Greeted with a smile, although we arrived at 1:30pm without reservation, my dining partner and I were promptly seated by the window and served a welcome drink (a refreshing ginger beer-ish concoction). As we pondered the menu (for weekday lunch it’s three courses for RM100, with a choice of appetiser, entree, and dessert) we nibbled at some excellent breads, served with a delicious cheese-free pesto-like basil and olive oil puree.
The appetiser, pate of foie gras, bundled with wild mushrooms and served in a puddle of rich artichoke paste, set the tone for the meal, with the fat of the duck liver.
Our entrees duelled for supremacy. My lovely square of sea bass, lightly seared and cooked with prawns. All swam in a shallow pool of burnt orange tomato and fish stock reduction whose complexity of flavour brought to mind a long-simmered Nicoise bouillabaisse. Every element of the dish was so perfectly prepared it could have stood alone. Together they worked brilliantly.
Across the table my partner was amazed with a wonderfully tender, rare (cooked to order) pieces of Wagyu beef accompanied by mashed potato and perfectly steamed broccoli, tasting as fresh as if they’d been picked that morning.
Across the table my partner was amazed with a wonderfully tender, rare (cooked to order) pieces of Wagyu beef accompanied by mashed potato and perfectly steamed broccoli, tasting as fresh as if they’d been picked that morning.
After the assorted desserts, we were served with two lovely lattes closed our meal that I am still recalling with relish more than months later. Throughout the meal service was consistently five star, friendly but not overly so and always to hand but not hovering.
All in all, an exceptional dining experience that had me practically floating out of the restaurant, wishing that a special occasion justifying a return was just around the corner.
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