Amarin Heavenly Thai, Mid Valley Megamall

Hello people! I am sorry because I can't post so frequently as I don't have the means to have good food everyday besides the ones I cooked at home of course! But lets not fret because I just came back from Amarin Heavenly Thai, Mid valley Megamall.

source: Google Image

Because I forgot to take the most apparent feature of the restaurant.

Today I had quite a wholesome dinner. So lets jump! 

For starter: Khai Jeaw Hoi Nang Rom (what??) Basically it is glass noodle with fish, squids, prawns and veggies. What I love about Thai cold salads is they play with your palate, your senses on your tongue. The acidity, the heat, the sweet and the salty all like a party in your mouth. This is one of the greatness of Thai food. RM 22.90.

(forgive me, it is not a good angle)

Here we have Yam Woon Sen Talay. As you can see it is basically an omellete. Or we call it 'telur dadar'. But what is good about this 'telur dadar' was it has so many oyster meat. Thus it gives you another sensation when eating 'telur dadar'. My 'telur dadar' will not be the same after this. :( 

RM 20.90.

This is for me. Pad Thai Goong Ho Kai or just Pad Thai. THIS is the holy grail in Thai Cuisine. When I was in Bangkok, I found Pad Thai all over the places. Pad Thai is rice noodle with egg, beansprout, prawns, chilli flakes, ground nuts with tamarind sauce. Pad Thai is supposed to be sweet, salty and sour.I found it at the street foods stalls and also at a 5 stars restaurant. So I concluded that every levels of the society are into Pad Thai. It is a very good comparison with our very own Nasi Lemak. You can have a very good Nasi Lemak or not-so-good Nasi Lemak. Haha. So if you have the chance to be in Thailand, please eat this. RM 19.90.

Tom Yum Morfai

What is the FIRST Thai food in our mind? of course, Tom Yum!!! It is one of the most popular Asian dishes in the world. Perfect during rainy days. There are two main types of Tom Yum; red and white. This is red as it has chilli paste in it. Thus, more spicy. A good Tom Yum to me must not be thin(the soup) but not too thick either. You need to play with the amount of pastes, other ingredients. This recipe is easy to learn but hard to master. Similar to playing guitar. Because Thai cuisine plays with several tastes on your palates, then it can't afford to lose the balance. Everything mus be balance that is why it is so hard and this one is almost a spot on. RM 27.90.

This baby is Amarin Blended Coconut.

Arghh.... What's not to love about this one? Simple; young coconut, milk and ice (generally) but could really help you go down all the way with the heat and acidity in its foods. RM 13.90. Perfect if you partner this baby with 

Pacific Tsunami Pina Colada.

Basically it is Pina Colada ice cream. Pina Colada is basically a drink that you should have when you visit some pretty beaches. Hahaha. Pineapple juice, coconut milk etc. This is perfect during hot season. RM 12.90.

Here is some of Amarin's interior look: 

Menu board

King Chulalongkorn

 Me in yellow

Amarin Heavenly Thai is under the same company which also runs Basil and some other Thai restaurants. They usually serve similar taste but please avoid from going there during peak hours like once I was at Basil, Bangsar Village I during 'buka puasa' and the foods simply not worth my pennies. It lacked of quality control because, yeah, too many people. Still not a valid excuse. But I will definitely pay a second visit.

Artisan Coffee Bar, Bangsar Village II

Hello everyone! Just right after dinner today, my brother and I decided to inject some caffeine and we went to Artisan Coffee Bar located on the second floor of Bangsar Village II. To those who are familiar with Bangsar they know that this place is a food heaven. All that you can find in Bangsar from street food to high end fine dining; Artisan Coffee Bar is one of them.

The Coffee Philosophy

Arrays of cakes and desserts

The concept here at Artisan Coffee Bar is similar to that of any 'al fresco' bars that you can find only this is the indoor version. You get the confusion? LOL. Artisan Coffee Bar is more than just a normal coffee shop as they not only sells coffee and tea but desserts as well. It is not wrong to compare this shop with the Coffee Bean or Starbucks. I haven't tried the desserts because I was full but they looked promising though. The cakes are of course, goes with coffee. Perfect for tea-time. If you ask me about the price, I would say it is a little bit pricey. 

Green tea latter for me(left), Caramel latte for my brother(right)

Both of the drinks cost us RM 11 for each (before tax). One cup is about more or less 300ml. But I must say that they tasted good. As I mentioned in my previous post, I love green teas and this one was almost a spot on. Not yet but almost. So... yeah, if you don't mind spending your money on something good, proceed. 

