Good service, but small portion and average taste given the price point.
Although the staff’s attitude could use a tune-up and the prices are obnoxious, I begrudgingly have to admit that the food here is quite tasty. It’s what keeps this place decently busy, even at midday on a Monday with no lunch sets offered. This meal cost us over RM50 and we didn’t even get any drinks, and Mark wasn’t all that hungry and tried to get something small. If you’re a regular person who cares how much money flies out of your bank account, Ra-Ft should be reserved for an occasion and not just a whatever work lunch. And definitely make sure you are hungry, so that you’re not paying RM20 for a salad.
The Botanist RM25 – a vegetarian dish that caught Summergirl’s attention the most, as not many cafes have vegetable-loaded brunch dish like this other than salad. Gluten free bread with mashed peas spread, further layered up with broccoli, zucchini, kale and pea sprouts! Not to forget, a poached egg hidden within.
Italian food is always pricey, but Osteria Emilia isn’t any more expensive than a meal at Crust or Rebel Pasta. I was sure that we would be paying for the bread basket and water that the waiter automatically served us. Italian restaurants always like to sneakily charge you for water and bread that you never ordered in the first place. These things were free at Osteria Emilia, and I was pleasantly surprised when the bill came. The pizza was good, and the prices don’t break the bank too much, so we will likely eat here again.
Would I Stay Or Would I Go? I’d stay. This is to say: I would make a return trip to Don Julio to eat some of the dishes that I enjoyed. And I recommend you make a trip too.
