Zestful Eats

After two attempts to eat at places which didn’t have what I wanted to eat – IKEA ran out of chicken wings and Absolute Thai didn’t have the steam siakap or beef – we finally settle at Tony Roma’s.

Actually they didn’t have the Baked Potato Soup – yea i know, it was really not my day – so we had two different appetizers and one ribs to share.

This is the Asian Bites. I think we salah order because we wanted Buffalo Bites but didn’t realize it till we were halfway through. Its boneless chicken pieces in a batter, fried then thai sweet chilli sauce poured on top. Quite nice but I think i prefer buffalo wings = RM 17.90

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This blog is mainly written by me, IcedNyior, but occasionally, I get the beau to write the posts. So this will be tagged “He Eats”. Hehe…enjoy!

- IcedNyior

So after having a problem on where to eat, we decide to go to Italiannies at The Gardens. As its name, it is an Italian theme restaurant that serve Italian food (duh >.<). They have an “open air” style seating outside the restaurant and plenty of seats inside.

The restaurant setting is (as quoted from my girl) nice, romantic and high class. Oh and quiet too, nice place to have a romantic dinner but be sure to ask table further away from their kitchen.

Anyway after we seated, complimentary bread with olive oil plus balsamic vinegar was served. The bread was nice, seems that they baked it fresh daily. Was asking my girl whether do we have pay for it or not if we decide not to eat there XD Read the rest of this entry »

I was browsing through my photos when I realized that I’ve not written a post about this. It was some time ago when my friend and I were looking for places to have dinner in Jusco Bukit Tinggi when we popped into Black Canyon Coffee because I’ve never seen it before. At first I thought this was a place like Starbucks and CoffeeBean which primarily serve drinks and sandwiches/salads/pastries. Boy was I wrong.

They have special set menus for Lunch and Dinner. RM9.90++ for a main dish and one drink. RM12.95++ for a main dish and soup and dessert (1 scoop of icecream). They also have Family Set A (for 2 people) at RM24.90++ and Family Set B (for 4 people) at RM39.90++

We had the Family Set A (for 2 people) which includes Spicy Tuna Salad, Chicken Tom Yum Soup, Fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts and 2 steamed rice. My friend had a coke and I had iced milk tea.

They have really comfortable sofas scattered all over the restaurant and also proper dining tables and chairs.

The milk iced tea was soooo good. Milky without being too overpowering and not too sweet either. I forgot how much it was exactly but I do remember it being a bit pricier then usual.

The rice came served in rectangle blocks on square plates. I thought it looked so cute! This is the mix vegetables we had to replace the spicy tuna salad – because I didn’t feel like eating spicy food.

This is the Chicken Tomyam we had. It was full of chicken slices and soupy. It was not too spicy nor too thick. Even though it looks a bit watery, fear not because its not watered down at all. The chicken with cashewnuts was also very nice with generous cashewnuts. It seems like they fried the chicken pieces before stir frying it with the other ingredients.

Interestingly enough, we did not have any of their coffees. But the food was good and quite reasonably priced. They also have an outlet in Centerpoint, Damansara and the food standard is the same in that outlet as well.

I’ve been wanting to drop by at this sandwich bar ever since I had their awesome beef sandwich in their KLIA outlet last year. G and I were in Ikano to go to the Pos Office to send some packages (that didn’t get sent because the P.O. closed at 5pm instead of 6pm for ramadhan).

They are currently having this promotion on some sandwiches. Its now only RM11.90 for a Sandwich + Norwegian Coffee or Hot Tea – either Earl Grey, Jasmine Green Tea, English Breakfast Tea, Pure peppermint Tea, Pure Camomile Tea or Darjeeling Tea.

