Food Review - O'Las Restaurant (Grand Seasons Hotel)

Name
O'Las Restaurant (Grand Seasons Hotel, KL)
Food
Indian Cuisine
Location

Jalan Pahang, KL, in the vicinity of the KL General Hospital.

Getting there

The Grand Seasons Hotel, KL is located literally 150m diagonally across the street from the KL General Hospital. There is also an LRT station located at a stone's throw away.

View Larger Map

It's a little hidden as it's main entrance is from a staircase within the Coffee House - Seasons Cafe which is located on the Ground Floor, while O'Las is located on the Lower Ground Floor.

I say it's a little hidden because I've been to the Seasons Cafe a few times, and I've not really noticed the staircase leading down to O'Las.

Parking
You can opt to park in the hotel or at the various public parking lots in the Hotel's vicinity.

Variety
The buffet has 3 sections:
- Meats
- Vege & curries/dhall/gravy
- Desserts

They also have an ice-cream counter with free-flow Coffee/Tea. There were at least 4 different flavours but as far as I'm concerned, as long as there's Choc & Vanilla, I'm sold as that's all I need.

Ambience
The place has a quiet calming atmosphere and all the terra-cotta red colored tiles gives it a little Spanish/Mediterranean feel to it.The warm themed lighting is also very inviting.

The buffet line looks very Chinese-kitchen-like, as it is right in front of the kitchen with see-through glass.

There's even a little round gazebo-like structure in the centre of the restaurant, which seats about 35 people, with it's own centre-piece and floral decor. It makes a good location for photos.

The place is also decorated with multiple pieces of Sub-Continental artwork, which adds to the place's charm & authenticity. 

Service
The staff numbers may seem a little short at first but I believe the Hotel moves the staff around between the different outlets as there were more service personnel as more diners arrived.

They are very polite and attentive and gave me an overall good experience dining there. I have no reservations (pun intended, heh) in recommending this place to others based on the service alone.

Nice job.

Taste
Despite my bias for Indian food, I still think O'Las offers really delicious Indian dishes. I was having such a good time with the lamb, the deep fried brinjals (Egg plant to the American readers), and the fish sticks as well.

The lamb was aromatic with the spices, while the meat was moist and tender, with the meat literally falling off the ribs they came together with.

Mixed Vege.Dhall.Deep fried battered brinjals.The deep fried fish sticks.The yummy lamb.

Mushroom gravy.

Value for Money
Friends know that I have a weakness for Indian Cuisine. So having said that, I still say that I'm not being biased when I say that this is a good place for some fine Indian dining.

Despite having a price tag of about RM45 per pax, I still think that it offers better value than the revised pricing at Annalakshmi, the Indian Vegetarian place (which charges RM22 per pax, but serves only vegetarian food with a limited range on the buffet line).

Overall
I can say that for a first time, I wasn't disappointed. Will I recommend this place to friends or go back again? Definitely! So if you're craving for some Indian cuisine or an evening of Nice & Spice, this might just be the place to go.

Let me know if you agree.

Food Review - Celestial Court (Sheraton Imperial)

Name

Celestial Court Chinese Restaurant

Food

Chinese Cuisine (Lunch & Dinner) & Dim Sum (Lunch only)
Location

Sheraton Imperial, KL

View Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel in a larger map

Getting there

Located on the 3^rd floor inside the iconic Sheraton Imperial along Jalan Sultan Ismail (and across from the famous Asian Heritage Row for the hip and happening crowds) or a stone’s throw away from the Dang Wangi LRT Station.

Parking

There are lots of parking inside the hotel and outside the hotel for the club-goers

Ambience

It is a multiple award-winning fine dining restaurant, hence, the place exudes an air of elegance with professional & friendly staff members who would make your dining experience memorable.

Presentation

I must say that it has one of the best Chinese Food presentations I have ever come across (the other that comes to mind would be Zuan Yuan @ One World).

Taste

The taste is exquisite (except for the pan fried cod dish which we thought was a little too salty.However, they quickly replaced it with another one which was done just right!). Regardless whether you decide to go for the Dim Sum or Non Dim Sum items, it is evident that they take pride in their food preparation where they not only look good but tastegreat.

Variety

There are enough items on the menu ranging from Meat dishes, poultry, seafood to non-meat/vegetable dishes to keep diners coming back for more. They also have a separate section for Dim Sum where it is further sub-divided into Steamed or Fried varieties and sweets/desserts.

Value For Money

Now, the Non-dim sum items are a little pricey. A single item can range from RM35-55 and the portions are rather dainty (well, it is fine dining after all!). The dim sum however, are a different story altogether! Ranging from RM12-38 per item, they come in really huge portions. For instance, the Siew Mai/Har Gou are at least 35% larger per piece than what one would get in a typical dim sum place. So, for 2 persons, ordering 5-7 items would be more than enough! Yeah, they are that big!

Overall

This is a great place for some top notch Chinese Cuisine – especially if you want to bring your Muslim friends for a good Chinese dining experience. However, be prepared to be set back by quite a bit if you are going for the Non-Dim Sum items.