Anjappar, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur

Weeeee....Anjappar at Brickfields (136 Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, tel : +60 3-2273 3812)!

First time having an orange lassi. The drink was a little thin with the yoghurt but one could definitely tell that it was made with fresh orange juice.

Love their chicken 65 briyani. The chicken tasted freshly fried and was deliciously spiced/salted. Rice was expectedly true to form from them; savoury and flavourful of the warm spices. Good enough to eat on their own.

We had an order of their eggs kalaki - scrambled eggs which were lightly spiced and nicely done if I might add. 

Masala chai's pretty good here. Much better flavour from the masala than the ones back in Singapore.

Kenny Hills Bakers on The Park, The Exchange TRX, Kuala Lumpur

Dinner at the Kenny Hills Bakers at TRX (The Exchange TRX, PL05, PL06 & L04, Park Level, Persiaran TRX, Tun Razak Exchange, 55188 Kuala Lumpur).

Their smoked haddock toastie with leeks and Gruyere was so good.

Smoky from the fish, salty and cheesy amid all the butteriness in the toasted bread.

There was a dinner only steak, bone marrow and croissant pie which sounded interesting. The top crust was a buttery croissant with a bone wedged in the middle. Yes there was marrow in that bone.

Pie was not bad tasting as a whole and was pretty rich with the gravy and the crust. The lean slices of meat in the pie was plentiful but got boring after a while though.

A couple of mall banana leaf nasi lemak at Nu Sentral

Tried a few banana leaf wrapped nasi lemak from Nu Sentral (201 Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur).

The one from Bungkus Kaw Kaw (Lot-44, LG Floor) wasn't fantastic. Rice didn't have much coconut richness. This tasted very kampong if you catch my drift. Serviceable but not something I'd eat again. Also no hot drinks here it seems.

The one at Nonya Colors (L3 27) fared better with flavouring of both the rice and sambal as a whole. Hot coffee was decent. Not to also mention that there's a variety here for eats other than nasi lemak.

Original Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar, NU Sentral, Kuala Lumpur

We noticed Original Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar previously at Mid Valley. Seeing them again at Nu Sentral kinda piqued our interest again so here (Unit LG. 30 & 31, NU Sentral Mall, 201 Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur) we were.

This was fried fish role, chicken korma and cabbage poriyal and telur dadar with their nasi minyak at 33.90RM. While I have been told that nasi kandar tends to be pricey, this was much more than I expected to pay. Other than the thin-nish gravy from the korma, food's generally not bad tasting. I need to either choose the dishes or location more wisely the next time. 

Bala's Banana Leaf, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Lunch at Bala's Banana Leaf (25 Lorong Ara Kiri 1, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, tel : +60 17-862 2759).

Portions here were...very manageable. I expected food coma inducing quantities but apparently not. Egg briyani came with some spicy sweet fruit chutney/sambal(?) which was actually kinda nice. Reminded me of the fruit chutney from the goat briyani at Dandenong Market years back. That basmati rice was also nice. Light, well spiced and packed a bit of heat. Good enough to eat on its own.

Kaya appam with egg. 

Banana appam with egg. Nice pisang raja-ish type of banana was used here.

Interesting carrot lassi. There was an light gritty texture to the drink and a carrot aftertaste which was unmistakable.

Teh halia was not much gingery.

Alta Cafe, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Heard about the Alta burger from Alta Cafe (59-1 Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, tel : +60 3-2201 0725) and wanted to try it.

Pretty decent looking with smashed patties, cheese, onions, pickles and their special sauce.

Could have been a good cheeseburger in my books if not for an amateur's move - over saucing with that special sauce that wasn't special. That sauce ended up as the dominant flavour blanketing everything between the buns. I wanted a cheeseburger and not a sauce burger. Pity.