Kuala Lumpur Restaurant Tips by cochinjew

Restaurant Name: Dim Sum at Hotel Oriental

The view of the hotel itself is dazzling, brining back romance into travel and eating lost very easily in more crowded areas. Extremely well decorated hotel and you enter the restaurant for which you require reservations. On a Sunday lunchtime the place was full of Malay, Indian and Chinese Malaysians, including a group of workers (one could tell that from their uniforms) being feted for some occasion or other. A glass enclosed cooking area which is visible. Very very efficient and polite service. Quiet dining and the plates arrived promptly.
What was surprising was the price, which was very very reasonable for the quality of the food and the service
I highly recommend this place for the best tasting asian food I have eaten outside Hanoi and agreeable service.
For lovers of cuban cigars there is a Diwan nearby to enjoy a Cohiba!

Favorite Dish: The absolute best was Durian Pancakes. Ordered it as we arrived as I was told it was extremely popular and it did melt in your mouth.
I would go back here just for the Durian Pancakes. I hope I get a chance soon enough, on my way to Cambodia .
The restaurant like many others is Halal, so a Jew could eat without the fear of being contaminated by Pork or its products.

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Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Hotel Oriental

Restaurant Name: The House of Sundanese Food

Food from the Sunda Island Region around the Sunda Straits, similar and yet very different from Indonesian or Jawa cuisine.
It is one of the many restaurants in KLCC, in fact across the way from Madame Kwans.

Favorite Dish: Opted for Chicken and Beef Rendang, which came with gado gado salad, sundanese yellow rice and relished with octopus. and sweet barley water
The restaurant was not busy as was most of the restaurants in the area on this particular day, so easy and quiet dining and prompt service

about 25 ringitt per personw without additional drinks

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Theme: Other
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: The food court on the 3rd Floor ?
Directions: Foot of the Petronas Twin Towers
Website: http://www.suriaklcc.com.my/

Restaurant Name: KLIA food garden

After checking in for your flight, take a short flights of stairs and you are in the Food Garden of the KLIA. you can get malay and indian food. it is clean and pretty quick service

Favorite Dish: I had my favourite malaysian snack: roti channai and milky tea, teh tahrek. also had a nice fresh fruit juice. all in all less than 2 euros.

unlike the west where the airport food tends to be more expensive, here the price was very reasonable

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Theme: Local
Comparison: least expensive

Restaurant Name: Chinese Seafood

It is incredible, all over Asia restaurants on the streets and elsewere and the people eating heartily and well. always in groups very seldom alone.

Favorite Dish: grilled stingray with vegetables
wanted to have a glass of wine, but that was out of question only Beer ..and I dont drink beer.. would have appreciated a glass of white from australia..
the fish was fresh and had a juicy taste to it.
Reasonably priced

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Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: along Jalan Alor
Directions: there are three restaurants owned by the same person one after the other, and this one serves seafood