Roast duck @ Four Seasons Restaurant, Empire Shopping Gallery, Subang Jaya

We stopped by Empire Shopping Gallery for some lunch after running some errands in the Subang area. Since we were new to the mall, we did our usual restaurant rounds to check out their menu offerings. We were reaching the end of the restaurant stretch on the Lower Ground Floor when we spotted this banner outside Jaya Grocer.

The famous Four Seasons Restaurant from London is now open in Empire Shopping Gallery

As soon as we reached the restaurant, we were greeted by the sight of these beauties, just waiting to be devoured.

Hey gorgeous :)

The restaurant itself isn't very big. The setup here is simple; place your order at the counter, pay and a number will be given to you. Then, the waiting staff will bring the food to your table. The tricky part is to find a table as during lunch hour, it can be extremely packed.

I allow myself to be tantalised by this picture as we waited patiently for our duck. While we waited, I reflected on my love affair with the famous Four Seasons roast duck. Prior to my encounter with Four Seasons in Bayswater, London, I was no fan of roast duck. However, after tasting the famous roast duck there, I was converted.

It was love at first bite.

Suffice to say, since then my appreciation for roast duck grew. We were lucky that there was an excellent roast duck place in Seremban. However since moving to KL, we have had zero luck finding a decent duck place in Cheras (any recommendations would be welcomed). I am aware that Four Seasons have an outlet at Capsquare, however to stumble upon an outlet here was fantastic.

Ice Lemon Tea (RM4.80)

Our roast duck finally arrived and I remember why I fell in love with it in the first place. The glistening crisp skin was just calling out to me. "Oh Baby Sumo, please eat me". As I sank my teeth into the meat, a smile formed on my face. It's been a while since we had good duck in KL and the duck here was excellent.

Simply divine roast duck

We also ordered the roast pork (siu yuk) and it was just as good. The crackling was extremely crisp, so when we bit into it, it had that wonderful crunch. This was swiftly followed by the melt-in-your-mouth thin layer of fat underneath the crackling.

There are also rice and noodle dishes here, but a visit to Four Seasons Restaurant is not complete without trying their roast duck.

Hong Kong Style Dry Plain Noodles (RM4.50)

As we left, a quick check with the restaurant staff revealed that the restaurant was opened merely a week ago. My lucky stars must be shining on me.

Service: Service here was good; the waiting staff actually came around twice to ask if our food was okay.

Price: Whole duck available at RM59. We paid RM22 for two combination of meat (roast duck and roast pork).

Location: Four Seasons Restaurant, Lot LG-01, Lower Ground Floor, Empire Shopping Gallery, SS16, Jalan SS16/1, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. (located inside Jaya Grocer next to Denise Wine's)

GPS Coordinates: 3.082033, 101.583200