Capitol Nasi Dagang, here we go!

So, lo and behold, today we decided to go to Damansara Uptown (again) for brunch. Ya, are you done with uprolling your eyeballs and judging us?

We decided to go to Capitol Nasi Dagang, which came highly recommended by R. We luckily managed to snag the parking in front of the shop. 

Here is the shop's address: 29, Jalan SS 21/1a, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Just go to Damansara Uptown and turn round and around the whole block until you find the shop. We never said we were great at giving directions.

Here is the unassuming looking vintage menu, unlike some hipster cafe's

They have a good variety of nasi dagang and other usual breakfast fare

S & N decided to try the Ultimate Nasi Dagang and shared the meal because it looked too heavy for one person to finish based on the picture displayed on the wall. I guess we underestimated ourselves... we could probably finish the meal individually. We rated it at 8/10. The glutinous rice was soft, not too sticky and nicely seasoned. The mild chicken curry flavour complemented the rice well. N was not too crazy about the tuna curry (or any fish for that matter) but S liked the meaty taste of it. The cuttlefish curry had too little cuttlefish to comment on the flavour. N had the prawn and said it did not taste so fresh while S had the beef rendang which was succulent with a slight hint of spice.

Here is another snapshot of the Ultimate Nasi Dagang with the beef rendang. J had the nasi dagang with tuna curry. We forgot to take a picture of that one as we were too busy finishing our Ultimate dish. J gave his dish 8/10. He generally felt the dish was nice with soft and well- seasoned rice. So, why did he leave the 2/10 out? Very hard to please, this one.

R had the Nasi Ayam Goreng Berempah. He felt it tasted ordinary so he quietly finished the food.  He looked dissapointed but as we mentioned in our previous post he suffers from self- inflicted peer pressure. He rated his food at 6/10 (maybe it was 4/10 before we gave our ratings?). Our total bill came up to RM 49 including drinks so we felt it was reasonable.

Our overall experience? 8/10. The shop was well- lit and well- ventilated with clean tiled floors. The family- run shop delivered a friendly service with good efficiency. So, if you are feeling sorry for not going to this shop yet despite reading our rave review, you should. Tsk, tsk, tsk...

Until the next food- tastic adventure,

Honest Foodies Review Team

Try driving in Uptown at noon, people!

As the title of the post suggests, we are self- acknowledged idiots who keep on going to Damansara Uptown for our lunch. Difficult parking? Check. Suicidal drivers? Check. Expensive hipster restaurants? Check.

So, we went to Damansara Uptown today and decided to park and pay at the multi- level parking rather than circle the damn block 10 times to find free parking. We went to a restaurant called The Good Batch, although S kept on referring to it as the Good Catch, which totally makes more sense right?

It had a nice and cosy ambience, albeit a tad generic in its design. But, we are not interior designers so what do we know? We had major problem with the menu though. We are very simple- minded folks. Our jobs are demanding so we prefer simpler things outside of work.... like literal menu! Please do not expect us to expand our small and barely- functioning abstract thinking to interpret what the menu says. There were not even pictures to help us. May be they thought the pictures were too common and would have interfered with the distressed- paper vintage design. Ugh, hipsters.

The price of the food is also on the exorbitant side. But it is not their fault. If you stare at the pretty restaurant from outside also you can guess what their food would cost like. So, besides not being interior designers we are apparently not millionaires either.

To make up for the unhelpful menu, the staff were excellent in explaining it to us and making recommendations. The service was efficient and courteous.  S had the Parisian (just because your turkey ham sandwich was made of brioche you had to name it Parisian?), R had the chicken & pancakes while N and R had the Norwegian. Ok, this is totally annoying okay naming food after a nationality or stereotyping the country's food. Not everyone thinks of salmon when you say Norway. And other salmons from other countries might be offended if you start to suggest that they are the exclusive rights of Norway (sorry other Atlantic and South Pacific countries).

The Norwegian consisted of a pair of toasts topped with poached eggs, smoked salmon and hollondaise sauce with a side of salad. N & J gave the food 5/10

The Parisian. It was basically a 2 layered sandwich made out of brioche with slices of turkey ham in between. The brioche were thinly spread with Bechemel sauce. S honestly expected a more cheesy taste (they did promise Gruyere and Parmesan!) but turned out more creamy than cheesy. The sandwich was topped with pretty looking sunny side up eggs and a side of lightly dressed salad. S gave it a 5/10 because it was basically 3 slices of brioche with 2 slices of turkey ham and spread with mayo.

Lastly R had the chicken and pancakes. He quietly ate the food (like critic quiet!) and said the fried chicken pieces were underseasoned. He initially gave it a 7/10 but bowed down to self- inflicted peer pressure and revised it to 5/10 after we gave our rating.

Overall, we decided to give the environment 6/10 because it looked like any other pricey chic restaurants. We gave the service a 7/10 because they were helpful and efficient in taking our orders, delivering our meals and preparing the bill. Food was generally 5/10 with portion being the plus point while the price being the negative point. Total price? RM 120, and we did not even order their specialty coffee, just plain water.

Here is the address if you are interested:

No 53, Jalan SS21/1A, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Closed on Mondays and different days have different opening hours. Beats us.

Ready, set, go!!!

Ok, so today is the start of a brand new day in our group's lives. We decided to record our foodie-mazing adventures for a lark. We have been trying out diverse eateries around Kuala Lumpur, namely PJ/ Bangsar area, on a daily basis that we finally had the idea to document our adventures, hits and misses included. First of all we would like to declare a very important disclaimer... none of us profess to have refined tastes or cultured palates, except for N since he probably only watches food channels and therefore he can name drop a few sophisticated French-y gastronomy terms like sous- vide, bisque, hollandaise and au jus. Ya, I just googled that term just now. We just like to eat. We think of our next food adventure after we have just finished our meal. Secondly, please do not hate us if we post negative reports about your favourite places. Each to his own, right? We are just being honest and really, we will soon run out of an already limited vocabulary if we need to describe another scrumptious, heavenly or decadent crepe cake. And finally, please do not take us seriously. We don't.

Regards,

Honest Foodies Review Team