Cristallo Di Luna @Pacific Regency Hotel Suites Kuala Lumpur - A Romantic Italian Christmas Celebration Review

Christmas Season is round the corner and what better way to celebrate this festive holiday with your loved ones in one of a hidden upscale restaurant that has a gorgeous panoramic city view of Kuala Lumpur.

Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to a special fine dining Christmas Special at Cristallo Di Luna which is strategically located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur on the 34th Floor Pacific Regency Hotel Suites at Jalan Puncak Kuala Lumpur.

The decor is one that exudes a great ambience and romantic setting, an ideal place to wine and dine Italian Style with your other half.

The place has a stylish interior with a pleasant and lovely atmosphere to de-stress oneself.

Dinner started with a light Pumpkin Soup, which has a smooth creamy texture and a strong pumpkin flavour.

Featuring a culinary creation of the head chef, he uses the free Range Capon Chicken as the Christmas Main Theme dish, with Giblet Gravy and Cranberry Compote. As a substitute to the ever popular Turkey, which have a much more tougher meat, the Capon Chicken was indeed a splendid change with its tender, smooth and juicy meat. 

The Capon Chicken is stuffed with blended Chestnut with breadcrumbs and then sent to the roaster to be roasted for a good 45 minutes. The mash stuffing are then taken out and moulded before being fried and served as a side dish.with sauteed brussel sprout with potatoes and braised red cabbage.

The Special Giblet Sauce was made from Mirepoix, juice of the Roast Chicken and Chicken innards to produce a very delicious sauce that was thicken to give you a nice glaze which complemented with the natural taste of the Capon Chicken. The Roast Capon Chicken was very well paired with a glass of white wine.

For Desserts, we had the Apple Crumble, 

Thai Rainbow Jelly In Shooter Glass

and Christmas Fruit Cake 

followed by a cuppa of hot Cappucino to end the lovely evening.

Cristallo @ Pacific Regency Hotel Suite is having a Christmas Eve Buffet. The full details are as below with their Signature Roast Capon Chicken as the highlights.

Sumptuous ‘Jolly Christmas’ Buffet Spread at Cristallo Di Luna 

Teamed with the culinary experts, headed by Chef Eddie Yap, Cristallo experienced chefs are set to prepare extravagant flavours of sumptuous spread, a delicious combination of fusion and traditional Christmas fare to please every palate. A wide range of delicious, lip-smacking cuisines featuring Roasted Free Range Capon Chicken with Chestnut Stuffing, Steamed Black Cod with Ginger and Scallion Emulsion, Fresh Seafood Parade on Ice, Roasted Lamb Leg and more will be served. 

Not to forget, the finale to a sumptuous feast with a luscious combination of very traditional desserts. One must not miss the sinful Chocolate Fondue, Apple Crumble, English Trifle and Christmas Fruit Cake among others.

For those preferring to stay at home for the occasion, we have our Roasted Free Range Capon Chicken available for takeaway! Served with Gilblet Gravy and Cranberry Compote, our Capon Chicken is priced at RM 180++ (Half Roasted) and RM 380++ (Whole Roasted) and a healthier alternative to the traditional Roasted Turkey.

The Christmas specials’ are priced at RM158.00++ per person (Cristallo Di Luna). The buffet offerings inclusive of a glass of sparkling wine, party pack and free entry to Luna Bar’s Christmas Eve Party. For more information and reservation, please call us at +603 2332 7777 ext 6804 or email us at fnbadmin@pacific-regency.com

Crispy Crust @ Sunway PJS 10 Petaling Jaya – All Things Crispy and Crusty Review

Out of 5 Malaysian under 30, if you were to ask them what is their favourite food, chances are they will tell you it is Fried Food. With that Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to do a food review for a new outlet Crispy Crust @Sunway PJS 11 which specializes in Fried Food located at 39, Jalan PJS11/9, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya.

