The Red Beanbag, Solaris Dutamas, KL

Over the last year, Solaris Dutamas / Publika  has transformed into a foodie heaven with many excellent restaurants and bars. We had to come here to run some errands and decided to grab lunch at The Red Beanbag, which has been highly rated by other bloggers and friends. 

The Red Beanbag is a modern contemporary Australian-inspired cafe, located just behind the big stage in front of Publika's entrance, on the same level as Nathalie's Gourmet Studio. The interior is cosy, with lots of quirky touches here and there. They operate an open kitchen concept here, though only 2 tables get a view of the kitchen. I have read that it often gets very busy here on weekends, since we were here on a weekday we didn't have problems getting a table but it was still rather busy. The crowd was not just limited to youngsters, but also the older generation (saw some men in their 50s or 60s), it is a place loved by all ages ;)

The LOVE bear

Open kitchen

Dance baby dance!

Some outdoor seating outside to enjoy a coffee

The cafe's menu varies from soups to steaks to breakfast dishes to desserts. We just wanted a light bite as we were getting macarons later, so we picked one item each from the menu. Hubby had the creamy wild mushroom soup with a touch of truffle oil (RM15). This was really good - I kept stealing spoonfuls of soup, promising Hubby half of my meal later ;P Lots of chunky bits of mushroom, and the soup was indeed rich and creamy.

To distract myself from eating the soup, I take photos instead :P!

DONE!

I had their recommended item, Eggs Atlantic v2.0 (RM17.90), two poached eggs served with Hollandaise sauce, asparagus, mushrooms, smoked salmon and two pieces of French toasted bread. In theory, all these should have worked really well together, however, the eggs tasted too strongly of vinegar (that is used for poaching) and was rubbery in texture. It was still runny though. The smoked salmon also tasted past its best.

Funky robot at Publika

Verdict: I do like the ambiance here at The Red Beanbag, will come back to try their Classic French Toast at another time. 

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Opening times: Tue - Fri: 10:00 am-10:00 pm; Sat - Sun: 9:30 am-10:00 pm. Closed on Mondays.
Service: Good.

Location: The Red Beanbag, A4-1-08, Solaris Dutamas, Jalan Dutamas, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-6211 5116

GPS Coordinates: 3.1711, 101.66583