Mezze Lounge — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

A cigar lounge where you can enjoy delectable crafted cocktails and elevated bar food.

I love that their cocktails are strong strong ☺️, here’s what I tried:

Sex In The City (RM45) - I love this. It’s like a tall glass of “lemon drops”. A combination of Gordon Gin, Fresh Lemon Juice, Passion Fruit Syrup & Cava Sparkling Wine.

Very-Well-To-do (RM45) - A boozy dessert cocktail mix of Pierre Ferrand Cognac, Baileys, Chocolate Bitters & Vanilla.

The King of Eden (RM45) - A refreshing fragrant mix of Fords Gin, Vanilla Syrup, Egg White, Fresh Lemon Juice & Blue Curacao.

Don’t Try To Be Tiki (RM45) - Fords Gin, Pineapple, Lime Juice, Pineapple Juice & Syrup. Ok. I’m not a fan of preserved cherries flavour… and this embodies THAT.

None Of Your Bee’s Knee’s (RM45) - Fords Gin, homemade Spicy Honey, Yellow Chartreuse & Fresh Lemon Juice. Oddly doesn’t have the expected kick, it’s mildly sweet and tangy.

Food-wise, it’s good bar food that goes well with drinks:

Artichoke Spinach (RM32) - A cheese loaded dip served with a basket of bread.

Mutton Varuval (RM28) - Mutton varuval with a little kick, goes well with the fluffy fried mantou.

Nam Yue Pork Belly (RM28) - Mildly sweet but the clash with the chilli dip wasn’t my preference.

Tiger Prawn Tempura (RM48) - The batter is too thick for me and the deep fried button mushrooms are just sooo random and out of place. Good prawns tho.

Vanilla Ice Cream (RM5)...

Celebrated the wife’s birthday in this cozy restaurant at Jalan Kasah, Bukit Damansara. While the bistro serves up a variety of dishes but since it’s Christmas, we’ve had no choice but to take their Christmas menu. Also I want to point out that to my surprise, Mezze is affiliated to the Huckleberry Group now (I’m pretty sure they weren’t in the past...correct me if I’m wrong).

The dishes were good but with none that really stands out. Comparatively with what we’ve had at other places in the past, there are better places to enjoy a Christmas menu like this. However, one thing to point out is the price is pretty competitive for a festive menu, so with the price and good quality of food in a comfortable setting like this, we still thought this is a good alternative to the other pricier establishments.

Having said that, the service at the bistro is commendable, with friendly and helpful staff- so kudos to them for helping me make my wife’s birthday memorable!

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Heard SO MUCH about this place. First time here today and ordered Black Cod with Risotto. RM 68.

See pic showing portion of fish with Risotto. And what's worse, I was made to eat chalky and crunchy risotto! Spoke with the servers about my concern and they vouch for the risotto saying it's supposed to be "half cooked". Without even offering to take the dish back to the kitchen or remake it, they say that their French chef says it's like that. Utterly disappointed at such a response given by such an establishment.

I have had wonderful risotto overseas at Italian restaurants, so imagine how insulted I felt when the servers tried to explained that it is Italian rice and how it is meant to be cooked. Never again. Side note, 3 of my friends ordered the same pasta dish but the portion on each plate was different. Inconsistent portions at the same table is a big No-No.

The fries and Caramel Bar dessert were good. Would I come back here based on the last two good dishes? I'll have to think about...