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Great food at Millesime @ Solaris Dutamas, KL

07/03/2013 No Comments

Tug in a very hidden corner inside of Sapura Kencana Petroleum building in the area of Publika, you will find this little fine dine restaurant, Millesime. I have heard friends mention about this restaurant last year, as they serve excellent food that is a little pricey but worth the spending.

Update 1/1/2017]: NO Longer in Operation

I do believe some of you are like me, eat till do not know what to eat for the day or next meal. One special style about this restaurant is that they do not have a proper menu for you to choose from, mostly will be the best set of the day as both of the chef uses or sources best ingredient of the day then come out with the menu in the morning itself. Therefore, if you dine daily here, you will have different types of food being serve.

Or if you feel being adventurous, just sit down and let the chef enlighten you with their specialty.

Ambiance of the restaurant with their hidden corner of the building, that gives us alot of privacy, not to mention service here is excellent as the floor manager really do know their stuff.

The restaurant also just recently won an awards.

Its a huge open concept restaurant that they have and you can look at the chef cook right infront of them at viewing area.

Left menu will be set of the day and the right menu which they have recently came up are ala – cart menu for the week.

As we were seated, we are serve along with toast of the day that made fresh daily and serve along with seaweed butter, that is one of the chef signature.

When the manager put this few slices of bread on the table, it smells so good that we have to get a slice of it. Love grew towards the bread when we spread the seaweed butter along. Strong taste of seaweed with mild butter end, as eat more and we tend to spread the butter ticker till we ask for another round of butter, till Ken and me just cut half of the butter slice, and just eat it.

After stuff myself for 5 slices of bread, next serve along is Amuse Bouche serve with a cut of shitake mushroom wrap with a slice of slice of smoked duck is bursting with flavour in my mouth follow by and mashed roasted aubergines got top with feta cheese.

Some of them commented, this is one of a beautiful presented dish that its so hard for them to start eating is Gravlax of Snapper and Salmon with Mizuno Leaves and Shaddock Nuggets @ RM32. Hard work had been putting in to prepare thsi dish, as been marinated with sugar, salt, lemon rind and dill for 4 days. Then little round of salmon are place on the side, then shower with a golden-hued tangy citrus vinaigrette, Manukka honey and mustard.

This is no ordinary tomato soup, as Smoked Herring and Oregano Oil are poured into Rustic Tomato Soup.

Soup is creamy and slightly thick, as smoked carrots and leek were blend along. The taste is perfect when mixed with the smoked herring as it add the kick onto the taste. . I am definitely recommending this soup, as its unique in its kind. @ RM23

Squid Ink Linguine with Calamari, Chilli and Pesto in Olio @ RM45

As the pasta is cook slightly moist, and with the perfection of al dante in spaghetti . Squid were fresh as its chewy, cook along with cherry tomato.

Before our mains, we next have our Palate Cleanser – Strawberry Sherbet

This dish will definitely be top in my list as Slow Braised Wagyu Beef Short Ribs with Polenta and Mushroom Ragout @ RM58 by the side. Chef Patrick explained that the short ribs been braised for 6 hours with red wine and the taste of the sauce is extremely good, aromatic and strong in taste that the wagyu beef need not knife to cut it, a gentle touch is good enough to separate it. I enjoy every bite of it by slowly munching.

Comes to dessert – Valrhona Dark Chocolate Souffle served with vanilla ice-cream.

Chocolate Souffle is fluffy soft .. .

The superman behind the kitchen is Chef Patrick Keith

If you are looking at good dining experience, surely this is one of the place to recommend, needless to say for special occasions. If you do have time to spare on Wednesday, its their wine Lunch and in the hurry with your client, they have 3-course Set Lunches at RM60++ per person.

