Food galore

 Now that MCO is uplifted and it's CMCO and dining restrictions are less strict, I can finally tone down on my cooking time hahaha and eat out!! Here's some food adventures since MCO was uplifted.

Hana Dining and Sake Bar, Sunway Pyramid.

Yes, the food were fresh but it's too pricey for my liking.

Headed back to Thosai Cafe because we absolutely love their variety of thosais.

We even asked for spicy ones and the chef recommended some which definitely suited our palate. Will always revisit this place if we're around the area.

Had dinner at Envi Skydining.

Smoked salmon appetizers.

Baked fish.

Smoked duck pizza.

Pasta

Wagyu beef (don't know why there's cheese on top lol)

Lamb cutlets was the winner for me!

Great view with great company summed up a perfect night. Envi is good for special occasions and food and price were decent.

Bought some desserts from Good Ground Bakery, Subang.

The husband really loved the matcha cheesecake. The chocolate tart was not too bad as well.

Finally, made a visit to Hejau.

Their matcha drinks were refreshing.

Their polo bun however was a disappointment. The butter was melted so how was I supposed to insert the butter in the bun? LOL

Luckily, right around the corner we dined at Ramen Bar Shi Shi Do.

Black garlic ramen

Curry spicy ramen.

This definitely lived up to its hype. The broth were very flavorful and exciting. But only thing was that need to queue up before entering and once ordered, we actually waited almost half an hour for food to arrive. But if you don't mind waiting, then this ramen place is a must visit!

Saw a very instagrammable cafe. Mary Jane opened at Jalan Petaling and made reservations to dine for lunch.

Lychee Mojito (RM20)

Cappucino (RM16)

Lychee Rose Macaron (RM7)

Crab & Egg Drop (RM29)

This took almost an hour to arrive. Because it was opening weekend, so they couldn't cope with the spike of guests. However, the server kept apologising.

Beef rendang pie (RM29)

Quite hollow inside haha but the taste was not bad. If there was more curry, would have been better.

Interior was as beautiful as you see on instagram.

Do also check out the powder room and you'll be surprised. Everything inside was flowery and the interior definitely did not disappoint. But, only if their service improved, can visit again.

Walked down the street and found this 'Da Bao' restaurant which sells everything mantao.

Beef mantao.

Ice cream mantao.

Their inti taste was not overpowering so a bit bland with the bread. Quite disappointing actually.

Dae.Janji, Subang

Nasi lemak with korean fried chicken. Not bad.

Wonton noodles with soft shell crab. For some reason, inside the crab was cold and not cooked? Not sure if it was supposed to be that way so I kinda wasted the crab. Noodles was decent though.

But RM26 for this was on a high side.

All day Polo Bun, PJ

This is how you make a good polo bun! Crunchy crust with unmelted butter inside. Soo good!!

Had the cheese pork chop polo bun also.

Luncheon meat polo bun.

Tried their egg tart as well.

Overall, food and service was very good. Will definitely re-visit. Since we can't travel to Hong Kong, at least can taste a bit of HK hehehe

Any nice new cafes to recommend me? 

Staycation @ Shangri-la with Horizon Club benefits

 Just had a super awesome staycation at Shangri-la hotel, KL. We actually bought a flash sale deal which entitled us to a room at only RM344/night with Horizon Club benefits. But, the better part was that they upgraded us to a HUGE suite just for the two of us =) Yay, thanks Shangri-la!

When you enter, there is a working space with an attached bathroom on the side.

Then you come to the living room

After that, there is a master bedroom with adjoining bathroom

Look at this bathtub! Spaciousss!!

Thank you for the sweet gesture.

There were:

2 bathrooms; and

3 televisions (in the living hall, bedroom and bathroom)

for a couple who totally enjoyed the entire staycation hehehe

There are facilities which hotel guests are entitle to such as jacuzzi, sauna, steam bath and the gym. The gym was huge and filled with all working equipment.

The jacuzzi is so luxe!

The best part is enjoying the Horizon Club benefits at the Club Lounge.

You get to enjoy:

Breakfast buffet

All-day coffee, tea, chilled juices and soft drinks

Afternoon tea (3:00pm to 5:00pm)

Evening cocktails (5:00pm -7:00pm)

There's quite a variety of alcohols to choose from so it's really value for money!

You have no idea the amount of alcohols we consumed during the evening cocktails haaha

Canapes are served during afternoon tea and refreshed during the evening cocktails so you really are being pampered with a variety of food here.

Then, there's a swimming pool to cool yourself down

Or enjoy the spa. They had a promotion for the spa with buy 1 and get 2nd at 50% off so we took the offer.

The therapist is probably one of the best I have encountered. The techniques and massages were relaxing and healing. I had some joint pains and I was totally cured off it after that. 

Buffet breakfast for one hahaha

Overall, we really enjoyed our stay. I stayed in Shangri-la some fourteen years ago and I forgot how good the experience was. The hotel does look old but don't be fooled by the exterior with the warm smiles, friendly services, awesome food and luxurious facilities inside. The whole check in process was smooth and although there were many people that weekend, they had enough staffs who were proactive and many servers at the Club Lounge to cater for the spike of guests. 

Since it's CMCO period, housekeeping is done without the guests in the room and if you need anything, just whatsapp them. They were super efficient in replying my whatsapps and very polite too. We had no complaints at all and really enjoyed our stay the entire weekend. Trust me when I say they have good service because we really judge a place by its service not its facilities actually haha We have been to 5 star hotels with terrible service and would not return. Safe to say, Shangri-la is definitely on my come-back list.

On a sidetrack, what to do when you're in the middle of KL and you're initially from KL? LMAO

The hotel is very near Changkat, Bukit Bintang and since we do not need to drive, we could go all out drinking hehehe We walked to Changkat (around 8 minutes) and bar hopped the entire night

Was probably not sober the entire weekend LOL

Another place nearby is a lane full of restaurants at Lorong Raja Chulan. We walked around and was interested with the menu at Pier 12 Seafood Tavern.

They had a promo of RM10 per glass cocktail. Look at that portion, so worth it

I had chilli crabs and although it doesn't look like the normal gravy type, but it was so juicyy and delicious. Very fresh and the server even cracked it open for me(saved my husband from the hassle). Love love love and RM120 for this which I think is reasonably priced for restaurants in the heart of KL.

My husband ordered lamb meatball pasta and the server told us it's tomato base and we wanted the pasta to be spicy so he said he will inform the chef. We didn't know what to expect as it's our first time but the chef totally delivered! The pasta came out spicy and really like how we wanted and we were delighted they adhered to our request. 

Good view directly facing Menara KL. We were seated at the bottom but we saw people going up and the server asked us whether we wanted to move upstairs after we finished our food and we did.

Dessert to end the night.

The overall experience was a great one. The server was proactive and friendly. And you know what? They do not charge service fee so if you're happy (like us), tip the server. Again, service was the highlight and we always like a good service.

Shangri-la is also near Pavillion and KLCC shopping centres. We decided to go KLCC this time. A bit quieter than Pavillion during the CMCO period.

We dined at Two Sons. It's been a long time and I miss their clams.

Chilli buttercream clams. So yummy!

Bread bowl from the All day Breakfast menu.

So, if you're looking for food options around your staycations at KL, hope these helped hehe