Tenshi no Cafe 天使のCafe, e@Curve, Mutiara Damansara

Okairi Goshujin-sama means Welcome Home Master in Japanese. Hearing these words might be every otaku's dream. What's more, they will be able to see real life people dressed as French maid and butler to serve them in a cafe that is designed as if it came out of a manga or anime.

While previously one can only find these kind of fantasy cafe in Japan or Taiwan. Recently it seems that someone has brought this concept to Malaysia. I got to know about Tenshi no Cafe 天使のCafe which means Angel's Cafe in Japanese when I read Jason Mumbles' post on it. I also bought the group buying promotion from Hahah Deals, which will get me a package worth RM83 for only RM38. Two meal, two shakes and a dessert. Because there's more than 50 deals purchased, so there's a bonus of RM3 worth of “Spoon Feed – 3 spoons” and Choice of “Conventional Games” or “Playstation 3” for one round worth RM5.

From outside, Tenshi no Cafe looks like a home more than a cafe.

One of the house rule is no photography of the maid, food and interior. I kindly asked permission from the kawaii lady butler, so the only thing I cannot take with my camera is the staff there.

The ten house rules.

The interior is very bright with pink as the main colour. It looks very clean and comfortable. There is one area where there's a PS3 and a HD TV showing a Japanese group's MV.

Since the deal is enough to feed two person. I invited Emily to join me to discover this maid cafe concept that is new in Malaysia. But luck is not quite our side because we came last Saturday during lunch time and there are no maids but only butlers were there. According to the kawaii lady butler, the maids took half day leave to attend a cosplay event at Tropicana City Mall. Quite obvious that most of the staff here are also enthusiastic cosplayer.

From the deal, I can order one dessert, I chose Banana Split. Quite a while I didn't eat Banana Split already. My mistake is that I didn't ask it to be serve after the main finished. It was served first. Sigh.

Banana Split

Emily and I shared the banana split after we finished our mains. I should have left the choco stick for the maid (actually is the kawaii lady butler) to spoon feed me. Well, just the ice-cream and banana will do, so I got spoon fed by her on each flavour of ice-cream starting from chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Emily just kept laughing during this spoon feeding session. One scoop is worth RM1, if you are interested to experience it. Go read Jason's post for the total experience captured on camera because he got invited to do a special review hence can take picture of everything.

Japanese fried rice with Ebi Tempura

We can order one dish from the Japanese Rice section and another dish that is worth not more than RM19.90. Since, Emily chose Japanese Curry Chicken Katsu Rice (RM 19.90). I'll have to choose Japanese Fried Rice with Ebi Tempura (RM 19.90) from the limited Japanese Rice section.

The fried rice has a lot of Edamame beans, tasted quite good too the fried rice. I suspect that the Ebi tempura is not fried in a oil that is hot enough because some the bread crumbs is still not quite cook yet.

Japanese Curry Chicken Katsu Rice (RM 19.90)

While my fried rice is nothing to shout about, Emily absolutely love the Japanese Curry Chicken Katsu Rice from presentation to taste. She told me it tasted much better than Full House's Japanese Curry rice. So, it's not only the good service that is provided here, the food here also taste not bad.

After, finishing our meals. It's time for some exercise. Which, I utilize the 1 round of PS3 game service. Again, I'll play PS3 motion game with the kawaii lady butler and not maid. The maids are not back yet. Actually 1 round of game means 5 minutes. I was able to play 3 different short motion sensor games with the lady butler. She kicked my ass by winning two games out of three.

The butlers and maids here are very polite and friendly. Ask them any question and they will politely answer you. There's one question that you cannot ask though, that will be their phone number :p If they are not too busy, they will sometime stay for a short chat with the customer. In term of service, I'll give it 10/10, ambiance 8/10 and food 6/10.

Well, before we left the place, we manage to see two maids that finally start their shift. If you are interested in the maids' picture, click here. Overall, this is a RM 38 well spent. Too bad it doesn't include a polaroid photo with the maid of my choice, which will cost RM 8.




Address:

Tenshi no Cafe
LG18, e@Curve
No. 2A, Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Other Ppl's View:
Jason Mumbles
Jerine Lay
I Am the Witch

Funky Villa, e@Curve, Mutiara Damansara

If it is not for CityGal invited me for lunch at Funky Villa, I won't have know that it is a restaurant serving very authentic Thai cuisine instead of a lounge and bar. One will have to forgive me for the misunderstanding because the interior design of Funky Villa doesn't really linked my mind with Thai cuisine at all. If I ask my friends like, "Hey let's have Thai for lunch at Funky Villa", they would have looked at me like I'm some sort of crazy person. Who would have thought that a place named Funky Villa serves up really good and authentic Thai cuisine?

We have quite a sizable group that day for lunch. KampungBoyCityGal, Chris & Christine, Ai Wei, Wen Ching, WMW, Jason, Squall and I. First time meeting Wen Ching and Squall. I've been reading Sugar Sugar Bean Bean for more than a year already.

