Thursday, June 18, 2015

The Spread All Day Dining Gardens Hotel Mid Valley Kuala Lumpur


The Spread All Day Dining located at Level 6, The Gardens Hotel & Residences Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra 59200 Kuala Lumpur invited Best Restaurant To Eat to review its ala-carte menu recently.


The Spread, which is an all day dining restaurant, features a wide range of Chinese, Malay, Indian, Western & Japanese cuisine. Strategically located at the Gardens Mall, it was recently been refurbished and has turned into a vibrant and stylish all-day dining restaurant.


With a pleasant and calming ambiance, The Spread offers a comfortable and contemporary dining for you and your friends to dine in. Choose from a wide blend of Asian and Western delicacies to whet your appetite.


Known for its spacious and elegant setting, walking into The Spread at noon gave a different perspective of the restaurant with bright light streaming through its full-length windows.


Our review started with an order of the Ginseng Soup (RM 24)

The hearty and tummy warming soup is double boiled with a combination of Chinese herbs. It has a strong aroma of fresh ginseng and flavour of the chicken to make this wholesome soup to start our lunch.


Next we decided to try a little spicy food which is the Rogan Josh (RM 53) as recommended by the Chef.


Rogan Josh is a spicy lamb or mutton dish from the Kashmir region of India. It is a slow cooked lamb dish and has a not overwhelming distinctive spice infused flavour that goes well with the basmathi rice, crispy papadum, sweet and sour chutney together with salad, cucumber and tomato slices.

After that we went on to try out the Canadian Cod (RM 79) which is a lightly pan fried Canadian Cod with sauteed vegetables, parsley potatoes and ginger shoyu sauce.


We can really taste the natural sweetness of the fresh white fleshed, flaky Canadian Cod Fish. The dish was served with mash potatoes and topped with an in house made soya sauce.


From Canada, we travel to Italy where the next dish is the Prawn Aglio Olio (RM 38).


The pasta was ala dente topped with garlic Sauteed fresh Prawns.


The next dish we had is The Spread's Mixed Grill (RM 84) which consists of tenderly grilled Australian Beef Rib Eye, Chicken Breast, Lamb Chop and Chicken Sausage, served with sunny side up fried egg, grilled vegetables, side salad, potato wedges or mash potatoes.


The Mixed grill comes with several selection of sauces such as Classic Veal 'Jus', Truffle Butter, Sarawakian Black Pepper, Mushroom and Creamy Lemon Butter. You can choose to your liking from choices of 5 sauces to go with your platter.


Our last mains was the Chicken & Mushroom Pot Pie ( RM 42). 


We love the crust of the pie as it was very flaky but the only setback was that the filling of mushroom sauce was lacking in the creaminess and quantity while it was healthy to use breast meat, it lacks the bite textures if thigh meat was used instead.


To end our sweet note, our dessert was the Banana, Cheese & Chocolate Pizza (RM 40)


This uniquely desserts is a sweet spot and coupled with thin crust dough and the perfect amount of chocolatey sauce topped with freshly cut Bananas, fragrant coconut jam and shredded Cheese was enough to get us going for the second and third helping. It was a very delicious end to our review.


At The Spread All Day Dining The Gardens Hotel & Residences Mid Valley City, one can instantly enjoy the different flavours from all over the world right in the comfort of this restaurant.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Ramen Ten Tokyo Shin Sushi Japanese Restaurant Jaya 33 Petaling Jaya - Fusion Japanese Ramen With A Twist Review


We had tasted many version of Ramen from different Ramen shop all over Malaysia, Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to preview a special type of Ramen typically served with a twist at Ramen Ten & Shin Tokyo Sushi located at Jaya 33 Lot PG-02B Level Podium Ground Floor Jalan Semangat Section 13 46100 Petaling Jaya.


The setting of Ramen Ten & Shin Tokyo Sushi is simple, clean and modern Japanese setting.


At Ramen Ten, they like to take Ramen eating to a different level; i.e. by giving it a new twist with a different flavours that suits the Asian and in particular the Malaysian market as reviewed by us with the special Ramen Dishes.


To start off our review; we had the Soft Shell Crab To(&) Salmon Skin Salad RM 23.90. The serving of the soft shell was of generous portion as unlike some that we have eaten it is covered with a lot of batter and you can't really figure out whether there is any crab there.


Fresh iceberg lettuce and green coral salad adorn with deep fried whole soft shell crab, crispy salmon skin, cherry tomatoes, carrots topped with a creamy Ni Tamago on an in house made sesame sauce gives it a tantalize taste while the crispy salmon skin and soft shell crab gives the crunch for this refreshing salad.


We then proceeded to taste the Ramen Ten - Santen Sashimi Moriawase (RM 33.90) which consists of the Salmon Sashimi, Salmon Belly Sashimi, Tuna (Maguro) Sashimi. This sashimi platter is served on a bed of shaved ice and decorated in a very nice bowl that pleases our eyes.


As mentioned earlier, most Ramen outlet usually sells the either the Shio (Salt), Shoyu (Soy sauce) or Miso but at Ramen Ten, their chef has created a special Dry version of Ramen which is Chicken Teriyaki Dry Ramen (RM 16.90). 


This is quite similar to the Wantan Dry Noodles but with a variation of using Ramen and then to add it up with an in house made Teriyaki sauce which was of the right balance in terms of sweetness level for my taste bud.


The Ramen was cooked to the right texture and retains the springy feels when eaten, while the succulent chicken thigh as the meat based was perfectly grilled with the teriyaki sauce. This Ramen is served with fresh lettuce, carrot and chopped scallion.


