Betel Leaf Authentic Chettinad Restaurant at Lebuh Ampang

Betel Leaf Authentic Chettinad Restaurant at Lebuh Ampang

As were looking for a place to dine last Thursday, we noticed a new restaurant at Lebuh Ampang- Betel Leaf Authentic Chettinad Restaurant. It is on the 2nd floor, just above an imitation jewellery shop.

At the entrance

We were quite late in arriving there, and being a weekday, it was not crowded at all. The setting of the place is rather quite posh, and caters for the high class.

Arrangement & decor inside

Hand drawn paintings could be seen decorating the walls. Apart from that, they also had a section of those bronze/metal statues that was show-cased nicely, which was for sale as well.

Decorative items on display

We ordered Garlic Nan that was accompanied by Pudina Chutney and Green Peas Gravy. The Nan was quite soft and went along well with the spicy Green Peas Gravy. Chicken Briyani that I insisted with the leg pice came with some really hot & spicy chicken curry and a boiled egg.Just for your info, I'm a BIG fan of chicken briyani and won't miss a chance of having a plate, whenever and wherever I can. But not those plain briyani rice with fried chicken. The one that I'm referring to is the type where they cook the rice together with the chicken in it.Yummy!

Garlic Naan with Pudina ChutneyChicken Briyani served with chicken curry and onion raita

I was quite satisfied with the Briyani, but disappointed that I could not have their fried Goat Brains.It is available only on Sundays ( and they didn't mention it on their menu), and they get it fresh & straight from their farm, according to the manager on duty at that time. So, one of these Sundays, if you see anyone ordering the special item, it could be me!!! One other item on their menu that I am aiming for is their 'Prawn Thosai'.

What's left on my plate after dinner

If you are looking for a decent Indian dining which is a bit on the 'high side', you can give Betel Leaf Authentic Chettinad Restaurant a try.

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Gandhi's Restaurant at Brickfields

Gandhi's Restaurant at Brickfields

What a better way to start this blog than writing about my dinner experience on Mother's Day? As usual, we were undecided on our destination for our dinner for the night. So, I suggested Gandhi's Restaurant at Brickfields. Location? If you are coming from the Central Market area, it is located along the same road as you turn in to your left immediately after the Petronas station. Though the restaurant is big and has ample sitting place, it is not a posh place. It is more for the middle class group, affordable, even for daily meals. And another important criteria that made me choose this place is the ample availability of parking spaces.

This place offers vegetarian food only. But instead of the common vegetarian menu, here they offer wide variety of dishes. Both, Indian style and Chinese style cooking is available. They cook as you make your orders and not pre-cooked like in other restaurants of similar capacity. The only complaint that I have is that you have to wait quite while before your orders comes to the table.

We ordered Chicken Masala, Mutton Varuval, Claypot Tauhu and Mixed Vegetables. The first 2 dishes were quite spicy for me, while the rest were more of Chinese style cooking, with ketchup and corn flour added. For a total of 6 adult who dined, the bill came up to RM65.00, which is quite reasonable if you ask me.

Would I go again? Yes and I'd recommend you guys to try out too.

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