#Foodpost: Great food & Wine @ MANDALA, Publika

Great day peeps! Hope you've been having a great one this week! Here's another post about a a place I recently stumbled upon together with my foodie friends of mine - MANDALA CAFE & BAR @ Publika. We were greeted with a modern setting upon arrival with high bars stools and tables which exudes a classic feel. Just the perfect place to wine down and chill on a mid week!

At MANDALA, its not your typical cafe/ restaurant where you dine and leave. They aim to bring about a concept of togetherness where you can chill, dine and relax with your friends and family. They also offer a VIP lounge for those who would prefer some privacy (with a minimum spending).

Many celebrities have also visited this cozy cafe here at Publika. To name a few, 

Our famous local fashion designer Dato Jimmy Choo himself

And our very own "Jaguh Kampung" - Dato Lee Chong Wei!

Moving on, here's some of the Starters that we had during our visit!

Tomyum popcorn Chicken

*Paired with MANDALA's house Pouring wine - Chateau Haut Riot Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (France)

I personally love the wines served here at MANDALA. I thought it has a nice aroma and soft to it

Fried Chicken Wings

A great sides to go with my glass of wine! Very lightly battered coating of sweet honey garlic sauce spreads evenly. Crispy and good!

RECOMMENDED!!!

Lemon, Garlic & Butter Mussels

A very light side dish - A great balance of sour & salty to it. Definitely a great dish to start off your dinner!

As we are done with our starters, it's time to for the highlight and the MAINS of the night!

Pepperoni Pizza

Grilled chicken with Buttermilk sauce

Another highly Recommended!!! dish I would recommend here at MANDALA! 

If you're dropping by MANDALA after reading this post, you've definitely not miss this plate of protein. Chicken was very well marinated and cooked to perfection retaining its moisture in it. Complimented by butter milk sauce which is slightly spicy that adds a little more "kick" to the grilled chicken. 

Black Angel Pasta with Grilled Chicken

It has a very strong herbs taste which coats every strand of spaghetti. If you like the fragrant herbs taste, this would be it!

Golden Soft Shell Crab Spaghetti

The Spaghetti is cooked to Al dante which has just the right texture topped with a whole Soft Shell Crab! A great combination of the lightly flavoured pasta accompanied by the flavourful crab. Definitely a MUST TRY here!!

Finally, despite the full meal, we still had space for some desserts!

Chocolate Lava Cake with Ice Cream

(RECOMMENDED!!!)

I am always craving and looking forward to try lava cakes like that and this certainly did not disappoint me! Loving the combination of warm from the lava cake and cold from the vanilla ice cream!

Rich Chocolate Brownie

From the left:
Sex on the beach, Blue Lagoon, Pink Mandala

Good News to LADIES! 

MANDALA is currently running a PROMOTION that is valid from 15th January 2018 till 13th February 2018. All you have to do is

 - LIKE MANDALA FACEBOOK PAGE -
- Check in during the Visit -
&
- Show it to the Staff there -

And you'll be able to choose ANY ONE of the three cocktails available.

For more information, 

MANDALA

D3-G3-8, Solaris Dutamas, No.1, Jalan Dutamas 1

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Business hour: 11AM - 1AM

Email: mandala.publika@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MandalaPublika/about/?ref=page_internal

Before I sign off, here's my personal rating,

Ambience: Good ambience, comfortable. Great place for catching up with friends, family or business

Food: 8/10 -Good!

Service: 8/10 - Good!

Price: Expect an average of RM50 - RM80 per person.

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#Foodpost: Tony Romas - The perfect Platter for Sharing!

The perfect platters for sharing!

Yes! You read that right! Tony Romas is NOW offering sharing platters for you to indulge in with the ones you love as the saying goes "Food tastes better when it's shared". A meal together with your friends and family helps to build and strengthens your relationships with them especially with the festive season is just around the corner, this would just be the perfect place to dine & gather.

What's even better is that this promotion will last the whole month of December 2017 until 7th January 2018!

Tony Romas is now offering 3 exciting platters! For those beef lovers, you can enjoy Tony's Beef Ribs platter (the 2 plates on the left in the picture above) that consist of World Famous Bountiful Beef Ribs - Roma Rack, 10oz, New York Strep and half BBQ CHicken for RM189.90

For Lamb aficionado, the Lamb Lover's Platter (the 2 plates on the right in the picture above) consists of Lamb noisettes served with Black pepper sauce, lamb cevapi, and half BBQ chicken at ONLY RM179.90

Besides, for seafood lovers, indulge in the Lobster & Friends Platter (the 2 plates in the middle in the picture above) which offers lobster, grilled blue hake fish, and shrimp scampi pasta for RM179.90

Note* 

 Each platter comes with 3 x soups of the day & 3 sides of your choice

This is Tony's famous Bountiful Beef ribs! I personally love this a lot with its huge and gigantic portion! The BBQ sauce glazed on it gave the ribs a bit more "kick" to it and made it even better! Highly Recommended by me!

