Qasar Balqis Restaurant (Taman Melati) — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

Was here for the first time on May 12, 2022. Just wanted to have Arab food for a change.

Ambience was nice, at least don't have those heavy bulk furniture like at Hadramaut but the air con sucks. It was blowing at my feet until I asked for the louvers to be shifted. And still wasn't cool enough.

We had our usual Barbican drinks, our favorite but they didn't have our favorite Raspberry flavor.

We tried the usual Chicken Mendi rice which was average, a little bland but the soup that came with it was good but didn't like the chilli dip, hot and not spicy.

The bread was great, it remains crispy and not chewy after it cooled down.

The Taboleh veg was tasty, not too salty and not dry like at the other restaurant. The lamb stew was good.

We were still hungry so we added the kebab which was good. The meat wasn't dry or overcooked. It was still tender and tasty.

Overall the service was prompt and good. We will definitely come back to try...

Pertama sekali, saya tertarik dengan suasana Qasar Balkis yang kelihatan sangat mesra keluarga. Restoran ini dihias ringkas tetapi kemas, dengan meja dan kerusi yang tersusun rapi bagi menampung pelanggan yang ramai. Di samping itu, terdapat juga dekorasi bercirikan budaya Timur Tengah seperti lampu gantung berornamen dan bingkai foto Arab, yang menambahkan aura eksotik. Suasana pencahayaan yang redup serta alunan muzik latar yang lembut membantu mewujudkan suasana santai, sesuai bagi pelanggan yang ingin menjamu selera sambil bersembang.

Seterusnya, lamb biryani yang saya cuba nyata tidak mengecewakan. Nasi biryani di sini diolah menggunakan rempah-ratus segar seperti kunyit, ketumbar, dan jintan manis, lantas menghasilkan aroma yang memikat. Daging kambingnya pula dimasak empuk sehingga mudah tanggal dari tulang, dan diperisakan secukupnya bagi mengekalkan rasa asli kambing tanpa rasa hanyir. Bagi menambah kelazatan, ia dihidangkan bersama acar timun dan lobak merah yang rangup, serta kuah dal yang pekat. Gabungan semua elemen ini menjadikan lamb biryani Qasar Balkis begitu memuaskan selera.

Di samping menu utama, Qasar Balkis turut menyediakan pelbagai sajian sampingan lain seperti hummus, roti Arab, kebab, dan nasi mandi. Jika anda ingin mencuba lebih daripada satu menu, pelayan di sini amat ramah dalam memberi cadangan mengikut cita rasa masing-masing. Dari segi harga, saya dapati lamb biryani di sini berpatutan dengan kualiti serta kuantiti. Hidangan yang dihidangkan agak besar, boleh dikongsi dua orang jika anda bukan seorang yang berselera besar.

Kebersihan restoran juga memuaskan. Meja dibersihkan dengan segera selepas pelanggan beredar, manakala peralatan makan seperti pinggan, sudu, dan garfu kelihatan terjaga dengan rapi. Dari aspek perkhidmatan, kakitangan Qasar Balkis bersikap mesra dan membantu, sekali gus mempercepat proses pesanan dan pembayaran.

Untuk sampai ke Qasar Balkis di Taman Melati, anda boleh menggunakan kenderaan sendiri atau menaiki Transit Aliran Ringan (LRT) dan turun di stesen Taman Melati, kemudian berjalan kaki selama kira-kira lima minit. Lokasinya agak strategik dan mudah diakses. Bagi mereka yang ingin mencuba cita rasa autentik masakan Arab, saya amat mengesyorkan untuk singgah di Qasar Balkis dan mencuba lamb biryani.

Secara keseluruhan, pengalaman saya di Qasar Balkis sangat memuaskan. Hidangan lamb biryani yang lazat, suasana restoran yang nyaman, serta perkhidmatan yang mesra menjadikan kunjungan saya berbaloi. Jika anda mencari sajian Arab berkualiti di kawasan Taman Melati, Qasar Balkis ialah pilihan tepat untuk seisi keluarga dan...

Best dishes offered here. Only problem I had was that every time I ask for mint tea without cardamom, they kept sending me otherwise. It happened every time I came and order this. I had to speak quite rude and harsh to get my order right.

I missed my experience with one good waiter who seems like a supervisor (before covid) keep coming with smiles to all customers and really know Malay well, speak good and take the right order. Not sure whether he is around or not.

I also had to wait for 10 mins after asking for them to bring the cake I passed to them for birthday cake surprise for my kid. Surprise was not that surprise anymore.

Many things changed after covid, not like before. Hope they can improve and keep smile when dealing with customers. Though you are with face mask, we can know whether you smile...