Grrrrrrrrr now need to browse food & flavours forum in addition to travel & living

OK it's decided, this weekend Prime again since nazish already re-audit and give unqualified report

Haha yeah, gonna try and go this weekend I think. Flying back to Msia on Thursday/Friday.

btw http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/29/3176901.htm


lol Le Meridien and Starwood!

Based on Raist's advice we went to Jaya33 and WOW they've got some awesome meat choices. By awesome I mean AACo Wagyu Cube Roll and Black Angus Rib Eye (yes seriously).

Anyway we did the rm8 aussie grass fed rib eye thing and it was delicious.



Oh yeah baby. Blogpost here if you want more info on how to grill it yourself. It's damn easy once you got a couple of tries.

I was talking to "an auntie" but I'm not sure if that's the "old auntie" (cos she wasn't that old ... 40-ish?). was asking her about prime rib availability but she says very hard to get over the counter cos there's almost no demand for it

Hehe yeah, and rm8/100gm is cheap too!

If I'm absolutely honest though I was UBER tempted to splurge on the AACo Wagyu ... or at least the black angus ... branded beef! But settled for the normal aussie one cos I haven't gotten the 'science' of grilling down comfortable enough to confidently grill rm100 pieces of meat, ha ha.

Please go away and never come back. Coliseum real steak, best in Malaysia, yeah right.

I've tried a couple times back when I was living in Sg Long and ... no ... it sucks.

Suzy's corner, #9 "restaurant" (it's a mamak) in KL according to people who go to TA http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Revi...ersekutuan.html


Tony Romas. But you gotta cross border go Singkapo one to get pork one.

Coliseum steak has that "old school" steakhouse feel, but it is vastly inferior and also vastly cheaper.

It's not romantic. If you want romantic, beg borrow or steal a Starwood Privilege card and go Prime.

maybe 15 years ago when M'sia food industry not that happening. Nowadays the bar has been raised significantly higher but the ship's steak quality remained stagnant.

@pspfan Mandarin Grill maybe? I never try before cos wallet not deep enough though

http://www.lotsofcravings.com/2010/03/mand...ntal-kuala.html

Tried some budget steak place at Singapore Changi airport. This doesn't count as medium rare ... right?

If you don't take beef why are you going to a steakhouse?!?

We are asking because steakhouses specialize in (beef) steak, and their other varieties of non-beef dishes are typically "not as good." For example, Prime is one of the best steakhouses in KL. They only have a handful of non-beef mains on the menu, I tried their Chicken, which was (relatively) awful. If you want a good western style restaurant you should ask for suggestions for a western style restaurant, not suggestions for a steakhouse.

I haven't been to Prime in something like 2 years so I can't comment on how good/bad they've been, but no need to exaggerate until like this to "prove your point." Unless you're sporting an actual grill inside your house then perhaps it may be a different story, but 95% of home kitchens will have to make do with pan-searing, which simply won't give you the same results as the specialty equipment that top-notch steakhouses use.

well, this is a Malaysian forum, and seeing as how Karachi isn't quite on the top of most people's holiday destination lists, it's quite unlikely that any of us will ever take advantage of your suggestion

I don't know if you're doing it intentionally or not, but your post reeks of elitism. "I am an ex chef therefore you must listen to me. None of you have eaten as many steaks as I have therefore your opinions are worthless." The last time I checked, this discussion isn't the offices of the Michelin guide, or the kitchens of a steakhouse, or some cooking school. It's a public forum where ordinary, non-chef people, come and give their opinions on food. Do all of us have to have eaten at Cut, Morton's, Ruth Chris, Lawry's and every other top-rated restaurant that serves steak before we can give opinions on whether Victoria Station is good?


I'm not sure this is a proper analogy. Theoretically a head/executive chef is supposed to have already trained/taught/guided/whatever his chefs to cook the food to his standards. So even if he's not always around to supervise his chefs, at least they have (theoretically) the education, knowledge and ability to cook the food with those same standards. Whether or not they slack when their boss isn't around is a separate matter entirely.

As compared to a myanmar guy frying CKT on his own in a food court ...? I don't see what analogy you're trying to make.


This part of your post I agree with. When growing up, I used to love a dinner out at Castell, Jake's, The Ship, etc. Or even the rib eye steak at Eden in Penang. Nowadays I don't step foot in any of these places anymore, I'll either splurge on a 'proper' steakhouse, or just pan-sear my own at home.


Another hint at your elitism. "I am the ex chef here, I know what I'm talking about. You guys all talking c0ck and sin kah lan only because you can't cook as good as I can." In any case you of all people in this thread would know that there are limits to what the average home cook can do with average home kitchen equipment. Sourcing good meat in the first place can be a challenge. Aging in a home fridge is ineffective at best (and can even be downright dangerous).

Guys, any recommendations for steakhouse that is good for 10 diners, with a budget of rm1-1.2k after all ++ (food and non alcoholic drinks)? The "usual suspect" steakhouses that I know of in KL all will be above that amount.

I had a CNY dinner in Jake's Starhill outlet and was extremely unimpressed. For the price we paid (rm900 for 8 adults 2 kids) the steaks were simply mediocre. Frankly speaking I get more satisfaction by buying meat from the shop and pan searing it at home.

Dunno is it because CNY time all the main chefs go on holiday or what. Or maybe it's just this outlet, cos I sort of remember 3 years back I go the damansara outlet the steaks were quite good