The 'sweet' station

Another trait of Artisan Coffee Bar is they don't put the sweetness in your drinks but you need to do it yourself. To me this is a good thing. The customers may adjust the sugar level as they wish. As for me, I personally feel adding sugar into coffee or tea is a mockery thus I drank the tea as it is. 

Coffee shops are getting not just more and more but also better and better. I tried PUPL by Papa Palheta at Jalan Riong 2, Bangsar once and I feel happy we are on the right track. 

Ozen Zanmai, NU Sentral

Hello people! It was my first time at NU Sentral and I was amazed how big is the place. Kinda reminds me of KLIA 2. It was 9 pm and I was looking for a place to chill and drink some green tea. I went up to the top floor and I found Ozen Zanmai.

The outside view

They have a wide range of menus so I decided not to take the picture, or in this case, pictures. 

Feel Japanese already

This place looked similar to Kiku Zakura but only much cheaper. Here I attached some of its interior design.

Dining area. Love the privacy.

You can find this at many Japanese restaurants where the food station is facing the dining table.

Perfect for meeting with clients.

Because I ate a pre-dinner, so I can take much foods. Nevertheless I ate a two meals course dinner; an appetizer and a main course.

Hotate Mentai or scallops sushi. I fell in love with the flavour. RM 4.80.

Tempura ramen small. Average taste. I have tasted a better miso broth. But it was okay. Crispy tempuras, soft inside. Perfectly cooked prawn. RM11.80.

Milky green tea. As a fan of green teas, I was disappointed with the fact I longed for a denser green tea flavour like the ones at Nana's, Mid Valley. But well, I paid RM8.80 for this and it was worth it.   

Overall, Ozen Zanmai needs to improve its flavour to be more 'Japanese'. I have already ate live squids, obviously I am expecting more from a Japanese restaurant. 

Deli Oasis Cafe

Hello everyone. This small cafe located just next to LRT Bangsar has always been the attraction to the office workers around Bangsar. With the kopitiam concept, Deli Oasis Cafe has different range of foods unlike a usual kopitiam.

This is the menu at Deli Oasis Cafe. We can see they serves two types of main cuisines; malay and western. Kinda the 'mamak' style without the 'mamak' food I can say. As a matter of fact I would have tried the set dishes if it was a lunch break but since it was a dinner and I do not take heavy dinner, I ate Kantonese Style Yee Mee and Seafood Pesto( my friend). 

Kantonese Style Yee Mee

This Yee Mee basically has what it supposed to have. Extra point for the freshness of the tiger prawns, two of them. The portion was generous. Enough to satisfy a man's tummy. I could not trace the taste of MSG which can only mean they either add a very little amount of MSG or none; another extra point. Other than that just normal fishballs, egg etc.

Seafood Pesto

To me this seafood pesto was just average. Bottled pesto sauce, frozen dowry, a mussel, two FRESH tiger prawns, capsicums, grated parmesan and a garlic bread. I wished for the pesto sauce to be a homemade one. I realized that there was a decent imagination about the food but I pitied the execution. Ah, and the spaghetti wasn't cooked 'ala dente'. 

some parts of the cafe:

me!

In brief, I didn't expect for this cafe to serve us high end foods from high quality ingredients. But the cafe was clean and the workers were friendly. Will I visit this cafe again? Probably no. 

KANTEEN, ss15/4b Subang Jaya

So I heard of this new restaurant. Just started last week and have not had their official launch. I was told that the owner was from Le Cordon Bleu, Adelaide.

Here is the menu card. Very modest but very understandable as it is better to be slow in the beginning rather than going all out and lose momentum. It is kinda the strategic move I guess.

 L & G, this is the roasted lamb. I know it supposed to be roasted beef but they said beef just got out of the freezer. The lamb was marinated with coriander pesto and dijon mustard, the sidekicks are potato gratin and salad with balsamic vinegar. What I can say about the dish is it may look petite in size plus simple but to me 1 serve of the dish gave me the same fullness as 1/2 three courses meals. Nutrition wise, it is complete and balance. Below is the chicken version.

Here some of KANTEEN's angles:

One important note, the way it is here is for the customers to line up and get the pack(s) of food. Which how a canteen is supposed to be. Here is the food hallway.

Overall, KANTEEN is new and yet to mature. Given the background of the owner and its concept, I will definitely pay another visit in the future to see how far it can go.  

Hello everyone. My name is hafiz, a law graduate and i love food. I have been thinking to create a food review/critic for a while and here it is. For my previous food experience, visit and follow my instagram: mahfudzalhafiz