Good Middle Eastern lunch at Al-Halabi Gourmet Restaurant @ JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur

Al-Halabi Gourmet Restaurant is part of Tarbush restaurant group. They serve quite extensive of middle eastern food in an awesome environment. The restaurant decoration is nice and they also selling a lot of middle east food items. Sitting inside is like you are in Turkish market. Service were good and if you are into shisha, they do have it as well. The seating were comfortable with sofas.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Ordered the sayadiyah fish dish and taste quite good. Whole pompret with fish pieces and rice in one dish. The rice cooked with fish broth adds the flavour to the dish. The appetizer of fattah hummus that we ordered is unexpected large with lots of chickpea and tahini mixed with yogurt, garlic and fried bread. Taste quite unique but good).
Price:6/10(Moderate. The food pricing here is reasonable considering its located inside a 5 star hotel. We ordered Sayadiyah fish for MYR45.00 and fattah hummus at MYR25.00. Portion is quite decent for two persons consumption).


Sayadiyah fish with salsa sauce and lemon. Suitable to order if you don't like lamb or chicken.

Nice restaurant ambience.

Lots of middle eastern food condiments.

Oyster Night dinner at Champignons at Oasis @ Ara Damansara

Champignons in Oasis Ara Damansara is a French restaurant serving freshly made french cuisine. Visited them as they have their first oyster night. The food were good and they have many customers looking forward to try their oysters.

Taste:8/10(Good. The oysters were good and quite fresh but the selection is quite limited and small size. The restaurant has wrongly estimate the demand for their oysters and we feel not enough even though we have taken 2 dozens. The first round were ok but second round oysters were small. Truffle chicken breast with risotto mushroom taste great with very tender meat and smooth. Sausages were great as well. A bit disappointing that they only give one lamb sausage on the platter. It should have 2 each).
Price:3/10( Expensive. The oysters at MYR7.00 a piece, truffle chicken breast with risotto rice at MYR45.00, house wine at MYR30.00 and sausage platter at MYR35.00).

I would recommend you to come here to taste their well executed food such as the trufle chicken breast and their homemade sausages. They have a good lunch set deals as well but of course its for other menu.


The size of oysters on first round selection is quite big.

Good house wine.

Nice oysters but selection is quite limited. Second round oysters a bit small and seems not enough for the customers.

Mr Chew 's Chino Latino Bar @ WOLO Kuala Lumpur

Mr Chew's Chino Latino bar located at the Penthouse of WOLO Kuala Lumpur. The place offers good fusion food and variety of cocktails. I just going to review about their lunch set which I had it recently. The decoration inside the restaurant is fantastic with nice portrait.

Taste:8/10(Good. The lunch set food overall is good but not outstanding. Food presentation were good. The fried fish is a bit dry in the sweet fish bun and the taste is mostly enhanced by mayonnaise. The steamed bun however were perfect as its soft and light. The Yuzukosho tamarind chicken main dish was slightly overcooked and caused the meat to be a bit harder. Taste wise, the chicken is good. I like the dessert of lychee, mango and panna cotta. The dessert mixture taste were well executed and refreshing).
Price:4/10(Near expensive. The lunch set plus dessert here will cost you MYR60.00. Their dessert however is optional. If you just want the appetizer and main without dessert, its at MYR45.00).

I would recommend you to come here if you would like to try decent fusion food and enjoy the nice fancy restaurant ambiance.


Sweet fish bun - steamed bun with fried cat fish, sorrel, carrot salad and Shanghai sauce.

Nice sourish mango pickles.

Lunch set standard appetizer of barramundi and prawn roll wrapped in beancurd skin. The 3 appetizers is served from a Japanese style wooden box.

Inside sweet fish bun.

Yuzukosho tamarind chicken - chicken breast with soy butter mixed mushroom, zucchini and koji barley.

Dessert of lychee and mango panna cotta.

Best Paella in Kuala Lumpur @ Marta's Kitchen, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur

Marta's Kitchen is one of the best Spanish restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Finally found a place to have good paella in Kuala Lumpur. Their drinks are great as well. Service were good but need to wait for the food for a while.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. The paella here is the best that I tasted in Kuala Lumpur. The Valencian Paella is so rich with seafood flavour and packed generously with thick tender pieces of squid, chicken, prawn and mussels. The Pimientos padron pepper tapas were delicious as well. Smoked beef ham of Cecina were great as well. The octopus and the huevos rotos were just normal. Chocolate caramel churros were great but the catalana cream were just normal).
Price:3/10(Expensive. The food here is consider expensive as the portion is not that big. Their paella price at MYR37.00 is actually just good enough for one hungry person. Pimientos padron at MYR22.00, Cecina platter at MYR33.00 and huevos rotos at MYR27.00. House sangria at MYR26.00 a glass and gin at MYR30.00 a glass. The food is good but pricey).


Paella Valenciana.

Pimientos padron. Small green and sweet peppers. This dish is cooked with olive oil until soften and fried.

Cecina platter. Smoked beef ham served with splash of extra virgin olive oil and with tomato toast.

