Shakespeare Boulangerie & Patisserie

If you walk along SS15/7 you can’t help but be attracted to this all-white, immaculately clean eatery called Shakespeare.  The menu, in terms of main dishes, is not very extensive but the array of bread you can find at the bakery section will make you come back again and again, at least that is what has been happening to me.

The concept here if pretty simple – pick your bread from the bakery section and head to the cashier. At the same time, you can order your main dish and pay. Thereafter head to your table of choice and wait for food to be served. Alternatively you can help yourself to the free plain water (either cold or warm) placed on a table near the entrance – you can also get your cutlery from this table.

We ordered fresh carrot orange (RM8.50), a glass of cold peach juice (RM5.80) and a cup of hot honey lemon (RM4.80) .

This is plain margherita pizza (RM15.80) – just look at the fresh basil leaves – Love it!

Beef steak (RM19.80)  and whole leg chicken mushroom (RM19.80) – both are served with spaghetti. We ordered these as they were the  promotional items for dinner. I must admit that I’ve had the chicken mushroom for at least a dozen times – and that speaks volume for its taste, presentation and value for money.

These are pictures of other pizzas I’ve tried here and if you do get a chance, you should try the super yummy pizzas at Shakespeare. They are so good that they remind me of the pizzas served at Italian restaurants in London, which to me, is a hallmark of excellence.

A slice of cake  - I was pleasantly surprised when the waiter gave me this to try. Well, it must have been THAT obvious to him that I’ve frequented this place at least 5 times in the last   2 weeks! The cake was not only easy on the eyes but also the palate.

Address : 9G Jalan SS15/7

47500 Subang Jaya

Tel : +603 5632 6001

Visa and Mastercard  accepted

Mr. Teppanyaki, Summit USJ

I remember the days when Summit USJ was spanking new and  Mr. Teppanyaki was a very popular eatery. Many years have since gone by and today, for old times sake, we decided to have a meal at Mr. Teppanyaki.

This is beef teppanyaki set (RM14.90) –this bento comes with rice, cucumbers and 2 slices of watermelon. I personally felt that the  morsels of meat were  a little too few and too tiny.

Salmon bento (RM18.90)

Chicken teriyaki bento RM17.90

California roll (RM3.90 each)

  

Our drinks : - double trouble (RM5.90), fusion cendol (RM4.50) and iced black jelly (RM5)

Address : :Lot 76A1-3, Lower Ground

The Summit USJ

Cash terms only

Morganfield, Pavillion KL

This is a non halal outlet serving what I would label as superb ribs. Today, I tried the set lunch which came with bottomless soft drinks…I tell you, if you can gulp down 2 glasses of their super tall soft drinks..I really salute you, lah!

I was first served with some salad - a light salad with tomatoes, capsicum, lettuce, cabbage and some onions, this was a great starter.

This was my main dish – sticky bones. The serving was generous and the ribs were simply juicy and succulent. I recall someone was told me that the ultimate test for ribs was that they should fall off the bones easily…and the ones at Morganfield, I would say, pass with flying colours.

Address : C4.03.00, Level 4

Pavilion KL Shopping Mall,

168 Jalan Bukit Bintang,

55100 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-2141 3192 

Mulberry Restaurant & Bar, Jalan Ampang

Along a row of what I would call run down buildings, number 9 clearly stands out, what more with the huge font ‘MULBERRY CAFE’. To find the parking to this building is a little on the challenging side if you have not been here before. Let me give you a simple guide as to how to get here. There is obviously no access to the parking lots from the front of the building. 

You would need to drive along Jalan Gereja, go up the hill that leads you to St John’s cathedral. Drive past the cathedral and look out for a huge number 9 on your right. Tell the car park attendant that you are going to Mulberry, get the parking paper (yes, it’s just a thin piece of paper) from him and when you dine at Mulberry, get it stamped for free parking. Easy peasy!

Set lunch was available at RM30. I had the fruit punch – love this tangy drink!

  

 I chose Mexican seafood salad for starters. I love the colourful and impeccably presented salad.  The seafood was fresh and the taste was simply superb.

For the main course, I decided on the pan- seared lemon salt red tilapia. Served with sautéed vegetables as well as  pineapple and apricot chutney , I found the taste of this dish to be unusual….I would think that’s the best word I can think of. I wouldn’t say it was delicious, but it wasn’t bad either….it just tasted, well, UNUSUAL!

This is my dessert –semolina pudding. If you are wondering what semolina is, it is the coarse grains which are leftover after flour is milled.

Address: 9 Ming Annexe

alan Ampang

50450 Kuala Lumpur

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Gilly Café Inn

It was noon and we needed a ‘cave’, a hiding place, to just get out from the scorching heat outside. A look at the set menu told us that prices were reasonable and so we just chilled out at Gilly Café Inn for a short while.

The set came with free orange juice and ice cream. We ordered 4 different sets to share:-

Orange juice

Ice cream

This is Hakka style braised pork (RM9.90) – with some rice at the bottom of the bowl, the braised pork and egg were tasty.

Roast chicken rice (RM8.90) – we all got a pleasant surprise when this arrived. We were thinking of conventional chicken rice….but the owner thought out of the box and presented us with chicken on top of some rice in a bowl. I must say it was good.

Noodle with gravy (RM7.90) – with its thick noodles and equally thick gravy, this dish had sufficient ingredients to make it delicious.