Our bottomless drinks, Roselle (Fresh Ribena), Tamarind (Asam), and Lemongrass (Serai).

If it's not for the Thai MV playing on the screen, one won't have know that this is a Thai restaurant.

There are three areas where one can enjoy the food here. There's the normal dining area, the more relax sofa area and the open air area.

Funk Villa is having lunch set promotion, so we decided to order a few lunch set and then order a few dishes from the a la carte menu to share. The set lunch price is starting from RM 9.90++, damn value.

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Let us start with the appetizer. Pamelo Salad (RM15.00++) which is pamelo tossed with chillies, dried shrimp, cashew nut, shredded chicken & prawn. The pamelo is imported from Thailand because the local pamelo will give a bit of bitter taste so it's not too suitable to used in a dish. I think this salad is not too common in Malaysia where the usual Thai salad we encounter is the Mango salad. Especially when the pamelo can't be locally sourced. It's nice change from the same old stuff. Believe me, it tasted as good as mango salad.

Pamelo Salad (RM15.00++)

Fish Cake wrapped in Half boiled egg (RM13.00++ 4pcs) is one dish that you won't commonly find in other Thai restaurant in Malaysia. A Northern Thai Specialty Dish, which is prepared by the Thai chef of Funky Villa. I am salivating just by looking at the picture.

Fish Cake wrapped in Half boiled egg (RM13.00++ 4pcs)

I was just watching Chua's Choice 蔡瀾歎名菜 a day before this lunch. In that episode it shows the process of making this dish, Cat Fish Mango Salad (RM 22.00++) . I was wondering where to find this dish in Malaysia, and voila on the next day I am already having it in front of me. Talk about coincident. To make this this, first the cat fish have to be cooked and then the meat will be taken out from the bone. The fish meat will then be chopped very finely and then fried till crispy. It's quite a effort to make this dish, so it's worth every sen. Imagine crispy fish floss and eat it with sourish young mangoes. Damn, I'm salivating again.

Cat Fish Mango Salad (RM 22.00++)

A Thai meal is not complete without the famous Tom Yum Kung (RM23.00++) and each chef have their own special recipe for Tom Yum Kung (Kung means Prawn in Thai). For Funky Villa the Tom Yum Prawns is cooked with young coconut pulp so the spiciness is not too intense, and you'll get the pleasing coconut taste. Try eating the coconut pulp, you'll love it.

Tom Yum Kung (RM23.00++)

Another soup dish that we had is Tom Kha Seafood (RM22.00++). Instead of coconut pulp, coconut milk is used in this soup to make this soup. Don't feel jelak when seeing that the soup is filled with coconut milk. For an unknown reason this soup don't feel that way at all.

Tom Kha Seafood (RM22.00++)

Some of the set lunches that we had are:

Shredded Green Mango Salad with Dry Shrimp & Coconut Flakes, Pineapple Fried Rice with Chicken (RM 9.90++)

Vegetable Spring Rolls, Green Curry Chicken & Steam Rice (RM 11.90 ++)

Tom Yum Gung, Pad Thai Seafood Noodle (RM 17.90++)

Pamelo Salad, Thai Herb Fried Rice with Seafood (RM 13.90++)

All sets come with bottomless Lemon Grass drink. If this is a not a bargain, I don't know what is. Remember the set lunches are available from 12pm to 3pm daily.

I've tasted Penang otak-otak, and Johor otak-otak. This time I get to try Thai Steam Otak Otak in Coconut (Homok) (RM23.00++). Homok is steamed fish with red curry & herbs served in fresh coconut. Very different from the Malaysian otak-otak that wrap the fish in pandan leaf. Yummy.

Thai Steam Otak Otak in Coconut (Homok) (RM23.00++)

I'll have to say that the Thai Herbs Minced Chicken (RM12.00++) is a very good dish to go with a pint of nice cold beer. Crisp- fried Battered Minced Chicken Meat with an Array of Thai Herbs & Crunchy Rice, beer dish, no? Too bad I didn't have any that day.

Thai Herbs Minced Chicken (RM12.00++)

The Stir fried squid in salted egg yolk (RM17.00++) is kind of different from the fried squid with salted egg yolk that we had in our Chinese tai chao. First of all, you won't see the salted egg yolk.

Stir fried squid in salted egg yolk (RM17.00++)

After so many dishes, we're almost have enough but wait, there's still room for dessert lol.

Dessert Twin Dessert special - Mango sticky rice & Red Rubies (water chestnut with jack fruit) to serve with vanilla ice-cream (RM16.90++). It's best to eat the mango sticky rice first when it's still warm.

Ginkgo Nut in coconut served with shaved ice (RM7.90++). Ginkgo nut, so healthy, no?

Cantaloupe with sago in coconut & shaved ice (RM7.90++)

The fun doesn't ends here. Let me introduce you to the mother of all cocktail. Giant Cocktail, Funky Rita 750ml (RM55.00++). Compare the glass with Wen Ching's hand and you'll have grasp of how big this Funky Rita is. I drank like 1/6 of it and I slept like a baby when I reached home after the lunch.

