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2015-06-28
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Since my birthday falls on 24 June, I had a full day of dining out. I was clueless of what to eat and browsed many blogs looking for interesting and sophisticated places for this special day. Finally I decided to go to Porto Romano if my friend does not know where to go or is unprepared. We took some time to search for the place and finally found that it was just beside Wendy's and really beside Mont Kiara International School. It was already 2 pm when we reached there so we were the only table
It was already 2 pm when we reached there so we were the only table there aside from a school kid who came with her mother after school hours. We chose a cosy table in the middle. The waiter is a Pakistani man and was not very helpful, I guess it is excusable due to the long opening hours of the restaurant from 11 am to 11 pm. This place is owned by a Malaysian couple and I saw many newspapers and press writing about them. They seemed to be very famous and used to have an Albanian-Mediterranean chef.
This restaurant-bar concept is not called Ristorante Porto Romano - Melting Pot of Mediterranean Cuisine for nothing. The ambience is very cosy. There are old pictures of films and art hung on the wall, which fascinate me. In fact, these pictures are hung on the staircase wall too. There is a choice of alfresco dining upstairs if you are not a fan of air-cond. They also have very spacious dining area upstairs where it is less laidback and more pretentious.
The food is served very fast, as we have not even spoken much and tadaa, the food arrived!
Today I ordered their famous lamb shank (RM 45) which was quite tender. My friend was a hypocrite because he said it is not as great as his father's cooking but he ended up sucking it till the sucking sounds could be heard throughout the empty room! He even sucked the sides and corners of the bone! Is it too impolite if I compare this act to a dog sucking a bone? I liked the sauce which goes well with the mashed potatoes. Even the carrots were so soft that it melts in your mouth. Shall I mention that my friend photobombed my photo too?
The second dish we had was Moussaka (RM 38) which is a dish of the Ottoman Empire. It was made of eggplant and minced lamb with very sinful cheese baked together. It is served with 2 slices of french loaf bread. For me, it is too cheesy as I am not a fan of cheesy stuff. My friend who loves cheese and meat likes it a lot and even said it would have been better if we had more bread to go with it.
I ordered Cafe Freddo (RM 8.90) because I was still suffering from the hangover due to red wine last night. The coffee was not strong as I usually like it. I guess I am too much of a coffee fan. The Freddo, somehow lacked something, probably the ice has diluted the coffee taste inside. The person got it wrong because I wanted it hot instead of cold. For cold drinks, I prefer frappuccino. I wanted to order Cafe Sambuca which was made of strong espresso but my friend disallowed me as I was still having a hangover.
I am definitely coming back for the pizza and spaghetti as I read many blogs mentioning these. However, they probably dared not try something as crazy as moussaka whereas I am someone who loves trying any food in the world. I mean, why try boring food when we could cook it ourselves?
Lamb Shank
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Moussaka
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