Monday, May 25, 2015

Olle Cafe Desa Sri Hartamas - A Korean Inspired Cafe Review by Best Restaurant


Most cafe that are setup in Klang Valley are usually owned by Malaysian, but Olle Cafe is actually a Korean owned cafe. Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to review Olle Cafe which located at 26-G, JALAN 24/70A, DESA SRI HARTAMAS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; special food and coffee offering.


As with most cafe, the Olle Cafe Sri Hartamas is a simple cafe setup with a minimal setting that focus on a convenient and self service offering.


One of the unique features about Olle Cafe Sri Hartamas is that; it roasts its own coffee beans right in the outlet, This is as fresh as you can get for coffee enthusiast.


With a Korean root, the first dish we had is one of the Korean favourite food which is the Bulgogi Rice, the beef meat are pre marinated and then cooked with a special Korean sauce which has a tinge of sweetness. The side of Fried Kim Chi makes this a truly Korean affair.


This is then followed by a western pasta dish which is theVegetarian Pasta with fresh Italian herbs; it was a combination of eggplant, peas and Italian herbs served with parmigiano cheese and Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO).


The creamy cheese sauce was of the right texture while the egg plants have a firm texture that gives it a crunch feel without being too hard. The Chef was able to bring out the natural flavour and taste of the vegetables.

Next, we had the Signature : Olle Grilled Chicken Sandwich - The centrepiece meat was a grilled chicken breast served with torched mozzarella cheese, fresh lettuce and Olle Chef special tomato spicy sauce with the Ciabatta bread.


I personally like the special spicy mayo sauce that came with the sandwich; while the grilled breast meat was grilled to the right smoky taste which still retain some of the chicken juice.


At Olle Cafe Sri Hartamas, they serves breakfast with a different twist i.e. you can select what are the items you want for your breakfast set for example, you can select the way you want your eggs done. You can choose from either 3, 5 or 7 item from the special menu, depending on how small or big you want your breakfast to be.


This is then followed by another pasta dish which is Spaghetti Meat ball Marinara.


Taste wise the meat ball was flavourful with the marinara sauce but it was a little off mark for me as I find it to be a tad too soft; as I personally preferred a slightly firm texture for my meatball.

To end our meal, we had the Affogato with a single shot of expresso.


At Olle cafe Sri Hartamas, while enjoying your cup of freshly roasted and freshly brewed coffee, you can also enjoy it with some special food offering to complete your meal.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Ramadan Buffet 2015 - A List Buka Puasa at Nook ALoft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Review By Best Restaurant


Start your Ramadan 2015 with a wide choice of Malaysian delicacies at Nook ALoft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Ramadan Buffet spread. 


With a modern setting and centrally located within the bustling Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Nook at Aloft will be a great place for you to Buka Puasa this year with your family, friends or business associates. 


With a comprehensive and mouth watering offering spreads; among some of its main highlights treats are the Kambing Kuzi - a whole BBQ Lamb from New Zealand that was coated with a special caramelized sauce.


Another special dish from Nook Kitchen is the Betis Lembu Rendang - A special dish made with a concoction of the inspired Rendang recipe.


Try out the Curry Fish Head which uses the Red Snapper Fish Head and cooked with aromatic spices that has a taste of Penang Nasi Kandar style curry and this is best eaten with white rice.


Or the Ayam Percik 


For Seafood lovers especially Prawns, you might want to try out the Salted Prawns.


while Fried Chicken Fans can try out the Ayam Goreng Berempah With Sambal Colek.


or the Ketam Masak Lemak


or the Sambal Udang Petai


while those that like to taste some western offering can try out the Lamb Stew.


From the Ikan Bakar section, there is also a wide variety of BBQ item which includes Fish, Cockles, Squids and etc.

To complement all these wonderful dishes, are the array of appetizer and salad.


 Or slurp out the Sup Ketam With Jagung Manis.


And end your meal with some special desserts offering.


or Local Fruit offering which you can add in the Rojak Sauce or Sour plum powder.


After a heavy meal, at Nook Aloft, you can get your fix of coffee from the special coffee machine which can churns out your favourite latte, cappuccino, espresso and etc.


and you can also flavoured your favourite coffee with the Monin Flavours like Vanilla, Caramel and etc. 


At Nook Aloft, there is also a selection of specialty tea from JING for you to choose from, if you are not a fan of coffee.


Make a Buka Puasa date with Nook Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral for this Ramadan 2015. 

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Dao Xiang Nexus Bangsar South - Shunde Cantonese Cuisine in Bangsar Review By Best Restaurant


Shunde is one of the most popular district in the city of Foshan in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province that serves some of the best and finest Cantonese Cuisine in China. Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to a special food review at Dao Xiang Chinese Cuisine Restaurant which is located at Unit 1-13, Level 1, NEXUS No 7, Jalan Kerinchi, Bangsar South Kuala Lumpur to taste 2 signature authentic Shunde Cuisine.