Giant Cocktail, Funky Rita 750ml (RM55.00++)

This is the best Thai food I had recently. I'll be sure to drop by and more Thai food here, and of course the Funky Rita.

Origin of Funky Villa

Funky Villa is inspired from the infamous Full Moon Parties in Koh Phangan. Moons ago, a group of tourists found that the most beautiful moon was in Koh Phangan. They arranged a party along the crescent-shaped beach of Haad Rin to celebrate the Full Moon night. From then on, people from all over the world come to join the monthly celebration. As twilight descends and the moon reveals itself fully, the beach comes alive with 7,000 to 10,000 party people going into a dancing frenzy with international MCs spinning on the decks, buskers entertaining the crowds, fireworks firing up the party and surf of waves lapping up the atmosphere.



Address:

Funky Villa
Lot No. G-03A, G-06 & EG-06, Ground Floor, e@Curve
No. 24, Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Tel / Fax : 603 7725 2308
Email : enquiry@funky_group.com
Facebook Page: FunkyVilla – e@Curve

Craft Brews Beer Tasting Session

Warning: Tidak Ditanggung Halal

Last Friday night is a night that fills with beer the whole night. The first half of beer session is at Craft Brews, Mutiara Damansara. We were invited for a beer & food tasting session.

Some of the ingredients used in beer brewing.

We were given some simple ingredients for simple beer brewing DIY at home. But brewing it is at our own risk because a license is needed to brew beer.



Craft Brews speciality is for their imported micro-brewed RedDot beer from Singapore. Currently they are offering 4 different brews;

Weizen (Wheat Beer) this is a light and easy to drink beer. There's a tad of sweetness in it and somewhat tasted like Chrysanthemum tea.

Monster Green Lager, a very special brew that uses spirulina as the natural colouring for the distinct green. First time I see beer in green lol. It's a bit more bitter than Weizen.

English Ale, the colour is in between red and brown. This is because roasted malt was used in the main ingredient. The most bitter of all four but yet very flavourful. Those that like to drink black coffee will like it.

Czech Pilsner, golden yellow in colour, the taste is like a normal draft beer.

Besides mirco-brewed beers, they also sell draught and premium beer such as Carlsberg and Hoegaarden. Their food is also worth a try. My recommendation is the eggplant chips, and Honey Mustard Pork Ribs. The pork ribs is very succulent and tender. It's a good dish to go with beer.

My plate of Honey Mustard Pork Ribs and Tex-Mex Pork Ribs.

Their homemade wedges beats KFC's all the way.



Cameralized Roast Pork 2 is spicy version of the Cameralized Roast Pork.

WackyBecky and Jessica enjoying their ribs.

Event like this will surely bumped into the #porkgang.


Suanie and Horng

KY, FA, and Kimberly.

Some of the foodies were there too. Babe KL, Meena, Rebecca, Unkaleong, Sidney and Teckiee.


Teckiee was here for the soft launch too last month.

And I finally get to meet Bald Eagle.

After we all filled our stomach with the yummy food there, Ben, one of the partner of Craft Brews came out to give us a crash course on beer tasting. It's a bit similar as wine tasting.

1.See the colour and the transparency of the beer. Lager beer is transparent while stout is murkier.

2. Swirl the beer and the smell it. Smell the flavour whether it's hoppy, sweet, bitter and etc.

3. Sip it while breathing in air. This will allow the taste to come out while mixing with air.

4. Swish & Savour. Now drink it without breathing in air, but don't swallow first. Move the beer around your mouth. Try to see if there's multiple layer of taste in the beer.

5. Swallow. Drink it and get the feel of it gushing down your throat.

Ben also told us that bitter beer like English Ale and Monster Green Lager goes well with sweet food and sweet beer like Weizen goes well with salty food.

We were given Monster Green Lager, a piece of bacon and a small piece of Brownies to do the beer tasting.

Monster Green Lager

Bacon.

We were then asked to play a game of beer guessing. We were blinded folded and have to taste 3 different glass of beer and pick which is the Monster Green Lager.

I got it right and got a free meal voucher for 2 main courses.

Another gang that was there is DGMBian. Joshua, Nigel, Kel Li, David, Hsu Jen, Ren, Yat, and Aaron.



It was nice having to drink micro-brewed beer and eating sinfully tasty pork ribs with so many bloggers. I drop by again to use my free meal voucher for 2 pax lol. After this, I went to Carlsberg FHM Girl Next Door Private Party to continue my beer drinking.

Address:

Craft Brews
G3 Podium, Ground Floor, Menara Batu Kawan,
1 Jalan PJU7/6, Mutiara Damansara
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 47810
(Opens Mon-Sun: 12pm - 2.30 pm, 5pm - 1am)
Tel: 03-7722-3000

It's just opposite the side of Tesco, Mutiara Damansara. Google map here.
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