Nizza, Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara: New Menu 2019

Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara’s speciality French-Mediterranean restaurant, Nizza, has recently launched their new menu, showcasing a delicious array of high-quality dishes inspired by the South of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. The new menu enhancements come as part of Executive Chef Kim Gate’s efforts to elevate the Food & Beverage offerings of the hotel.

Nizza’s new menu highlights include Salade de Nizza (arugula, cherry tomato, artichoke, fennel, avocado, manchego cheese, toasted almond argan oil and cider vinaigrette), Vivaneau Grenobloise (local red snapper pan fried, pomelo, grapefruit, lemon, gooseberries and caper berries), Longe d’agneau (lamb loin sous vide, fava breans, beetroot moutabel, heirloorn vegetables and thyme jus) – just to name a few. Seafood lovers will be pleased to see a huge variety of fresh seafood items; Plateau de fruits de mer (grilled lobster, prawns, king crab, red snapper, calamari, mussels and oysters), Sole Meunière (sole fish fillet meunière style, sautéed wild mushroom and garlic parsley cream) and more.

Beautiful restaurant space sets the mood for a fine dining experience

Chef Kim offers his recommendations on some of the must-try dishes and we go with it. To start, we had the Burrata (RM55), Saint Jacques (RM68) and Cocotte de moules (RM75).

The burrata may seem like a simple dish, but done right, is an explosion of beautiful flavours in your mouth. The wonderfully creamy texture of the burrata cheese paired with the sweet, plump heirloom tomatoes and slow roasted cherry tomatoes, locally sourced from Cameron Highlands, just works wonders.

Delicious crusty focaccia, served with a basil dip to start the meal

I can never say no to scallops. The Saint Jacques features three plump, seared Canadian scallops with pistachio crust, served with sweetcorn, citrus foam and peppercorn caramel.

For the mussel lover, Baby D, we ordered the Cocotte de moules, steamed mussels with white wine and cream. How good was it? Well, the young man polished off 80% of the mussels (he was kind enough to leave some for us) and was so proud to show off all his empty shells to the waiter. Double thumbs up from him!

For mains, we shared the Longe d'agneau (RM125), lamb loin cooked sous vide with fava beans, beetroot moutabel, heirloom vegetables and thyme jus. Beautifully pink and tender.

The highlight of the meal was the Black Angus ribeye steak (RM155 for 300g), cooked in the Mibrasa charcoal fired grill. As you all know, I'm a huge fan of steaks and this is definitely one of the best steaks I've eaten in Kuala Lumpur. Beautifully presented on a wooden board, the flame-licked steak was perfectly cooked to medium rare doneness, with a lovely char and intense smokiness. LOVE it!

Served with four types of mustard to complement the meat

For desserts, we had the Fondant au Chocolat (RM42), a beautiful warm chocolate fondant made with Valrhona Caramelia, and served with amaretto cream and pistachio ice cream. The Creme brulee (RM38) was also excellent, with a rich vanilla bean flavour.

An excellent selection of fine French cheese (RM78) is also available.

In addition to the new menu, Nizza has also introduced a range of signature cocktails which are definitely worth trying. Earlier that evening, we sipped on the Luxe Tropicale (my fav!), Garden of Eden and Release the Kraken, all RM45, by the pool bar. We also had the Japanese Nikka Whisky Highball with Fever Tree soda water.

Current promotion - Japanese highball with Fever Tree soda

Mixologist Joel adding some finishing touches to the Luxe Tropicale

Luxe Tropicale - fresh passion fruit, pineapple juice reduction, fresh lime juice,vanilla liqueur and champagne.

Release the Kraken - Kraken spiced rum, lime wedges, mint leaves, caramel sugar, soda water

Garden of Eden - Hendricks Gin, brown sugar, hand pressed lemon juice, basil, elderflower liqueur, dash of champagne.

GIVEAWAY!

In conjunction with our 10th year blogiversary, we are collaborating with Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara to give away RM300 dining vouchers to 3 lucky winners!

Prize: RM300 dining vouchers for Nizza, Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara x 3 winners

Complete the following steps to enter:

1. Follow Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara on both Instagram and Facebook. (IG: sofitelkualalumpurdamansara FB: SofitelKualaLumpur)
2. Follow Baby Sumo on both Instagram and Facebook. (IG: babysumo, FB: GoodyFoodies)
3. Share this blog post on Facebook, and tag someone you would like to take on this Magnifique gastronomy experience. Remember to hashtag #BabySumoxNizza and ensure that your shared post is public.

4. On this blog post, answer the following question in the comments section below: Name three new dishes on Nizza's new menu. (Answers can be found in the blog post!). Kindly also leave your Facebook name and Instagram handle with your answers.


Contest will run from 26 April until 5 May 2019 22:00 hours. Three winners will be chosen by the hotel and will be announced on 7 May 2019. The vouchers will be valid for 3 months after issue date. 

Good luck!

The winners for this giveaway are: Jess Kam, Choi Yen and PT. Congrats and hope you enjoy your meal at Nizza!

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For enquiries and reservations, please email HA123-FB4@SOFITEL.COM or call (03) 2720 6688.

Pork-free.

Opening: 4.30pm to 10.30pm. Closed on Tuesdays.

Service: Good.

Location: Nizza, Level 3, Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara, No. 6, Jalan Damanlela Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Parking available in DC Mall)

Tel: 03-2272 6688

Website: https://www.sofitel-kualalumpur-damansara.com/

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