Prego@The Westin KL

In my previous post which I mentioned the usual place that I would normally go to get my fix whenever there was a crave for Italian food. Well, here is the place - Prego.

Entrance to Prego.

Prego has an open kitchen concept...

Where you can see the chefs in action. The firewood oven for pizza.

They offer quite a comprehensive Italian dishes on their menu.

The complimentary loft... still warm. The crust was crisp, yet the insides wonderfully soft. It was a big loft and I always told myself to go easy with it as there were more foods to come but it was simply delicious... that ended up "sapu-ing" the whole loft.

Served with their homemade tomato dip.

But I prefer my loft to go with butter.

After chewing our bread for 15 mins or so, here came our food...

Prego Carbonara... Beef bacon, Egg yolk, Cream, Parmesan. - RM 31.00++

We requested Fettuccine as the choice of pasta. The pasta was perfectly cooked and the sauce was rich and creamy enough. But this time I felt it was a bit too thick for me. Nevertheless it was a great dish.

Wow Supreme... Pepperoni, Turkey ham, Gorgonzola, Artichoke, Kalamata Olives, Button mushroom, Mozzarella, Tomato sauce. - RM 36.00++

The firewood pizza was baked according to our request- extra cheese! They're never stingy with their other ingredients too. The thin crust had a bit of burning mark but that made it more crispy and tasty. This is the real pizza supposed to be isn't it?

Obviously their standard size pizza was too big (equal to the large size pizza in Pizza Hut) for the 2 of us. We had to pack and bring it back for our my dinner.

Prego's interior...

The atmosphere was relax albeit the buzzing street of Bukit Bintang in front.

The lower level of Prego where we were usually being seated at, so as the non-smoking diners. A good place that overlooking the open kitchen where all the kitchen activities are.

If you have to wait for table, you can actually walk up to the bar to have a drink or 2 whilst waiting.

A huge pillar decorated with photos of guests that celebrated their special occasion there. The wine selections. Behind is the staircase leading to the upper dining level.

The Westin Kuala Lumpur where Prego is located at.

Hotel Lobby...

Their heavenly bed being displayed in the lobby. Trust me, their bed is indeed heavenly.

Pavilion- the posh shopping mall is just right opposite the hotel. The Westin is giving 2 hour free parking for dining at their restaurant. After settling the bill, we decided to cross the street as we still had an hour or so to go...

Btw, the total bill came to RM 38.55 inclusive of tax and after the 50% discounts for Starwood member.

Who could resist the temptation... especially the sale carnival of the year is on??

Lexus was having exhibition at the concourse area and they had golf putting game. The visitors will have 3 chances to hit the ball in to be rewarded with gift.

My gift after the 3rd try... good eh?

The Westin Kuala Lumpur

199, Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : 03-2273 8496

Set Lunch@Italiannies

One fine day when I walked past Italiannies at The Curve, their "Let's Do Lunch!" promotion caught my attention.

Since it was only RM13.90 for their set lunches and it has been years since I last eaten there, I decided to give it a try. The lunch set includes a cup of soup, entree and Pepsi or ice lemon tea. There were quite a selection of entree choices on their menu with different prices to choose from. I asked the waitress if it was correct that I could choose any of those on the menu which would still be RM13.90, the waitress just nodded. So I guess it was normal human nature to order the most expensive dish on the menu to make more value out of the RM13.90. Their most expensive entree would be the "Chicken Parmagiana" at RM30.90 but somehow I didn't feel like having chicken on that day, so I opted for their second most expensive house specialty, "Parmesan Crusted Fish" at RM 27.90.
Black pepper, salt, olive oil and balsamic vinegar displayed on the table.
The complimentary bread... dry and hard.
The bread would taste better when dip with the mushroom soup.
Here comes the "Parmesan Crusted Fish"- The oven-baked dory fish fillet, served over fried zucchini and red onion ribbons with white capers sauce. The fish was a bit too soft and too moist. However the fried zucchini and fried onion were crispy and tasty.
The portion was huge and it took quite a while for me to finish it. Half way through my meal I was thinking that I could return to try their other entrees as it was really 'value for money' since it was only RM13.90 for their set lunches. Having said that, I took a look at their menu again to see what were the other dishes that I could try in future. Damn it! When I took a clearer look at it, I suddenly realised that my luck was at its lowest level when I entered the restaurant as it could be " kwai che ngan"(eyesight blocked by ghost in Cantonese) that made me missed the word, "ONWARDS" on their menu. So, it was actually "from", not everything was at RM13.90. The only item on their menu at RM13.90 was their 8" Magherita Pizza. Therefore the future plan was immediately scrapped until further notice.

The interior...
The wall drawings...

The total damage was RM 32.10 inclusive of tax. Conclusion, it was one of the most expensive set lunches that I ever had in recent days or years. Their set lunch is only available from Monday-Friday except public holiday from noon to 3p.m.

Italiannies currently available at;

The Garden Midvalley

Sunway Pyramid

The Curve

One Utama

d' italiane kictchen

As a Starwood member, I'd usually go to Prego at Westin Kuala Lumpur or Villa Denielli at Sheraton Imperial for my fix whenever there is a crave for Italian food. Because the quality of food, the service and most importantly the discounts that we get there, we just don't bother to look for any other Italian restaurants. (I will blog about these 2 places in future). Somehow due to people's strong recommendation on this Italian Restaurant at Jaya 33, I decided to give it a try.

Their menu... offer wide spread of Italian dishes.
They offer at least half a dozen kind of soups on their menu and we chose the Mushroom Cream Soup that came in a big bowl. The portion is enough for 2 persons. You would have problem to finish it alone if you are too greedy to order one each for everybody. - RM 8.90
The succulent and tender piece of Braised Lamb Shank served with mashed potatoes and mixed green. It's delicious and huge! - RM 31.90
The meat just came off from the bone. You can spare your knife, just use the fork to do the job. By the time we finished it, the bone was polished clean and white that you may have mistakenly thought it was a job done by a puppy!

The Seafood Marinara in cream sauce... You can have a choice of different pasta - penni, spaghetti, fettuccine and etc. We chose penni. The penni was just perfectly cooked where it was not soggy. For those who love cheese, the sauce is creamy and rich. The pungent taste of cheese will melt you away! The portion was not that large nor it was particularly small, but just enough.

One piece of big prawn, one big mussel, some fish and squid priced RM 24.90

Their choice of cakes was rather limited. We were not particularly keen on the choice that on displayed, so we did not try any of them. You can check it out yourself and let me know if it's good!

They also have a good selection of pizza but the other person who dined with me had phobia in pizza, so we did not order any as well.

The interior...

The ambiance is charming and cosy. The decor is simple yet elegant.

For those who smoke, cigarette or car exhaust, you can choose to dine at their romantically-lit alfresco dining area which is over looking the main road of Jalan Semangat.

The total bill came to RM73.35 inclusive of tax. I guess it's pretty standard for Italian dining, right? Worth a try!

d'italiane kitchen

PG-01B, Ground Floor Jaya 33

Seksyen 13, Petaling Jaya

Tel: 03-7956 3684

Location map.