Pick & Brew, 1 Utama, Bandar Utama
[1 Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Restaurants, Selangor]
Pick n Brew 1 Utama
Recently had dinner with the girls again at this new cafe called Pick n Brew. I’ve been eyeing this cafe ever since they first launched. What caught my eye was the ambience they created, very open, comfortable and inviting. With its wooden interiors and comfortable chairs I instantly thought to myself, this will be a good place to have drinks and chat over a cuppa tea.
The interior of the restaurant
So we girls decided to try them out to see whether their food tasted as good as their place looked. So after work we all met there for dinner and after much time spent poring over the menu we decided on the orders below.
Bruschetta RM18
Oven Baked Oats and Crusted Almond Snapper RM28
Roast Beef Risotto RM28 (All day set)
Chicken Fricasse with pasta RM28 (All day set)
Lasagne RM20
Our starter ~ Bruchetta with 3 different toppings~
Up frist came our bruschetta, it came in 3 different varieties. Smoked salmon and dill, Tomato and smoked oyster and seafood with aubergine. Tastefully decorated on thick slices of bruschetta. It all tasted really good, especially since we were all so hungry.
Artistically presented ~Oven Baked Oats and Almond Crusted Snapper ~
Next up, our main meals, Huey ordered the Baked Oat Almond Snapper and we all agreed that presentation definitely got a perfect 10. It looked exactly how we would have pictured it.The baked snapper was well balanced on a bed of spinach and topped with some tomato puree and long beans. Deliciously tantalizing to the sight. As for the taste, it went quite well with the serve of lemon they provided which we squeezed generously over our meal. It was gooood…
Yummilicious ~ Roast Beef Risotto~
The roast beef risotta was also a sight to the eyes. The roast beef was a tinged with a slight pink, and placed on a serve of spinach risotto. I loved this dish. Everything was done just right. The beef was tender and the risotto was very tasty and creamy. To top it off, it came with a nice thick brown sauce which went well with everything.
Creamy ~Chicken Friscasse Pasta~
Shene had the chicken Fricasse with pasta, which was a thick creamy chicken pasta with caramelized baby onions. This dish is actually a French classic combining stewed chicken in creamy white wine however, I don’t think they used wine in this dish as this place is halal. They probably thought up some other concoction. The pasta was good, but a tad bit too creamy for my taste but the chicken was very tender.
Both me and Shene ordered the November All Day Special set with came with a Soup of the Day ( Potato and Leek soup) and coffee/tea. It was only RM28++.
Rich in flavour ~ Lasagna~
Rhe’s order of lasagne came generously served as you can see. It was rich in flavour and tasted quite alright but kinda ordinary. The cheese was melting all over the place so for those cheese lovers out there, you might want to consider ordering this dish.
Our dinner table after all our food arrived
It wasn’t long till we were stuffed. From over hungry to over ate. I quite enjoyed the meals, though its price is abit on the high side. Not something we can do everyday, but it was great catching up with old friends over a nice dinner. We actually overstayed our welcome as well, as we were so busy chit chatting that we didn’t realised the time. It wasn’t until I saw some of the waiters leaving that we realised it was half past 10. It was quite funny.
They are currently having a few food promotions
i. ONE Card Promo – 30% off alacarte menu ONLY (Valid 6-10pm daily till end Nov)
ii. Coffee Break Promo – 1 set Coffee with either Blueberry danish, Strawberry Danish or Cinnamon roll
iii. November All Day Promo - Soup, Mains, Coffee or Tea (11am-9:30pm till end Nov)
iv. 10% Discount for IBM and KPMG on ala-carte meals
This place is great for hanging out, chilling with your girlfriends and maybe a place to impress your first date? haha. Its definitely worth considering.
Pick n’ Brew
F233, First Floor Promenade,
1Utama Shopping Centre.
Tel: 03-77260102
Email: info@picknbrew.com
halal
Cuisine: Western
For more details check out
http://feedmelah.com/restaurant/1Utama/Western/PicknBrew/142/#resultFocus
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Tags: 1 Utama, Girls night, restaurant, western food
November 20th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
been there once to have a cuppa and i love the environment. didn’t know they got promo now, will check it out
November 20th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
My goodness the Bruchetta is HUGE, Bruchetta for an appetizer i prefer it to be small.
FMO i don’t like Risotto to be served with a huge chunk of meat on top. Risotto should be serve as it is a starter dish and with all the gravy for the beef around the risotto it will overpower the taste of risotto.
They’ve combine the main dish+the starter dish. I honestly think if they would have separate the risotto and the beef it would be much a better dish.
Keep up the good job.
November 20th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
p.s. btw you ada msn kar … add me
November 20th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
wow…the roast beef risotto looks absolutely mouth-watering lah… esp the beef!! Looks beautifully pinkish and tender! Hahah.. :p
November 21st, 2008 at 12:37 am
Hey guys,
Thanks for all the comments.
Yea, the bruschetta was abit on the large side but we were just happy cause we were really hungry and any food at that time was good..haha..as for the risotto,i’m a huge risotto fan so i love it with anything. But, I do notice that we hardly can find good risotto here in PJ. Even if there is, its abit on the high side. Any recommendations?
And yes, the roast beef was very tender. I was pleasantly surprised. Would definitely recommend this dish..=)
November 21st, 2008 at 9:02 am
If you want risotty i’ll IM you a very good place where you can eat pretty decent risotto. A true italian head chef. IM me if your interested =), I can bring you there .
November 21st, 2008 at 10:30 pm
We’ll take you up on that offer one day Demsi! Would love to eat REAL risotto….
Thx!
November 21st, 2008 at 11:38 pm
This is my favorite spot to write my blogs … and the location I choose to sit will always at the open space facing the Seoul Garden and able to see the One World Entrance corner. Why?
Imagine a good cup of coffee, fast internet line with a pleasant slow Jazz Music performance live every hour interval. Priceless …. better than Starbucks and Coffee Beans environment. If you see a fat guy with a small white Lenovo laptop, that would be me ! Come and say hi …..
I’ll be posting up soon on this place ….
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:13 am
That sounds like a great place to get some serious blogging done… nothing beats some relaxing jazz in the background and a cup of steaming drink..
we’ll be sure to keep a look out for you and the white lenovo when we’re in the part of 1 utama…
You know what we look like right? http://feedmelah.com/blog/about
=)
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:20 am
This is a good place to hideaway since it is situated so far , right at the other end ( about the only advantage here ) !
We were not impressed first round with the RM17 curry mee , but happy with the service ( since it was quite empty around 1 something on a weekday ). An uphill task to be noticed by the general Mall crowd we believe.
November 26th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Yeah I agree with you that it’s hard for restaurants not on the main walkways to get noticed, especially in shopping malls. They need to market their restaurant better and smarter to get people to at least give them a notice.
*hint hint* *cough* use our blog, *cough* call us *cough*
haha… *cough*
January 7th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Hi! Thx for the visit and the great review! Pls come more often!
January 8th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Hi Jackson,
Yea, we’ll definitely be coming back for more. =) Good food, and wonderful ambiance.