Crispy Crust @Sunway PJS 11 is located at the light industrial area which is just adjacent to the Sunway College and University, which explains quite a number of customer coming from here too. 

Being in the industrial factory unit, it has high ceiling and a wide façade that can cater to a sizable crowd.

The setting is one of a straight forward no frill and casual setting since most food serves here are fast food items which customer usually comes in for a quick meal and off to the next course of their work or study. 

The concept at Crispy Crust @Sunway PJS 11 is very straight forward i.e Design Your Own Set Menu i.e there are quite a number of Fried and Grilled food from the menu. One just selects which item that you want and add on, any additional sides.

To order, just choose from the menu which MAIN DISH you would like and then select the Extra and then any ADD-ON for your meal.

The MAIN DISH has 4 items on it which are Fried Chicken, 

Grilled Chicken, 

Fried Fish 

and Grilled Salmon.

While the EXTRA has Gohan (Japanese) Rice, 

Spaghetti, 

French Fries, Sandwich, Home Salad, Cheese, Beef Bacon, Caramel Bacon, Pan-Fried Eggs, 

Chicken Jumbo Sausages, Beef Jumbo Sausages and Pineapple Ring.

For the ADD ON, you can order the other snack which includes Home Made Chicken Nuggets, Fried Chicken Wings, Extra Fries, Nachos and Deep Fried Milk.

And for the drinks you can order the Home Made Lime Soda, any soft drinks from the Fizzy fountain and Beer which would be a nice pairing for all these Fried Food. 

Besides that, they have special Breakfast Set which consist of a Big Burger with either Fried Chicken or Grilled Chicken with a couple of beef bacon slices and topped with a pineapple ring with mayonnaise dressing. 

I preferred the burger with the Grilled Chicken as the meat is more tender and juicy while the pineapple ring gives out a sweet and tangy taste which blended well to the entire offering.

Well, if you are one of those that simply loves Fried Food, you might find Crispy Crust as a Haven for you. As the name suggest, all the Fried stuff , has Crust that are super Crispy at Crispy Crust @Sunway PJS 11.

Truck Street Food Fiesta To Celebrate HungryGoWhere Malaysia 1st Anniversary at The Curve

Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of HungryGoWhere Malaysia Kaki Makan at the Curve.

It was announced that HungryGoWhere web portal underwent a transformation and revamped of their website with a fresh new look.

The new website, which is a collection of all the foods that Malaysian love, is the ultimate destination guide for both local and tourists. It features a map based search function which provides directions to restaurants.

The new site also shows users top recommended restaurants, as well as reviews of the most talked-about cafes and dishes in town. The new website is more intuitive and easier to access on all mobile devices says Mr John Paul Sta Maria, Country Manager of HungryGoWhere Malaysia.

To celebrate this special occasion, Malaysia's Kaki Makan also brought 12 food trucks together in the country's largest food truck event.

HungryGoWhere Turns One - A Food Truck Fiesta at the curve is expecting thousands of Malaysia to turn up.

From International offerings to local street favorites, the food truck fiesta offered something for everyone who dropped by.

Foodies were spoilt for choice as they could choose from a wide selection of cuisines ranging from fusion pastas to burgers and burritos.

Some of the popular names are Spagme, Big Hug Burger and Laughing Monkey.

This celebration of food-on-wheels epitomises the Kaki Makan spirit. This is our way of showing our appreciation to our users for their loyal support, quip Mr. John Paul Sta Maria.

HungryGoWhere also gave away a total of RM5,000.00 worth of meal vouchers which were redeemed at the food trucks present during the event.

The massive food truck party also saw participants in eating contests walk away with freebies and vouchers, on top of all the roti canai and buffalo wings that they could eat.

There was also a food truck road show which was held at Pusat Bandar Damansara, Damansara Uptown 1 and Bandar Puteri Puchong respectively.