Huevos Rotos. Eggs on top of fried potatoes with marinated Iberico pork.

Koyaku Japanese Dining & Grill @ Tropicana Avenue, Petaling Jaya

Koyaku is a Doraemon themed Japanese restaurant. You can recognize it from the giant Doraemon figures that they placed at the entrance of the shop. The restaurant has two sections which sushi bar located outside the restaurant. The selection is good and extensive.

Taste:8/10(Good. Ordered chirashi sushi and the ingredient were good and fresh. The sashimi cut were thick and the portion is quite filling).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Chirashi sushi at MYR53.00. I rate it as moderate as it included a few premium sashimi cut/roe and quite good portion).


Chirashi sushi

Sushi chef at work.

Sashimi cut on display.

Doraemon characters figures.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.136838, 101.595154
Address: P-G-16, Tropicana Avenue, Persiaran Tropicana, Tropicana, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening Hours: Daily 12.00pm to 3.00pm & 6.00pm to 10.30pm.

Hot N Juicy Crawfish @ Las Vegas, USA

This place serve one of the nicest food that I had in Las Vegas. You order the food here by the pound. If you love spicy food, you have to try this place. Do take note that eating at this place can be quite messy. Avoid wearing white clothes or plain shirt. Depending on your tolerance for spicy, you can choose how spicy your food to be. Here they provide you plenty of plastic gloves to eat your food and food comes in bags.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Do select the flavor as Hot N Juicy. And select the spicy level of one below the normal spicy level that you usually have. Even at mild level, its already spicy. Taste wise it really good especially with the sauce).
Price:6/10(Moderate. The price here is depending on what you order. The best value is the shrimp at USD16.00 for each pound. If you want to splurge, they have lobster and king crab leg at USD31.00 and USD35.00 for each pound respectively).


Shrimp with potatoes.

Environment inside the restaurant.

Shrimp with crawfish.

Dungeness crab.

Lobster.

The dungeness crab has a lot of meat.

GPS/Coordinate: 36.108519, -115.171246
Address: 3663 S Las Vegas Blvd #590, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Opening Hours: Daily 11.00am to 12.00am.

Manhattan Fish Market buy 1 free 1 promo @ Citta Mall, Ara Damansara

This week Manhattan Fish Market has a very good buy 1 free 1 deal from 8th to 12th Jan 2018. It all day long dine in promotion. Buy any set from the menu and get one similar price item in the menu for free. The set comes with soup too.

Taste:8/10(Good. The fried icefish served taste quite good and I like their chilled baby squid crown salad)
Price:8/10(Cheap. Each person need to spend around MYR12 to RM14 depends on the menu chosen (GST included). Quite a good deal for seafood at this price).


Icefish and calamari set.

Environment in newly open Manhattan Fish Market in Citta Mall.

Soup of the day mushroom soup. Taste good.

Icefish medley.

Pasta with mussels, squids and icefish.

Icefish and chicken tender set.

Their chilled baby squid crown salad were spicy but nice.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.112034, 101.579161
Address: Ground floor, Citta Mall, 1, Jalan PJU 1a/48, Pusat Perdagangan Dana 1, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Opening hours: 10.00am to 10.00pm daily.

French dining at Topshelf @ Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

Topshelf is a French restaurant located in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Always wanted to try out this place but don't have chance until the Christmas eve night when I happen to be there with my mom. The food were good and some dishes above expectation. This is a nice and cosy restaurant. You can see the chef in action as the kitchen just behind a glass wall.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. I like two of their dishes the most. The pan seared salmon belly and mushroom soup with truffle. Both are well done and taste very good. As for the crispy aromatic duck, its not that crispy but the meat is tender. Taste wise is good with combination with the sauce and vegetables. The dessert of dark chocolate mousse is creative and well thought).
Price:3/10(Expensive. Since this is a fine dining restaurant, the price is at a higher side. Salmon belly at MYR30.00, mushroom soup with truffle at MYR25.00, pan seared catch of the day at MYR44.00, dark chocolate mousse at MYR26.00 and crispy aromatic duck at MYR38.00. Service and environment in the restaurant is good. One item which I think that they need to improve is that they don't provide plain water as drink option. They trying to lure their customer to drink their pricey mineral water. Its a bit let down for foodie who come here for food and plain water is the most basic necessity that each restaurant should provide either for free or with a small fee. The food selection were not many during Christmas eve as they have predefined set menu).


Nice and cosy environment.

Common sight in fine dining restaurant.

Hot chocolate.

Crispy aromatic duck served with pancakes, raw cucumber and sweet sauce.

Pan seared catch of the day with leeks, fennel barigoule and white wine.

Bartender area.

Pan seared salmon belly. The texture is so good and it melts in your mouth. Full of fish oil.

Mushroom soup with truffles.

Dark chocolate mousse with lemon meringue, passion fruit and chocolate mouse.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.156207, 101.622655
Address:61, Lorong Rahim Kajai 13, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
Opening hours: 4.00pm to 12.00am daily.