New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice @ Sri Petaling

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 6.5
• Price (1-10): 7
• Environment (1-10): 7

27 November 2010: I had lunch at New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice, the Sri Petaling branch. This branch looks like newly renovated, tidy and clean. It’s a recommended place to have lunch especially during hot and sunny afternoon.

The headquarter of New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice is in Jalan Gasing. Besides, there are few other branches in Midvalley, Bandar Puteri Puchong, Lot 10 and Giza Mall.

Here’s what we had…

• Roasted Chicken (Small) (RM4) -> Taste normal, edible. I won’t specifically recommend.
• Roasted Pork (RM10) -> Expensive, small portion, meat not tasty enough, skin not crispy enough, overall too fat.
• Soup (FOC) -> Ajinomoto soup, I’ve no idea what soup is it because I could only taste ajinomoto. After tried first sip, I would not want to take another sip.

Here's the location and contact of New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice @ Sri Petaling...
Address: Address: No.1, Jalan 13/149L, Bandar Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-9057-6128


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Chili’s Grill & Bar @ Mid Valley Megamall

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 6
• Price (1-10): 6
• Environment (1-10): 8

25 November 2010: I had a gathering dinner with colleagues (ex & current) at Chili’s, Mid Valley Megamall. Here are what we had…

• Bottomless Tostada Chips (RM10.95++) -> I think it’s the most worthy dish in Chili’s because it’s bottomless. We ordered it while waiting for everyone to be there. Chit-chatting with friends, while munching the chips is such as enjoyable experience. The chips are very thin and crispy. The salsa sauce is very appetizing, although it’s served cold. It’ll be better if the sauce is hot. Fyi, I’m not a chips lover but I like the tostada chips. We refilled 5 full plates of chips.
• Spaghetti Chicken (RM21.95++) -> I personally do not like the spaghetti, taste weird but I cannot explain where the weird taste comes from. The chicken is quite tasty though.
• Creamy Chicken (RM24.95++) -> The grilled chicken is tasteless, hard and dry. The carrot and beans are not fully cooked, very hard. Please do not order. It’s a waste of money.
• Fire-Grilled Chicken & Portobello (RM32.95++) -> I did not try this but my friend likes it a lot, especially the mushrooms.
• Jalapeno Steak Quesadillas (RM31.95++) -> I did not try this either but I could see the portion is huge and my friends enjoy it.

I personally do not like the food here. However, the portions are really huge. Most of the main courses are meant to be shared by at least 2 person. Anyway, I don’t mind going again but I’ll only order the tostada chips

Here's the location and contact of Chilli's @ Mid Valley Megamall...
Address: Lot G (E) 012, Boulevard Mid Valley Megamall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-22876788
Business Hours:
Sunday - Thursday :11.00am - 11.00pm
Friday & Saturday :11.00am - 12.00am


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Village Roast Duck @ Bangsar Village

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 7
• Price (1-10): 7
• Environment (1-10): 7

22 November 2010: Village Roast Duck is a newly opened food outlet in Bangsar Village. It is located at 1st Floor of Bangsar Village Shopping Centre. From the name, you should know what is the signature food there, roast duck. Hence, we ordered roast duck rice set, which comes together with soup. It costs RM12.90++ per set. Here comes the roast duck rice set:

• Roast Duck Rice -> Quite big portion, a lot of duck meat. The waiter actually asked if I would like to have the bone removed. Good service I would say. As for the food, the meat is not bad, but the roasted skin is not crispy enough. I personally don’t really like the sauce as well, a bit too sweet for me. Something special (weird) that worth mentioning here is that the duck rice is served on plate with chopsticks by default. What a combination!
• Soup -> As shown in the photo above, the soup is only have bowl full. The photo is snap right after it’s served. I haven’t drink any of it. The taste is not bad though.

