Caffeinated@IOI Boulevard Puchong

I always used to read about brunch offers on the net, but somehow never got a chance you use them. Sunday is the only day of the week we have absolutely nothing in our calendars. And I relish the chance to just lie in bed late or hang around at home. This month however, Brinda had extra practices for her gymnastics on Sunday 10.30am. We took this chance to squeeze in our dose of brunch for October….

First stop deal, we got was from Kindmeal.my for place called Caffeinated. This shop has lots of deals listed , even on Offpeak.my for 50% off from items.

Situated at IOI Boulevard, this little corner eatery gives a very cosy feeling, with enough natural light and minimal deco. 

We got the a deal on Cheesy Egg Wrap and 2 caffe latte for RM23, which was a pretty good deal. Normal listed price for the wrap was RM12 and each latte would have cost RM9. ( You can checkout Kindmeal.my for much more Vege option deals).

The eggs were light and fluffy with most of the mozarella concentrated in the middle. Would have preferred it all over. It rested well in a wholemeal tortilla  wrap and lots of green coral with sesame dressing. It’s served with warm mash potatoes that Mira loved.The good thing about this meal is that it doesn't leave you slouching on the chair , saying " I'm FULL" . Proportions were good.

Latte that came with the meal was nice. Nothing spectacular but complemented the meal well.

Saisha ordered Carbonara with Mushroom. They serve chicken bits inside , but im sure it can be customized to be meatless if you want. 

The carbonara was fantastic. It had more of a mushroom taste as it has Shiitake, Shimeji and White button Mushrooms mixed well together with heavy cream, white wine and egg yolk.Throwing some chicken sausages added the extra bite for it.

We ordered a white chocolate drink to go with our meal. What a treat to the kids! They couldn't have enough of it. Consistency was as a fresh milk but tasted as if we were gobbling up melted white chocolates. It would have been better if it was a tad thicker.

Other meatless options on their menu include Plain Oglio Olio for RM7 ( has white wine ) , Sauteed Mushrooms for RM9, Vege wraps for RM12 and for their Breakfast specilities:  Mushrooms with White Sauce( RM15), Grilled Mushroom with Toast ( RM12) and Ommelete with Toast (10) . Not to forget to Vege Pizzas( Mushroom with BBQ sauce based crust ( RM21) & Tomato Classic with Pomodoro crust ( RM20)) 

Bon Appetit! 

Caffeinated ( IOI Boulevard) 

Jalan Kenari 5, 

Bandar Puchong Jaya, 

47100 Puchong, 

Selangor, Malaysia

Tel: 0380805882

Loving Hut @ Puchong

We tried out another Vegetarian restaurant in Bandar Puteri Puchong few weeks back. Everytime we passed this shop, it was always packed with people, and when I did some check on the internet, it had quite  a few good feedback.

Loving Hut , with a tag line of BE VEGAN:MAKE PEACE, Peace Begins on Our Plate, is a cozy little corner shop on the opposite side of Giant, facing the undeveloped area in Bandar Puteri.

We loved the menu when we saw, little mock meat , more fresh vege’s, mushroom products and even their dish names are not too Meaty, apart from the vegetarian steak ( haha)

We ordered the Dry Chili with Mushroom( RM12) first , cause its my favourite :-) . The taste of the mushrooms were nice. Didn’t feel like we were eating mushrooms. It had a  chewy touch enhanced by a mildly spicy taste with lots capsicums, baby corn and cauliflower added, though I was missing the cashews that usually come in dishes like this. Still thumbs up for me.

A must for the kids is a sweet and sour dish. This time we opted for the Sweet and Sour Sauce with Veggie Steak( RM12). Not too sweet or too tangy. The kids loved it.

The Thai green curry ( RM12) we ordered was slightly different then the other ones we had tried. It was more soupy than a thick gravy. It was packed with lots of weird meaty mushrooms i had not tasted before. Weird in a good way. Nice to be exposed to more varieties in the Mushroom family. The taste of the green curry was not spicy hot , but the flavors of the authentic Thai green curry were well in place. Even the kids had a go with it, so i can say spicy level was 0 -2 only. 

We ordered few other dishes as well, such as Tofu with Mixed Vege ( Rm10) and Chinese Mushroom with Vegetables( RM16). Both were delicious. We all had no complains on the food. The aromatic flavours and tastes delighted all our senses.Ingredients were fresh and juicy. No one missed the non veg food at all!

All our rice came with the black sesame seeds, much to Brinda's dismay. However eating it together with the rest of the dishes, she totally forgot about it and ate it all.

We opted for the Sunny Forest and Rose Lemon Juice to try out their tempting drink mocktail menu,

Sunny Forrest came as a refreshing lime soda kind of drink. Loved it on a hot weather. 

The Rose Lemon juice was also as bubbliciously good as the former. It had lemon grass / pandan leave shavings with tiny rose buds on top. The drinks were a mix of rose syrup and carbonated drink, like a sprite/7 up.  Give it a try when you come here. 

