Heres another of my Food at the NEW Old Wing, 1 Utamaseries of posts. This restaurant is located on the same floor asPutien Malaysiaand enjoyed the same long queue as Putien did when it first opened.
I was there during its opening week (yes, this post is a bit late.. ahem..) and it was another night where we craved something tummy-warming sans post- gym session.
The name pretty much explained its menu and just like Putien Malaysia, The Soup Restaurant is a Singaporean enterprise that has recently ventured onto our shores.
Im all for new F & B outlets, as that gave us foodies more choices and a better variety of cuisine to sample. I am however, a bit bothered that there are a proliferation ofSingaporean F & B franchises in KL lately; of which most serves simple Chinese cuisine, something that I think we Malaysians can do as well.
The sad thing is, Malaysians food entrepreneursseems to prefer fusion, Italian and what-nots; and other than Ben Yong of the Bens/Plan B empire; are there any other foodentrepreneurs worth mentioning?
But I digress.
The Soup Restaurant promises dishes fromfamily recipes that are distinctive and traditional. All dishes are home-cooked style and assiduouslyprepared, and some dishes even have numbered daily servings, such as their signatureSamsui Ginger Chicken.
Since there were only 3 of us, we made do with 2 soups, a rice dish and a fibre dish in the form of my favourite Spinach with 3 types of eggs.
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Though I find the chicken a tad salty, it was nevertheless flavourful and tender. I actually preferred the rice which was wonderfully aromatic from the chicken stock. A few stalks of kailan at the side provided the fibres necessary to complete a meal. The portion is good for one, and ideal for lone diners.
This spinach dish was more of a portion for 3. Priced roughly around RM16 (I remembered cos I was grumbling about how much it cost), it was again a tad salty.
Both our double-boiled soups was alright; richly flavoured with herbs and seemed reasonable enough at about RM18+- each.
Its hard to get good soups, something that I only realized lately as I have been seeking Chinese nourishment as advised by a friend. My health has not been too good and I have been falling sick consistently. Besides, both my Chinese physician and western doctor are in high favour of hot soups as part of my diet.
The Soup Restaurant is certainly convenient for my soup-diet, and the other is Tang Shifu, which I personally think offers better soups in comparison to The Soup Restaurant. Anyone here has tried both and if yes, which would be your preference?
For more reads on my series of Food at the NEW Old Wing, 1 UtamaCLICK:
Putien opens in Malaysia- serving authenticHeng Hwa (or Xing Hua) cuisine from China
Moo Cow, my favourite froyo is in 1 Utama! Current new flavours for CNY is Mandarin Orange & Dragonfruit!
AK Noodles Housefor a economical meal
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