In general, I think this place is quite pricey considering the type of food served. For duck rice, I still prefer Uncle Duck @ Times Square or Hong Kong Food Culture @ Low Yat Plaza. These 2 food outlets are under the same management, hence they serve almost the same food. The duck rice set, served with soup and drinks, costs RM6.90. The portion is smaller than Village Roast Duck but the skin of roast duck is crispier and taste better. Besides, it is better value for money.

Anyway, here’s the contact details for Village Roast Duck:
Address: Lot F8, 1st Floor, Bangsar Village Shopping Centre, 1, Jalan Telawi 1, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-22874128
Opening hours: 11am-10pm (Monday-Friday), 10.30am-10pm (Saturday-Sunday)


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Restoran Baby Seafood @ Batu Belah, Klang

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 7.5
  
• Price (1-10): 7.5
  
• Environment (1-10): 6.5

12 November 2010: Before departing for sight-seeing and photography session at I-City, my friends and I had a gathering with friends at Restoran Baby Seafood, Klang. It is an air-conditioned restaurant serving mainly Chinese and Thai cuisine. Since there are 10 of us, we ordered 8 types of dishes which cost us RM244 in total. Here are what we had:

• Mango Prantis Prawn -> Crunchy and crispy prawns. Not bad.
• Spinach with Soup -> Quite good. We emptied the plate within 10 minutes after it’s served. Maybe because it’s the only vegetable dish ordered
• Tauhu -> So so.
• Fish Maw in Claypot -> Big pieces of fish maw.
• Tom Yam Steamed Fish -> Steam fish over charcoal stove, signature dish here. I personally think that it’s not hot and sour enough.
• Deep Fried Squid -> Crispy and quite tasty.
• Thai Pork “Hand” -> Quite dry and hard and “fatty”. I personally do not enjoy this dish.
• Stuffed Chicken Wing -> Unique preparation method, boneless chicken wing stuffed with ham, cheese, vege, etc… One of the signature dish here. Taste ok.

Address and contact of this restaurant...
Address: Restoran Baby Seafood, 186A-1, Jalan Sungai Putus, Batu Belah, 40150 Klang.
Tel: 019-213 5807


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Amarin Heavenly Thai @ Mid Valley Megamall

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 8
• Price (1-10): 7.5
• Environment (1-10): 8

2 November 2010: Amarin Heavenly Thai is my favourite restaurant in Midvalley. There are discounts for payment using particular credit cards:

• 15% for CIMB, Amex, etc… (I forgot the rest)
• 10% for HSBC, Aeon, etc… (I forgot the rest)

Here’s what we had…

• Thai Fish Cakes (RM15++) -> RM3++ per piece of common fish cake. Seriously regretted for ordering it, blame my dad… Not recommended, waste of money and space in stomach.
• Tom Yam Prawn in Young Coconut (RM16.90++) -> Tom Yam soup is so so. Prawn is fresh and solid. Coconut flesh is good as well.
• Green Curry Chicken (RM16++) -> Tasty, thick and creamy green curry. One of my favourite dish here.
• Steam Fish (Siakap) with Lime & Chilli Sauce (RM46++) -> The lime and chilli sauce is wonderful, very appetizing. I was drinking it non-stop as if I’m drinking soup. It tastes better than the tom yam soup here.

Links to previous relevant posts:

• 14 October 2008
• 20 June 2008
• 10 April 2008

Here's the location and contact of Amarin Heavenly Thai @ Mid Valley Megamall...
Address: Lot S045, Level 2, Mid Valley Megamall, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03–2938 3187
Business Hours: 12:00 noon till 10:00 pm daily


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La Gomera Spanish Buffet @ Neo Damansara, Damansara Perdana

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 7
• Price (1-10): 7
• Environment (1-10): 7

1 November 2010: La Gomera Restaurant is the 1st Spanish Restaurant serving buffet dinner. It is located in Neo Damansara. In order to avoid disappointment, it is advised to make prior reservation. The normal price of the buffet dinner is RM49.90 per adult. However, I bought the meal vouchers at promotion price (40% discount) from mydeal.com.my. Hence, it eventually costs RM29.95 per person. Please take note that any food wastage will be charged RM20 for every 100g.

