Wondermama, 1 Utama: New Menu, New Flavours

Located in 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Wondermama Restaurant & Cafe is well-known for their creative dishes, thanks to their brilliant ability to fuse local and international flavours together.

Mama has been away travelling around the world and is now back home with some fantastic ideas for her new menu at Wondermama. The new menu features a mix of brand new dishes as well as refreshed versions of old favorites.

Restaurant interior

Munch on the highly addictive Wonder PopChicks, crispy fried chicken bites featuring flavours from around the world. Choose from four flavours; the Totally Tom Yum from Thailand, Say Cheese from France, Barbecue Bugaboo from USA and Ba-Ba-Ba Ba-Ba-Na-Na from Malaysia, all priced at RM16.90 each.

Our vote goes to the tantalising Totally Tom Yum, with its fragrant, spicy and sour flavours, thanks to the dried chillies, lime juice, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves tossed with lime popcorn.

Mama takes us to Hong Kong next, with her new HK Murtabak (RM15.90). Instead of the usual roti canai wrap, chee cheong fun skin is used for a much lighter version . Minced chicken, chopped onions, egg and cheese is wrapped in the chee cheong fun skin and then pan fried, giving it a lovely crisp exterior. I'm not usually a fan of murtabak as I find it too stodgy, but I must say this is really good.

One of the new signature dishes here is the Wonder Nasi Ayam Berempah (RM27.90), which we love. This dish takes inspiration from three local Malaysian rice dishes, so you can expect to find elements from nasi lemak, nasi biryani and nasi kerabu. It's like a mini buffet on a plate as you get aromatic spiced rice along with a juicy fried chicken, sambal prawn, kerabu kacang botol, homemade sambal merah and hijau, salted egg, laksa soup and pappadom. Absolutely delicious, we highly recommend that you try this!

The legendary Baba Nyonya Laksa (RM22.90) at Wondermama gets a facelift and now comes in a refreshed presentation. This comes with flat rice flour noodles, two large prawns, boiled egg, fu chuk, fish cake, tofu pok and long beans in a rich, mildly spicy soup.

The Shanghai Tang La La Soup (RM18.90) comes with fresh clams in a miso-based soup, with black fungus, ginger, goji berries, garlic and cili padi.

The Hainanese Chicken Chop (RM22.90) is one of the most well-known fusion dishes in Malaysia. Here at Wondermama, you get two grilled chicken thighs in a tangy sauce, accompanied by shoestring fries, sauteed veggies and mushroom and the house special spicy mayo.

For pasta lovers, the Rockin' Beef Pasta (RM25.90) is one of the new additions to the menu. Spaghetti is tossed with shredded braised BBQ beef, spinach, mushrooms, garlic and chilli flakes for a delectable finish.

You can have a healthy and delicious meal at the same time - order the Papa Saba (RM18.90), a saba fish fillet grilled and served with the kickass sambal hijau and merah, along with a side of rice and veggies.

A bevy of new drinks has also made their way into the latest menu. Try the refreshing Lemon Mint Lychee (RM13.90) or the fruit-packed Merry Berry (RM12.90).

Lemon Mint Lychee - lemon, lime and mint leaves topped with lychee and basil seeds

Merry Berry - strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, cinnamon stick, lime, mint leaf and soda.

Opening times: 10am to 10pm daily.

Location: Wondermama Restaurant & Cafe, Lot S131, 2nd Floor, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Lebuh Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-7732 2911

Nearest MRT: Bandar Utama.




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Yezi 椰子 Premium Coconut Steamboat @ The Roof, Bandar Utama

The current rainy spell in the evenings is the perfect weather for having steamboat. For those looking for something uniquely delicious, check out Yezi Steamboat, located at The Roof 1 First Avenue, which offers coconut-based broth - a first of its kind in Malaysia. 

Even if it's a hot day, no worries - Yezi has it all figured out - their air-conditioning is set low, setting the scene for an evening of hotpot goodness. The elegant restaurant setting along with excellent service, topped with fantastic city skyline views promises a meal fit for a king (and queen). 

Say Yezi to Premium Coconut Steamboat -  椰子

Yezi emphasizes on clean and healthy eating, hence you will find a wide range of organic and semi-organic ingredients, fresh from farm to table, on their menu. Diners can choose from five coconut-broth variants, namely the Organic Yezi broth (RM68), Imperial Canton broth (RM88), Treasures of the Ocean broth (RM68),  Fragrant Shao Xing Wine Seafood broth (RM58) and Wild Forest Truffle Mushroom broth (RM88).

Meatballs, dumplings and pastes are made in-house daily, to ensure utmost freshness. Premium cuts of meat such as Matsusaka beef are flown in weekly from Japan whilst seafood offerings such as crustaceans, shellfish and fish are kept live in tanks awaiting diner's selection.

For our inaugural Yezi experience, we had the Treasures of the Ocean set (RM188) which comes with a crab and coconut broth, with aromatic rice wine. This set also comes with clams, prawn paste and coriander squid balls (as well as prawns and crabs which we didn't have that evening). Yezi uses 100% coconut water which gives the broth a lovely natural sweetness. Furthermore, coconut water is great in aiding digestion.

