Cantaloupe at Troika Sky DIning — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

I had the vegetarian menu and as there are very few options for vegetarian dining, I was looking forward to this. I wasn’t too impressed. Food was lukewarm. The taste was not memorable. Service wise I had to remind the staff to give me water. Even the dessert was quite heavy and dense. Wines were quite tart and did not complement the meal. I wouldn’t recommend for a vegetarian. 6 course meal + amuse bouche was MYR 300+.

Mushroom mousse, coffee cream, porcini soy glaze and shiitake parmesan crisp - shiitake & porcini on endive was nice but the mushroom mousse was tasteless.

Chitose tomato - Rosemary scented cauliflower cream, confit onion, creme fraiche, caviar - tomatoes were succulent but can’t remember anything else.

Artichoke soup - compliments of the chef was oily.

Burnt leek - charred Australian leek, lemon caper butter, toasted hazelnuts, Melba crisp - was the worst of all. The flavours did not go well together at all. I only had 1 out of 3.

Summer vege - lemon jus Bierce Blanc, sorrel foam - Meh

Mushrooms and patatas bravas. Garlic tossed mushrooms, crispy potatoes, jerusalam artichoke purée, parmesan, chives - if you have already used mushrooms as amuse Bouche why use them again? The potatoes weren’t crispy.

Roasted celeriac- romanesco sauce topped with crumble and candied nuts - the tomato sauce was quite tart and didn’t go well. The food was lukewarm.

Last one - pear chalotte. Charlotte, apricot ginger glaze, dark chocolate sauce, candies hazelnut - I am a huge fan of desserts and would eat most but this one was too heavy for my liking. It felt like a day old cake which doesn’t taste fresh and goes dense coz it has been in the fridge. For a humid weather in KL, the chef oughta make it light and fruity.

It takes more creativity for a vegetarian meal over meat as the veggies can become repetitive. I am sorry but the chef let me down and I...

Did my wedding proposal at this restaurant. Had to book it one month advance. Experience was great! Staff was very attentive and really helpful trying to give the best experience to me and my fiancée. French cuisine on the tasting menu was awesome! We went for the lamb as main course. The restaurant helped me with my proposal by adding a bit of touch on how the ring is being presented which enhanced my whole experience through the night. I had kind of private area where it’s just my fiancée and I spending time together. Ambiance, KL view (two days before national day had a great lighting show on the KL tower) and the food quality are all perfect! The only thing I may want to criticise probably is the lamb shoulder which was deeply fried in a dough. The meat was slightly dry to eat after cutting it out. I would imagine some smaller pieces to this would be perfect. Lastly this is probably my preference but would like if waiter can explain the dish to me when they are served. Guess they wanted to give us some lone time and the menu was actually on the table as well. Overall 9/10. Price might be high but you are paying not just the food but overall experience in this restaurant. I would recommend this to everyone. It’s romantic place...

We visited for dinner and were not disappointed.

The dining space was beautiful, think high ceilings and moody lighting, and large floor to ceiling windows which allow diners a good view of the city.

We chose the 5 course degustation and the food was just exquisite, especially the smoked eel terrine. It combined ingredients which seemingly did not belong with one another but turned out to be a match made in heaven.

Our wait staff was very helpful and attentive, and went out of his way to make our evening an enjoyable one. He even offered a wine pairing on the house with one of the dishes and switched one of our desserts to one which was not listed on the menu so that we could try more dishes that the restaurant had to offer.

My only comment would be that we would appreciate it if the staff could explain a bit more about the background of dishes, e.g. where the ingredients were sourced from and if they were cooked using any unique methods (like if it was smoked for 12 hours using applewood or something). Pretentious as it sounds some of us are interested and would like to know!

All in all, it was a great experience and we will...