Olio Olio delight @ Gino's Recipe, Ara Damansara

It seems that we can never get tired of this place :D From time to time when we are looking for great, non - syubhah halal pork - free Italian food, Gino here in Ara Damansara is where we head to. Of course, there's one in Kepong Village too but that is when we catch up with the latest movie.

Enchante Mediterranean ~ Le Midi @ Bangsar

 

Sometimes you just have to go see it for yourself to see whether what people said are true. I have read quite a number of unpleasant reviews on Le Midi, but to balance it out there are also positive reviews.

Gino's Recipe @ Ara Damansara

At first glance, the place does not look impressive at all, in fact it looks more like those rundown near bankrupt kinda place. Sorry, no offense though.

I guess the inside kinda make up with it, blasting Italian songs to compliment the atmosphere.

Let’s start with entrée.

 I think we started good with garlic bread and bruschetta.

 I don’t mind it, the watery tomato – based seafood soup is OK for the garlic bread, just a bit sloppy in appearance. Not all seafood soup needs to be thick to be nice. The amount of clams, calamari rings, mussels and prawns are adequate enough for 2 people to share.

 Mussels baked with cheese – I’m on a strict diet but they look nice on the plate of salad.

 Main: baked salmon with capers.

 Main: I love my rack of lamb. The sauce is tangy, but the lamb a bit tough.

 Main: baked aubergine. Cheese and eggplant never taste better!

Classic; Thomas Kemper root beer.

But I’m not sure whether I should label this post as Italian or Mediterranean food as Gino seems to be covering both. By the way, I heard their aglio olio is pretty nice. Next time then =)

Amazingly, this place does not serve alcohol and non of the food is cooked with alcohol.


1-06G Blk1, Jalan PJU 1A/1, Ara Damansara
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 47301
03-7842 6637

Zam Zam Arabic Restaurant @ Shah Alam

Sahara Tent aside, Shah Alam has another Middle East diner to boast about. It's slightly cheaper option than Sahara Tent, with an open parking space that makes it convenient to drop by anytime. Quite a popular place, weekends see the place packed with families and buddies.

Mediterranean food @ Tarbush Restaurant, Empire Shopping Mall, Subang Jaya

This place, to be honest, whenever I passed by , is always quiet. Ok, maybe there would be 1 or 2 table filled, but mostly when I passed by, it's quiet. Maybe I chose a wrong time to pass by...

What they always tell you is that never to drop by a quiet looking shop as it usually means that the place sucks. But the teapots are calling me... (Lame excuse)

The teapots are calling me...

For starters: Wara ainab (rice wrapped in pickled wine leaves) and yogurt cucumber salad. Not bad. Believe me, I slurped the yogurt away like soup (It's an acquired taste but I'm a yogurt lover)

My main dish: lamb arayes (mince lamb and herbs sandwiched between the lebanese bread). Dip in chilli sauce, yummy!

So what they say about quiet places... Maybe I just got lucky ^_^