The Loaf, Pavillion

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it was the 2nd day of year 2012...

was a good Sunday~

we went all the way to Pavillion just to meet the United Buddy Bears...

spent about 2 hours to say hi to every buddy bears...

then, we head to Market Hall to have our brunch...

obviously, end up we didn't dine over there...

just because their poor customer service~

really disappointed to get that kind of treatment when i actually read about all the high ranking of Market Hall...

fine! forget about the unhappy story...

we end up had our brunch at the great man's restaurant~

The Loaf by our former PM, Tun Mahathir...

let's see what we had... ^^

bei's all time favourite - Cafe Latte

as usual, bei ordered a cup of Cafe Latte...

which he claimed that the foam was not fine enough~ 

my normal Brewed Coffee~

not fantastic yet not bad as well...

at least better than the coffee i make at home... XD

complimentary bread...

i'm glad that they provide complimentary bread while waiting for our food...

but their bread really not my liking...

the bread were not soft and the butter tasted too oily...

Asparagus & Broccoli Soup... i like it!

the soup was nice! creamy and not too salty...

it would be better if they could add in some cheese powder~

Salmon Twist Pasta for me, the salmon crazy... =D

Malaysian style fried spaghetti topped with 2 thick and long smoked salmon slices...

served with piece of garlic bread...

i love the smoked salmon.. about the spaghetti...

err...i would say not the taste that i will expect on spaghetti... 

it tasted like non-spicy fried mamak mee... haha!

2nd try on Squid Ink Pasta... hmm...

bei prefer this squid ink pasta than the earlier one we had at L·table...

but i actually preferred the earlier one...

they make the pasta like a mixture of western and Malaysian style spaghetti...

tasted like Malaysian style fried mee again...

but bei said it has stronger taste than the L·table one...

different people different liking~ it's just my opinion...

can always give a try to make sure is that your liking... =)

my instax mini photos with the United Buddy Bear~ ^^

it was a great experience with the buddy bears...

United Buddy Bear started since 2002 from Berlin, Germany to promote peace, love, tolerance and international understanding on their global tour...

they will be at the main entrance of Pavillion until 15 of February 2012...

a few days left... grab the chance to visit them... they are AWESOME! =)

with the Golden Rule Bear and the Global Ethic Bear~ 

it was a nice day out with my love one...

The Loaf has 7 outlets in total...

every outlet has different menu i suppose~

wanted to try their Bangsar outlet in Bangsar Village II...

it can be one of the stations of my coffee tour~ =)

Address: The Loaf Bakery & Bistro, Lot 3.13.00 & 14.12.02, Level 3 & 4 Pavillion Kuala Lumpur, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel. No.: 03-2145 3036

Fax No.: 03-2145 3034

Website: http://www.theloaf.net/

Revisit: L·table by Lavender, 1 Utama

Happy Chinese New Year everybody...

please don't misunderstood that this is a Chinese New Year post...

it is not! it is a post that has been delayed for month...

it's our 5th Christmas celebration~

we had our celebration on the Christmas eve...

at a restaurant that i wanted to go for quite some times...

- L·table by Lavender -

the dinner menu~ was different with the breakfast menu...

i like their service with the complimentary sky juice upon arrival...

the lighting was so nice at night~ 

enjoyed myself with the shadows... XD

spotted a new drink in their menu~ 

and that was my drink for the night...

the Iced Honey Matcha and the Ice Lemon Tea...

please focus on the shadows... 2 round fat rabbits with short ears... ^^

we ordered 1 salad, 1 soup and 2 main courses...

i love the salad so much...

Cajun Prawns with Mushrooms and French Beans 

fall in love with the Cajun spices... so yummy! 

the prawns were fresh~ perfectly grilled together with the Cajun spices...

what a great warm salad...

after the warm salad, we had chilled soup...

funny right? the warm salad and the chilled soup...

they broke the tradition of the salad and soup~ 

but, they did it successfully...

the chilled soup we had was:

Chilled Cucumber Soup with Gin Jelly

Gin Jelly without the taste of Gin... >.<

i don't fancy the soup...

although it was not bad, but i don't like the grassy taste...

our main courses were served right after the soup...

one of the attractions of this restaurant to me is the recently very famous pasta in town...

