With the constant rise in cost and inflation, there are not many places where you can go for a decent meal at a very reasonable price but we were surprised when we were invited for a food review session at Purple Pasta Restaurant and Cafe which is located at D-G-06, Block D, Oasis Square, Ara Damansara 2, Jalan PJU 1A/7A, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
You wonder how true it is when they are able to sell their pasta/spaghetti at RM5.00 per plate. One might wonder whether they will cut off certain ingredients or the serving is of a extremely small serving. Nowadays, even if you ever had lunch at a coffee shop, it will easily cost more than RM5.00 and you probably have to sit on uncomfortable chair and a very hot environment.
You wonder how true it is when they are able to sell their pasta/spaghetti at RM5.00 per plate. One might wonder whether they will cut off certain ingredients or the serving is of a extremely small serving. Nowadays, even if you ever had lunch at a coffee shop, it will easily cost more than RM5.00 and you probably have to sit on uncomfortable chair and a very hot environment.
The setting of Purple Pasta
Restaurant & Cafe@ Oasis is simple and modern concept. There are different
sections within the restaurant that will cater for different groups of people
coming into this restaurant. There is an alfresco area where you can have a
sit-down session with your friends in an open environment.
There is also a little cozy corner,
where some soft sofa sets are, where you can hang around after lunch for some
quiet reading or after dinner, coffee session to have some small chats with
your friends.
and of course, the sit down area for
your breakfast, lunch or dinner.
To start off our session of this
review, we had the Garden Salad, which have lettuce, tomatoes, arugula,
crotons, parmesan cheese top with a concoction of Japanese mayo and balsamico
vinegar.
The light flaky crotons, was a
perfect combination with the fresh green and the buttery powdered parmesan.
Indeed a classic starter for a hearty meal ahead.
The dressing was of the right taste
with a well balance of mayonnaise and vinegar which blended well with the crisp salad.
Next, we had, two of the top RM5.00
Pasta/Spaghetti.
The first one is the LAMB MARINARA.
The tomatoes based sauce which was made in-house was not too sourish and it was
topped with a generous amount of herbs.
The Lamb meatball was succulent and
didn’t have the strong gamey lamb taste which makes it taste good. At RM5.00,
it was very worth it.
The next pasta we had, was the
AUTHENTIC CARBONARA, this version is very different from the other carbonara serves
elsewhere which, we are used to i.e. flour and milk based.
From the onset it looks quite plain but the sauce is made up of yellow egg yolk, with parmesan cheese and guess what, roasted anchovies. It is then top up with a runny poached egg.
For fans
of eggs, you got to try this. Make sure you let the runny eggs flowed into the
pasta and mix it for a wholesome meal. For me, I would have preferred to slurp
up the runny egg yolk.
For those that can eat a little spicy, you can add in some chilli flakes to give it that extra zing.
For those that can eat a little spicy, you can add in some chilli flakes to give it that extra zing.
Both the above pasta, are part of the
RM5.00 offering, there are other RM5.00 pasta of which, are CHICKEN CARBONARA,
MUSHROOM CARBONARA, CHICKEN MARINARA, MUSHROOM MARINARA, CHICKEN GRAVYNARA,
LAMB GRAVYNARA. You can sample these reasonably price pasta without burning a
hole in your pocket.
The Purple Pasta Restaurant &
Cafe@Oasis is embarking to introduce a few new premium pasta and dishes into
their menu, which we have the privilege to sample and to provide feedback to
the owner.
One of the first dishes to be tasted was
the FRA DIAVOLO MUTTON. This pasta is a creation by the owner /chef himself,
which he uses a base tomato sauce and a generous amount of dark chocolate to
enhance the unique flavour of the sauce.
The use of the dark chocolate infused
into the sauce are also able to kill off the gamey mutton smell and taste. The
end result, the sauce was very addictive till the last drop. With a generous
serving of mutton meat, the overall feeling of this dish was one of a premium
taste.
The second dish we sample was the SALMON TARTARE – this is another fine example of the creativeness in the preparation and the choice use of the ingredients to bring forth the special premium taste. The Salmon are cured in-house with Rock Salt and Brown Sugar for at least 12 hours.
The combination of fragrant pear and
ebiko add a new dimension and texture to this dish. The sauce was subtle yet
complemented well with the slightly salted cured salmon which enhances the
overall flavours of this dish.
The next dish was PRAWN CEVICHE –
this dish is very challenging to most people who does not savour upon slightly
raw or raw food.
CEVICHE is a form of cooking which
uses the natural process of acid to cook the fresh seafood, in this case the PRAWN
– no heat whatsoever was used in the cooking of this dish. Served chilled, you can actually
taste the slight rawness and the tangy meat when eaten. Combined with
vinaigrette onion and purple cabbage, it was a very unique and distinct taste.
The next dish i.e PRAWN THERMIDOR is
as close as it is to eating LOBSTER THERMIDOR, as far as taste wise is concern.
The chef is able to recreate close to the same taste of this premium dish.
The art of cooking the sauce and the
use of Super Size Tiger Prawn, which have a firm and slight tangy rough texture,
make it ideal as a close replacement to the lobster.
Lastly, we had the POACHED CHICKEN
AND SMOKE DUCK - again with some creativeness, the chicken breast are sliced to
pieces before poaching into the Earl Grey Tea, which gives it a distinct tea
taste onto the chicken meat.
Placed in between the poached chicken
slices, are the smoke duck slices that allows you to have 2 different taste of
2 poultry meat. Served on a bed of smashed potatoes, it was the perfect partner
to the meat.
We hope that the owner will be serving
up these specially created dishes, later at the Purple Pasta Restaurant &
Cafe@ Oasis. Do check it out before you order.
By the way, if you are a coffee lover
or fan, you might want to check out the TRIO SUGAR LATTE.
It is a latte served with this
special azulette sugar which is purple in colour and look like the sparkling
red rubies.
The Azulette sugar tasted quite
similar to that of the cotton candy that we eat.
The other coffee is the PICCOLO
COFFEE, this blend is a little stronger as it is more concentrated compared with
the normal latte.
So, there you have it, a café that serves delicious tasting pasta at a very reasonable price or should it be cheap price and some nice coffee to finish off your delightful meal.
