Stadt, Bandar Puteri Puchong

We lost my way in Puchong all because we decided to give the GPS a day off…and the outcome of it was that we ended up at Stadt, a restaurant serving German cuisine. Think German food…..well, you don’t need to think too hard to get to 2 items i.e sausages and of course, good ole fatty pork!

 

We ordered 4 drinks :- Choco cabana (RM8.90) – reminded me of the oldie Copacabana . This is a combination of chocolate sauce, fresh banana and full cream milk. Be warned, however, that this drink is only suitable for those who love and crave for chocolate…not me, though, as this drink is very very ‘chocolate-y’.

 

Green goblin (RM8.90)  –a concoction of apples and mint. The teiseirre  minty drink had a sourish feel  and I loved it. What makes it even better is the fact that unlike pure apple juice, this drink doesn’t turn ‘brown’ (oxidise) with time.

 

 

Cherry bubble (RM6.90) – a  mixture of  teiserre vanilla and cherries topped up with Sprite. Well, this, I was told, is some sort of Italian soda.

 

Vanilla shake (RM7.90) – wow! This was awesome. The thick, whipped vanilla was simply to die for.

 

This is German salad (RM12.90)  our appetiser. I love the presentation of this salad, with its 3 huge onion rings on top! The raw onion gave the salad an extra ummph as the pungent onion went well with the sourish dressing. Do note that this salad is not for those health freaks out there as it was filled with lots of sinfully fat pork skin which had been deep fried. Yummy!

 

 

Combo mixed sausages (RM48.90) – with 5 different types of sausages in a large platter along with some mashed potatoes and some coleslaw , this was indeed the perfect food for any sausage lover out there.

 

 

Pork knuckle (RM41.90) – crispy on the outside – even better than any siew yoke (roasted pork) you can find in any Chinese restaurant! The inside was juicy and succulent. I loved every bite of this pork knuckle which was served with mustard sauce  so much  that I ordered one to bring home for dinner.

 

 

For flawless German food in a great ambience...it has to be Stadt.

 

Address :No. 50 & 50-1, Jalan Puteri 1/4,

Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong,

Tel: 03-8063 5380

Opening hours:  11am to 1am

Mastercard & Visa accepted

 

Restoran Ah Lye Curry Fish Head

I’ve been told over and over again about how good food at Ah Lye was. Therefore, when TH invited us for dinner, I said yes, without any hesitation.

 

 

Fried squid- I loathe fried squid which are rubbery and inedible. The version here at Ah Lye was the complete opposite. Being crispy and yummy, it was an instant hit!

 

Salt baked chicken – although the presentation was somewhat a put off, the chicken was bursting with flavour.

 

 

Kangkung with sambal belacan  -definitely one of the better kangkung belacan in town. Filled with wok hei, this dish was everyone’s favourite.

 

 

Claypot of goodness – this dish contained a lot of delicious and nutritious ingredients, amongst them baby corn, prawns, sweet peas. I simply adored the wonderful flavour it had.

 

We also had these 2 dishes:-

 

 

 

Thanks TH for the invite & for the great dinner!

 

 

Address : 28 Jalan SS19/1G,

Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor

Tel : +603 5638 0468

Opening Hours : 12-3pm, 5-10pm

Four SeasonsLondon, Empire Subang

This restaurant used to be at Capsquare in KL before moving to their present location in Empire Shopping Gallery. For the record, this is a branch of the Four Seasons located on Gerrard Street and also Queensway in London. The  place is decorated with many ‘ornaments’ including  what looks like bamboo steamers to me.

If you plan to come in a large group, it would be wise to make a reservation as this business in this restaurant is rather good and it seems to be full during lunch and dinner. For the record, they do not have huge round tables which are typically seen at major Chinese restaurants.

We ordered the two combination which is made up of roasted pork and chicken (RM29) – both were good, but the crunchy crackling of the roasted pork left a lasting impression.

Stir fried squid with salted eggs (RM25.80) – it wasn’t easy to resist this plate of fresh squid as the texture of the squid which was coated in batter and salted eggs was simply phenomenal!

Stir fried broccoli with beef (RM25) – crisp broccoli absorbing  the delicious taste from the  gravy and tender beef make this dish my favourite!

Double boiled lotus root soup (RM12.80) – perhaps my standards for soup is high – the one served  today just didn’t meet my expectations as it was rather tasteless and the lotus root wasn’t cut the way I like it. I would prefer them cut them into ‘rings’ .

Our drinks:-

Address : Lot 30 , Lower Ground Floor

Empire Shopping Gallery

SS16/1 , Subang  Jaya

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Retro Kitchen, SS2

I was invited for a little birthday celebration here at Retro Kitchen.  Retro Kitchen isn’t THAT easy to find, but now that I’ve been there, I would say look out for 7-11, it’s located right upstairs.

 

The look of the shop from the outside was nothing to shout about. In fact, it certainly didn’t stand out. But, when you enter you will be surprised, well, at least I was…to see the quite impressive collection of ….er…should I say antiques in the shop. I saw a television set from yester-years, an entire cabinet of charcoal operated irons that date as far back as 1928, milk tins that I swear I’ve never ever come across in my life….and lots more!

 

Drinks are aplenty here including beer. Here are some of the drinks we had :- Apple calamansi – that’s mine! I love the combination of sweet & sour..it was absolutely refereshing!

