Latest Recipe is the all-day dining restaurant in Le Meridien Hotel KL serving international cuisine such as Northern Indian, Chinese, Malay, Japanese and Western Cuisine. Although the buffet spread includes over 150 dishes, we wanted a light lunch and ended up ordering from the a la carte menu (we were here for work and dined at Latest Recipe by invitation from the hotel - this visit was sometime ago but definitely still worth blogging about).
To start, Hubby picked the Gourmet Salad (RM35), a large serving of mesclun, walnut, fresh mushrooms, avocado, shaved parmesan cheese and grilled smoked chicken breast. A tangy roasted tomato-olive oil dressing completes this ensemble. A very nice salad.
The porcini soup (RM30) that I ordered was smooth, rich and creamy.. an excellent starter in my books. I also like the complimentary warm bread served to us at the start of the meal - soft and fluffy and went well with the soup.
Porcini soup with Mediterranean twist stick
Complimentary bread rolls
For mains, I had the pan fried black cod (RM65) served with eringi mushrooms, brocollini and yuzu dressing. The cod was perfectly cooked, the flesh coming off in flakes. I expected the dressing/sauce to be tangy but it was on the sweet side. Hubby had the Chicken Tikka (RM45) which was probably the most delicious mains out of all that we ordered. The chicken pieces were cooked in a mild tomato sauce with Indian spices, but the flavours were very good. I couldn't help stealing a few bites. Our fellow diner had The Ultimate Nasi Goreng (RM35) which consisted of fried rice with seafood, chicken perchik style, fresh water prawn, asparagus sambal, Asian moulded omelette, young papaya and mango kerabu.
The Ultimate Nasi Goreng
Chicken tikka - uber yum.
Served with steamed rice
Black cod with yuzu dressing
After our lunch, I went around the restaurant to take some photos of the buffet spread on offer.
Raw oysters
Sashimi
Teppanyaki
Chinese dim sum
Northern Indian cuisine
Cute salad dressings in tubes
Chocolate fountain
Cake
Malay kuih
While snapping photos, we saw Executive Chef Antoine Rodriguez at the pasta live cooking station. I observed the diners follow Chef Antoine wherever he goes - if he's cooking, the food will be good! Needless to say, he got quite a few orders from diners for pasta. After he finished at the pasta station, he kindly made us one of the delectable waffles topped with vanilla ice cream.
Everyone wants a piece of Chef Antoine's cooking!
Delectable waffles
Full set of photos available to view here.
Pork-free.
Price: RM69++ for buffet breakfast, RM98++ for lunch on weekdays and RM108++ on weekends and RM108++ for dinner on weekdays and RM118++ on weekends.
Location: Latest Recipe, 5th Floor, Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur, 2 Jalan Stesen Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Directly opposite KL Sentral station and next to KL Hilton)
Tel: 03- 2263 7555
Parking: RM8 for the first 2 hours, RM4 for every subsequent hour.
GPS Coordinates: 3.135685, 101.686524
Website: http://www.discoverlemeridien.com
Tel: 03- 2263 7555
Parking: RM8 for the first 2 hours, RM4 for every subsequent hour.
GPS Coordinates: 3.135685, 101.686524
Website: http://www.discoverlemeridien.com
The Sashimi and black cod with yuzu dressing look yummy !!!
ReplyDeleteDidn't get to try the sashimi since we were having a la carte.. but it does look promising for a buffet :)
Deletewow a very sumptuous spread ;D Everything looks yummy especially the Black Cod. Thanks for sharing ;D
ReplyDeleteNo worries:) Thanks for commenting.
DeleteI've been here once during Raya. Didn't quite like the food here. I still prefer MO or Shang's buffet.
ReplyDeleteI like Mosaic's buffet... esp the desserts!! And lamb chops :)
DeleteHaven't been to this place for quite awhile. The food was pretty alright on my previous visit but price is pretty steep now.
ReplyDeleteIf got Starwood card still OK lor. Thanks for visiting :)
Deleteooo, i'm intrigued about what an ULTIMATE ultimate nasi goreng might contain. the one here sounds decent, but i think that with a little more effort, it could be something really memorable :D
ReplyDeleteWhat would you have in your ultimate ultimate nasi goreng? ;)
DeletePoached egg! :D
DeleteI'm sure that request could easily be granted.
DeleteI've been here once before. hehe
ReplyDeleteDid you like it? My preferred restaurant in Le Meridien is still Prime... it's da BOMB!
Deletei miss the waffle! omg the waffle!
ReplyDeleteHaha the waffles that make all the girls (and boys) go ga-ga!
DeleteHmmm...hotel food. Usually good...but not as nice as at the authentic places like if you're looking for Indian food, e.g. I'd love to try the black cod though - that looks so alluring!
ReplyDeleteoh yummy. i loved it the last visit...can't wait to return to makan....i have all the time to explore my want to eat list in july:D
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