthday party over there...
* i was hoping to had my breakfast there...*
although wasn't a good start, but i still enjoyed the time we spent there...

when svmm3r told me we were close to our destination while she was turning into a small junction~
i couldn't believe that Poco was located there...
but, yes! it was there~
the design of the cafe impressed me...
i like it very much~ which i think most of the people would have the same feeling like me...
the wooden signboard...simple but nice...
i can't stop taking pictures before i stepped into the cafe~
they really did a very good job on designing the cafe outlook...
the only window that we can see from outside the cafe...so nice!
wondering how the actual look of the cafe?
check out the following pictures... ^^
the entrance...is it Europe style? correct me if i'm wrong...i never been to Europe before~ *sad*
i was really impressed by it's outlook...
i never thought that in this busy town would have a cafe like this~
over view of the cafe entrance...so lovely, isn't it?
spent more than 15 minutes outside the cafe...
svmm3r was asking "can we go in now?" haha!
my first feeling once the door opened: not a big cafe but tidy and lovely...
first view from my seat...feeling i'm sitting in my house... XD
oh~ did i mention that Poco was selling handmade stuff?
slightly different with Pipit~ Poco only sell what the shop owner made...
if i'm not mistaken, the shop owner named Ice, a sweet and cute girl~
let's check what she offered...
handmade bracelets and ear rings...
look at the lovely white sewing machine...it must be the best partner ever to Ice... =)
some necklaces hanging on th wall...
handmade necklaces...interested?
kinda like how they did the arrangement of the furnitures~
lovely! home feeling! 
another corner that presenting more handmade products...
would like to know what were they? pay a visit then... ^^
i was wondering could the old style bicycle still functioning...
more like a bags hanger than a bicycle i suppose... 
just a simple table could be their cashier counter... 
simple and nice decoration...the cashier counter...the handmade stuff corner...
took this picture just simply because i like the front view from my seat...
but this picture was a failure... T.T
a failure picture...take a better one next time... 
remember the little window i mentioned before?
yea~ this is the inner view...
omg...i like the little sunlight coming in from the window~
love this picture...like the little window... =)
done with the design, decoration and handmade stuff...
is time to check out Ice's mama home-cook food...
*yum yum*
too bad we were too full to try out the main courses...
but the food smell delicious...(the smell came from the table behind us...) haha!
handmade menu... matched with their concept~
although we were full...but we insist to try something out...
dessert! our favourite!
Green Tea Red Bean Pudding @ RM 4
i fell in love with the green tea red bean pudding...it's so delicious!
but, i was a little disappointed with the following one...
it just different with what has been showed in their website...
the chocolate syrup didn't come out from the cupcake... =(
Molten Chocolate with vanilla ice-cream...
the desserts were so lovely and nice...(although there was a little disappointment...)
and they served in small portion...just nice to finish it without any guilty... =D
svmm3r brought instax camera along~
and we did snap 1 with the entrance as our background...
so nice... ^^
our lovely instax picture...like it like it!
Poco had variety rubber stamps for their customers to leave some words in their guest book...
but, we used it for svmm3r instax album page... haha! bad huh?
in process...love the rubber stamps so much...maybe i should bring mine over too... XD
the final artwork by svmm3r and jOsepHinE...
lovely! isn't it?
happy stamping and writing... ^^ thanks svmm3r for the sharing~
will definitely go back for the home-cook recipes...
and also the others dessert...
wanted to try so many recipes over there...
perhaps i should hold a gathering over there? haha!

Address: No 1, Jalan Kurau, 59100 Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel. No.: 03-2287 5688
Email: poco.homemade@gmail.com
Website: Poco homemade
Business Hour: Tuesday to Sunday -- 12pm - 9pm
                        Monday off (Except Public Holiday)