Four Seasons Seafood Restaurant @ Bandar Mahkota Cheras - A Seafood Haven In Cheras Review

There are not many seafood restaurant in Cheras that serves fresh seafood with a unique specialty taste. +BestRestaurant ToEat was invited to Four Seasons Seafood Restaurant located at 50, Jalan Temenggung 15/9, Bandar Mahkota Cheras 43200 Cheras, Selangor to experience this newly open seafood restaurant.

We feel quite at ease with the above average banquet style decor which exudes the charms of the four season. It has 4 private dining room aptly named after the four season which is summer, spring, autumn and winter.

2 of the special rooms are equipped with the Karaoke system, that offers diners the chance to belt out their favourite numbers after their hearty meals.

Our review started out with the humbly looking Seafood Pot but which contains a whole tasty meat crab which was very fresh, accompanied with squid, clams, prawns and a meat patties which has been added with salted fish. The flavour and taste was superb, as it tasted very much like curries but according to the Chef, no curry powder or curry leaves were used to cook this dish. The sauce is perfect with white rice or Fried Mantao.

Next on the table was a very unique vegetable (green dragon) with bean sprout. It was quite a nice combination as the crunchy beansprout married well with the texture of the vegetable which has a soft texture.

The next dish is the Grill Fresh Prawns which is lightly coated with soya sauce which has our finger licking good while the texture of the fresh prawn was excellent.

After that we had the Salted Egg Squid - we loves the coating of the salty eggs with the squid, but the squid meat was cut to a quite a small portion, we suggested to cut it to a bigger size to ensure that you can really taste the texture of the squid meat with every bite.

After that came the Minced Meat Choi Heong Tofu - This home made tofu was very nicely done, with a soft crisp on the outside while the inside retains the tofu soft texture which marries well with the minced pork and the choy po sauce. Another thumbs up for the white rice.

This dish is a little surprise for us. You can never find this Claypot Kangkung in any other place as this is a secret recipe that uses a special shrimp paste (Ham Har) i.e. the Chinese style belacan, which adds to the fragrant and aromatic to simple Kangkung. Added with the pork lard, onions; to me this is is heavenly and really good with the white rice.

This next dish is the Herbs Stewed Kampung Chicken - There are altogether 7 type of Herbs used to cook this chicken dish and with a sprinkle of premium Fah Tiew wine which adds to the aroma and extra fragrant to the chicken. We loved the strong herbal taste and the sauce was so good that we literally scoop it and drink it. 

Choy Po Steam Patin Fish was the next seafood dish - For steam fish, the most important factor is the freshness of it. You can cook the best sauce but if the fish is not fresh, the whole dining experience is totally lost. The Patin Fish that was served here was very fresh with a firm meat and coupled with the simple soya based sauce with Choy Po; it reminds me of the home style steam fish that we had eaten before. 

We then start our crab journey, the first of it was the Butter Crab - we find the sauce a little too sweet for our liking but nevertheless the succulent firm meat of the crab overrides the little set back here. We told the chef to tone down on the sweetness level. Other than that; it is another dish that score a thumbs up.

The final dish of the day was the Spicy Style Crab - The Chef uses a lot of fiery chilli padi, fresh red chillies and home made spicy sauce. This spicy level can really make you sweat profusely and will be a favourite for those that loves their crab in a super spicy level. The freshness of the crab and the size was a top notched.

Four Seasons Seafood Restaurant @ Bandar Mahkota Cheras is having a Special Value Lunch Set, with pricing starting from as low as RM 98 for 4-5 paxs, RM 138 for 6-7paxs to RM 268 for 8-10 paxs. 

For Seafood lovers in Cheras, you can now dine near your house with sumptuous and tasty fresh seafood at Four Seasons Seafood Restaurant Bandar Mahkota Cheras.

MIGF 2015 - TasteMIGF Gala Night - Malaysia International Gourmet Festival

Get ready for the Malaysia Gourmet event of the year - Malaysia International Gourmet Festival - MIGF 2015. 

With the theme Galactic Chef 2015 : A Food Odyssey, the 15th edition of MIGF 2015 promises to be as epic as previous years. The region's most celebrated and eagerly anticipated food events will be held throughout the month of October.

Food lovers will get to enjoy the creative and innovative festival menus that will be presented throughout October. The menus available are at special festival prices and there will a host of generous offers.

Taste MIGF is the festival preview event and it was taken place on 5th and 6th September 2015 at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

At Taste MIGF, food lovers can enjoy the "Super Gourmet Safari" as the festival restaurateur gather in the specially created "Theater of Cuisines" to serve up sampling portions from their festival menus. All the visitors need to sample this delicious creations are by using Gourmet Dollars which can be purchased at the venue and online.

Below are the sampling portion of the festival menu offers by participating restaurant in chronological order at the MIGF 2015.