To be specific, the restaurant is located at this corner of carpark entrance.
Location:
Millesime
G1-01-3 Ground Floor
Menara Kencana Petroleum
Solaris Dutamas
1 Jalan Dutamas 1
50480 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-6211-0648
Email: [email protected]

In Featured By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

Acme Bar & Coffee (ABC) @ Troika, KL

08/05/2012 No Comments

How I found out this place is when I was browsing thru TimeoutKL and I saw a visual that attracted me to click on it and in my thought, hmmmm . . .since when we have such a nice cafe and found out that its Acme Bar & Coffee which is a new restaurant that open its door to public since last December 2011. This cafe is located under a very high end condo at KL known as The Troika that have a great modern architecture design on the building. Its hard to miss on the location. The place also host some retailing and offices units.

Well, AcmeBar & Coffee or known as ABC is well situated on the ground floor of this building.

I just love the ambiance of the place that offer a very New York kind of concept. .

As you enter the cafe, you will be greeted by their well train friendly staff and will seat you accordingly. .

As you went in, the interior design itself will blow your mind away . .

Even they have a dining place that looks like you are dining in an little ally space and these area are expose to all natural light which makes it a perfect place to be seated if you plan to take nice picture of on the food or friends. As it was fully occupied then we were seated in another comfy section.

We choose to be seated on the comfy sofa area that overlook on the wine rack and coffee bar counter.

Just love their classic coffee machine that makes me think that I have seen that some where only I remembered that its something that looks alike to the movie Green Hornet that Jay Chou acted along with a coffee machine to brew coffee for his boss. I am just as amaze with this coffee machine.

Cannot deny that the barista is well train to brew on the coffee with smooth froth as what I was train up last time. Just only that the price of the coffee restrict me from ordering one. A simple latte that cost RM15 which I felt that not worth it.

Menu are pretty simple from late breakfast to ala cart menu all in one.

As you were seated along, every table will be offered a complimentary bottle of water. One of the thing we found out that the glass have some fishy smell as my friends wasnt aware on that until I told them. I guess either they used dish washer or just mix along with something else while washing along.

When I saw other blogger blog about this place, their Cake counter certainly attracted me the most with all the tempting cakes being on display and what we think of it is, this place must have stayed super clean that to ensure no flies are coming in cuz its left expose open.

As I am taking picture from this distance, I can smell nice aroma trailing on my nose which is the Cempedak Cake.

We arrive here pretty late in the noon and yet still decided to try out their late breakfast so we kick start off with Salmon Mousse @ RM 19

The first dish really kick start our day as the salmon mousse act like a jam for the bread to spread it and the taste is just absolute perfect , smooth and aromatic with their own home made toast bread .. – Recommended!

Next to opt for healthy option my friend went along with Cheeze Salad @ RM 29. When we see these plate wondering where are all the cheeze.

Till we cut it only realise that the deep fried ball is actually cheeze. The salad is dress along with thin slice green apple and season pear which I thought it was salmon chunks. 😀 Well, this dish wasnt finish by my friend as its quite plain and nothing to shout about .. 😉

and here come mine Asparagus and Duck Bacon @ RM 19 comes with 2 sunny side up, toast bread and duck bacon chunks.

AFter eating finish only I realise that the plates are different and makes the whole thing become ABC. . .nice~

A slice of cake that tempted me to try is this Cempedak Cake @ RM 15, that have pandan sponge cake in between the layer. The cake smells very nice and aromatic, as we find that the pandan cake if it was done more sponge and not so solid a bit more dry would be perfect and the cempedak taste is less sweet then it would have been a perfect piece of cake.

If you are looking for a place to dine with perfect ambiance, this place is certainly a good place to be or chill, and if you are talking about the food its not too bad as I think its way overprice, besides that the service is good! Total bill came up to RM 95.10 as I find that I can find better food for that kind of price. 😀

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 6/10, so so lah~ Recommended for its ambiance -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Acme Bar & Coffee
Ground Floor at the Troika
19 Persiaran KLCC
50450 Kuala Lumpur
(Behind Intercontinental Hotel – previously known as Nikko Hotel at Jalan Ampang)

Tel: 03-2162 2288

www.acmebarcoffee.com

In Featured By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

Delicious Chirstmas Menu @ Nagomi – Jaya 33

20/12/2010 No Comments

There are many restaurants booming out especially on Shabu-Shabu with in my list (click here previous post), still Nagomi stands out compare to others fake shabu-shabu available out there especially on their normal soup base. Whenever I think of Japanese steamboat Nagomi will always pop out in my mind and with their outlet of Jaya 33 being refurbish, of course there will be changes in their menu and now they are moving to more fine casual dining with more ala-cart dish are placed in the menu. With their latest menu in line for this festive season is their Chirstmas dining menu. So do not be suprise like me and some of my friends, with the expression ‘Huh, got such thing 1 ah? I thought shabu-shabu only?’