Squid Ink Seafood Pasta

the pasta that will make your mouth, tongue, and teeth black... =D

the seafood was very fresh...

but, Bei claimed that the taste of the pasta was a bit too mild...

i kinda like the mild taste actually~ 

the another pasta that we had was their home-made pesto...

Scallop Pesto Spaghetti

huge scallops made the pasta worthwhile~

overall was a good pasta...

but it might not be a good choice for those who don't like grassy taste...

was a bit too strong for me too...

Bei had a glass of after meal coffee...

which i really wanted too but he only allowed me to have a sip...

Cafe Latte

his all time favourite... i prefer mocha... =P

the meal will not complete without the dessert~

hence, we chose a dessert from their really limited dessert menu...

Chocolate Caramel Clafoutis

best dessert ever!!

chocolate brownie topped with caramel...

sounds very sweet right?

but it was not!! it was just nice!!

try it yourself... you will never forget the taste... ^^
had a great night with Bei there...
nice ambiance, nice food...with the love one~
hmm... i'm blessed! =)

we took quite some photos over there...check out our instax photos~

will definitely go back for their hi-tea set...
attracted by the image in their menu~
looking forward to it... ^^

Address: G213, Ground Floor, 1 Utama Shopping Centre.

Tel. No.: 03-7728 6933

about L·table breakfast, please visit L·table by Lavender, 1 Utama

Italiannies Pasta, Pizza & Vino, The Gardens

can't remember how many times i had my meal at Italiannies...

and i really love their food...

this time, went for their set lunch~

they have changed their lunch promo from RM17.90 for 2-course meal to RM15.90 onwards with soup of the day or salad and free flow of  pepsi...

to me~ this is a good change...

let's see why do i say so... =)

the usual olive oil with herbs and the balsamic vinegar ~

the waiters will pour into a plate as the dipping for the bread~

it's really a good match with their home baked bread...

we have choice of wild mushroom soup or minestrone soup...

of course we chose both since we can share...

i like their mushroom soup~ is rich and yet not too over creamy...

is very thick and generous on the mushroom~

every bite can taste the minced mushroom...

wild mushroom soup as starter...

their minestrone was tomato base...

can easily taste the sour of the tomato~

but i kinda like it because it opened my taste bud... 

tomato base Minestrone... yum!

as for the mains...

she chose the common meat sauce pasta~

the Penne Bolognese...

from the photo can see it clearly they are generous on the meat...

Penne Bolognese, the meat sauce pasta...

he chose the Shrimp Aglio Olio~

the linguine with shrimp, artichoke hearts, oven-dried tomatoes, black olives and garlic...

it was not oily...and the shrimp was fresh...

again, they are really generous on the ingredients...

Shrimp Aglio Olio... one of my favourite pastas...

i don't feel like having any pasta...

hence, i chose the recommended item~

- Chicken Milanese -

the grilled chicken breast served over cream spinach, then topped with chilled tomato caper relish...

the grilled chicken breast was perfectly done...

it was juicy and tender~

and i like their cream spinach which mix perfectly with the chicken...

it was just so match...

