Ante Kitchen & Bar @ Publika

For a friend's birthday a couple of weeks back, we visited Ante Kitchen & Bar. They pride themselves on being pork specialists, and since we all love our pork, why not give it a try!

Interior of the restaurant

We were starving, so ordering didn't take longer than 5 minutes. First up, the Garden Duck Salad. Okay, it's got no pork but this salad comes with grilled marinated watermelon cubes, cherry tomatoes, romaine letture, topped with deliciously tasty smoked duck slices.

Garden Duck Salad

Then, the Pork Nuggets. What more can I say? Nuggets, made of pork. Does it get any better? Oh, yes it does. The slightly spicy aioli dip was so good you could eat it on its own.

Pork Nuggets

The Real Bacon Carbonara. Ah, rich and creamy spaghetti topped with bacon! Let's face it, anything with bacon is good.

The Real Bacon Carbonara

Finally, there's the Volcano Sacrifice. The pork loin slices were grilled to perfection, juicy and tasty. The mashed potatoes on the side deserve a mention. The gravy was super mouth-wateringly yummy, sweet and slightly salty with a hint of bacon bits. Too good!

Volcano Sacrifice

Verdict: If you like pork, give Ante a try. We will be going back. But there's so many other restaurants to go to, so much good food to try. Oh, the dilemma!

Where:

A2-G1-09 Solaris Dutamas,

Jalan Dutamas 1,

50480 Kuala Lumpur.

When:

Mon - Thur, Sun: 11am - 11pm

Fri - Sat: 11am - 1am

Nasi Lemak @ Santai

Nasi lemak can be found pretty much at any corner of Malaysia, at a roadside stall or in a restaurant, and can be eaten any time of the day. My favourite can be found at Santai Restaurant & Cafe.

I was so gutted when their breakfast service had stopped after Ramadhan (an extremely long three months), but when I was told this was resumed, I dropped what I was doing and went straight for my beloved nasi lemak!

Santai Restaurant & Cafe.

What makes a good plate of nasi lemak? For me, it's got to be the fragrance of the rice, the hotness of the sambal (chilli sauce), the crispy ikan bilis (fried anchovies), with yummy sides of sambal sotong (squid) and daging (beef). The Nasi Lemak at Santai has got them all.

Nasi Lemak with sambal sotong and daging.

The Fried Beehoon is pretty good as well. It's got generous servings of reasonably sized chicken pieces too, and of course the sambal gives it that extra bang.

Fried Beehoon.

They've got yummy curry puffs and nasi kunyit too. I have yet to try their other dishes which I've heard good things about but can never sway from the wonderfully delicious Nasi Lemak.

Selection of curry puffs and nasi lemak sides.

The atmosphere and feel to Santai is a relaxing one. It's clean, the chairs are comfortable, and the staff so friendly. They're big on honesty and trust here as payment is based entirely on what the customer tells them at the counter. So, if you're one who values the aforementioned traits and good food, definitely pay Santai a visit!

Where:
10, Persiaran Zaaba,
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail,
60000 Kuala Lumpur.

When:
Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

New Zealand Natural @ The Curve

Chocolate ice cream was my first love, and still is one of the loves of my life. I like my ice cream rich and creamy, and New Zealand Natural stands pretty high up on the list of good amazing ice cream.

Always been a fan of New Zealand Natural. I'd just had dinner at The Curve the other day and naturally, it was too difficult to resist.

Single scoop Chocolate Ecstasy. It really was.

The Chocolate Ecstasy was really just that - pure ecstasy, chocolate flavoured. Rich, creamy naturally sweet pure chocolate goodness all in a single scoop on a fresh waffle cone. Almost too good to be true. If you love chocolate ice cream as much as I do, you'll HAVE TO try this.

Oh yes, all the memories of my love affair with chocolate ice cream.

I hadn't been to The Curve for a few months and was pleasantly surprised to see the refurbished New Zealand Natural shop. It had a very welcoming and cosy feel to it with the wooden floor and comfy chairs.

Book Exchange.

I really liked the idea of the Book Exchange. Here, you can bring in a book in exchange for a book on the shelf left by someone else.

Right behind it, there's a water dispenser. Again, such a pleasant surprise. We all know how hard it is to come by free water in KL.

Water dispenser - free for all.

Give New Zealand Natural a try at one of their outlets if you haven't already!

Where:
K-G10-W Ground Floor,
The Curve, 
6 Jalan PJU 7/3,
Mutiara Damansara,
47800 Petaling Jaya, 
Selangor.

When:
Daily 10am - 10pm