The Waterlily Balinese Bistro, Mutiara Tropicana

This is a new restaurant that I saw when I sent Sarah to my mum's place. It a Balinese bistro. I've been to Bali and I don't recall Bali having a specific dishes. All rice and lauks as usual. The ambience was spa-like. Sarah kept playing with the Gong. The deco was awesome.

This is the menu. Many sections- appetizers, pastas, burgers/sandwiches, grilled stuff and Balinese specialties. Plus dessert and  tropical beverages.



I ordered the Beef Steak Ciabatta, (top food picture). The grilled steak was overall good. It was a black pepper kind of grill. Lots of salsa-like toppings and buttered ciabatta. This comes with fries which was chilli or cajun powdered and watermelon. It was OK and I'll give it a 6.5/10.

Mum and brother kudin ordered the Balinese specialties, of Siap Memanggang and Ayam betuwi (I think). It is a set of half chicken with yellow rice, salads, sambals, keropok and kangkong goreng. The portions were huge with so little rice. Siap memanggang tastes like ayam percik. This will be 6.8/10.

The drinks that we ordered were barley lime and Pulut Inti. Pulut Inti was interesting as it was a ice-blended bubur pulut hitam! Yummmy! 8/10 it is.

Overall, it is a great place to sit, relax, and have first dates or anniversaries. The only downside is the PRICE! However the restaurant is almost full everytime we pass through. The average dish ranges from  RM 25 to 40, although one might defend that the portions are rather large.

As for me, unless someone else belanja me, I'll go to Kanna Curry banana leaf house for my Nasi fix!

 C Ya

DINNER AT HOME & BENEFITS OF OLIVE OIL

This was tonight's dinner, homemade beef steaks , mixed vegetables in olive oil and dijon mustard dressing and mashed potatoes. The steaks have been marinated for over a month and kept frozen since  there were 8 pieces when we bought it. We grilled it using Kenwood multi-snacker grill. The vegetables which were broccoli, cauliflowers and carrots  were boiled. The homemade salad dressings were made of extra virgin olive oil, mulberry vinegar, dijon mustard, salt and pepper. The yummy mashed potatoes were the usual milk (ideal milk), butter, salt and pepper.

The salad dressings.

Olive oil (extra virgin) and za'tar from Palestine.

Guys, just want to highlight the benefits of olive oil. Olive and olive oil is mentioned in the Al-Quran in seven occasions, the famous ones being in surah An-Nur and Surah At-Tin. Olive oil if used or eaten is part of Sunnah. Hazrat Sayyed Al-Ansari narrates that the Prophet (Pbuh) said “Eat the olive oil and massage it over your bodies since it is a holy (mubarak) tree.”(Tirmizi, Ibn Maja). In addition there are many health benefits esp in coronary and arterial health and cancer prevention that are proven scientifically due to its monounsaturated and rich in omega 6 and linoleic acids. We bought the Palestine  extra virgin olive oil because it is the best in the world (but not the main producer, Italy is) with the lowest acidity plus of course its a way to help their economy.

Good night!

Restaurant Big Brothers, Kota Damansara

Hi all, this is my first food post and the lucky restaurant is the  Restaurant Big Brothers in Kota Damansara. The setting is semi-formal and children friendly. The family had a good time and there is western and local menus as well. There are steaks, lamb chops , grilled chickens, pastas and burgers just to name a few. It's just like a TGIF or Chillis  but with reasonable price, halal with great taste! VERDICT: 7/10