The Fifty Tales premises boast an old Chinese home feel with contemporary strappings. The three young partners strive to enliven a sleepy old neighbourhood. I applaud them for trying to reinvent old school Chinese cuisine, making it more accessible and appealing for the next generation. May not be for everyone, but in my books, it’s always a good thing to have variety.
As always, the service here is impeccable. Both Chef Aaron Phua and Chef Bimmy (who were on the floor as Chef Aaron Khor manages the kitchen) were super accommodating and helpful. While we enjoyed the food – we still hoped to see a stronger unifying/complimentary element among the dishes on the Cincai Dinner menu. As this was just the first week on the job in their new home, we are sure there is nothing but upside from here.
What do We Like about Fifty Tales Restaurant? -Creative and thoughfully designed and prepared dishes -Grilled mushroom salad steals our hearts
Filter Coffee (MYR 20) Columbia Java A.N. from Hubs roaster which offers winey notes of rum & raisin and cocoa nibs. And yeah, we both love as usual for any anaerobic natural processed single origins.
Aus Wagyu Beef Burger is worth to go for where this wagyu beef comes with the 70% lean meat 30 % fat. And they are beautifully pan grilled, rinse signature wasabi mayo sauce, American cheese, sweet pickled radish, lettuce, tomatoes and served with the Furikake Fries. The burger is superbly good and each mouthful is so tender and juicy.
Matcha Coffee Cheesecake (MYR 12) From the point of view of a Matcha fan, this dainty slice is pretty convincing where the slightly bitterish taste of the coffee and matcha is well balanced with the sweetness of the chocolaty base. A great combo indeed.
All in all, it was a relaxing ‘Saturdate’ café hopping with Pillow- who is also an avid buff of Ethopian beans. Hope to patronize this cozy place again soon.
Verdict: A place worth explore for coffee lovers with wide selection of coffees, coffee beans and coffee brewing apparatus. You may also be interested to have a good ‘coffee chat’ with the knowledgeable staffs. Food was just average though.
30 Seconds Breakfast, 17 ringgit. The 30 Seconds Breakfast was something different? I do not think I’ve come across a dish ‘Big Breakfast’ style that is accompanied with local noodles. Have you? It was a nice combination though. The scrambled eggs here were delicious, loved it. It was literally a thick, gooey chunk of yumminess. The noodles were simple in taste, lightly fried. This worked well, when you have it with the eggs and sausages, it was tasty. The chicken sausages were chewy and flavorful, the usual that accompanies chicken sausage. I enjoyed this dish.
Checked out their dessert selection and I was intrigued by the Gula Melaka Banana cake. Perhaps tea time for next visit?
It's a joy to be able to drop by and that's the food life as I savour day by day, enjoy these in moderation though.
The yummy food combined with the peaceful sound of bubbling water from the fountain nearby made our visit simply marvellous. We came at off-peak hours (2 pm) and the service was very quick with food coming out within ten to fifteen minutes. This might be different at prime lunchtime as some diners have complained about the slow service. One odd thing is that our dessert arrived before our mains, so it might be a good idea to make a separate order for your post-meal cendol. We unfortunately don’t have much reason to be in the Bandar Sri Damansara area again, but our experience here today means we’ll probably be eating at one of Kakatoo’s other locations in the future.
This is how their Thali set looks like and for 20 ringgit – I think it really is worth it. The set come with an option of 3 type of rice – white, parboiled and briyani, of which I opted for the latter, briyani. The rice itself was delicious, soft and moist, accompanied with cashew nuts and raisins. Then, you’d get 6 side dishes – 3 vegetables (spinach, potatoes, bittergourd), 2 gravies (sambar, sothi) and 1 portion of onion with yogurt. That is not all. Also on the plate is a cup of rasam and payasam yawwwww! + papadam. Okay, and then of a separate bowl is the chicken sambal with 1 huge, meaty chicken drumstick and green peas for garnish. It literally was like a mini food heaven – you’d get everything from starter, to main meal, to side dish and dessert. It tasted yummy. I would not change a thing except maybe for free flow of payasam? lol.
