Natalina Italian Kitchen, Avenue K

Friend came over to have lunch nearby my office and wanna try Natalina Italian Kitchen since there's a lot of good reviews on this Italian restaurant. We order a salad ~ Insalata All' Anatra - with duck confit, rocket salad, cherry tomato, caramelized walnut, pear finished with aged balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. A Pasta ~ Rigatori Alla Norcina - Rigatoni (large & lined tube pasta) cooked al dente with lamb mince, button mushrooms and green peas in creamy sauce, topped with grated roman pecorino cheese. And, a Secondi Piatti - Sardine Alla Pizzaiola from their Josper charcoal oven-grilled specialties menu. After order place, we were serve the house-bake Focaccia bread with 3 types of dip ~ parsley, olive and tomato while waiting for the food to be served. It's lunch hour, (inside) the restaurant almost full house as expected since the space is not big. We were sitting at the outdoor seating which is across the restaurant. We find it more cozy and quiet compare to the crowded inside. If you looking for the vibes and ambience, outside seating definitely not your choice. For us that's ok since we were here for food.  

Nyonya delights in the neighbourhood~ Aunty Nat, Taman Sri Hartamas

A neighbourhood nyonya cafe that offers comfort homecook style nyonya dish. Although it has been long existed in the neighbourhood and I've been to this area many times for other restaurant, it's my first time eat in at Aunty Nat today. Friend order Nyonya assam fish, kangkung belacan and bitter gourd omelette for us to share as dinner. Spotted from the menu there are many choices of individual meals such as fried rice, noodles, rice & dish meal set. And some other nyonya dish I wish to try next time~ Pong teh chicken, perut ikan, kiam hu curry, Ju hu char, otak otak, pie tee and cendol. 下班后与朋友一起吃饭聊天真开心。

 

Ganjang Gyejang, Saewoojang & Yeoneojang~ OMG Crab, Desa Sri Hartamas

Finally we remember we have been wanted to try out this Ganjang-Gyejang (Korean Soy Crab) place at Desa Sri Hartamas which open quite a while. Yeah it is the outlet or branch of OMG Crab at The LINC. We order one set of Samyang Jeongsik @ RM59 which consist of L size Crab, 2 prawns, salmon slices. Rice topped with fish roe, seaweed (to eat as wrap) and kimchi. Since we are sharing the set meal, we upgraded the L size crab to XXL with extra cost (nearly double the price of the set). However, or was it just us? Why do we feel the crab is kind of petite size for a XXL crab lol. I know, I shouldn't compare it with those famous Ganjang Gyejang that I've ate in Korea. Just can't help to feel a little dissatisfied cuz I was hoping my friend who first time try it can enjoy it with full tummy like what I did in Korea. The crabs and prawns are fresh indeed, just not so well marinated as we expected. At the end, we stop by for satays at S11 hawker centre which is just around the corner as we still hungry after checkout. haha!