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Morganfield’s @ Pavilion

Earlier of the year, I’ve made a resolution for myself that I will try to gather the guys for a monthly meet up over dinner just to catch up, but unfortunately the last one that we had was back in April at Morganfield’s. There’s a lot of places now in the Klang Valley that offers ribs, but only a handful that offer pork ribs, so I was a bit surprised when I got to know that it’s pork ribs that’s serve here rather than the traditional ribs, which in a way is quite different, like the difference between Tony Roma’s in KL and Singapore. The place consist of 2 areas, the smoking area is located near the entrance and where the bar is also located, while the back is for non smokers. There are a variety of selection of beers if you’re planning for happy hour here. While waiting for some latecomers, we went ahead and order the Appetizer Platter (RM34.90), which features Morganfield’s famous trio appetizer of Spicy Chicken Wings (which consist of 3 levels of spiciness), Russet Potato Skins and Corn Tortilla Chips served with a selection of dips (Crab & Spinach or Chili Concarne). The chicken wings…
August 28, 2013
Japanese
Kyo-ei Tokyo Ramen @ Pavilion

Despite being a guy, I found myself constantly having cravings for certain kind of food and last week, it was Ramen. Kyo-ei Tokyo Ramen was featured in the Star last Monday, and since I’m out and about Pavilion, decided to head in to check out what it has to offer. Simple seating arrangement, with only about 20 tables max and an open kitchen concept. The menu is pretty simple where there’s basically six type of Ramen that you can choose from, with another 3 type of soup base. Both me and May opted for Kyo-Chan Ramen, mainly because there’s a selection of Chashu and Egg. I ordered the Shoyu version (RM27) while May ordered the Miso version. Both comes with half an egg, 3 slices of Chashu, bamboo shoots and piece of fish cake. A close up version of what I’m having. My shoyu soup is tasty although it’s a fairly light broth compare to the one we had at Goku Raku. The Miso version has a slightly more stronger taste, and it’s depending on individual preference. May don’t fancy the taste much because the combination was odd. My recommendation would be to go with either the Salt or…
March 22, 2013
Pub Grub
Tom Dick & Harry’s Live @ Pavilion

A few years back, a few close friends of mine will meet up each Wednesday to catch up on the things happening between them, and the labeled it GNO or Guys Night Out. I went once and that’s it. But as age is catching up, and since each of us are getting more and more into our life, I thought that starting this year, we will make it a point to catch up at least once a month, hanging out, having drinks and dinner. Our first meet up was back in January, it was a great get together but the venue sucks! Hence that, I don’t think me or any of the guys will visit any Library at any point in the future. So in February, we decided to meet at Pavilion and Tom Dick & Harry’s Live (or TDH for short). While I won’t blog what have we discussed for the night, I will share the food that we had and it’s pretty good even from a pub. After a pint of Stella, I decided to go ahead and order something that is quite out of the ordinary from the menu, Pork Ribs Curry (RM30). Served with pieces of…
February 28, 2013
Japanese
Ramen Santouka @ Tokyo Street, Pavilion

It’s good to know that there’s a lot of Japanese eateries located in Tokyo Street at Pavilion. Having said that, I’ve only tried Suki-Ya, during May’s birthday. Met up with some of the lunch gang for a belated birthday lunch and since have been craving for some ramen, decided to give Santouka a try. I was reading the menu and was fascinated by how the business was first started up by the owner after watching a movie call Tampopo. Feeling hungry after that movie, he went to get a bowl of ramen but was not satisfied with the taste, hence he decided to cook on his own and the started up Santouka in Hokkaido. From a very small shop that consist of just a few seats and only serve 1 item, the business has transformed to a business that have multiple outlets in many different continent. The 1 item that originates since the start of Santouka, the Shio Ramen (Salt Flavour) (RM22 for small bowl), with mild and creamy soup seasoned with salt. It’s the only ramen that is topped off with a Japanese pickled plum. Me and Jiun ordered the Awase Aji Ramen (RM28) which is a combination of…
July 24, 2012
Fusion, Japanese
Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant @ Pavilion

2 days back, May and I went for a movie date since we’ve been dying to watch The Avengers, and I booked 2 tickets to watch in at GSC Pavilion since it’s near her office. The movie starts at 615PM, so we haven’t got a chance to have dinner prior to the movie and seeing that there’s still some massive jam around that area, we decided to have dinner before heading home. Been craving for some Japanese food and was thinking of heading to Sakae Sushi but the Pavilion outlet seems to be closed down so their replacement seem to be this place called Watami, with a tagline Japanese Casual Restaurant. True enough the menu is pretty casual with a mixture of western and Japanese, because they even serve fries. Looks like a good place for drinks too! As appetizers, we ordered a plate of Yasai Tempura (RM12.90) which consist of 2 pieces of capsicum/aubergine/bamboo shoots and mushroom. Decently fried and crunchy and surely open up our appetite! May’s still having allergies so she ordered something plain, Shoyu Ramen (RM19.90). Looks pretty decent but the soup is pretty salty. Hence, it’s accompanied by a pot of flavourless chicken broth just…
May 4, 2012
Fusion, Taiwanese
Ben’s @ Pavilion

