Demona: From the newly opened Bubba Shrimp, porky Bavarian Bierhaus, buttery sweet Paddington's, to the funky interior decorated Apartment, we were in a dilemma on which eatery to try out. To be honest, we've become skeptics towards the many restaurants in Klang Valley which throughout the years, have gradually raised their food prices (and we understand that if the food quality is kept in good hands). More often than not, many turn out otherwise.
After much comtemplation, we decided to give "The Apartment" a try.
Demona: The restaurant was surprisingly empty, despite being there a peak dinner time (730 pm, Sunday).
I must admit, I gotta' give heads up to the person-in-charge of the restaurant's interior decorations. It is strange, quirky, yet lovely and cozy. You can choose to have your food in the dining hall, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom (???). I guess, the concept subconcsciously makes one's mind linked with the idea of eating at home (some of us even bring our food to our beds on lazy days).
We almost wanted to switch our dining hall eating area to the bathroom area. Haha. Just for the kick of having a showerhead above our heads while we eat.
The menu had a simple, cool design to it. The contents were printed on grid papers. Reminded me of my painful mathematical days. Dogma took a picture of me posing with the menu and my favourite Erbitux pen, as if I was filling up a survey form.
Demona: We ordered
a bacon and egg sandwich, with watercress chips. The portion of the bacon layers was pretty generous. Its taste however, was just average. Bacon just doesn't feel right if it isn't pork. :)
Demona: The sandwich set also comes with 2 poached eggs, which also tasted average. The bread however, was an expected major disappointment. It looked hard, and tasted as how it looked too. There wasn't much flavour in the bread as well. I left it aside.
The watercress chips however, were pretty interesting. They were very thinly sliced, and deep fried to perfection making them extremely crunchy, which is an important criteria for a successful chip. The portion was generous too. A little hill full of watercress chips on the plate.
The price tag was
RM 13.90. I would say it was decently priced for the generous portion which was given. This bacon and egg sandwich beats BAKERZIN's version downright flat. The one from BAKERZIN was a big time rip off. Do not waste your time on ordering that from there, readers!
Demona: We also ordered a main course,
piquant chicken with mustard pepper sauce, with mashed potatoes and salad. Dogma enjoyed the mashed potatoes very much, although we could not tell whether it was real potato blended or powdered form.
The salad was fairly enjoyable as well. The smell of garlic was strongly present, on these olive oil drizzled leafy greens.
The chicken meat was very tender, I believe it was baked to perfection. The portion however, was quite small compared to average chicken meat meal portions in many restaurants. Definitely not enough for Doggie Dogma and I to share. (Knifes and forks clink-clanking with one another fighting for meat. Grrrrrr)
The spicy pepper sweet sour mustard sauce drizzled over the chicken was a pleasant match to the meat. The sauce was too little, which was the slack part.
The price tag was
RM 24.90. Not cheap, but not overly priced either.
Demona: I still find it
absolutely ridiculous whenever restaurants charge on plain water. How much of water can one drink? I'm sure the profits from the food charged are enough to cover a glass or two. Except this lousy part, the meal which we had here was not crazily fantastic, but at least we did not leave the restaurant feeling lousy and cheated.
I expressed my keenness on ordering their fishcakes as our appetizer. Thank god Dogma stopped me from doing so, telling my his gut instincts was that the dish would be lousy. After reading this and looking at its picture :
http://www.sooyin.com/index.php/2007/08/12/food-review-the-apartment/
I was glad I listened to him.
Strawberry CheeseCake15.90?: Mom opted for the straberry cheesecake for lunch today. The cake has right amount of cheese in it. Creamy and solid without being overly cheesy. Top with a pretty natural tasting strawberry sauce, this cake sings! Mom loves it!
Basil Pesto Pasta@17.90rm: This was the star dish for the day. Basil Pesto Pasta topped with Shaven Parmesan cheese. The pesto sauce was rich and full with the zing from the basil pieces. You could feel the basil pieces singing and dancing on top of your tongue...The pasta was cooked al dente and it was pure bliss!
Daddy and mommy both enjoyed this and you could see Dogmama's finger trying to Sapu the parmesan cheese!
Smoked Salmon Quiche@18.90rm: This was quite a let down. The quiche was pre made and it was microwaved before being served. The fillings tasted custardy and dead. The smoked salmon was pretty boring as well as the flavour did not blend in well with the crust/fillings. It doesnt help that this quiche cost 18.90rm. GRRRR. Let down.
