Pick n' Brew @ 1 Utama, Ramadhan Buffet

Last Friday, a bunch of us met up at Pick n' Brew at 1 Utama for Ramadhan Buffet dinner. Present were of course Jackson himself (see his photos HERE), Precious Pea, FBB, Jason (who arrived an hour later!) and we had fun eating and catching up with each other. We heard a bit of food tales from Jackson, travel tales from Precious Pea who had just return from a short holiday in Australia. We also heard some flowery tales from FBB (hahahaha....), whilst we just heard a few words from Jason as he was the usual quiet self :p.

As Precious Pea and I were the first two to arrive, we went around taking photos of the food. Seeing that there were too many food items to cover, she and I agreed to cover different items and link our post to each other. Well, her post is already up and I realise that she took photos of most of the items and I covered a lot lesser! Oops! Anyway, check out her post HERE with a whole lot more photos! I have linked FBB's and Jason's post here since they got their post out by now.

Part of the buffet spread; the area for salads, soup and desserts (local kuih, cakes and cookies)


There were several varieties of salad but the one that caught my eye was the Apple & Barley salad. Nice and different, found it rather refreshing.


Hot Dishes (clockwise from 12 o'clock) : Lamb Rendang, Seafood Rice, Beef Cutlets, Chicken Rotisserie, Sotong with Spicy Peanut Sauce, Roast Vegetables

To accompany the feast, they also have side dishes like salted eggs, salted fish, tempeh and more...


Beef Kerabu




Acar


Do try the Gado-gado (vegetable salad) as the peanut gravy is nice and the ingredients are freshly prepared.

Just behind this counter, one can also order Laksa Johor (which I forgot to take a photo of!) and get other goodies like these...


These Grilled Squid were really good. Fresh and cooked just right, it had the right amount of herbs and seasoning to make this a flavourful treat!


Another hit with me were the Vegetable Fritters. Again the batter had just the right amount of salt and was the right size as a delicious vegetable snack.


Of course, eventhough I'm not a fan of fish I found these Ikan Bakar which were nicely prepared and wrapped in banana leaves quite enticing!


I enjoyed the Nasi Ulam as the grains are separate, I don't enjoy eating soft and sticky mushy rice :o). The herbs and vegetables in this Nasi Ulam were lovely. By the way, this is the plate where the patrons scoop from, this is not MY plate of nasi ulam. LOL!


While I might be able to resist some of the food there, resistance was futile against these yellow yummy beauties that seemed to call out to me! Hahaha....The Roti Jala (a local version of crepe with holes like a net, hence Jala which means net in Malay) was nicely done too but the curry gravy wasn't spicy enough for me.

I opted for my two favourites, the Kuih Ketayap (Dadar) and Cucur Badak over the other cakes. The skin for the Kuih Ketayap was soft and thin while the coconut filling had just the right level of sweetness for me to have several of these. Lovely! As for the Cucur Badak, the filling was not too bad but I found the dough slightly more chewy than it should be.The bunch of us were full and there were several other main, side and dessert items that I couldn't try. Wanna try your hand at making Cucur Badak? Rasa Malaysia shows you how!


There's also Fruits and Marshmallows Choc Dip for those who want a healthier (only a bit healthier, hahaha...) dessert.

Well, the food spread at Pick n' Brew is rather different from the usual Ramadhan buffet at such restaurants. At RM38+ for adults and RM18+ for children, Pick n Brew's Ramadhan Buffet promo started on 8 September and will run till 30 September every evening from 6.30pm-10pm. Dishes vary from day to day. The spread is a mix of local, fusion and Western quality dishes which are nicely presented. Coupled with the nice ambiance of the restaurant, we enjoyed our dinner here that night.


Pick n' Brew
F233, First Floor Promenade
1 Utama Shopping Centre
(the end nearest to One World Hotel)

For reservations : 03-7726 0102

SELAMAT BERBUKA PUASA!