[No Longer in Operation]

Their new outlook with more feel of Japanese Garden on the outside.

A private room to host for your family and friends or some company department gathering.

Outside they have change to more contemporary concept that feels very cosy and don mind staying there for a drink after meal.

Ready to venture into their unique Chirstmas menu prepared by one of a famous Master Chef – Ikuo Tanabe “The Magic Hand”

Inarguably one of the most renowned Japanese chefs in the country, Mr.Tanabe came to Malaysia in 1974 to take the position as head chef in Hotel Equatorial. He was entrusted with planning and running perhaps the first fine dining Japanese restaurant in the country, Daikoku, or known as Kampachi today. Over the last 34 years of his career, Mr. Tanabe had trained and imparted skills in culinary art to many chefs who now helm the scores of popular Japanese restaurant or prominent hotels in the Klang Valley, Australia, UK and the USA.

Mr. Tanabe has a vast experience in making all kinds of Japanese cuisine, focusing on food quality and delicacy of presentation in his dishes. His strong skills in creativity and innovation have earned him a reputation for his excellence and quality in Japanese cuisine.

*till to date as I have been told, he had many apprentice for the past many years and you can see some that he trained are very highly skilled and hire by well known restuarants locally.

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Tai Zhi Heen New ala-cart Menu @ Prince Hotel

02/11/2010 No Comments

Tai Zhi Heen now had refurbish to a new look with not just only that, they did a little changes to their ala cart menu to bring new touch in both interior design and also food. With their previous launch on the restaurant (click here) here comes now a proper touch of their new menu.

A roast peking duck that just roasted pipping hot from the oven with the skin so shinning and when I was capturing this, I was swallowing my saliva with its aromatic smell that hard to resist.

When this lady cut on the duck skin, you can just hear the cracking sound of it, it means so fresh and I just wish that I could steal one slice to put into my mouth first.

This is how proffessional this lady cut on the skin, with pure skin that have not much fats that stick along.

In Featured By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Taiwan Trip Day 5- Farmosa Chang 鬍鬚張 (Hu Xu Zhang) @ Wufenpu

20/10/2010 No Comments

Let’s start off on what I eat for dinner on the 5^th day as we did some travelling around and last place to visit was this area called Wufenpu which is actually a shopping paradise for ladies. Farmosa Chang 鬍鬚張 (Hu Xu Zhang) Seriously please bring a lot of cash to this area, credit card machines in the shop are kinda hard to find.

We were shopping till hungry and we were introduce to this shop located across the street Farmosa Chang which is a restaurant more similar like a fast food chain that their food are serve pretty instantly. It is now become one of the franchise restaurant booming up in Taiwan and slowly penetrating oversea market.

The place is decorated with wooden tables, wooden plaque of menu, marble flooring that makes the place simple and nice.

Me having a hard time to decide what to eat cuz the menu is in chinese and I only can look at the pictures point and point.

In Buffett By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

Tao Japanese Buffett Eat All You Can RM58++ @ Sunway Giza

03/09/2010 13 Comments

Lately, one of the Japanese Buffet that a few bloggers wrote and heavily circulated around email is Tao Japanese Buffett, eat-all-you-can that located at Sunway Giza been flock with KL folks and people around there. What I know that Tao was originated from Penang as I used to go there often to celebrate birthday occasions and because of its pricing and food quality. The place was constantly full and not until recently the restaurant had landed in KL, and seriously if you want to go there, please make a booking.