Tim Ho Wan @ Mid Valley Mega Mall - New Menu and Four Heavenly King Dim Sum Review

 

Mention of Tim Ho Wan @ Mid Valley - A Michelin Star and Hong Kong Most Famous Dim Sum, you can picture the long queue of people and waiting for a seat at this new restaurant that was opened December 2014 at Mid Valley. 

Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to a food review for 3 new dishes that will be available from 8th March 2015 and also to taste the Four Heavenly King Dim Sum and some other specialty dim sum at Tim Ho Wan located at 27-G, Ground Floor, The Boulevard, Mid Valley City Mega Mall. 

First to be debuted and exclusively available in Mid Valley restaurant is the Signature 5 Treasures. This irresistible savoury combines silky bean curd, deep fried tofu, capsicum and eggplant generously stuffed with shrimps and chicken paste accompanied by its Chef’s Signature, black bean sauce. This healthy and colourful serving is very much enjoyed by many dim sum lovers.

Tim Ho Wan brings to the table Steamed Chicken with Fish Maw. This dish invites you to indulge on the succulent and juicy, steamed-to-perfection chicken with fresh mushroom and fish maw in its silky abalone sauce. Just picturing the dish alone is enough to make one salivate! Yums!

Besides that, make your way gourmet-heaven with Tim Ho Wan’s Crystal Shrimp Roll with Century Egg. This is packaging with shrimp paste, asparagus, fish roe and century egg that are enveloped in crystal-clear rice dumpling skin. For a finishing touch, the dumplings are then drenched in abalone sauce! With its Michelin Star status to keep up with, Tim Ho Wan guarantees you a gastronomic dining experience at a conveniently affordable price. 

At Tim Ho Wan, its ‘Four Heavenly Kings’, namely Baked Bun with BBQ Pork; The pork buns are crumbly and fluffy on the outside cooked-to-perfection barbecued pork oozing with deliciously sweet-salty sauce inside. 

The Vermicelli Roll Stuffed with Pork Liver is an interesting change from the traditional “chee cheong fun” dish. This vermicelli roll has a very velvety texture while the fresh pork liver lends a gamey flavour which blended well with the chee cheong fun and the soya sauce.

Next is the Pan Fried Carrot Cake which is spiked with scrumptious radish bits. 

and ending the Four Heavenly Kings is the Steamed Egg Cake. The egg cake is light and spongy, with a hint of flavourful caramelised taste. A must order dish.

From the list of item from the standard menu a, total of 25 dishes are being offered, we were served the Braised Chicken Feet with Abalone Sauce. The Chicken feet were braised to a soft texture that makes eating it a breeze.

One of my favourite Dim Sum dish is the Steamed Pork Rib with Black Bean Sauce. The bean paste sauce was just right without overwhelmingly salty.

Next was the Glutinous Rice with Lotus Leaf

and lastly for the Dim Sum is the crispy Beancurd Skin Roll with Shrimp.

To end the food review we had the Tonic Medlar & Osmanthus Cake as our dessert.

So, if you do not like to wait for the queue, you can make a reservation at the Tim Ho Wan special dining area or private room located at the mezzanine floor that can seat up to 48 people. Extra charges are applicable on these room. Please check it out by calling them to make this reservation.

Buns and Meat Restaurant Lakeside Sungei Besi – Gourmet Burger & Hot Dog Restaurant Review

This review is strictly for Pork Fan and Lovers. Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to review this Porklicious restaurant i.e. Buns and Meat Restaurant located at Ground Floor 72A, Jalan Tasik Utama 7, Lakefields, Sungai Besi, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.

Buns and Meat is a Non-Halal restaurant that serves gourmet pork burgers, hot dogs, pizza and pasta with pork as the centrepiece ingredient. 

Catering to the non-muslim customers, it also serves alcoholic drinks like beer, wine and hard liquor. 

The décor is one of a simple and casual open concept where customers can enjoy the pipe-in music; serenading in the background as you feast on the sumptuous pork meal. There is a small stage that can host singing performances or live music band.

We started the food review with the gourmet pork burger series. The bun of the burger with the special recipe which has a very strong buttery aroma, soft, fluffy and smooth texture (i.e. you can even eat it on its own) are tailored baked for Buns and Meat.

The thick pork patties with bacon and sauce are each made in-house by its own chef creation that gives a meaty and flavourful taste to each bite of the burger. Each burger set comes with a serving of French fries and mini serving of macaroni pasta.

The first of the burger that we had was the Char Siew Burger – It comes with a layer of succulent pork patty, cheesy melted cheese and topped with a generous serving of BBQ Char Siew. For those that love; Char Siew, this burger will be a good selection for you.

The next burger is the Runny Mess Burger – it is a pork patty topped with a piece of grilled pork bacon, melted cheese, with poached eggs and complimented with a cheesy sauce. 

This is much like the Egg Benedict on a burger bun. The cheesy taste was perfectly matched with the pork patties, slightly salty pork bacon and silky runny eggs.

Next, was the Black Pepper Pork Burger.

And the last burger was the Spicy Korean Ribs Burger. The pork rib are first cooked to a soft texture and then deboned – ready to be served. The sauce has a slight spicy, sweet and smoky taste. 

After the burger, this was followed by the gourmet German Hot Dog. According to owner Mr Robin, the skin of the sausage; are from the lamb, which has a firmer texture that gives a solid delight when biting into it. The sausage meat has a bouncy and springy texture; hallmark of a good quality German sausage.

The first hot dog was the Hot Dog with Jalapenos BBQ Slaw – it is a pork sausage served with topping of coleslaw, mustard sauce, finely chopped jalapeno and a sprinkle of fresh cut scallion and served with fries and Ham Salad.