Ragu had a non alcoholic beer. It smelt like beer, tasted like beer to me but I never liked beer anyway, so didn’t enjoy it. Ragu said it was good alternative for those who didn’t want to get drunk .LOL.

For dessert , we had Mango with Snowball( RM5.80). Nice chunks of fresh mango on mango puree, with jelly and flour balls. Perfect way to end the lunch! 

So my opinion, this is one good shop that dishes out lovely vegetarian food, has great service as all our orders came quick and had no slack with any of the tastes in the food. 

The full range of menu can be found on their website below: 

www.lovinghutmalaysia.com

Bon Appetit !!

SuperVeg Cafe at Puchong

*** Update**
Revisited this place today, and looks like they have changed the layout of the place..Feels  more cosy now and people running this place are definitely more friendly. One new dish i thought i should mention that is worth a shout is the Dry Wan Ton Mee. Trying is this time round made me wish why i didnt come here sooner. BBQ Char Siew was chewy and juicy while the Wan Tons in the soup, had complemented the dish so well...
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There's a new vegetarian, vegan cafe in Puchong called SuperVeg Cafe. With so many vege restaurants sprouting out in and around KL, i'm amazed how they can still come up with different and interesting names to call them.

SuperVeg is located around Puteri Mart, at the block behind The WOK. Its a bit difficult to find as its not on the main road. Having another vegetarian restaurant  as its neighbour did not deter Superveg's opening. Though neighbor servers authentic Chinese vegetarian cuisine, SuperVeg concentrates on alternative meals, ranging from Western , Asian and Fusion. They server breakfast, lunch , and dinner. The setup of the shop is rather simple, and very spaced out. You got to order and pay at the counter and the meals will be served at your table.

Their menu's are written on the blackboard at the back of the shop and they have a "Today's Special section" .

I got very excited seeing the options there. Burgers, Wraps, Fish and Chips, Chicken chop. Buns, Pizza, Sandwiches, Soups and Salads, Nasi Lemak and rice dishes. Quite a lot i would say. Prices are quite reasonable , for their portions.

Kids wanted the normal Sweet and Sour Chicken with rice, Ragu got the Nasi Lemak and i settled with the SuperVeg Burger .

The Sweet Sour presentation was just like any other shop. Taste was good. But ordinary.

There are two types of Nasi Lemak , one is with boiled egg(3.90) and another SuperVeg Nasi Lemak  (RM6.50) with Fried egg and curry Chicken. We had the latter.

The least one could ask for when ordering a nasi lemak is having some lemak in the rice, and not served with white rice. Quite a disappointment for us, but for those who prefer plain rice nasi lemak, you'll be happy. As per their website, this is their signature dish, with really good sambal. I must admit, it was nice.Chicken curry was on the sweetish side.

My SuperVeg Burger ( RM5.50)made up for our disappointment with the nasi lemak. The burger had a fried egg, cheese and vegetarian patty with slight mayo , served with warm fries.

Our opinion : if you want quick vegetarian version of fast foods, you can head here.And you should be a mock meat lover to enjoy the foods here. ( Ragu wasn't a fan of it at all) . Food was nothing extraordinary, from the few that we could sample. But if you are around the area, you might want to drop by to try out their other dishes, like Bak Kut Teh and Pizza.Do share your views if they are good.

Bon Appetit


SuperVeg Cafe
No.G-36, Jalan Puteri 4/8 Bandar Puteri Puchong
SuperVegCafe

Porcupine Place Setiawalk

Before I even start, I need to say the pics that are being posted just will not justify how wonderful the dishes are. You just have to come here and taste it.

We booked Porcupine Place for dinner via Offpeak.My to get 20% discount on the food bill. It was totally worth it. There are some places that makes you feel so welcomed that you really don't mind paying the full or more. This is one of those places. From the moment we entered the front door in Setiawalk, we were greeted warmly, showed to our seats. Clearly a very family friendly place, with subtle and homely décor. They just opened in December.

On the right of the main front door, you can see all the freshly made pasta all lined up. It was a sign, that we were in for a real threat. Sauces, pasta, desserts - everything was done from scratch to ensure its freshness and quality.

We spoke to the co owner of the restaurant , Wen who coincidently is a doc from Britain who gave it up to pursue her cooking passion. Her partner and partner in life, Jon  is the other chef who was at action when we were there. Its nice when the person who prepares your meal cooks for passion and not forced to do it.

Wen guided us on all the vegetarian options we could get from here. There were so many choices, we just couldn't decide. But on recommendation we tried the  Twisted Pesto,  Crispy Mushroom Tortellini and crispy Frittata. There was the Vege burger( Beanie-licious) that we were so tempting to order but worried we wont be able to finish. More reason to come next time.