There are four sandwiches you can choose from:

> Dancing Chicken with Mushroom – Healthy brown bread, mushroom, smoked chicken breast, mayo relish, salad, tomatoes, cucumbers and alfalfas
> Herby Rosemary Roasted Chicken – Healthy brown bread, rosemary chicken, oregano butter, lollo bionda, mix salad, sliced cheese, cucumbers & tomatoes
> Swimiming salmon - Healthy brown bread, salmon, cream cheese, lettuces, asparagus, red onions, cucumbers & alfalfas
> BBQ Bugwich – Healthy brown bread, chicken burger, BBQ mayo, lollo bionda, mix salad, tomatoes, onions and ketchup sauce

Plus, you can add RM 3 for Fresh Juice or a Pastry

I had the Herby Rosemary Roasted Chicken. Its a nice blend of chicken and rosemary. G didn’t really like the rosemary taste because its too strong for her so she got the Dancing Chicken with Mushroom. Equally nice.

And for only RM11.90, its such a steal! They also have a Ramadhan Delight Sandwich (RM11 + Hot Tea) with Mayo, lollo bionda, mix salads, roast beef, tomato, onions, blackpepper sauce & alfalfa.

The Bakery Moments
G23, Jalan PJU 7/2,
Ikano Power Centre Mutiara Damansara
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
(next to Starbucks)

Tel : 03 77290223
Fax : 03 77296708

p/s: one thing I dont like about the Ikano branch is that, its a Sandwich Bar, and yet there are no sinks to wash your hands in

I had an interview at The Gardens today so I brought Gladys along because she hasn’t been to The Gardens. Anyway, we decided to have tea at The Yogi Tree. Their tag line is “real food cafe & yoga boutique”. Its a really nice cozy corner restaurant with ample sofas and comfortable seats and tables.

We had the Afternoon Tea Set (RM38.00). The tea set includes a pot of tea, scones with cream and jam, a cake and sandwiches. We had a pot of Rosehip tea – a reddish tinted slightly sourish tea. They were out of scones so we had to choose between an additional dessert of our choice or more sandwiches. We chose the sandwiches.

G chose the Chocolate Truffle Cake which was an awesome awesome rich chocolatey cake. It was moist and creamy. Its served with some clotted cream. Sorry for the bad cake picture coz we were hungry and attacked it before remembering to snap a picture.

This is the yummy sandwiches we got. This is a double portion (due to the fact that they were out of scones). The open faced sandwiches are with salmon with some kinda really nice sauce which I can’t really put my finger on. The other sandwiches are chicken with something like pesto. Absolutely delish!

Yogi Tree has a 10% Service charge on top of the prices. It was a good RM41.80 spent on tea with my sister. A bit pricy but so yummy

The Yogi Tree
Lot F237B, 1st Floor,
Garden Galleria,
Midvalley City.

Tel : 03-22826163

I have always associated Delifrance with breads, sandwiches and their oh so sedap garlic baguettes which taste fantastic when you re-toast them in an oven. Best garlic bread ever.

Ah but recently (well perhaps not so recently) I just found out that that Delifrance introduced Bistro Delifrance which serves heavier meals. Its basically like a restaurant concept instead of just a deli or cafe.

One day we were deciding what to eat and the Bistro Delifrance looked interesting so we popped in. They have this promotion where you get a free soup when you order a main course. NOt only that, certain main courses comes with free flow of soft drinks.

French Onion Soup (RM7.20) - Honestly nothing particularly fancy or nice about it. The garlic bread is good though. Not too hard or tasteless. Not something I would pay 7.20 for. Luckily it came FREE with the main course.

Provencal Lamb Stew (RM19.90) – This was quite nice, not too chewy. A nice change to the usual black pepper or mushroom sauce, this came with a tomato based sauce full of mixed herbs. They gave 2 pieces and underneath is really nice fluffy mashed potatoes.

Baby Back Beef Ribs served with Soft Drink (RM38.00) – The meat was so soft and it was falling off the bone. Really nice. I thought the sauce was a bit too salty but my fren said it was okay. Underneath is plain boiled spaghetti which went well with the BBQ sauce.

All in all, it was not bad for western cuisine. The food was all nicely presented and cooked well. With just one miss (the onion soup) I wouldn’t hesitate to go again. See the full menu here. Oh by the way, not every Delifrance outlet is a Bistro tho. Here’s a list of locations, addresses and numbers for Bistro Delifrance outlets.