Expatriate in KL: September 2014

Friday, September 26, 2014

Hamasho at Desa Sri Hartamas

If you are looking for an authentic Japanese with no-frills, this is the place you can check out. Be warned you might smell a bit BBQ-ish after dinner... hence not a nice "date" place (haha).

Some of the more interesting parts were BBQ-ing on your table ala traditional way. Literally a guy was standing there BBQ-ing one by one the dishes we ordered.

The green tea rice was interesting!!!

Definitely a must-try in my record.

Full house on a Friday night, this small joint is as close as you can get for authentic Japanese around our neighborhood.

A mix of Japanese staff and locals will serve you, and they did the BBQ in front of us.

Simple, unpretentious and cozy place. Beware though, people smoke inside the restaurant.

Simple menu with lots of veggie and seafood to offer, especially tempting for us as we didn't want any meat for tonight.

The highlights were the green tea rice with salmon, the grilled squid, and the grilled garlic.

You'll get smoky after a meal, however it was worth it!

Full house on Friday night

BBQ on your table!

Vegetarian option for us!

Personal BBQ guy ;)

Bill for 2 person.

Accepts cash only at the moment (September 2014).

Hamasho
Desa Sri Hartamas
Same row as the Sugimoto.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Happy with the face lift of One Mont Kiara. Just as I had predicted, the place on a Friday night is packed! Happily pleasant walking to one Mk from our condo, quick dinner at The Barn and listened to live music at Tapas Craft Beer Bar. Tons of expats all making their way there walking from their abodes.

Definitely conventient and a welcome change to the neighborhood.

Friday evenings just got easier, especially for working couples like us.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Fahrenheit 600 at Publika

Decent place for hot chocolate!

Spacious. Easy access if you park at Publika or the roadside of publika.

Nice ambience.

Pizza seems to be one of their top along stuff but we didn't order that.

Salad was decent. Hot chocolate superb.

Nice presentation of my baby food which was heated up and presented in a wood board and plate.

Daughter's turkey ham and cheese was okay. Ben's was better.

Fahrenheit at Publika

Saturday, September 13, 2014

The Barn, One Mont Kiara

After a long hiatus of not eating meat, we decided to go for a treat. Mostly because we were curious of what this new place has to offer.

Pleasantly happy that One Mont Kiara did its renovation and facelift. Many new stuff around, from H&M clothing to new restaurants, like the Barn.

What attracted me was the thought of having small plates (like tapas). That way we can sample a number of things rather than get stuck with something huge.

We sampled their tapas selection, they had different price ranges available.

Ambience was nice. As I walked around, I was impressed with the decor. Soon, I realized that the place is huge! Told hubby about the other sunken area which had a small stage (for live music), plus their walk-in wine chiller room. Wow, wow! This only means one thing: Mont Kiara residents like us don't have to go to Alexis in Ampang for some live music... And we can even walk to this place and drink a few glasses without worrying about driving back home!!! I'm sure tons of expats will think of the same thing. Glad they opened in the hood.

Food overall was okay. Service was also okay as waiters were new. Top favorite was the pizza which my daughter ordered.

Pork stuff -- okay, nothing out of this world.

Thoroughly enjoyed the eggplant and shrimp tapas we ordered. Oh, and also the squid rings.

Presentation and ambience -- two thumbs up!

Pricing is average -- not too expensive. I found La Bodega more pricey.

Overall-- will definitely come back to check out the rest of the stuff.