PIZZA SAN FRANCISCO @ Kota Kemuning Shah Alam - Wholesome Family Dining Review

At first thought the name Pizza San Francisco gives us the impression that all the food served at this restaurant are Pizzas’ but we were wrong when Best Restaurant To Eat was invited for a menu review at Pizza San Francisco located at 1G, Jalan Anggerik Vanilla BF 31/BF, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor.

Pizza San Francisco has a friendly family bistro dining concept where they serve an array of other dishes besides Pizza which are signature dishes of their own.

The simple modern décor reminisce the living lifestyle of San Francisco.

So, what does Pizza San Francisco serves besides Pizza. The first dish was a starter named MUSHROOM BRUSCHETTA – a Golden Brown Wholemeal Bread With Sauteed Mushrooms. The mushroom that was used was the Button and Shittake Mushroom which was sautéed with Onion into a cream like texture and served on a Bruschetta bread.

The next dish is the SEAFOOD SOUP – the soup base was sautéed with generous amount of onion on a tomatoes base broth enriched with herbs and spices and loaded with fresh seafood i.e. shrimps, squids and mussels.

Next, we had the first pasta dish which is the CIOPPINO – which the sauce is made from the vegetable broth infused with mixed herbs to give that extra flavours and aroma. You have a choice of whether the pasta would come in seafood or fish. The one that we had was Mixed Seafood.

The other pasta dish that we had is the BAKED FISH Spaghetti. This pasta has very little sauce which were lightly coated to the spaghetti and cooked with sliced ginger, wild mushroom, chilli flakes and basil served with baked fish. The fish used here is the Dory Fish. It was a perfectly baked fish with a crisp skin that crackles when you bite on it.

We move on the next dish which was the PIZZADIO – This is a pizza that is filled with Mozarella Cheese, Chilli, Mushroom, Minced Chicken and Onion served on a thin crust in-house made dough. Fresh Chilli Padi are lightly sprinkled on top of the Pizza to give you that extra spicy kick.

For Pizza San Francisco, their signature pizza is no other than the SAN SPECIAL PIZZA. This is a special two in one pizza. On one calzone, it is loaded with Turkey Salami while on the other half of the pizza, it was filled with Minced Chicken, Cherry Tomato, Garlic, Chilli and Mozzarella Cheese. 

Eating this pizza, you are able to experience a different taste and texture as you move along from the outer side of the pizza, you first get to taste the finely minced chicken meat and then followed by the cheesy taste with no filing in the middle section and lastly the chunky Turkey Salami right to the end which is the best part (from the picture above you can see the end is very lumpy). 

Finally, we had the Star Of The Night which is the Baked Lamb - another one of Pizza San Francisco signature dish. The lamb is marinated in honey mint sauce for over a day and precook to 50% and when a customer make an order for it, it will be over baked for another 20 minutes to gives you a perfectly baked texture of tender and juicy lamb rib. The Baked Lamb is served with roasted potatoes which was roasted and then sautéed with salt and butter. The Lamb meat that was used by Pizza San Francisco is imported from United States. 

The final main dish for the night is the Baked Salmon with Bread Crumbs on a Butter Brown sauce. This dish is not on the menu and will be one of the special dishes serves during this Christmas season. You can actually order the whole fish for a family treats too but you have to pre-order it before hand.

At Pizza San Francisco @ Bukit Kemuning, there are a few specialty drinks, one of which that I ordered was the Ice Blended Kasturi. The concoction of this drink is fresh Limau Kasturi with 2 scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream blended together to give you a light sweet and sourish creamy taste. It is a very refreshing drink to take after a hearty meal or on a hot sunny day.

For desserts we had the Tiramisu 

and followed by the Crème Brulee.

and end with an in-house brewed cup of coffee.

Pizza San Francisco has a number of outlets which are located in Bandar Baru Bangi, The Mines, Wangsa Maju Sek 5, Bukit Jelutong, Festival City Mall, Kota Damansara, Cyberjaya, Kota Kemuning. You can expect the same hospitality and quality of food served by them thru the stringent quality control of the head chef and its team.