Kanteen • Mont Kiara — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

Another #breakfastclub session with The Du...

We came here again, and surprisingly it was not raining today!!! Maybe because today we had Daniel tagging along as part of the #breakfastclub...🤭🤭

This time, I ordered the toast & egg set, and thoroughly enjoyed it...My wife had the Egg on Toast, basically the same thing, but it looked like they served 4 eggs on her toast!! Najwa had the Pancake with strawberry and cream, while Daniel had the Big Breakfast Deal, plus more!!! As usual...😋😋😋

Right after collecting the keys for her new condo, Najwa wanted to check out her new neighborhood...Her friends had been strongly recommending this restaurant, so because of its close proximity, we straight away came here, in the middle of a heavy downpour, making our arrival even more dramatic...😱😱😱

It was not quite lunchtime yet, but Najwa didnt have breakfast earlier, and we were already hungry...I wanted to order from the breakfast menu, but unfortunately the time had passed, and they dont serve breakfast anymore after 11:30am.. Najwa asked for the Duck Breast Carbonara, which turned out to be the winner in everyone's book..My wife ordered the Pad Thai, which included so many different spices and condiments that there would be too many mixture of flavors in her taste bud!! I was undecided, but eventually settled for the Pesto Pasta with Salmon, which turned out to be the worst Pesto I had ever tasted, the pesto was bland, the flavor of the salmon was never felt, it tasted like something was seriously missing from the ingredients!!☹☹☹

I ended up finishing my wife's Pad Thai and Najwa's Carbonara, and told myself that I should have ordered the carbonara instead...Eventhough the creamy paste could be a bit overpowering, the taste was so well balanced by the duck meat, and it came out just perfect for me!!😋😋😋

As more customers started to come in for lunch, we decided to head...

Came here for Sunday brunch. Ordered pandan pancakes and eggs Benedict for myself and my partner. The pancakes came, and after 10 minutes the eggs Benedict still did not arrive for my partner. I had to go back to the counter to ask about the eggs benedict. It took 15 minutes AFTER the pancakes for my partner’s dish to arrive at the table.

When friends or couples come to your restaurant for a meal, it’s standard for all the dishes to come together or at least within 5 minutes so that everyone can eat TOGETHER. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to for any customer to expect this. My girlfriend sat and watched me eat my pancakes for 15 minutes, since she didn’t want my food to become cold. You can simply cook the eggs benedict first and since pancakes are very simple, prepare it second so that the dishes can be served together! Please work on your kitchen logistics and service.

In terms of taste, iced latte is very watery (even though it’s a double shot; there’s too much ice), pandan pancakes are plain (no pandan aroma despite being green), and eggs benedict are below average (chicken bacon is not bacon, it’s more like soggy chicken deli meat, and taste is bland)

I would recommend Red Bean Bag at publika or Rubberduck for great brunch...

Parking can be quite difficult to find as they have a very limited number of parking spots in that Banyan building. We were very lucky to get a spot right in front of the cafe although we did come at a non-peak hour (around 4:30pm).

It was very spacious and not crowded at all. It is pretty noisy and I think the design of the restaurant makes everyone’s conversations sound very loud.

We were a little bit disappointed with the service today. The waiters were not attentive at all. They hung out at the cashier in front and didn’t bother looking around to check on their customers. We had to call them out loud a couple of times to get their attention. At one point, my boyfriend gave up and brought our plate directly to the counter so they could pack it home.

Food was alright! Portion is great but I think there’s nothing special about our chicken chop and burger - they tasted very mediocre. We really liked the strawberry cream waffle!

Overall, 3.5 stars (but Google won’t let me give half pointers). I would come back again to try their vegetarian &...