Our server for the evening, Ahasan, who has been with Yezi since they opened their doors at The Roof, provided us with excellent service throughout the evening. The broth is made from scratch tableside before us; we watched intently as ginger is sauteed with oil, followed by clams and a generous dash of Shao Xing wine, before the addition of the crab and coconut broth. Some coriander is also added to balance the taste of the broth. It smelt amazing! We were invited to taste some of the broth (to see if it is to our liking) - more rice wine can be added if you prefer it stronger.

Fresh clams

Rice wine

Once the broth is ready, our server adds the meatballs and allows it to cook for several minutes. We had three types of balls (each portion comes with four balls) - the black truffle balls (RM24), mui choy pork balls (RM12) and coriander squid balls (RM18). I like how each type of balls had its distinctive flavour eg. if it says black truffle, the black truffle taste hits you as soon as you take a bite. So good! The texture is also meaty and bouncy - you can tell that they're freshly made with premium ingredients.

Amongst the three, my favorite was the black truffle balls followed closely by the coriander squid balls.

Another specialty here at Yezi is their homemade paste, served in a hollowed out bamboo. Diners can choose from fish, prawn, fish and tobiko as well as black truffle squid. We had the prawn paste (RM20) and we loved the texture!

Making our dips to go with the meatballs and other steamboat ingredients. Personally I felt that the ingredients were well-seasoned and didn't require any dipping sauce. 

More condiments to add to your dipping sauce or broth, as you please.

Once we've enjoyed our meatballs, clams and prawn paste, our server then proceeded to cook the signature dumplings (sui kow). We had three types of dumplings - the Imperial seafood dumpling (RM26), Shao Xing pork dumpling (RM12) and coconut dumpling (RM12). Loved the juiciness of the dumplings, however if you want something completely unique, the coconut dumpling is a must-try as it is filled with coconut flesh.

As your meal progresses, the broth is topped up so you can continuously enjoy the sweet tasting soup. For March, Yezi will be offering three of their best sellers in one platter for only RM50; consisting of 100g each of pork neck, pork slice and Iberico meat (usually RM16, RM13 and RM30 respectively). The Iberico pork used comes from organic pigs, fed with nuts. Simply swirl the thinly sliced meat in the hot broth for 20-30 seconds, and enjoy with the dips.

We finished off our steamboat meal nicely with some organic vegetables - Romaine lettuce, Chinese cabbage and spinach (RM10 each).

Coconut with Avocado and Sago (RM25), a simple yet refreshing dessert made using coconut water and avocado puree. No added sugar, purely sweetened by the natural coconut water. This was utterly delicious!

Night view from Yezi

Verdict: Simply one of the best hotpot experiences we've had in Malaysia!


Yezi would like to offer a FREE pork platter with a minimum spend of RM250 at the restaurant. Use Promo code: YEZIGOODYFOODIES. (valid until 30 April 2018)


Opening times: 5pm to 1am daily.

Location: Yezi Premium Steamboat Restaurant, Sky Level, 1 First Avenue, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-8605 3388

Nearest MRT: Bandar Utama.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/yezi.TheRoof/

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Ichiro + Nadeje, 1 Utama

Last week, we were at 1 Utama for the Robi launch (check out the video here). After the event, we headed over to Ichiro for lunch.... I really love the food here, the sashimi is so fresh. I would definitely come here more often if it was closer to home.

Since there was only two of us this time, we sat at the sushi bar. The waiting staff promptly brought over an Ipad for us to view the menu and order. For lunch, they have some special offers.

I had the Kaisen Barachirashi (RM22.80) while Hubby had the Salmon & Ikura Don (RM22.80). We were both really happy with our choices, fresh and delicious! Super satisfying lunch :) We also opted to add on a chawanmushi and miso soup (RM4.50) to our meal.

Look at all that ikura ♥♥♥

Bara chirashi :)

After lunch, we had dessert at Nadeje. Established since 2006, Nadeje prides itself on its quality fresh ingredients  and fnest handmade mille crepe.This was one of the first mille crepes I tried in Malaysia. We ordered a slice of Tiramisu mille crepe (RM12.60) to share. Made using Galbani mascarpone cheese, this was absolutely decadent. Loved it!

Hubby also had the cappucino (RM9), which he commented was good.

Baby Sumo Meets Robi, earlier that day

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Pork-free.

Opening times: Sun-Thu 11.00am to 10.00pm; Fri-Sat 11.00am to 10.30pm.

Price: Total bill RM57.90 for 2 pax.

Location: Ichiro Sushi Bar, 2nd Floor, Isetan Eat Paradise, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, 1 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama City Centre, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. (near Isetan Kids Department)

Tel: 03-7726 5899


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Price: Total bill 21.60

location: Nadeje, GK101, Grd Floor, One Utama Shopping Centre, No.1 Lebuh Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Tel: 03-7710 0302





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