So to my delights, it was another patisserie which serves up own homemade French pastries. Those who have been following my Carpe Diem page by now should have known that I always have a yen for croissants and butter (=
A great place for a neighbourhood cafe.
Verdict: It is a pleasant space for dining with good food and wallet friendly price range. I saw my friend shared about their cakes too which looked really delectable, next round perhaps.
Mikali is a perfect place for every mother with infant. At Mikali, there is a breastfeeding room for the mum's convenience. Beside that, you can find some baby's product for sale in the store.
Of all the special joys in life, a mother's love and tenderness, is the greatest among all. Happy Mother's Day to every mom. Lets celebrate motherhood with pride and joy this Mother's Day at Mikali. Mikali is a baby friendly and family cafe. First of all, thanks to Kam Ching and Kaily, owner of Mikali cafe and Racheal, founder of Foodilifecious.
Verdict: The breakfast certainly not something I like but I truly enjoyed the ambiance and the service here. Since this place is so near to me, I don’t mind give it a second chance, a coffee and cake session perhaps 😛
Tomyam Vermicelli, 22 ringgit. This was delicious. Flavorful, spicy in a way that only a Tomyum can pull, the kind that eventually leads your nose to start running. Oooo and the forehead sweating, lol. Yup, it would not be tomyum is it does not work you up that way. The bowl comes with plenty of tomyum soup and noodles + prawns, calamari, mussels, mushrooms. It is a pretty big portion though, so do keep an empty stomach if you intend to indulge. Yuumm!
One of the best with tender meat and well marinated. It was both tasty and smoky from the fire and also caramelisation.
Mutton Biryani, 18.90 ringgit. I preferred the mutton. It may have been because between the two, the mutton biryani was the first one I decided to give a go? Sometimes, the first dish you try is the one you fall in love with, right? Also, the flavor in this particular biryani was da bomb. It was rich and spice laden. I really liked it. After having that awesome dish and then moving on to the chicken dish – it simply is different, it did not ‘wow’ me. This is not to say that it was not yummy, it certainly was but it did not have the extra ‘kick’ that the mutton dish provided.
If you are craving for some fresh tasty crabs, time to order it at Restoran Fei Fei Crab Desa Aman Puri Kuala Lumpur. Do check out their menu as they offer many unique flavours that goes along with their crabs.
I love Fei Fei Crab's signature kam heong crab
The most fiery seafood restaurant strikes again! They have introduced some of their new menu dishes and you should not miss it! These crabs are available in more than twenty cooking styles to rock your taste buds!
♥Verdict: Overall, it was a fairly good dinner session, with two out of three of our food belong to the category of ‘I won’t regret ordering’ and the service was friendly too.
Though it has been some time ago before my revisit, there must be something memorable about this place that got me remembering it till now- and unmistakably is their porky dish, yum. So we settled down quickly for some cuppa and savoury. We skipped the sweets as the day was still tad early, haha.
Classic Beef Burger (MYR 17) Never say no to fluffily fried spiced fries- my all time fave!
♥Verdict: Although the food was not on a stellar level but Foo Hou Dim Sim still a good place to head to for some pipping hot Dim Sum. The spacious interior and the attentive service warrant repeat visits too.
Verdict: Although the food was not on a stellar level but Foo Hou Dim Sim still a good place to head to for some pipping hot Dim Sum. The spacious interior and the attentive service warrant repeat visits too.
The Steamed Har Gao Dumpling comes with the pulpy huge fresh prawns in it which is just superbly good. They are really fresh and delicious.
Would we come back? Yes – if we are in the area. Eden had enough well-executed dishes to warrant a return visit. In particular, we would definitely order the siu mai, har gao, fish ball, clam dumplings, spare ribs and woo kok.
One of the few remaining surviving Dim Sum restaurants in Kepong is this one; offering Dim Sum from early morning to before mid-night! Eden Dim Sum also have another location presence in Bukit Tinggi, Klang.
A couple of items that Eden does right are: Siu Mai (both premium and normal version), Lala Mai, Char Siew Puff, Snow Crab Stick (imitation type) dim sum and fried carrot cake. The rest are pretty run of the mill standard that neither impress nor disappoint.