Huge lobster from the Lobster & Friends platter

 

Half BBQ Chicken

This juicy yet tender Lamb noisettes which I personally would recommend it to you readers! 

Lamb Cevapi aka "lamb sausage" which is is very uniquely packed with spices, meat were very well flavoured and marinated. WELL DONE! However, this lamb sausage has quite a strong "lamb smell", therefore, to those who's sensitive and not quite like the lamb smell, this wouln'd be the dish for you. 

Of course patrons can pair the platters with one of Tony Roma's Refreshing Mocktails consists of Zesty Apple, Sweet Cherry, Cranberry fizz, and Miami breeze at ONLY RM15.90 each. 

  

In a nutshell, if you're looking for a decent place for a gathering with your friends and family, Tony Roma's would be ideal especially with their recent launch of sharing platters! I'd personally recommend this place for their famous Bountiful Ribs! However, for those who prefer beef as an option, I would say that they fall short on that here. But hey! It's just my personaly opinion :)

Before I sign off, here's my personal rating,

Ambience: Good. Great for gathering and celebrations especially in groups

Food: 6/10 - Moderate

Service: 5/10 - Average

Pricing: Slightly above average - expect an approximate of RM50 - RM80 per person

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FOOD: Ramen Kanbe @ Empire Damansara

From the "Land Of The Rising Sun", Ramen Kanbe has expanded their business to Malaysia at Empire Damansara! 

They originate from the city known as 'Kobe'. I'm pretty sure this will remind you of the famous Kobe Beef. With it's first outlet in Malaysia, they boast about their authentic distinctive flavour mainly due to the special soy sauce ( or more commonly known as 'shoyu' in Japanese) that they use in making the perfect bowl of ramen just for you!

 Modern and spacious looking setting of the place

To those who aren't familiar of this place (someone like me!) this might help you locate the place easier as I got lost the very first time I was there ( HAHA! SILLY ME!). Lookout for this banner which directs you into the small tunnel there ( in the picture) to get yourself to Ramen Kanbe.

You might be already curious with what do they serve there. Read on to check out what they have!

 Charsiu Ramen (RM 21) (MUST TRY!!!)

(Japanese Barbecue pork Ramen)

Being Kanbe Ramen's signature dish, this bowl of goodness is served with slices Japanese barbecue pork, chopped scallions, bean sprout and a generous amount of black fungus for the extra bites! Not forgetting the noodles here are made fresh daily too!

To those wanting to try some authentic and original Ramen, this might just be the bowl for you!

Why? 

The broth is made from boiling chickens, garlic, onions, spring onions, and carrot for hours. These ingredients sweetness or 'umami' can definitely be tasted! Besides the Ramen itself being the key ingredient, up next would be the flavor of the broth would be equally as important for a good bowl of Ramen. 

 Reimen (RM21)

(Cold Ramen)

Served with a little wasabi for some extra kick!

For those looking for some twist to your bowl of ramen, this might just be it! Reimen is served cold which i think it's pretty interesting and unique. I personally find it slightly light compared to the "conventional" ramen which is served hot. 

 Spicy Ramen (RM21)

Topped with a generous amount of minced pork, some chopped garlic and chives. This may look spicy however as a Malaysian, I pretty sure you can handle it. To be honest, it does not taste as spicy as it seems to be :) 

 Torisoboro Rice ( RM10)

A simple Japanese steamed rice topped with spicy mixed minced chicken and pork meat. However, I personally feels that it's slightly dry. It might be better if there was a tad bit more gravy to it.

                               Fried Rice (RM12) (MUST TRY!!!)

Well, this fried rice is definitely one of the MUST TRY dishes at Ramen Kanbe! 

A very flavourful with sufficient 'wok hei' plate of goodness! Here, the Japanese rice is imported from Vietnam which has a better quality almost similar to the 'sushi rice'. It comes in 2 different portion size! ( Refer to picture below)

 Mini Fried Rice (RM9)

 Karaage (RM10)

De-boned chicken marinated overnight in their very own special sauce which makes it so flavourful and tasty up till the last bite! This version of Karaage may look slightly darker than others simply because Ramen Kanbe's special shoyu is added in during the marinating process.

Otsumami Charsiu (RM10) 

The perfect snack that compliments your bottle of beer!

Gyoza (RM10)

PROMOTION!!!

Last but not least, Ramen Kanbe will be having a promotion from 

25th June - 1st July 2015!!!

where they'll be a 50% discount to ALL ITEMS!!      

ALL DAY!
(Except alcohol) 

You read that right! ALL ITEMS ranging from Ramen to Side dishes!

So, wait no more and head over to Ramen Kanbe during that period! You might also want to reach early to secure a place to beat the crowd!

Ramen Kanbe

G28, Block Empire Retail, 

Empire Damansara No.2, 

Jalan PJU 8,47820, 

PJ, Selangor

For more information, please call:

Tel : 016-202-5812