Betjeman & Barton

Sometime last month, Valentine’s day to be exact – my friend , Mena asked me to join her for an event under WEVENTS group.  It’s a no men, Women’s only event held once in a few months, for working ladies to meet up , chat and just let their hair down. This time on how to make perfume!

Tammy Lim who is the president of Wevents

Shelby Khoo from Bisou Bon Bon

( She was the perfume guru for the day and man , she knew her stuff )

 The event was held at Betjeman & Barton in 1 Utama. Nope – have not heard of this place before , so I was pretty excited to see what they have in store. I knew it was a tea joint, but they had other things to order too.  

This shop was started off by Arthur Betjemen and Percy Barton in 1919 – two tea experts in France. They have lots of tea in this shop – all sorts .  We were served with the tea in an adorable tea pot , and they had many other types of teapots , tea canisters on sale too. Some really quaint and dainty, some just pretty and posh.

 

Classy Tea Pots

Tea Canisters

 ( Pic :Wevents)

 

The part I was waiting for was the hi tea :  the macaroons and cakes already looked so tempting on display when I walked into the shop. They had something called the Afternoon Tea Set and it was lovely. Several types of cakes, macaroons and chocs served on a 3 tier plate , with a fabulous tea. For me , tea is just not my cup of tea :-) , but this was different. It was light , it had flavor and went down well, you just feel like drinking from the tea pot. But then.. lets behave now :-). The tea that was served  called the Hidden Rose tea, their signature Pouchkine tea.

Ms. Lee ( Manager for Corporate & Business Dev for Betjeman & Barton)

 

 



 

Each of these items can be bought separately too if you don't want to get the afternoon tea set. From the choice we were given, I would recommend the macaroons, lemon tart ,Mangue mousse ( mango mousse), Oreo Cheese Mousse and Tiramissu.

( Mango Mousse)

( Oreo Cheese Mousse)

 (Yummy Macaroons)

Don't forget also the assortment of hand made chocs. They come in so many variants : Blueberry Milk hearts, Dark Pralinosa and etc..

 

All of them melt straight in the mouth and have an extremely smooth texture. The macaroons were too sweet for my friend so , do opt it out if you don't feel all too sugary..

At the end we were served with an amazing tea ice cream with beetroot & black sesame cone. Ice cream was awesome. The cone was much of an acquired taste. Felt a slight bitter Thumbs up for the creativity.

 (pic : wevents)

After all the sugar loading , I will have only one thing to say. Great tea served with great accompaniments.

 

Bon appetite!

  

Betjeman & Barton Tea Room Malaysia
G220, Ground Floor,

1 Utama (Old Wing),

Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

 

The Beer Factory ( TBF)

Sometime , couple of weeks ago, we went over to our favorite  hang out spot in Setia Walk. The Beer Factory also known as TBF. For a while now ,they were undergoing renovations and it was a so nice to see the place fully renovated, giving a real nice family restaurant vibe.

 

 

 

 The change I was looking  for was the MENU, cause the waitress said they were having whole new revamp. This place has stopped serving pork and having a new chef .

The drinks menu had  new entries that looked good. The different types of Mojito's reminded me of Soul'ed Out  Mojito spread. The were several options for Margarita's and Slushies too.

 

I couldn't resist the Kedondong Asam Boi Mojito. It was refreshing, minty and perfect for a hot day. It came with a familiar sugar cane stick :-)

 

Another one that was good was the Strawberry Margarita,

 

 

The new menu I was hoping to have my favourites in there, but they were no where to be found. Namely the Dancing Nacho's and the Chocolate Lava ( to die for). There were several new options , with about 9- 10  vegetarian options. Great!

 

The first one we tried was the Potato Hotcake with Ricotta Cheese. The hotcake tasted more like a Strawberry and Blueberry Pancake than a potato hotcake ( couldn't taste much of the potato there). The amazing thing about the dish was the blueberry jam, which Mira was licking away.  The ricotta cheese was good complement to the fresh strawberries and blueberries on top of the hotcakes. There was salad on top of the hotcake with brown sauce. A bit confusing in tastes for me, having sweet and savory together.

 

 

Next we tried something called Dog Food..Hehe. Weird name it was. A mix of fries and nachos with cheese and meat sauce. We opted for no meat and expected the dish to be grilled with the cheese. Unfortunately the sauces came separately so it didn't give us the bang we always got from their previous menu, The Dancing Nachos.

 

 

One nice thing about the revamped TBF is KIDS EAT FREE! with any main meal ordered. The girls ordered the  Big Hero Pasta, pleasantly surprised that it had no meat and such a kid friendly food.

 

I tried  the Magic Mushroom Carbonara and dare I say.. its the BEST I have tried. Perfect blend of  cheese  and creaminess. Mushrooms were cooked well, didn't have mushy feel or awkward smell. It was a combi of 3 types of mushrooms, White Buttons ,Shimeji and Oyster. Kudos to the chef for this.

Ragu tried the Atlantis Pizza - A seafood pizza. Quite disappointing for him. It was rather flat and we won't order it again.

There are other Vege options , though not specifically labeled ( V) , such as Salad Sticks, Magic Mushroom Bruschetta, Carrot & Celery Toothpicks and Magic Mushroom Soup.

The dessert time is the favorite time of the entire meal for the kids, especially at this place. They too were eager to try out the new options. On the menu, there was a dish called  Brownie Bombs ( labeled TBF choice). We ordered that and another called Oreo Garden.

 Brownie Bombs

Oreo Garden

Now the verdict, even if the Brownie Bomb was the TBF choice, the Oreo Garden wins, hands down.

The brownie was dry , hard and cold and definitely would have made the dish different if the brownie came warm. Ice cream and choc sauce was just normal.

What is in the Oreo Garden you ask?? Its layers of chocolate, creamy parfait, ice cream, choc lava and Oreo crumbs. It was utter BLISS!

 

So with the new items in and new renovations, TBF will still remain the joint we will haunt.

So to my brother in law, sorry - no more succulent Pork Belly that you talk so highly about.

 

 

And to my kids, sorry no more Chocolate Lava - which you call " The Best in the World"

 

 

Bon Appetit Everyone.

 

 

The Beer Factory

SetiaWalk, Persiaran Wawasan,

Pusat Bandar Puchong,

47160 Puchong, Selangor

 

Tel : 0108993535