Next, was the Mac and Cheese Hot Dog – the pork sausage is drenched with macaroni cheese and fried crispy chicken bits.

Followed by Hot Dog With Nacho Cheese Sauce – a pork sausage topped with cheesy and tomato based sauce, with pieces of nachos crunch.

And the Hot Dog With Bacon and Baked Beans.

and the final hotdog; which is the Hot Dog With Sauteed Mushroom and Black Pepper Sauce. 

The use of the Shimeji Mushroom added a new dimension to this Hot Dog. I find it pretty interesting combination; but nevertheless after tasting all the other Hot Dog earlier, I would say, this has to be my number one in terms of taste.

Other than burger and hot dogs, the pork ribs are one of the favourite offering at Buns and Meat Lake Side Sg Besi. There are 2 version of grilled pork ribs that are being offered. The first of which is the Spicy Korean Pork Ribs which was grilled enough to be flavourful without tasting the carbon. The meat was soft and tender and gel well with the slight spicy Korean sauce.

The other grilled pork ribs is the BBQ sauce enhanced ribs; which its BBQ sauce has a slightly sweeter and smoky taste. 

For pasta, we tried the Alio-Oglio with Pork Bacon. This is for those that love an added spiciness to the pasta. The rich flavor of the pork bacon, mushroom and dried chili combined with spaghetti or penne was tasty. 

I would have preferred the Spaghetti instead of the Penne Rigate that was used for the pasta, as spaghetti tends to gel easier with the sauce.

I love French Fries eaten with tomato and chilli sauce, but at Buns and Meat, we got to try out a special twist which is the Pulled Pork Fries which has the pork ribs meat shredded with the Korean Spicy Sauce. Finger licking good. Would have preferred the sauce served in a separate dish so that we can control on how much dip we would like for each fries.

At Buns and Meat, they also serves an array of artisan handmade cake for desserts.

So, there you have it, a nice little outlet Buns and Meat at Lakeside, Sungei Besi that serves tasty gourmet burgers and hot dog.

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Taste Enclave @ Sunway Pyramid Hotel - Bringing Popular Famous Street Food In A Comfortable Ambience

Taste Enclave Sunway Pyramid recently opened its doors at the Sunway Pyramid Hotel in December 2014. It is the 3rd outlet here in Malaysia, that offers nostalgic and famous hawker fare and authentic quality cuisine all in one location.

Best Restaurant To Eat was invited for this special launch on 12th Feb 2015. Taste Enclave Sunway Pyramid is located at the Lobby Ground, Level Pyramid Tower, Sunway Pyramid Hotel, Persiaran Lagoon, Bandar Sunway 47500 Selangor which can sit up to 600 diners in the general dining area and a private room that can seat up to 10 people for a personal dining experience.

The ambience at the food atrium has been curated to evoke and enhance dining experiences while the food fare will be presented as wholesome and without frills, yet targeted to delight local taste buds. There are 10 stalls and 3 mini restaurants offering a variety of flavours and tastes.

Among the key offering at Taste Enclave Sunway Pyramid are, at the Coen Cafe which offers oven baked pizzas and pasta. 

Next, is the Grandeur Teppanyaki which offers live cooking show while waiting for your food to be served.

While the Jyuhachi Ban Express menu comprises of delectable dishes like Chicken Katsu, Ramen and Karrage Curry Mee. 

Followed by the Nasi Lemak, an all time Malaysian favourite at Nasi Lemak Kunyit.

Not forgetting, the famous crispy and flaky prata since 1960 of Jalan Kayu Prata from Singapore. At Jalan Kayu Prata, it also serves the mouth watering Dum Briyani where the meat is cooked with the rice ensuring that the meat juice are mix and blended to truly add more flavour to the rice.

Next is the famous Chicken and Duck roast meat from PUDU, i.e the Hong Kong Roast which uses its family own secretly recipe of 30 years to roast the meat to its full flavour and crisp skin perfection.

For those who loves to taste soup based noodles; you can opt for the signature Fish Head Noodle from the Ikar Deliciously Healthy stall, that offers a mixture of special soup flavour like the creamy cheese, ginger wasabi and pumpkin.

If you are looking for some spicy noodles then, you might like to taste the offering from Lorong Seratus Tahun, which serves curry noodles with cockles, cuttlefish and shrimp in a rich santan gravy blended with a special sambal paste; which use to sell it along a Penang street in the 1960. 

For fans of Chicken rice whether the steam version or the roast version, you can taste it at Nasi Ayam JJ.

While for the lovers of Thai food, you can taste the traditional dishes like Tom Yam Seafood Fried Rice, Pad Thai, Mango Sticky Rice and other thai delicacy at the ThaiLicious.

You can also try out the famous claypot chicken rice using a two-way heat system from the popular New Heun Kee.

For those that prefers some western fare, you can try out the Am Sande Cafe stall which serves the special Roasted Chicken Chop, Fried Chicken Chop and Fish and Chips.

The last food stall is the Selera Indonesia which serves up the special Mee Siam and Mee Rebus.

Of course, all these lip-smacking food need a drink or two; to quench your thirst and you can find a variety of fruit juice and drinks from the Big Tap and Fruit Juice Bar.

Overall, at Taste Enclave Sunway Pyramid, you are able to choose from a variety of tasty food to satisfy your craving without needing to go to different restaurant and different places for this delicious food to taste.

For our other review of Taste Enclave at Pavilion, please click in the link below.

Taste Enclave Classic@Pavilion - Tasting Best KL Hawker Street Food in Pavilion Review