House Frankfurt @ Bangsar Baru

My earliest association with the Germany was my pen-pal – Sabine,  back in my secondary school days. I guess in the age of e-mails, FB, twitter etc , pen-pals might be something obsolete..ah..the joy of getting a letter with the foreign stamps delivered by  the postman. Exposure to the German language was when Chunny took up German in Uni-days, and from that I got to learn one word- guten morgen.

Anyway, as you might have expected, this is another meal we purchased from the Groupon promotion.  The deal was inclusive of :

 It was a Saturday night , not a good choice to go to Bangsar Baru as parking can be atrocious, Chunny- my makan kaki for the day managed to spot a free spot at a backland not far from the House Frankfurt, Bravo ! The place was packed and in full swing when we arrived at about 8 pm. The setting was cozy . Our table which was at an enclosure near the end of the restaurant was set rather close to the next table, if I stretch, I could probably nick some garlic bread from our neighboring diner

First up, the soup, there were two choices, soup of the day and goulash. We ordered one of each. Did a www search on goulash and got to know that this thick stew/soup originate from the Hungarian cattle herders. There were generous amounts of beef cubes in this beef soup, this could have easily have  been a meal on  its own, The soup was very flavourful, rich but not too heavy.

We were also served with some garlic bread. Crispy, warm and garlicky – the way garlic bread should be !

Grilled knuckle of pork (RM52) with sauerkraut, mash potatoes and gravy. The knuckle was a fairly good size. The knuckle was covered by thick crispy grilled skin which didn’t take too much of an effort to cut through to get to the meat. The knuckle was lightly marinate and one could still taste the porky taste from the meat, so I guess tThe meat was lightly marinated which , not too tough, not too soft. This was quite enjoyable. I guess the correct way is to eat this with the skin, but after looking at the layer of fat underneath, I got a bit worried and did  my best to remove some of the bad fat before introducing it into my system. I found that the skin lost its crunchiness and turned slightly rubbery once the knuckle loss its heat. I must say that the sauerkraut is an acquired taste which I have yet to master. After checking from the wikipedia, I got to know that the sauerkraut is fermented by various lactic acid  bacteria. The sour flavour is a result of the acid that forms when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage

The other main course that we ordered was : Thueringer bratwurst, fried pork or chicken or veal sausage served with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes.  We were served two sausages, one big and the other one smaller, I am not sure which is which, was in pork and chicken ? pork and veal ? chicken and veal ? I don’t know. But anyway, the bigger sausage had a more even texture and from someone like me who is only exposed to (cheap) frozen hotdogs, this was delicious, the texture was springy and very tasty. The smaller sausage was a bit tougher and both Chunny and myself prefer the larger version. Size does matter ?

You can view the menu by clicking here

Overall, an interesting and enjoyable meal, and I have added sauerkraut and bratwurst to my vocabulary.

 Operating hours : Open daily from 12 noon to midnight

Location :

House Frankfurt Restaurant

12, Jalan Telawi 5,

Bangsar Baru.

59100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : 2284 1624

http://www.housefrankfurt.com

Joseph Kitchen @ Bangsar

A very late posting for a meal we had before Christmas 2011…

This was another promotional meal from Groupon , the total meal was valued at RM58.20 and one only have to pay RM24. Err..not easy to resist..and at that time we thought that since nobody was going to invite us  for Christmas dinner, we have to invite ( and pay) ourselves , desperate time call for desperate measures !

Before this trip, I have never been to UOA Bangsar.  There was a crossroad  and we saw the UOA building on our right , we then made a U-turn at the traffic light and to get to the car park – we had to  pass  through a rather sad alley which then led us to the brightly lit car park…

The Groupon promo :

 For appetizer, Chunny had the turkey mango crepe and I chose the pumpkin soup.The turkey mango crepe : it was  a pleasant surprise ( although it did say it was turkey mango crepe) to bite  into mango which adds a freshness  to the crepe , this was also aided by  the lettuce,  the crepe was light and served warm..not bad..

Pumpkin soup – umm.. this taste like pumpkin soup, nothing unusual. Additional point given as the bun was warm.

For the main course, it was not too difficult a choice, one would logically chose the more expensive option  amongst the lot. So we chose the seafood and the grill and left out the ‘cheaper’ spaghetti. Yeah, we are practical  folks. Chunny had the fisherman’s wharf – which was a seafood platter consisting of deep fried scallops, calamari rings, prawns and fish. Taste wise, not too bad, the batter was light and did not overpower the sweetness of the seafood.

 The Farmer selection was not bad at all, the meat were tender and well marinated, what I liked best was the gravy, I  am not sure what gravy it was, but I likeyy. I am not someone who like gravy on my food, but I made an exception for this, it looks like black pepper but didn’t have that hot pepperish taste, it had a bit of sweetish taste to it too.i don’t know what it was but I like it lah.

 For the appetizer, we chose one each of creme brule and cake of the day- which happen to be green tea cake. When the cake arrive, it looked kinda minute to be costing RM7 as stated on the Groupon deal. The cake was not too bad but we didn’t have much to go around as it was such a tiny piece, I find the texture of the creme brule a bit too liquid-y and it didn’t have that texture and taste of richness to it.

Overall, an enjoyable meal..

http://www.josephkitchen.com.my/

 location :

Unit 2-7, Second Floor.

Menara UOA Bangsar,

No.5, Jalan Bangsar Utama,

59000 KL

Tel : 2282 2242

Tappers @ Bangsar South

e  decided to venture to The Sphere located at Bangsar South ,  one important criteria is that parking is free for the first two hours, and from previous experiences there are ample parking spaces over the weekend too.

Well, actually for the time being , Bangsar South is rather dead on weekends . We surveyed the available makan areas and the bunting on display outside Tappers which offered various combo sets seemed to be rather reasonably priced, so we decide to give it a try.The setting at Tappers was simple and cozy,  white furniture, white walls adorned with black and white framed  pictures of well dressed mat salleh perched in cars in estates settings  and estate workers with cheerful smiles.I had the Cabonara set, I find the sauce a bit weak and not as strong or rich as what I would have liked . The portion is quite big though, and for the price of RM12.50 inclusive of a drink is rather reasonable.

The selection  for the drinks that come with the set meals are iced lemon tea, lemon tea, lime juice and air bandung. Both of us ordered the iced lemon teaMy makan companion had the Schnitzel set ( RM 13.50), again, the portion was very generous, a bit piece of chicken in light batter with side dish of chips and coleslaw, this was rather nice.There is a 10% service charge to the bill.  Overall, a pretty reasonable meal.

Location :

Unit G-1, Ground Floor, The Sphere,

No 1, Avenue 1 Bangsar South

No.8Jalan Kerinchi,59200 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 22412963