Where on earth is this place, @tummyleejones muttered to me.
If not for GPS, we would have gone in circles, looking for Lucky Peaches.
Well luck comes in many forms, and this time, it happened to be a peach. We arrived at Arkadia that evening, parked and exited at Block B.
You will chance upon the center court, but Lucky Peaches is not there. Find Guardian and circle around to the front and lo and behold you would have found Lucky Peaches Eating Hall & Bar.
Our friend Ling invited us to sample the fare at Lucky Peaches. Though she says that the concept of ‘Eating Hall’ is supposed to be super informal, in the same vein as mass-hall, we find the vibe a tad bit more upmarket than that. Maybe its the modern industrial ID, or the minimal electronic tunes that play subliminally, but it’s definitely not mass hall vibe.
Aperol Spritz – RM 28.90 .. fruity and fresh – a tinge of sweetness, this orange and rhubarb spritzer is perfect with just a hint of grapefruit-rind bitterness from the aperol, perfectly mixed with a refreshing pinot grigio. Sazerac – RM 39.90 .. a digestif, this early 19th century vintage cocktail is their interpretation of rye whiskey, pastis, bitters, lemon peel and served with a very cold ice ball
The ‘Sharing Bites’ are a great way to sample the fare without getting too full. These go well with classic as well as contemporary cocktails.
It’s not like these dishes lack flavour. In fact, some might say, they packed too much of a flavour (especially the sauces) and can be taken down a notch even.
We enjoyed the charcoal grilled rainbow trout served with a clarified butter sauce. Fresh grilled fish with a squeeze of lemon to zest up its smoky aroma. Our only grouse was too many small fine bones to pick through, perhaps a different fish would have done a better job.
The Main Plates were generous in portions and well seasoned. One of the highlights of this ribeye were the baby potatoes that come with it. Served whole with skin on, but smashed and flattened and fried in fat. A little undercooked for a good bite. They were just sublime.
A faultless Cod fish where the only qualm might be the price, but like I said, try getting your hands on Cod fish cheap these days.. chances are you’d come up empty. The cocktails at Lucky Peaches are well made and balanced.. definitely worth ordering.
We were informed the vegetables are sourced from small scale local farmers in Pahang and they are incredibly delicious. Small and crunchy and packed with flavour. You wonder why more restaurants don’t support the same local homegrown sources.
Finally, worthy of mention is the Burnt Cheesecake that’s featured at Lucky Peaches. It’s light and airy and super yummy. Watch out for that burnt layer that imparts a surprisingly deep mouthful of flavour, that melts into the salty sweet cheese cake. We had this to go as it was just impossible to fit any more into our distended bellies 😛
Several items on the menu need some improvement as admitted by its owner so the menu is still work in progress. Put this place on your list of places to visit for 2018. These days where so many god awful soulless cafes proliferate.. ( sorry but we’re not fans), springing up all over town like the plague, it’s nice when a restaurant with a voice and identity breaks away form the mundane landscape.
Address:
B-G-8 Plaza Arkadia @ Desa Parkcity
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
tel: 03-2712 0705
Closed Mondays
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I scroll as fast as I can so that I will not be salivating over the foods! They all look so yummy!
Check em out. They’re brand new!
The food looks so delicious and makes me feel hungry now. Definitely will try this out since near to my house.
Really. You live in a rather nice neighbourhood then! 😀
Oh my!! Here we go again, It makes me feel so hungry. lol! Those foods look delicious and really tempting, especially those clams.
YAS!
I love your words and how you describe it. Also, I do agree of the cafes popping out everywhere with no signature of their own.
Thanks Felicia!
Desa Park City is a place undiscovered. Now I have a reason to go there. For the food and so much more, thanks to this alert.
No problemo!
I think its okay to eat a lot if these foods and Chinese New year is the best occasion to enjoy these. Ah am craving!
CNY! I can’t believe it’s almost that time of year. Not sure if LP is going to do a CNY menu tho..
Wooo, a new place to go. Your foodtography really beautiful!!
Thanks! 😀