Old Palace occupies an obscure spot on Hartamas' sleaziest backstreet, but its interesting ideas _ Korean tapas and a wine buffet _ make it worth a stop.
Go chu jang pork ribs, braised with soju, ginseng, ketchup and chili (about RM28). Succulent but somewhat too sour-spicy for our liking. Matter of preference.
Seaweed-wrapped fried dumplings stuffed with kimchi (RM12). Crisp, though customers who crave a full-blown fermented flavor might not feel fulfilled.
Chicken bulgogi skewers (RM12), pan-fried in a house-made, sweet-savory soy sauce mix.
Rice cakes rolled with pork bacon (RM15). Chewy-salty fun.
Squid-and-veggie fritters (RM10). A basic menu for now, but it'll be cool to watch whether this concept takes flight in the near future.
What should be a bona fide hit: the wine buffet, RM60+ for as much as a customer can imbibe within five hours starting six p.m., except Sundays (call to confirm).
Whites: Frontera and Oxford Landing Sauvignon Blancs and Linderman's Semillion Chardonnay.
Reds: Concha Y Toro Merlot, Oxford Landing Shiraz and Linderman's Shiraz Cabernet.
Old Palace Fine Food and Wine,
12, Jalan 22/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-6206-2686
Korean tapas.. that's something quite different for the KL food scene.
ReplyDeleteBaby sumo: yeah, I like the idea, since meals at other Korean restaurants can sometimes be a bit too heavy and elaborate for me =)
DeleteSomething Unique....
ReplyDelete“追食富迪”: a nice change from the usual korean fare =)
DeleteWine buffet sounds like a good idea. will be nice to run a pairing session with their food.
ReplyDeleteMissyblurkit: that's true, it'd be fun to see which wines partner well with korean recipes =)
DeleteKorean tapas? Sound interesting!
ReplyDeleteI'm interested in that chu jang pork ribs, can you taste the ginseng? :P
CK: ooh, the ginseng taste is not very strong. i think the flavor of tomato & chili is the most powerful part of the ribs =)
DeleteAn interesting concept...Korean tapas with unlimited wine...right up ur alley =)
ReplyDeleteUlric: heh, and it's five hours of unlimited wine too :D
Deletehmm.. definitely can be quite appealing when done right! I would assume that the wine buffet could be a hit! :P
ReplyDeleteVien: yeah, the dishes here still could use some fine-tuning, but i definitely like the concept, heh. and yups, i'd definitely need a designated driver to take me home after a wine buffet here =)
DeleteHmm would it be filling enough though?
ReplyDeleteTNG: ooh, there might be rice burgers coming up :D
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