Dao Xiang Chinese Cuisine Restaurant has an elaborate team of chef from Shunde, China that are trained to the intricate Shunde preparation and cooking style to serves the most authentic Shunde Cuisine in Malaysia; which are attested by the quality and taste of each of the dishes served. 


The decor at Dao Xiang Chinese Cuisine Restaurant is a combination of traditional and modern design that caters to family, business and exclusive private rooms for private function.


At Dao Xiang Chinese Cuisine Restaurant, there are 2 famous traditional Shunde Dish that you must try out, the first of which is the Classic Shunde Porridge. 


The porridge serves here are the result of cooking the rice until it start to break down, releasing its starches into the water. The colour of the water will have become milky, and the consistency should be that of a single cream. At Dao Xiang, the chef will only use the middle section of the boiled porridge starch water to serves to you. There are absolutely no seasoning at all in the porridge.


There is a wide variety of premium selection of delicacies of seafood, meat and vegetables for you to choose from for your porridge. Each of the delicacies are then slowly dip into the boiling porridge; releasing all its natural sweetness into the porridge. Among some of the delicacies that was selected for our porridge (the key to it is to select a balanced natural taste) are the


Pork Ribs - this pork ribs has a slight salty taste which has been pre-marinated and tossed over by hot water before being served. The pork rib was meaty and succulent as you can really taste the salted porky flavours with every bite.


followed by the in house made meaty pork meat ball


Fresh mushroom


the Lala 


and the last one was the Grouper Fish Slice.


Dao Xiang Chinese Cuisine Restaurant pride itself as a promoter for the Shunde eating lifestyle in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the staff are well trained to ensure that all the ingredients are cooked just right based on a sequential order for you to savour each round of the delicacies.


The first few round; depending on the number and type of delicacies that you ordered; are not eaten with any porridge; you just eat the meat or seafood after it is cooked. By the time we finish all the delicacies; the porridge; will by then be infused with all the natural juice and flavours of all the delicacies that was cooked together with the porridge. Now is the time to savour this porridge.


To complement the porridge, we had the Rice Noodle with Preserved Vegetable. The Rice noodle was soft and smooth and best eaten either with a few drop of soya sauce or the special spicy bean paste sauce. 


Next, we had the star of the Shunde Cuisine which is the Shunde Copper Hot Pot; as with the porridge; you can now choose all your favourite delicacies which has ample selection namely fresh seafood like crabs, prawns, shellfish and your choice of fish; like Grouper, Baramundi, Tilapia and so on which are attractively arranged in the hot pot.


Laden with garlic cloves, fried beancurd stick, soft fried beancurd, yam and fresh ginger slice with the preselection of your delicacies; it is cooked traditionally in this special copper pot which you can witness first hand; the cooking process while at the same time inhaling the fragrant aroma of the boiling stew. 


The broth which is based on an authentic secret recipe is pork based with a tinge of fragrant from the special dried mandarin peels which add another dimension to this super rich broth; leaves your taste bud tantalized.


The delicacies that we had was the Mud Crab, Prawns and Grouper Fish. The marriage of flavours and taste from these 3 fresh seafood coupled with the lusciously creamy broth was getting us slurping every spoonful of it right from the pot. 


After finishing all the succulent seafood, you can then add in extra orders of fresh Garland Chrysanthemum aka Tong Ho. The Tong Ho with it's unique taste and flavours is one of the best vegetable that is best to compliment and enhance another taste level to the natural goodness of the stew. Another add on you can consider is to finish it off with an order of Glass Noodle aka "Tong Fun" to slurp up the final drop of the flavourful stew.


To complement our dinner, we had 2 in between snacks; the first of which is the Stir Fried Black Fungus which uses the special spicy bean paste sauce with a slight vinegary taste. 


While the other snack dish was the plain simple Fried Shredded Potato.


To finish our dinner, we had the special Sea Coconut, Lychee with Lemon which was served cold and had a very refreshing citrusy tangy taste.


and followed by the Special Red Bean Dessert which was served hot to end our sumptuous dinner review.


At Dao Xiang Chinese Cuisine Restaurant Nexus Bangsar South, there also serves a wide variety of other authentic and specialty Shunde Cantonese dishes like Pan Fried Fish Lips, Claypot Rice with Free Range Chicken or Shunde Stewed Seafood and many others appetizing dishes which you can savour on your visit. 

P.S. Besides being known to be serving top notch Cantonese Cuisine, Shunde is also very popular as it is where the ancestral home of the famed Bruce Lee was; there is a street that was named after him.