Nimbus Restaurant — Restaurant in Petaling Jaya

We had the pleasure of dining here yesterday for my birthday and I honestly can’t come up with enough superlatives to describe our experience here. Firstly, the food was simply amazing — bursting with complex flavours and textures, each one more sophisticated and scrumptious than the last — and at a pretty reasonable price point too considering the quality and number of fine dining courses included (ours was the 4-course lunch). Our party chose the Salmon & Cured Yolk and the Grilled Aubergine for appetisers, both of which were incredible and absolute gastronomic delights. The Oyster Royale (basically a fancied up version of chawan mushi) was also noteworthy, but it was probably the Prawn Bisque Noodles that was the star of the show — the river prawn was of truly generous proportions and beautifully done, the broth was divine and the soba noodles were done just so, with a lovely springy bite. Our highest compliments to Chef Fred!

In contrast the Baked Barramundi seemed somewhat less exciting but was nevertheless executed well, given the fish was not dry in texture and the freshness of the fish came through with its delicate flavors. (Note to self: next time try the Guinea Fowl Tortellini or the Lamb Ragu Pasta, because there will definitely be a return visit on the cards in the near future!)

But! Having said that, the dessert course was truly outstanding — the Orange Pudding, which was actually texturally closer to a cake than a flan, was exceptionally tasty and citrusy. Then the Hazelnut & Chocolate option was every chocaholic’s fever dream come to life; simply heaven on a plate. Additionally, one of our party had earlier enquired about the PB&J dessert that had previously been on the menu and our lovely waitstaff immediately offered to have the kitchen make that for her — I mean, this is what service par excellence is about — and that was delightful too. We were already impressed with their thoughtfulness and attentive service and just how incredibly delectable everything was but then they went one step further and told us they were going to bring out another complimentary dessert for us after noting we were there for a birthday. And then they proceeded to bring out the most stunningly gorgeous strawberry parfait I’d ever seen — I mean, somehow they even knew pink is my absolute favorite colour, haha. In addition to being exquisitely plated, it also slayed in the taste department — the combination of strawberry parfait, lychee and lime granita, berries compote, and Chantily cream (aka the Strawberry & Cream dish that had also been on previous iterations of their menu) was super refreshing and light and ultra delicious. We couldn’t stop eating!

Many thanks again to everyone at Nimbus for helping to make my birthday lunch so sweet...

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Nimbus serves course menu and also ala-carte menu. The items on both menus are similar - ofc for the course menu you get to try out more of the items but in smaller portions. The staff also prioritized on promoting the weekday 4-course menu to us.

Weekday 4-course menu: MYR 388++ Acqua Panna: MYR 21++

*Photos are not posted in the exact order of courses per menu

Food: [MUST TRY‼️] Prawn Bisque noodle - Fresh HUGE sang har spaghetti. Pasta was al dente (not sure if it's homemade but tasted fresh). Best was the prawn bisque - flavorful and unique. Taste almost like sarawak laksa hahahah

Barramundi - This was ok, slightly overcooked and not very well-seasoned. Perhaps it's to retain the natural sweetness of the fish. Chef could add abit more sauce to it to make it less dry? Fish is fresh tho

[MUST TRY‼️] Salmon and Bottarga (cured fish roe) - Fresh salmon paired with crunchy white fungus, very flavorful apprtizer as a whole. Great recommendation by the staff! 👍 Portion runs small.

Hokkaido scallops - Juicy scallops but they were really tiny 🤣 Honestly can't tell if the texture was good or bad also hahahah. All I remember was it was damn spicy, not sure what sauce was it in the middle 🥵

Oyster Royale - Chawanmushi with oysters. Custard-like texture and great umani flavors!

[MUST TRY‼️] Black Forest - staff was nice enough to let us switch up one of the desserts. Huge fan of this black forest - rich chocolate with not-too-sour cherries

[MUST TRY‼️] Hazelnut and chocolate - Felt like it was the same rich chocolate base as black forest. Hazelnut was very nicely toasted as well!

Overall the plating was very pretty and food was great! For this pricing it's honestly a steal! Truly...

We dined there for our anniversary dinner.

Read the review here, and decided to give this a try.

Interior overall, can pass off as a fine dining restaurant but the service from the servers can be better. Exterior wise, it’s next to the highway, and the place isn’t soundproofed.

Onto dinner, we decided to have the 4-course menu. Kickstarting it was the focaccia bread with truffle and mushroom butter. The bread was warm and soft and the butter flavourful.

Next onto the first course… we had pan seared scallops and salmon & cured yolk. The server asked if it were ok to have the salmon as it’s raw. A considerate person as there are those who don’t eat raw fish. The latter had smoked capsicum sorbet and white fungus as accompaniment. Both dishes were delicious.

The second course had no options and it was oyster royale - basically steamed egg with oysters inside it. It’s topped with dried oyster jus and herring roe.

For the third course, we had herb crusted lamb rack and miso glazed chicken supreme. The former came in 3 pieces. One of the pieces was overcooked (we asked for medium and it came well done), but the other two were cooked as asked. It came with potato dauphiniose, which is thinly sliced potatoes, layered and fried together. The latter was actually chicken breast. Normally chicken breast is tough but this is surprisingly tender. The corn and bonito flakes croquette was nicely done.

Ending the meal, the fourth course was the sesame and matcha where it was topped with summer berries and a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Generally not a fan of matcha but this wasn’t too bad.

Overall a good meal.

The lacking part is when the server was pouring the wine. She needs some training to get it to where the fine...