The Twisted Pesto is not the standard basil, pine nuts pesto. This is made from Laksa leaves ( daun kesum) and it was wonderful. Paired with the freshly made tagliattele , it was something so different, a fusion I had never tasted before. Don't mind the pic. We couldn't wait to dig in and then realized there were no pics. LOL.

The next we had was the crispy frittata. Easy to the eyes and easy to the mouth, what beauty this dish was and it was flavor upon flavor on plate. The eggs were perfectly cooked and the toppings gave a really nice crunch.

 

We also had the crispy mushroom Tortellini which is basically sautéed mushrooms and wrapped, fried in wan ton sheets. I was skeptical but was truly dumbfounded when I popped it in my mouth . Bursting with mushroom flavor, it was topped with an amazing cream sauce with dollops of tomato dip.

 

 

The kids and Ragu ordered the Crustacean Pasta and the Skinny White Fish

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 The kids loved the pasta. It was creamy and delicious and was filled with crab meat . And the Skinny White Fish had an amazing sauce, another fusion of spice and Asian flavor. Two thumbs up here.

For dessert , we ordered two from the menu. A banana ice cream dessert and a chocolate brownie . Although both were good in its own way, I think hands down another dish was going to win .

 

Banana sorbet with walnuts and Chocolate sauce..

 

The beautiful choc brownie.

Now, the finale of the entire meal was a surprise indeed. Wen served every table in the restaurant with a plate of meringue mushrooms. NOW , that is what you call good hospitality.
And it was the best meringues I had ever tasted. Not overly sweet but just perfect. When it melts in your mouth, you will appreciate how the dash of ginger just complements them.

LOVE this place and cant wait to go back again. You should too!

Porcupine Place
B-3A-G, Setiawalk, Puchong. Ground floor
Open Tues - Sun .
03-5888-9929

Lahari Kitchen

There is a new kid on the block ,named Lahari Kitchen. I must admit that my block ( Puchong ) has several banana leaf Indian Restaurants, but I can't remember when was the last an  Indian Restaurant serving North and South Indian dishes was around.

 

Lahari Kitchen , meaning Kitchen from Over the Seas is situated 3 doors away from Pelita, near IOI Mall. The shop is owned by, husband and wife , Deepak and Komalah, who started this restaurant sometime in Dec 2014 with only lunch menu. Then too they were getting large crowds. Now they are fully geared up and are open for dinner. Having vast experience with catering for events and parties around Klang Valley, Deepak , who is also the main Chef decided with his wife to venture in to Indian cuisine eatery, with his signature Hydrebadi Dum Briyani and  share his passion of food with folks from around here.

 

It was an indeed a wise move. He uses only the finest ingredients brought from India for all his cooking. The dishes we had for lunch were not the conventional Indian food you get from all the other Banana Leaf restaurants. They were different names and ingredients put in like the Fenugreek chicken , Duck Curry and many more. A real nice treat for a change.

 

 

 

 

 

For me,  I was overjoyed with the vegetarian options I had for lunch. There were minimum of 9 dishes and all of them were very tasty, from the cucumber raita to grated coconut with cabbage , Aloo Gobi to gourdes.

 

 

The Chicken Dum Briyani is cooked in a traditional pot brought from India, so it seals the taste and aroma for the food. Even the method of cooking this was exciting to hear. For lunch , I brought my friend, Faesal and Ragu for sampling the Briyani , since I am vegetarian . Both said the rice was really good. The chicken was rather dry for them, but accompanied with all the other accompaniments, they wiped the plates clean.

Dum Briyani

 

 

The Menu for the night consists of Indian dishes like Dosas, Tandoori's , Gobi Manchurian. local menu such as fried beehoon, rice and north india fare ie Nans , Prathas and many more. You might need to be a bit patient for the night as some dishes take a while to be served, since they are cooked over the charcoal stove. Most of the dishes we tried were on the spicy side, but I guess that's signature Hyderbadi style.

 

Ragu enjoyed the Chicken Tikka the most, which was not spicy while the kids had their Butter Chicken ( ask for not spicy if you need it bland) 

 

 

Chicken Tikka

 

                                                                                         Butter chicken

We ordered Kadai Vegetable ( Mix Vege Indian Style) , Naan 's and Pudina Pratha. All the bread were good , soft and hot from the stove although we had to wait quite a bit. It was worth the wait.

Kadai Vegetable

 

Pudina Pratha

They serve Lassi's too - though not the overly thick creamy ones, they offered several different options to choose from. I would definitely recommend the Mint Lassi.  Totally outstanding!
Strawberry Lassi and Mint Lassi below .

                                                                      

On your way out , if you happen to see something colourful on the counter, don't forget to buy it. Its their home made candy that makes you want to buy another 5 more packets cause one is just not enough.

P.S : Thanks Faesal for joining us .

Bon Appetit!!

Lahari Kitchen
G-6, Jalan Merbah 2, Bdr Puchong Jaya
IOI Mall Lane
laharikitchen@gmail.com
0162185920/0102618854