Pavilion had gone through a few changes a few months back, especially with the reopen Tokyo Street and a few other restaurants that replaced the old ones. One of those that were gone were The C Club, I guess no one wants to eat in a place where you sell diamonds. The one that took over the shoplot was Ben’s. A Friday many weeks back, I met up with May for lunch and we decided to give this place a try but since it’s lunch time, we have to wait for a good 10 minutes before getting a seat. This was how packed the place was during lunch hour.Well, always a good indication that the food should be good. The deco is pretty interesting too, does look like we are out in some restaurant by the sea side off Santa Monica? May all eager for the food. The fusion menu provided a good selection for all, from Asian to Mains to Pies and Nibbles, there’s got to be something that tickles your fancy. By the side of the table, there’s also this quirky cards ranges from recipes to table topic, if you find yourself don’t know what to talk about…
December 23, 2011
Japanese, Our Baby, Pa-sonaru
Suki-Ya @ Pavilion, May’s Birthday Dinner

Ever since my first time trying Suki-Ya in Singapore Marina Square, I have tell May that it will be good that she can try it as well as she loves Sukiyaki. So I’m pretty excited to know that they open a branch here in KL when Pavilion launched their Tokyo Street not to long ago. It does resemble a street in Tokyo and also house a dozens of eateries inside. Was invited to try at the Ochado outlet too a few months back but didn’t have time as I was going through a busy period. Eat all you can Sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu. Dinner pricing starts from RM39.90++ and Hong Leong Cardmembers have a promo where kids eat for free. The selection wise in the Pavilion branch is lesser compare to the one at Marina Square, but they do have the cheesy fish ball that I love. We chose the Sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu soup base this time around since Jasmin were there and don’t take any spicy food. Raw eggs are essential to go with Sukiyaki. There’s also some difference here in KL where the dipping sauce is already prepared in advance and the servers will just pour it…
October 3, 2011
Irish, Western
Malones @ Pavilion

I have never tried Irish food. The only time I was in an Irish pub was many moons ago during an outing with my colleagues and even that time, we were there just for the drinks. Irish pubs over the years have been increasingly popular, especially with the collaboration with Guinness. Me and my friends gathered here last Friday for drinks and dinner. Being a Friday, Malones is already packed with people. It wouldn’t be an Irish pub if there’s no Guinness. Happy hours run till 8PM and you get 3 pints for RM50. I have to settle for Bickford’s Ginger Beer because of my alcohol intolerance. The one and only, Newcastle Brown Ale. I drank this while I was in the UK because it’s our local beer. Yup, I spent my final year in Newcastle. Malones have a pretty interesting menu and what my friends labeled as ‘Pub Food’. I have been looking at their menu for a while and thought that this is a must. Beer Battered Fish & Chips, something that cannot be missed when you are hanging out in an Irish pub. The batter is light and crisp with a tinge of beer, coated over a…
June 30, 2011
Our Baby
Swimming, Deepavali & Kayden

After 11 days of continuous working, finally we got to have a long weekend over Deepavali. Friday kicked off with a visit to Mutiara Damansara to get myself a new portable hard disk and shopping for shoes. After that head over to Tony Roma’s for lunch. Tips on shopping at Mutiara Damansara, park your car at E@Curve, because you can save some time looking for parking and jamming all the way in. Onion Loaf, one of the specialty at Tony Roma’s. May’s overly huge Grilled Chicken Salad, it’s more like for 10 person. My Fiery Cajun Burger is good, but it’s too big that we only managed to eat the patty. Kayden busy watching the fountain. We first bought this swim suit almost like 4-5 months back, and each time we wanted to bring him swimming, he will either have cough or flu a few days before the plan, and it never got materialize. Finally, he got to swim last Friday. He seemed to like water a lot, maybe the fact that he’s born in the year of the Ox? Kayden, enjoying himself in the swimming pool. Since the float is a bit big for him, we bought him an…
November 8, 2010
Hawker
Original Taiwan Pearl Tea @ Chatime, Pavilion

Last Thursday just before lunch time, Sherlin sent out an email about this Crap Crepe Place that she wanted to try. However, that didn’t get the general consensus from the rest of the lunch gang, so we ended up eating at Food Republic. After lunch, Shireen and Chin Chin went to this place to get the dessert on shaved ice, while the remaining of the lunch gang, went to get Pearl Tea instead. Chatime is located on the same floor as Dome and served authentic Pearl Tea like the one at Taiwan. The crowd is quite alright as Jiun and Sherlin is making their selection. The promo that is not valid anymore, “Buy 1 Free 5 Free Toppings”. There’s quite a variety to choose from, like the original Milk Pearl Tea (which you can choose from a few selection of tea), as well as ice blended. I ordered a cup of Roasted Milk Tea (RM5.90) and it’s pretty good. The taste is very different from the ones sold at pasar malam and is very authentic. Not to mention there’s a lot of pearls as well. Sherlin ordered a cup Japanese Matcha Red Bean smoothie which is quite thick from the…
August 28, 2010