A LI YAA Island Restaurant & Bar

Busaba Thai

Dewakan

Dynasty

Enak KL

Graze

Iketeru

Imperial Rama

Lafite

LTITUDE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge 

Maison Française

Marini's on 57

Minori Japanese Restaurant

Nerovivo

Neroteca

QBA Latin Grill & Bar

Ruyi & Lyn

Samplings On The Fourteenth Restaurant 

Shang Palace

SoleiL

The Oak Room

Tanzini 

Vineria.IT 

Ye Zi 

Zender's Restaurant & Bar

MIGF 2015 will culminate with a Grand Finale at Connexion@Nexus Bangsar South on 6th November 2015.

Torii @TTDI Yakitori Whiskey Bar Kuala Lumpur- Premium Japanese Yakitori Review

 

Mention about Japanese BBQ, the first thing that comes to mind is Yakitori, +BestRestaurant ToEat was invited to review Torii  @TTDI Yakitori Whisky Bar located at 30, Lorong Datuk Sulaiman 1, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.

Torii Yakitori Whiskey Bar offers a modern bar and open kitchen concept, where one can view your yakitori being grilled with charcoal to perfection before being served to you.

Torii offers fusion Japanese with a western twist where you can down your perfectly grilled yakitori either with Japanese sake or the wide selection of whisky from all over the world. 

For al-fresco diners, you can opt for this tasty fusion Japanese snack at the open dining area located outside the restaurant to enjoy the evening breeze and a cold cocktail or beers.

 Our  review started with the Buttery Shoyu Mushrooms Scallop Broth (RM20) . This soup has a very strong buttery and mushroom flavour. We love the taste and the scallop which was lightly grilled was very fresh, firm and succulent.

followed by 2 salad; the first of which is the Saute Mushroom Baby Spinach (RM20) . One of the mushroom which was the king mushroom have a very firm texture, while the grilled tomatoes added a tinge of sourish taste to the salad.

while the second salad is the Blue Fin Tuna Salad (RM20) . The tuna was lightly pan fried which has a grill on the outside while the fish meat was semi cooked which has a nice sashimi like texture and the fresh natural taste of the tuna. It is topped with a mayo dressing.

After that we had the special delicacies, which is the Bonded Unagi Foie Gras (RM29) ; made out of a thin layer of of grilled river eel with a slice of eggs and pan seared Foie Gras topped with a special sauce.

Chicken Wings (RM4 per skewer) is one of my favorite Yakitori and for this; it would take at least 20 minutes of slow grilling to give you the signature crust. Sprinkle a little lemon juice and you can really enjoy this tasty wings which is lightly salted with sea salt.

Another delicacies we had was the Sizzling Beef (RM35); A sirloin cut cooked with special BBQ sauce and topped with crispy garlic and laid on a bed of chopped mushroom. The texture of the meat was grilled to a medium done which still retains the juicy texture and taste. Served on a sizzling hot plate, the beef should be eaten quickly.

After that we had the Wagyu Tendon (RM8 per skewer) . Although a tad too salty, the texture of this tendon was a little chewy and will goes well with a real cold beer. 

 We just love this King Mushroom which is grilled and served with Shoyu sauce; The mushroom has the crunch, texture and taste which marries well with the sauce. We had a second helping on this. (RM8 per skewer) 

Next, we had the Sirloin Yakitori (RM15 per skewer). Love the balance of the meat with the fats with the right amount of sea salt and black pepper. 

For fans of  bean curd  (tofu), do not forget to order this Crispy Tofu (RM6 per skewer); After grilling it to a crisp; it is served with sesame peanut sauce and topped with bonito flakes. 

for the sea food, we had the Rock Lobster (RM11 per skewer) which is topped with scallion and served with an in-house made garlic chilli sauce.

For those that loves the special parts of a cow especially the tongue; you might game for the Ox Tongue (RM8 per skewer). A thinly sliced chewy tongue meat grilled with sea salt and black pepper.

After the yakitori, for those that needed some carbohydrate to fill their stomach, you can opt for the Torii Fried Rice (RM 25) which is served on a special hot stone bowl. 

While the pasta lover can opt for this simple looking pasta which is the Buttery Angel Hair Pasta Caviar (RM18). The chef uses premium french butter to lightly pan fried with herbs and topped with black caviar.  

The final yakitori we had for the night is the Sweet Potato (RM5 per skewer) . Lightly sprinkle with sea salt and butter, it brings out the natural flavours of the sweet potatoes.

For desserts, we had the Green Tea Creme Brulee White Chocolate Lavender Ice Cream (RM24). A unique fusion between east (green tea) and west (creme brulee); the taste of the green tea was superb; eaten with the fresh fruits of kiwi, strawberry and grapes. We love the White Chocolate Lavender ice cream which has a very smooth texture and is of the right sweetness level.

The final dessert is the Robataya Banana Dark Chocolate Sorbet (RM24). The banana are fried and then drizzle with a strong chocolate cream and served with dark chocolate sorbet.

Overall, we enjoyed the food that are served at Torii Yakitori Whisky Bar especially the skewers dishes.