 

Carrot juice & apple calamansi

Carrot juice & ice lemon tea

 

Grilled chicken salad (RM12.90) – I ordered it as my entrée…and boy, was I shocked to see the size of the serving. It huge…but most important of all delicious. The well marinated chicken was grilled, yet it was tender and tasty. I love the bed of crisp salad, which was drizzled with some balsamic vinegar.

 

 

This is mushroom soup, served with a slice of garlic bread. The pure soup had plenty of mushroom flavour and of course mushroom  goodness and I really loved it.

 

 

Pineapple fried rice – when this was served, the aroma was just too tempting. I  couldn’t help but ask my son for a few spoonfuls of his rice. This must definitely be one of the better pineapple rice in town!  Besides that I also love the fact that the rice was served in what I call the ‘pineapple vessel’. This always makes pineapple rice somehow more appealing.

 

 

This is just a simple dish – noodles with chicken & some vegetables on the side – despite its plain presentation, this dish was delicious. The noodles were smooth and eating them was a pleasant experience.

 

 

Something from the kids menu – sausage fried rice. Well, yummy….but I’ll choose the pineapple rice, anytime and leave this for the kids!

 

 

Address :  8, M Floor

Jalan SS2/61

Petaling Jaya

Opening hours:  Tue-Fri  :12.00PM - 3.30PM / 5.30PM - 11.00PM

Sat- Sun :  12PM - 11.00PM

Tel : +603 7876 0036

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Magpie Café, Capital Square

I would say that Magpie Café is one of the lesser known eateries at Capital Square partly due to the fact that it is rather secluded. Unless you really look hard, you will be sure to miss it.

I went there today to try out the Set Lunch which was affordably priced at RM18.90.

The set comprised of the platter below and a choice of drink- I chose soya bean.  A quarter chicken plus some mashed potatoes made into a big ball and some salad. I would sum it all up as value-for-money!

Address : Lot G-05 Ground Floor

CapSquare Centre

No 7 Persiaran Cap Square

50100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +603 2691 4175, +603 2691 3839

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Hyotan, SS15 Subang

Located across the road from the Sime Darby Medical Centre, Hyotan has been around for quite some time. As we walked in, we noticed that the owner was busy chatting away with the other customers and from their conversation only a fool would not be able to tell that many of them are regulars here. Another proof that this place has its regular patrons is  vast number of bottles with customers’ names on it.

We took quite some time to decide what to eat and the waitress was happy to serve other customers while we deliberated on what to eat. Yeah, a big decision indeed as everything on the colourful menu looked yummy!

I love the teapot used to serve the ocha, and the sourish appetiser as well.

 

We finally settled on the following dishes, which we shared:-

Edamame (RM8) –just look at the salt sprinkled on the edamame in the bamboo steamer. Somehow or rather the presentation won my heart!

 

Tobiko (RM32) – the picture below shows 2 servings of tobiko. The orangey-red tobiko with its salty yet crunchy texture was definitely delicious.

 

 

 

Gyu tataki salad (RM24) – this is simply beef salad.  The colour combination and the taste brought about by the different ingredients definitely agreed with my palate.

 

Hyotan bento (RM45) – We chose the unagi & salmon sashimi set. I must say that this set is actually made up of a lot of food . My one wish is that they would serve it all at one go, but no, they bring it out in batches. First came this – a bowl of salad, miso soup, some pickles and a bowl consisting of a slice each of watermelon, papaya and honey dew. Then came the rice with sashimi and salmon & finally the tempura. The sashimi was really fresh and I loved it.

 

Chicken katsu tamago (RM28)

 

Overall, food at Hyotan is excellent and service pretty good.

Address : 63 Jalan SS 15/5a

SS 15, 47500 Subang Jaya.

Tel :+603 5636 0326 / +603 5636 0328

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Kokoro Bento, Kota Kemuning

I like the red bicycle parked in front of the shop. Somehow it gives me a very homely feeling. The restaurant has 2 sections – you may choose to be seated outside or within the air-conditioned section. As it was blazing hot outside, we chose to sit in the colder section.

 

 

 

 

The kids went ga-ga upon seeing the kids set (RM9.90)which came with Ribena and ice cream. Just look at the ‘interesting’ character inside this bowl of noodles. I knew my son was reluctant to eat up the cuties!
 

 Fries with a single plain, ordinary sausage? Look again! This is salmon sausage. According to my son it was very delicious and did not have that fishy smell.

 

 

 Edamame  (RM4) – with salt sprinkled on top, the edamame was steamed just right – not raw, yet not over cooked.

 

Beef teriyaki (RM13.50) – with some black sesame on my rice, some salad and a slice of watermelon, the beef teriyaki set was worth every sen as the beef was tender. Overall I’ll say it was fulfilling.
 

 

Shioyaki saba with chicken (RM17) – saba is considered to be healthy food and I found this a nice change to our normal Japanese meal outings.  The fish (saba) is grilled and wasn’t too dry. Love it!
 

 

Address :  4-1 (Ground Floor), 8 Jalan Anggerik Vanilla,

BE31/BE Kota Kemuning,

40460 Shah Alam.

GPS Coordinate: N03.00390, E101.53635

Opening hours:  11:00 am - 10:00 pm

Mastercard & Visa accepted