MFM like you said is only good for their prawns which i enjoy too but nothing special besides that. their service sucks for sure. too darn slow.
i think vintry near Pusat bandar damansara serves rather nice food, with a nice enough setting. but its non halal tho. Las Carritas is another great choice definitely falls in your budget, but i don't think there's one in a mall. but imo, eateries in a mall don't really ooze nice ambiance for a special dinner =/

maybe cos

a) i come from a region with 90%+ Malays
b) i might have blood from other race.

but this being M'sia - we actually enjoy food of race that are not ours.

however, i refuse to pay premium for something that's not better than what's outside.

the thing is this la, when it comes to Western food, those at higher-end places really DO serve much better food.

even in TGIF / Chilis, you can have a delicious burger for RM 20, get it to be done medium-rare and voila, beats the crap out of the expensive Wendy's, Carls and BK.

same can't be said for those Malay / Chinese food, often over priced equivalent of what could be found other place.



for me, their fish & chip set. the dory fish with that sauce of theirs, it's good.

other than that, i haven't try them.

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Added on June 10, 2009, 10:45 pm

Las Carretas! been there, i find the food ok la. it's nice and special but don't feel like going back.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 10 2009, 10:46 PM

yup, their prawns (although a bit small) are way much better than their fish servings. i thought my fried dory was a bit fishy and tasteless and weird texture cos it's a cheap fish, so i ordered a grilled salmon during the next visit, and it's still the same... or maybe i just dunno how to appreciate those kind of dishes...
anyway, yeah, eateries in malls arent as exquisite as the ones outside, and the atmosphere is different too, but eating outside is quite a hassle for her... she doesnt like having to go to many places in one day... unless it's just dinner, then i can take her outside... but knowing her, she would like to shop and watch a movie afterwards, so i'll have to settle for something inside the mall... thanks for ur suggestion though

eateries in mall also depends la. you see places like Vietnam Kitchen (less crowded area of 1U new wing), Zanmai Sushi (less crowded area of 1U new wing), Chilis (less crowded area of 1U new wing), Good Evening Bangkok (hidden corner of 1U new wing), TGIF (hidden corner of 1U old wing) and so on - they're actually ok mah in terms of ambience.

i didn't like Good Evening Bangkok dishes though. lucky eat for free.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 10 2009, 10:55 PM

u're from... kelantan? and u're a... mix too? hehe. anyway, agree with the bolded sentences. i'm a big fan of prawn mee, and it seems that the ones sold by the hawkers or made by my mom beat the ones sold at those kopitiams, little penang, penang this, penang that cafe... same goes for nasi lemak, and some other traditional recipes...
i ordered a burger at chili's once, it was medium-rare, and the burger was really huge and the meat was really juicy! but i guess my stomach wasnt used to half-cooked meat, i got diarrhoea for 3 days... so painful i cant even walk to the toilet, need to crawl... next time i'm ordering well done...

oh, the same thing i had... but mine was terrible though...

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Added on June 10, 2009, 11:09 pmvietnam kitchen cannot eat cos they serve pork... but there's a similar diner at shah alam, called asiari, serving the same stuff like vietnam kitchen but without the pork dishes... thank god they have a halal branch! the food is really good for the low prices... the vietnam coffee is highly recommended!

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Jun 10 2009, 11:15 PM

not mixed, but often mistaken to be a Malay.

suspect may have ancestors of other race. not sure, since i come from the North.

speaking of makan, you can try Cozy Corner. Ampang Park | Jaya 33 | Great Eastern Mall.

i would go GE Mall wan la, you see a lot of Malays go there for their lunch on Sunday - so i believe it's Halal la. waitress seems to be Malay too. so yeah, i guess confirm lor.

ohh... maybe u do have mixed blood... hehe.. maybe that's why u like malay food...
hmm, i went to cozy corner once in ampang park... their chinese-style beef steaks are to die for! just rm20 for 3 generous slabs of tender juicy meat, i have no idea how are they making profit... great service too.. looking forward to another visit soon..

their chicken chop too pricey la. i got better place to go at around 1/3 the price.

but i like the GE Mall branch for their food la. good choice, clean place. decent service and speed.

guess they use the profit from the chicken chop to cover for the chinese-style steak... anyway, will consider this diner as well..

i rekomen u eat fine dining at pappa rich kopitiam !

i rekomen hailam kopitiam!

pappa rich i always see, but hailam kopitiam never heard of them...

i wish i didnt hear of hailam kopitiam b4 also. stimix always bring me there

How the heck did the fine dining thread degenerate into this??!

Ok this another of my rekomen

Star HIll Gallery (lower ground)


FISHERMAN'S COVE

http://eatdrinkkl.blogspot.com/2009/05/fis...downstairs.html

I eated there few times, very enjoi the fish dishes, is consider of fine dining to me.

dinner for 2 set me back RM200++ (easily 300++)

Taste wise is real good, but location caveat: the walking pathways in Starhill Feast is pebblestones. Not for those lady who seldom wear heels!

Fisherman's Cove is very nice. Ate there a few times. Good tasty food and nice ambience, especially if you are seated upstairs.

but do not be suprising at the portions, esp the appetizer.

some are REALLY small. dainty. but flavorful is much.

i am not rekomen fine dining at lobsterman in pj ss2. really manyak kedekut. sos oso wanna kedekut how to do business la like dat.
my thermidor, fuah RM 200++. sos given is worst than kicap ok. gimme kicap oso better.

haha. well this happens when people have their own definition of fine dining.

have been explaining it since February........

i have to say d lobsterman SS2, per lobster cost is reasonable but yeah the sos really kedekut.
i eat the lobster with yee mee also less sos.

go for baked one or sashimi lor. bring ur own kikkoman kicap to dip the sashimi la.

many forumer here is not $$$ rich wat, not can afford hardcore fine dining with foie gras, truffles and expensive wines...