You can choose to dine indoor or outdoor. For indoor, you will be nearer to the food but I personally do not like the noise made when pulling the wooden chair away before heading for food. However, for the moment, it is not advisable to sit outdoor because there are constructions going on around Neo Damansara.

A wide variety of appetizers and tapas are served. Although I’m not appetizers lover, I tried some of them and they are overall quite tasty. I saw people queuing up for the lobster salad when the crowd started swarming in after 7pm. I’m glad that I went at 6pm sharp

Besides, there are also a variety of main dishes served, such as meat, seafood, pizza, pasta, etc…

• Meat -> There are chicken, beef and lamb. Since it’s a halal restaurant, no pork is served. I’ve stopped eating beef so I only tried the chicken and lamb dishes. Most of them taste quite nice especially chicken al ajillo and black pepper chicken wing.
• Seafood -> There are fish, prawns, clams, squid, oyster, scallops, etc… My favourite dish of the night is clams with parsley sauce, very tasty and appetizing. Normally I don’t eat parsley but I love this dish. The rest taste alright but I would like to emphasize on the fish slices which contains a lot of short and tiny bones. This is very dangerous for kids and troublesome for adults.
• Seafood Platter (Zorzuella) -> A seafood platter is served to each table. The seafood is fresh and tasty.
• Seafood Rice (Paella) -> It’s a well-known Spanish dish but I will not recommend the paella in La Gomera. The seafood is alright but the rice is far too salty. Take note that I like salty food. Hence, if I say too salty means it’s really too salty.
• Soup -> There are cream mushroom soup and cream pumpkin soup. The mushroom has very strong burnt smell and taste. I informed the staff about it but he did not apologize and did not change the soup. Since it is burnt, I did not finish the soup but the staffs refuse to take away the bowl of unfinished soup. I guess I’ll be charged if I don’t finish it hence I forced myself to finish the bowl of burnt mushroom soup.

There are more dishes further inside the restaurant where you need to order by placing the clips (with your table number) into the bowl dedicated for each type of dish. They include…

• Pasta -> There are pasta with seafood, bolognese, tomato sauce, carbonara, etc… I tried the one called Pasta La Gomera since it sounds like the signature pasta there and as expected, it taste great. Something that I’ve never tried before but I like it.
• Pizza -> There are a variety of pizza as well… Similarly, I ordered Pizza La Gomera and it’s not bad as well.
• Meat/Seafood -> There are fresh oyster, grilled fish, squid, scallops, chicken, steak, lamb chop, etc… They are generally satisfactory.

Finally, here comes the drinks and desserts…

• Drinks -> Free flow of drinks of wide variety, which includes cold (orange, mango, cincau, ice lemon tea, etc), soft (pepsi, 7up, etc) and hot (black coffee, espresso, cappuccino, milo, teh tarik, etc) drinks.
• Fruits -> There are watermelon, pineapple, papaya.
• Ice-cream -> Refillable Walls ice-cream of 5-6 different flavours.
• Cakes -> Very few variety and my mom describe them as ‘cheapskate” cakes. People were queuing up to grab the only cake that looks more complicated, which is tiramisu. However, it is disappointing (too sweet and soggy), my mom can bake 10 times better than that.

In conclusion, if it’s at full price, I won’t go again. However, at 40-50% discounted rate, I don’t mind going again. From variety point of view, it’s of different class from places like Jogoya or Tenji. However, the quality of the food is generally ok. Worth trying if the promotion is still on.

Here's the location and contact of La Gomera...
Address: Block E-LG-1, 2 Neo Damansara, Jalan PJU 8/1, Bandar Damansara Perdana, 47820 Petalling Jaya.
Tel: 03-77100262
Business Hours: 6pm to 12am daily


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