Contemporary European Cuisine @ 2nd Floor, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

Having a dinner here with a friend to try out this newly opened restaurant. 2nd Floor is a new kid on the block surrounded by top restaurants in the neighbourhood serving contemporary European cuisine. In 2nd Floor, the cuisine is more toward German styled food as they have a good German masterchef, Gerhard Albrecht. The concept of the food here is focused on using natural products and bringing European taste with a slight local twist. Some of the specialties here includes pork ribs, barley soup and ginger creme brulee.

Taste:8/10(Delicious. The main highlight here were their tropical pork ribs. Taste very good with sauteed apple. The sauce which comes with the pork ribs has a slight sourish taste and its nicely done as well. Their crab cakes are yummy. Quite creative to have sourish and slight spicy sauce to accompany the crab cakes. They also have maultaschen which is quite unique as most of the time, the maultaschen is in the form of dumplings. But here are pan fried version with onions and egg).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Pricing wise are quite reasonable and affordable for Western type of dining. The appetizer are still within the MYR20 range. 2NDFLR special salad at MYR20, pan fried crab cake at MYR32, barley soup at MYR11, maultaschen at MYR25 and tropical pork ribs at MYR55).


2nd Floor located at TTDI.

Nice cosy outdoor seating.

If you need more formal and quiet discussion, they also have air-conditioned section.

My first meal here started with 2NDFLR special salad. Its with Romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons, poached egg and bacon. Great combination of vegetables together with bacon fat.

Delicious with strong butter and garlic taste. Crunchy garlic bread.

Barley soup. This version of barley soup is almost identical to your mom's home cooked soup with love. Boiled with vegetables and chicken broth.

Poached eggs was nicely done.

Pan fried crab cake. Consist of breaded crab meat, chili jam and orange salad. Crab cake together with the jam and orange makes an excellent combination.

Pan fried maultaschen with egg. Comes with prawn and salad. Their maultaschen is prepared in gerostet style which the pasta is cut into pieces then pan fried with onions and egg.

This is how maultaschen content look like.

My main meal here was Tropical pork ribs. Tender slow cooked pork ribs with combination of orange, poppy seeds, saffron and yoghurt dip. The sauteed apple taste well together with the pork ribs.

Outside seating if you wish to have warmer environment.

The chef grow some of the herbs needed for cooking. Located just beside the famous DC restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.141763, 101.627196
Address: 46A, Persiaran Zaaba, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 5.00pm-10.30pm. Closed on Monday.

Morganfield's lunch set @ Da Men Mall, Subang Jaya

Morganfield's is famous for their pork rib and the interior design of the restaurant replicate the American dining experience. It has a bar and also happy hour for you to have cheaper alcoholic drinks during non-peak hours. The lunch set here is quite a deal if you have more than 6 pax. They have buy 6 lunch set, get one free.

Taste:8/10(Good. The main attraction here is their pork rib. Meat is tender and well marinated. Pork sausage and taco is good as well. I prefer the white sausage compared to the rest).
Price:7/10(Moderate. Value for money set with soup/salad, drink and main course. The lunch set from MYR12.90 with option to top up drink to juice/coffee/tea with additional MYR2.50 and dessert with additional MYR9.90. Hickory BBQ set at MYR34.90, Hickory BBQ spare ribs and crispy fish at MYR29.90. You will get scrambled egg croissant if you choose the cheapest lunch set).


Hickory BBQ spare ribs with fries and coleslaw.

Lunch set menu from MYR12.90.

Drinks in Oink! Oink! 14oz mugs.

Soup of the day. Taste like drinking spicy dal curry.

Caesar salad.

Pork sausage platter.

Avocado tacos.

Hickory BBQ spare ribs.

Hickory BBQ spare ribs and crispy fish.

Nice American style restaurant.

Coordinate/GPS: 3.057911, 101.592775
Address: (G19, Ground Floor)No, 1, Persiaran Kewajipan, Usj 1, 47600 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Opening hours: 11.00am to 1.00am daily.

Pork belly noodles with wine @ Go Noodles, Jaya One

GO Noodle House has been around for quite a while and is famous for their noodles soup with wine. GO Noodle House specializes in thick noodles in special broth, which you can choose from either superior soup or home made spicy soup. You have option of choosing bee hoon noodles or their special Mi Xian (thick noodle). The restaurant is decorated in an ancient Chinese ambience. The hot soup of noodles with wine does taste good and very satisfying. Their noodles are highly customizable with topping options clams, fish paste, grouper fish slice, squid balls, beef slice, fresh prawns, mussels or frog. Currently, they have several outlets in Pavilion, One Utama, USJ Damen and Midvalley megamall. I visited their first outlet which is their HQ in Jaya One.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Good texture noodles and flavourful soup with wine. The pork belly portion were adequate and taste well with their spicy belacan/prawn paste chili sauce).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Ordered pork belly noodles with bitter gourd. The noodles with superior soup at MYR12.50 plus bitter gourd at MYR1.50. The price exclude service charge and GST).


Pork belly with bitter gourd in superior soup.

Good portion for dinner. Hot with wine.

Ancient Chinese type of decoration inside the restaurant.

Ancient Chinese style menu book.

Noodles with pork balls and fish ball are their speciality.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.117466, 101.635738
Address: 61.P1, Block D, The School, Jaya One, 72A, Jalan Universiti, Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Opening hours: Daily 11.30am to 9.30pm.

Pan mee at Pontian Wanton Noodles @ SS15, Subang Jaya

Pontian Wanton noodles house is famous for their noodles and fried wanton. However, they have new addition to their menu which is the pan mee. Even though the menu is quite new, they made it well. Its tough to find shop selling good pan mee especially during dinner.

Taste:8/10(Good. The soup were good and pan mee were succulent. They provide tasty crispy fried anchovies separately so that it won't get soft soaked in the soup).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Pan mee regular size at MYR7.00, big at MYR9.00).



Pan mee made by hand with pork ball, vegetables and sliced pork.

Anchovies and chilies.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.076351, 101.589636
Address: No 45, Jalan SS15/4, Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia.

Noodles with fish and oysters @ B & Best Restaurant, Kelana Jaya

B & Best restaurant is a seafood noodles shop which allow you to pick the types of seafood you want to have with your noodles – prawns, fish, scallops, abalone, lala and oyster. You can opt for either soup or dry version of noodles/bee hoon or kuey teow. For kicking taste, you may ask for pork lard to be added into your noodles.

Taste:8/10(Good. Fresh seafood of your choice in noodles. The soup is clear and the fish was soft and sweet. They sliced the fish properly without much bones. The oysters is bursting with flavour in my mouth. Eat this with their home made sambal. Its awesome).
Price:6/10(Moderate. The bowl of grouper fish and oysters goodness cost MYR25.00. There are quite a lot of oysters in my bowl of noodles. The price depends on what types of seafood that you order).


Seafood on display.

My bowl of seafood noodles with vegetables, seaweed, fish and oysters.

Normal kopitiam style of restaurant.

This is how the restaurant look like.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.110293, 101.603921
Address: 12, Jalan SS 4c/5, Ss 4, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Opening hours: 7.00am to 4.00pm. Closed on Thursday.