a'Roma Dinings, Taman Paramount, PJ

a'Roma Dinings is family-run restaurant in Taman Paramount, PJ serving authentic Italian cuisine. The restaurant interior is welcoming and has obviously been well-thought out. A mural of the Colosseum in Rome, handpainted by a local artist group and an attractive bar area overlooks the dining area, setting a casual ambiance for diners. Other than the main dining area, a'Roma Dinings also has a wine lounge, for those who want to chill with a glass of wine or beer.

a'Roma Dinings' dinner menu features antipasti, homemade pasta, ham and cheeses from Italy, risotto and more.  They also offer an affordable set lunch menu for RM29.90 nett.

While waiting for our food to arrive, we were served a crisp, thin homemade foccacia with tomato relish. To start, we were served the Brasato di Lingua di Manzo (RM47), one of the chef's recommended antipasti. This was my favorite dish of the evening - the Angus beef tongue has been braised until tender and then topped with appetizing pickled beetroot, pickled cocktail onion, baby potatoes and crispy croutons for added texture.

Next, we had the Prosciutto e Melone (RM35), a classic Italian appetizer of Parma ham and melon. In a'Roma Dinings' version, caramelised onion is added between the ham and melon. Since no cooking is required here, the ingredients has to be of good quality for the dish to shine. This dish would have been better if the melon was sweeter.

a'Roma Dinings prides themselves in their handmade pasta, which is made fresh daily in-house. They've invested in a pasta machine (according to the owner, it's the same one that Jamie Oliver uses) to produce the best pasta for their diners. You will find pasta such as bucatini, fettucine, spaghettini, pappardelle and casarecce. One of their most popular pasta dishes is the casarecce alla puttanesca (RM38), which is pasta topped with slow braised pork cheek, sauteed bacon, mushrooms and Parmesan cheese. The casarecce had a lovely bite to it, complemented well by the rich sauce.

For dessert, we had the semi freddo di cioccolato (RM23) which is made using 75% dark chocolate, and served with orange and strawberry segments. The dessert was nice, - rich and sinful, however we thought the texture resembled Nama chocolate more than a semifreddo. Grab a cup of coffee once you have finished your meal, they serve a good cup of coffee here,using DeGayo coffee beans. They also serve premium Harvey & Sons tea here.

Serves Pork.

Opening times: 11.30am to 11.30pm. Closed on Mondays.

Location: a'Roma Dinings, No.1, Jalan 20/14, Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya, 46300 Selangor, Malaysia. (Street Parking available)

Tel: +60 3-7865 9829

Website: http://www.aromadinings.com/


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Korean BBQ @ San Nae Deul + SkyPark @ One City Mall, USJ25

After we got back from our Europe trip, I was craving for some Korean BBQ. One of the weekends, we were at One City Mall, so we decided to go to San Nae Deul (not sure if it's a chain of the one in Publika, but they share the same logo). 

We ordered one set of sam gyeop sal (thick pork belly -RM28) and one set of moksal (pork neck meat - RM28). Firstly, when the sam gyup sal arrived, I questioned the foreign waiter as it didn't look like pork belly but he kept insisting that it was. Then, I noticed that the pork was frozen solid.... I mean I don't mind if you use frozen pork, but at least defrost it before u bring it to your customers table. Next, I was really irked by the way he cooked it as he started adding raw meat right next to the cooked meat and used the same utensils to move the raw meat on the grill and cooked meat to our plates. Ugh so annoying! Where is the food hygiene?

The ban chan didn't taste too fresh either, so overall not a great dining experience here. When we were paying, I noticed a sign saying that they would be changing their name to Dae Bak soon. This is a far cry from the Publika outlet. NOT a place I would be returning to anytime soon. 

After dinner, we went up to the SkyPark rooftop for a look. It was a nice cooling evening so it was quite nice to walk around and the view wasn't too shabby either. They have a see-through glass roof walk, whereby you can walk around and look down into the shops. The kids enjoyed it up here. Other than that, there's not much to do here in this mall, as they have very limited shops.

Service: Poor.

Price: Total bill RM65.30

Location: San Nae Deul, No. B-GF-06, Skypark One City, Jalan USJ 25/1A, 47640 Subang Jaya, Selangor.

GPS Coordinates: 3.021644, 101.579343


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