Another twist of the Ramen that we tasted here is the Tom Yum Chicken Katsu Ramen (RM 22.05). The soup flavour was very rich and has the right balance in terms of spicy and the sourish level.


It is served with a half tamago lava egg, lime. nori sheets, chopped scallion and some bean sprout and carrots for an added crunch. This Ramen set comes with the Chicken Katsu which is a deep fried breaded crunchy chicken thigh.


For those that prefer rice over Ramen, you can try out Chicken Teriyaki Don Set {RM 17.90), as the Chicken Teriyaki is the same as the earlier Teriyaki Ramen but now replace by the Japanese rice.


This Don Set comes served with 3 side dishes which is a mini salad, miso soup and a half of Ni Tamago (Lava egg).


If you have a big appetite, you can opt to order the Deluxe Combo Set (RM 28.90) which is a combination sets that complete an entire taste experience. In this set, you can taste the different Japanese dishes all in one.

This Deluxe set allows you to taste a little of everything starting with a sashimi, followed by a cold Udon noodles, Japanese rice, a Chawanmushi, some fried tempura, a california roll, miso soup, salad and fruits to complete your entire meal. One thing about the tempura that is served here, We like the light coating and the crisp of the batter which gives a very distinctive crunch when eaten.


Next, we had an offering from the Sushi counter which was the Tuna Mayo Roll (RM 16.90). The chef again has a new twist to this specialty sushi, in that tuna filling is not being rolled into, but as a topped up on the sushi.


This way, we find that you can really taste the chunk of tuna and the ebiko which is covered on the outside of the of the sushi makes eating this sushi roll with a burst feel of the ebiko. It is then topped with a slight Teriyaki sauce to enhance the entire flavour of the sushi.


After that we had the Asari Butter Soup (RM 11.90). The natural taste of the Clam and the clear butter soup was a nice change from our dishes that we had earlier. This will be a good choice to start a meal with a soupy feel.


 Another appetizer that we had was the Chuka Santen Moriawase (RM 15.90) which is a selection of 3 types of seasoned seafood dishes which is Chuka Iidako (Seasoned Baby Octopus), Chuka Kurage (Seasoned Jellyfish) and Chuka Sazae (Seasoned Snail).


To finish our meal we had the Matcha Milk Shake (RM 17.90) for dessert. The dessert is a blended Matcha ice cream and topped with whipping cream with soft serve vanilla ice cream, azuki and a sprinkle of matcha powder.


Their New Menu is up and now every diners can enjoy 10% DISCOUNT on TOTAL BILL during their promotion period ~ RM12.90 onwards for their Value Don Sets.


For the coming Ramadan from June 18 to July 16, 2015, there will be a special promotion of 10% DISCOUNT on ALL SUSHI BELTS ITEMS and FREE Hot/Cold Green Tea + 2 pieces of Kurma for all diners at JAYA 33 Outlet only.


Ramadan Promotion from 18 June to 16 July, 2015 with complimentary Hot/Cold Green Tea with 2 pieces Kurma for all diners at IKANO POWER CENTRE Outlet only.


Do check out the Ramen Ten Tokyo Shin Sushi Japanese Restaurant Jaya 33 Petaling Jaya to try out some of this new twist Dry Ramen, Spicy Ramen and Soup Ramen.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Chakri Palace Ramadan Buffet 2015 - Tantalizing Royal Thai Cuisine Review


Berbuka Puasa this Ramadan with a Taste of Thai for a change. Best Restaurant To Eat was treated to savour the Thai Specialties for the 2015 Ramadan at Imperial Chakri Palace Royal Thai Cuisine, Suria KLCC located at Lot 417B, Level 4, Suria KLCC 50088 Kuala Lumpur.


Imperial Chakri Palace Suria KLCC offers diners with an elegant setting and alleviate your mood and senses for an evening of dining pleasure.


Conveniently located around the KLCC area, it offers a very strategic location to Berbuka Puasa with business associates, friends and families. 


For this Ramadan 2015, The Chakri Palace offers more than 50 authentic Thai and local favourites by Chef Solahudin Nutto that will tantalize your tastebuds; while also offering live station hawker stall ala minute cooking.


Serving an assortment of specialties appetizers is the Mieng Kam or Ulam Daun Kadok. This is a traditional Thai dish to welcome any guests to a Thai home. The daun kadok is being wrap with 7 condiments and a special sauce to be eaten to whet your appetite with its unique taste of sweet, salty, sourish and spicy all in one bite.


Others equally interesting appetizers are the Kerabu selection i.e Kerabu Mangga Thai, Kerabu Glass Noodle, Som Tam aka Kerabu Betik Muda and Kerabu Ayam Cincang


Some of the highlight of the main dishes are the Nasi Briyani


Rendang Tok Daging


Pajeri Nenas


Lamb in Thai Green Curry


Pajeri Terung


Butter Prawns With Salted Eggs


Fried Fish Slice With Tiga Rasa Sauce


Sauteed Squid With Garlic Sauce


and the Stir Fried Lala With Tom Yam Paste


For the Live Cooking Section we have the all time favourite Tom Yam station where you can opt for your Tom Yam as it is with seafood or a combination with some glass noodles.


or opt for some Chicken Satay


or Beef Satay


For desserts, you must not miss out the Red Ruby Water Chestnut which you have a free hand to concoct your very own version of this delicious dessert.


and the Pulut Mangga


while there are an assortment of Malay Kuih Muih and steamed Ubi Kayu to satisfy your sweet craving. 


Depending on which branch of Chakri Palace that you go to, the price are from as low at RM53.90 + to RM89.90 per adult. If you are planning early for the Ramadan 2015, you can enjoy the early bird discounted prices. 

"SELAMAT BERBUKA PUASA"

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