Lunch @ Delicious

12 May 2012

Following our craving for the much-heralded pavlova, and having walked by this place plenty of times, we felt that it was high time we walked the talk. The variety at this place is borderline strange. From the outside, Delicious looks like a cosy cafe that serves wonderful Western food and dessert. But the menu clearly shows otherwise. It has your typical Western cuisine, but mixed with assorted Malaysian delicacies such as Nasi Lemak and what not. Given the feel of the place, we decided not to be too adventurous and stuck with what they appeared to do best.

We started the meal with the Potato and Leek Soup. The soup most certainly serves its purpose and is sure to work up an appetite thereafter. It is thick, but not creamy, and combines well with the toasted garlic bread.

Given our obsession with salmon, it was not too difficult to guess that we would have selected the following dish, the Angel Hair Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Caviare. I was a bit surprised to find out that they only served Spaghettini and Angel Hair. I would have preferred to have cream-based pasta with Fettuccine. I really think the excessively thin pasta did not mix well with the sauce. The smoked salmon was decent, but perhaps a bit on the salty side. Nonetheless, it wasn't a deal-breaker.

Finally, the much-anticipated Berrilicious Chocolate Pavlova. It is hard for me to rate this very well because I have never had a pavlova before this. I am inclined to give some bonus points for this dessert due to my affinity towards chocolate, strawberry and whipped cream. Nonetheless, I did find the base a bit too hard and sweet. It tasted a bit like baked cotton candy, which it probably is. I would probably have preferred it to have a more mushy texture that is closer to a marshmallow. But that's just me.

Verdict

Although I liked the soup and the pavlova was decent, I have refrained from exaggerating the food quality rating just because of its popularity because the pasta was too far off compared with those at Italiannese. The price was not exactly cheap as well.

While the surrounding appears to be very cosy from the outside and looks very homey on the inside, I think they missed out on a very crucial detail, which was the puny table size. Given their namesake and a restaurant of their repute, I think that having slightly larger tables would have made the dining experience more comfortable. That is why I have penalized them for the ambience.

In addition to that, the behavior of the staff leaves a lot to be desired. The waitress that took our order was a tad rude, and the other servers did not appear to be very professional.

Details:

Delicious
Lot G(E)-011 & G-001, Ground Floor

Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra

59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Contact: 03-2287 5770

Don't We Just Love Hokkaido Ichiba?

31 March 2012

You might be sick of sashimi already, but we are not! And we just love the sashimi at Hokkaido Ichiba... For the price we pay, the value is superb. This time, we ordered the Hotate Dama Okinomiyaki, also known as the japanese scallop pizza. Here is how it looks on the menu:

Here is the real thing. The portion is rather big, it is most suitable to be shared among 2-4 people.

The pizza is made from flour and not bready, which gives it a more soft and gooey texture rather than the hardness of a Western pizza crust. The scallops were baked into the flour, which gives you a pleasant surprise every time you find a scallop while chewing the pizza. It is topped with Japanese sweet sauce, mayonnaise and fish flakes, which gives it a rainbow variety of taste and texture. Personally, I loveee mayo and fish flakes, which makes this one of the ultimate pizzas. If you have tried the Takoyaki in Jusco supermarkets and night markets, this pizza is a giant version of it and waaaay tastier.

This time around, we also ordered the Ebi Gyoza (prawn dumplings) but somehow they served us with Chicken Gyoza instead. We raised the mistake and after checking for a few times, a waiter came back to tell us that there was no more prawn and they forgot to tell us that they switched to the Chicken Gyoza. He offered to take away the Gyoza and not charge us for it, but we thought it was fine so we kept the dish. Anyhow, considering that it was before 8pm when that happened, having no more prawns is rather unlikely... giving Hokkaido the benefit of doubt, there is nothing much that we can do. But it does make me like the place less.

Nevertheless, the Salmon Sashimi is just as satisfying as ever. The slices are consistently thick at Hokkaido Ichiba. You would never have to worry about being shortchanged on the Salmon Sashimi here. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for some of the other places that we have visited.

Verdict

Details:

Hokkaido Ichiba @ The Gardens (Facebook)
Lot T-201, 3rd Floor,
The Gardens, Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 KL
Contact: 012-612 1060

For other reviews of Hokkaido Ichiba, read here:
The Food Ninja (here and here)
It's All About Foods
Niche
My Fatty Journey
Mindy's Corner
Maro^gal Food Paradise