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The new kid on Plaza Damansara's block boasts a surprisingly inventive menu. From octopus carpaccio with chilli oil to Wagyu beef cubes in coffee reduction, there are enough choices here to whet anyone's appetite. Butternut squash soup with foie gras and truffle oil. Sweet and nutty. This would be a glorious combo if only the soup were creamier. Hickory-smoked duck, quail eggs, avocado and apples tossed in cider dressing on a bed of lettuce. A zesty salad, though the duck was a tad too thinly s
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The new kid on Plaza Damansara's block boasts a surprisingly inventive menu.
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From octopus carpaccio with chilli oil to Wagyu beef cubes in coffee reduction, there are enough choices here to whet anyone's appetite.
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Butternut squash soup with foie gras and truffle oil. Sweet and nutty. This would be a glorious combo if only the soup were creamier.
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Hickory-smoked duck, quail eggs, avocado and apples tossed in cider dressing on a bed of lettuce. A zesty salad, though the duck was a tad too thinly sliced.
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Pimento-laced foie gras with black truffle, pomegranate compote and saffron-poached pear. The foie gras was tasty enough, but what wowed us was the soft, luscious pear in the background. Nectarous like honey, with the inimitable perfume of saffron.
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Duck tortellini with avocado creme and blue cheese. A creation that blends pasta with avocado sounds heaven-sent. Somehow though, we liked it but didn't love it. It needs something extra to propel it into the culinary stratosphere, but we're not sure what.
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Yoghurt-based pizza topped with salmon, avocado, mascarpone and avruga caviar. A thin-crust concoction that sounded like a masterpiece on paper but fell flat in execution. Competently prepared, but tasted boring and forgettable.
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Would we return? For sure. The setting is conducive for a pleasant evening; the service is efficient and friendly. This place deserves a chance to find its footing. Let's hope they iron out the kinks in the kitchen soon.
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2012-09-19 229 views
Revisiting Chef Diary, which has maintained high standards & survived 30 months now. Tapas are a treat here; arranged to look like butterflies, this duck pate with black truffles & smoked paprika is worth admiring. The pate might have hailed from a can, but for RM18++, it's far from a rip-off. Air-dried beef, drizzled with truffle oil & stuffed with piquillo peppers & Manchego cheese. A delicious combo with complicated flavors & textures _ meaty, savory, oily, earthy, peppery, chewy-crumbly & n
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Revisiting Chef Diary, which has maintained high standards & survived 30 months now.
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Tapas are a treat here; arranged to look like butterflies, this duck pate with black truffles & smoked paprika is worth admiring. The pate might have hailed from a can, but for RM18++, it's far from a rip-off.
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Air-dried beef, drizzled with truffle oil & stuffed with piquillo peppers & Manchego cheese. A delicious combo with complicated flavors & textures _ meaty, savory, oily, earthy, peppery, chewy-crumbly & nutty. Something to savor slowly & silently.
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Air-dried tuna with avocado, mascarpone & pomegranate dressing. Another textural triumph, reminiscent of recipes that Millesime's Max Chin might whip up.
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We can't thoroughly endorse the beef paella though; while it came with muscularly hearty chunks of meat to justify its RM70 price tag, the rice lacked any scent of saffron.
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Sangria is available, a refreshing, thirst-quenching version with lots of chopped fruits.
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Revisiting Chef Diary, which has maintained high standards & survived 30 months now. More truffles, in piping-hot potato croquettes, crisp on the outside & creamy-soft within. Boquerones with vine-ripened tomatoes in brown butter & white balsamic sauce. Can't say the unusual mix of crisp anchovies with such tangy accompaniments was an unadulterated success, but it was an intriguing interplay of ingredients. Oxtail braised in Madeira wine. You can taste the liquor _ reason enough to recommend t
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Revisiting Chef Diary, which has maintained high standards & survived 30 months now.
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More truffles, in piping-hot potato croquettes, crisp on the outside & creamy-soft within.
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Boquerones with vine-ripened tomatoes in brown butter & white balsamic sauce. Can't say the unusual mix of crisp anchovies with such tangy accompaniments was an unadulterated success, but it was an intriguing interplay of ingredients.
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Oxtail braised in Madeira wine. You can taste the liquor _ reason enough to recommend this.
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For main courses, Chef Diary's should-try is the Spanish Carbonara, featuring fettuccine with duck pancetta (similar to Chinese siew yoke in both appearance & flavor), Manchego cheese & egg yolk. Forget those salmonella poisoning fears & dig deep into this richly sumptuous dish.
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Complimentary dessert: flourless chocolate cake, warm & moist, accompanied by whole figs.
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Marques de Caceros Crianza, a Spanish red that's perfect for partnering with the food. And as we finished the wine, we reached our happy conclusion: as far as Plaza Damansara is concerned, two Chefs are better than one!
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