Chicken Milanese, the recommended item...

after our mains been served, we still didn't get the complimentary house-baked bread...

after we checked with the waiter then only the bread been served...

but i was very disappointed with the bread~

it was cold and hard...totally different with what i usually had~

the complimentary house-baked bread...

we also ordered an extra item which attracted us with the photo in the menu~

- Clams Lombardi - 

the clams simmered in white wine, olive oil, oregano, garlic and parsley...

it was so nice! the clams were fresh, fat and meaty...

we finished the clams as well as the gravy...

it tasted similar with the Chinese style clams cooked in wine base soup...

the Chinese like Clams Lombardi~

Italiannies is always my choice when i wanted to have Italian cuisine...

it can be found easily in every shopping malls...

is very convenient to everybody~

Address: Lot S209, Second Floor, The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Lingkara Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel. No.: 03-2283 3675

Website: Italiannies Pasta Pizza & Vino

Food Foundry, Section 17 PJ

- 29.11.2011 -

birthday celebration is always the best motivation for gathering~

in November, we celebrated Mei San's birthday at Food Foundry...

can't remember when was my first time to Food Foundry,

but the impression wasn't good...

this time, they changed my mind~

let's see what we had on that night...

i like their menu printing on the icing paper...

i had their soup of the day as my starter...

Mushroom Soup for the day...

their mushroom soup was very rich~

every bite can taste the minced mushroom...

very generous on portion too...

yummy Mushroom Soup as soup of the day...

 Bei ordered a normal Aglio Olio Pasta...

this is our all time favourite...

hardly get any Aglio Olio pasta that is not nice~

their Aglio Olio is not too oily...everything is just nice...

standard Aglio Olio Pasta...

 that was the first time i saw Chicken Cordon Bleu been served by chopped into pieces...

and their Cordon Bleu was served on a bed of spinach with cheese...

the cheese was not stuffed in the chicken~

it was special and tasted very nice...

the chicken was crispy outside and juicy inside...

special Chicken Cordon Bleu... nice!

i never know that prawn and eggplant can be a good match...

until we tried on the Prawn & Eggplant Pasta...

the prawn was fresh and big...

mix with the soft eggplant was just so nice~ 

the birthday girl's selection - Prawn & Eggplant Pasta...

 i'm a salmon crazy...

whenever i look at the menu, anything with salmon will attract me~

hence, i had the Smoked Salmon Alfredo...

it was creamy but not too sticky...

usually smoked salmon items will become a bit too salty towards the end~

but i found their alfredo was just nice...

yummy Smoked Salmon Alfredo~

 we have a vegetarian friend with us...

and we always worry that he got nothing to eat during the dinner...

it was so good that Food Foundry served vegetarian food too...

they have a Vegetarian Pasta in their menu...

it looks very tempting... i believe it taste good as well...

very colourful Vegetarian Pasta...

 another common pasta we had on that night was Carbonara Pasta...

it was one of the common pasta that we can have it everywhere...

but too bad~ their Carbonara was too salty...

we can't even finish the whole plate...

creamy but salty Carbonara Pasta...

 the main reason we chose Food Foundry was the very unique dessert served over there~

the recently very hot and famous dessert

- Mille Crepe -

they served 5 flavours of Mille Crepe...

which are the original Vanilla Mille Crepe~

i don't really fancy vanilla...

but i would say the Vanilla Mille Crepe was nice...

the original Mille Crepe - Vanilla flavour...

 we also ordered the Chocolate Mille Crepe~

i love their chocolate powder topping...

it was not too sweet, tasted like light dark chocolate...

hmm~ yum yum!!

my favourite - Chocolate Mille Crepe...

 we actually wanted to order the Mango Mille Crepe...

unfortunately, they don't have it on that day...

hence, we had the Strawberry Mille Crepe~

i thought the strawberry flavours will taste like chemical...

(it was my impression on strawberry made items)

surprisingly, it was so nice! i love the very strong strawberry taste but not too sweet...

the surprisingly nice Strawberry Mille Crepe~

it was a nice gathering...

we all enjoyed the food and the time we spent together...

especially the combined of 3 pieces Mille Crepe birthday cake...

will definitely go back for the Mille Crepe~

hmm... i miss the Mille Crepe already...

the after work group shot... =)

Address: BG-8, Happy Mansion, Jalan 17/13, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel. No.: 03-7955 3885

Email: info@asianageholdings.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodFoundry

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

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