Fried noodles (RM7.90) – stir fried over what I call intense heat from the stove, I have no complaints, but rather compliments for this plate of noodles.

Address: No 5 , Ground Floor

Jalan Manis 3

Taman Segar, Cheras

Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +603 9131 3772

Little Taiwan , The Sphere Bangsar

Little Taiwan has been around for more than a decade. Its first outlet located within Midvalley Megamall opened its doors in the year 2000. There has been no turning back for Little Taiwan ever since as it began to grow both within and outside the Klang Valley.

Today, I tried the set lunch at the outlet at Bangsar South, more specifically in The Sphere. The place was full of customers as I walked in at half past twelve. I waited patiently for two girls who were obviously deeply engrossed in conversation (I say this because they did not seem to take any notice of me whilst I was standing right beside their table) to vacate their table. Eventually, they left and the hungry me took a quick glance at the menu and decided to have this:-

Supreme chicken set (RM15.90) – this set does not come with any drink – it consisted of a bowl of rice, a bowl of soup, some chicken served in a claypot as well as a long plate with 3 saucers containing some salad with thousand island dressing, a slice of tofu and 2 deep fried wanton.

I would say this set was in itself a complete meal. I love the freshly made salad and the crispy and tasty wanton. I’m  not a huge fan of tofu, so I shan’t comment on it.

What I love most had to be the chicken – it was well marinated and of course very aromatic. The abundance of basil made this dish heavenly. I love it for its strong, pungent  and slightly sweet smell.

Address : G-3A Ground Floor

The Sphere

No 1 Avenue 1,

No 8 Jalan Kerinchi

59200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +603 2241 2922

Visa & Mastercard accepted

Mojo Restaurant, Jalan Doraisamy

Located along the Asian Heritage Row, Mojo is one of the few restaurants opened for lunch. We went in without any expectation, not knowing what sort of cuisine to expect.

The decoration was pleasant, with pictures of, amongst others, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis adorning the walls.  But I did not like the pungent smell of tobacco that was in the air.

The friendly waiter gave us the menu. A glance at it and we could tell that they do 2 things for lunch –the daily specials (photo below) as well as some other set lunches, all of which come with a complimentary drink.

BBQ lamb –RM15.90 – with 2 slices of mutton, some rice , coleslaw , and egg and some papadam I would say this was  very reasonably priced . For the sauce we had a choice of black pepper or mushroom, but I chose the latter. The mutton was thick and juicy yet tender enough for me!

Chicken chop (RM15.90) – the piece of chicken was big and flavourful. Love it!

 

Poach salmon –RM17.90 – the most expensive of our selection, yet the most unfulfilling one as the portion was just too tiny. The taste was alright and I just love the potatoes.

 

Fish & chips –RM14.90 – crispy chips, yummy fish…how awesome!

 

For dessert we had panna cotta (RM13) – the flavour and texture were just spot on. We also tried the apple crumble (RM9) which I absolutely adore for its crisp and crumbly texture. I also love the fact that it wasn’t too sweet.

 

 

Address:	No. 42, Jalan Doraisamy, Asian Heritage Row, Kuala Lumpur
Tel:	+603 2697 7999 ,  / +6012 6699 205

 

Opening Hours:

Mon - Thu: 12.00pm - 1.00am Fri: 12.00pm - 3.00am Sat: 5.00pm - 3.00am Sun: 5.00pm - 1.00am

Mastercard, Visa & Amex accepted

La Maison, Kuala Lumpur

This F&B outlet is located on the ground floor of the Silka Maytower Hotel & Serviced Residences. They are having their Silka Lunch savers promotion .This  is only valid from 12 noon to 2.30pm.

As I recall there were quite a number of choices, amongst others, chicken chop, spaghetti marinara, chicken rice and also my choice of seafood spaghetti aglio olio. I love the perfectly cooked spaghetti which was still firm, and yet not hard. The fresh seafood was another plus factor.

 

 

 

I also had mushroom soup ,salad  and desserts from the buffet line. The desserts served were some cakes, puddings, jelly and of course watermelon and papayas. By the way, this Lunch Savers also comes with free flow of drinks – what I had that day was ice lemon tea and a glass of plain water. Real value for money!

 

Address : Silka Maytower Hotel & Serviced Residences

7 Jalan Munshi Abdullah

50100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +603 2693 2690

Restoran Sri Melaka, Amcorp Mall

It has been a while since I last set foot on Amcorp Mall soil…or should I say tiles ..hahaha. I was there today, got an invite from a 9 year old to makan there.

 

We ordered drinks – orange juice and lychee drink. The orange juice was quite a disappointment as it was rather diluted. The cold lychee drink was a great thirst quencher.

 

This is what I had – Set meal of beef rendang rice which came along with a glass of cincau (black jelly) and some cut fruits. The beef was cut into tiny cubes and was rather tough – over-cooked in fact. The cincau drink was  excellent.

 

This is yee mee noodles with prawns – fresh, succulent prawns paired with crunchy yee mee – truly delicious!

 

 

Nyonya fried rice – if you expect spicy fried rice, then this is not what you should order.

 

 

Cantonese style kuay teow and yee mee  - paled in terms of taste – in comparison with the yee mee prawn noodles.

 

 

 Address: 1^st Floor Amcorp Mall

Petaling Jaya

Tel : 7956 1388

Mastercard & Visa accepted