I saw…

Yes, Melissa saw the photos that I shared on Facebook and when she came home last weekend, she was grumbling that I had gone ahead to check the new place in town with Huai Bin and did not wait for her. I told her that I could go again bringing her along this time and of course, she was thrilled to hear that and was looking forward to it.

We dropped by last Saturday night after the sunset service in the church so it was quite late already when we got there – past 8.00 p.m. and the place was crowded!

I decided to try the lamb dopiaza (RM28.00)…

…which, according to the menu, is a Greek stewed lamb dish with a hint of curry and tomato in the gravy, served with either pita bread or rice…and since they did not have the former, I just had to go with the latter instead. It was very nice, just that I can think of other curries elsewhere that I would very much prefer but at least, I have tried this one and I would say I wouldn’t mind having it sometimes if I should drop by for dinner again. However, I certainly would request for less rice as there was way too much, even for me and I thought perhaps they could serve the rice by one side and everything else on the other instead of pouring everything on top like that, something like the Mongolian chicken rice that I had had here which I feel, would make it look a more presentable.

My missus had their seafood ariabata (RM19.00)…

…and Melissa and I did try a bit of it and thought that it was quite good. I do wish they would just do away with those bits of daun sup (Chinese celery) that I seem to notice in most of their dishes if they can’t get hold of any parsley to add a bit of green to the presentation. Somehow or other, I do not think think it is an appropriate nor is it a desirable substitute and the dish would look much better without it. Well, let’s not just take my word for it – how do the rest of you feel about this?

Melissa wanted the salmon carbonara fettuccini (RM38.00)…

…as she has this soft spot for salmon and when it was served, it certainly did cross our minds that it was burnt!

Upon closer inspection, it  was just the things they used to marinate the fish on top – perhaps, that was the intended colour or it was burnt but the fish below was all right…

– a bit overcooked but it was very nice and Melissa enjoyed it thoroughly. For one thing, I do know that she loves things a little burnt like when going for satay or barbecued chicken wings, she would pick those with the burnt edges and bits as she enjoys the special fragrance and taste. Having said that, no prize for guessing which of these she picked…

LOL!!! These were their baked cheesy ham French bread (RM7.50) but no, they came nowhere near the ones I ordered for starters on my previous visit…plus we could not find any trace of ham in it. However, this time around, the bread was perfectly toasted – nice and crusty and just the way I would love it, never mind the burnt edges – we were perfectly ok with those.

I was impressed by their coleslaw the other night but I only had a bit of it by the side of each main dish so this time around, I ordered a bowl of the same (RM3.00)…

…so all of us could have a lot more of it and yes, everyone loved it and the general consensus was that it was a head above any that we would find elsewhere!

As I have mentioned earlier, it was rather crowded that night so Frederick, one of the co-owners and the rest of the staff had to be on their toes, scurrying here and there all night long and he barely had time to chat but service was great and our orders were served pretty fast and the nice guy could recognise me and he told us as soon as he saw me that the drinks would be on the house.  I had this ice-blended white chocolate…

…while Melissa and the mum had their Monin fizz drinks…

…and they enjoyed their picks very much. Well, if anyone is interested, that is the brand of the Italian coffee that they are using here.

I did not think I quite enjoyed the ambiance that night though as it  was simply too noisy especially with the shrill voices of those sweet young things who seemed to take it upon themselves to deliver their speeches to their captive audience in the whole restaurant. In my previous post on this place, I suggested having a bit of music…but on second thought, I don’t think that would be a very good idea as those self-designated orators would need to speak even louder to be heard and I can imagine the whole place being turned into some kind of a madhouse. Yes, I wish to retract my statement now – thanks but no, thank you…very very much!