creAsian

It would only be natural for a beautiful bungalow turned Balinese furniture shop and spa to add on a restaurant serving yummilicious homemade local and Indonesian dishes. Jason Lee the designer and owner adores cooking, and it was due to this that his friends urged him to start a restaurant. Read on...

By Alexa P.

Photography by Alexa

Posted on Fri, September 11, 2009 - 1:45:35 PM

1 Comments

One sunny weekday afternoon I found myself in creAsian's neighbourhood and decided to try out the food. I asked Jason for recommendations and he told me to go with the Tom Yam fried rice, black beef, devil’s curry, mee goreng, and chicken cutlets. Once the order was placed, there was nothing left to do but sit back and salivate in anticipation of the tasty dishes.

I have to tell you right now that the fried rice was my favourite dish! It was spicy and filled with all kinds of fresh herbs. All the various flavours played nicely on the palate. The lemongrass gave it an additional flavour dimension and the rice had a good bite to it without being too soggy or overcooked; just the way I like it.

And oh the black beef! Tender thin strips of beef cooked in a thick fragrant peppery black sauce. The words uber delicious come to mind. I ladled a lot of that sauce on the fried rice to make it even more decadent. The black beef is a family recipe which is a popular choice here.

The devil’s curry scared me a little with its name and red sauce; I was expecting something extremely hot and spicy but was pleasantly surprised when I was hit with only a mild heat. The dish is packed with pieces of bone-in chicken and potatoes and topped off with fresh cilantro. I have a soft spot for this misunderstood herb and was happy to see it generously sprinkled on top.

"Lemongrass gives the fried rice a flavour dimension"

I’m not a big mee goreng fan, favouring thin rice noodles over thick egg noodles, but I do have to admit this tasted good. It’s however not something I would order again, but that’s more a matter of personal preference over anything else. The chicken cutlets were good and I could see this being a good snack to nosh on while having a drink during happy hour.

For a sweet treat after our meal we were lucky enough to taste the famous batik pudding made by Jason (I unfortunately couldn’t get a photo of this as my camera chose that exact moment to conk out). It’s a local fudge cake with pieces of biscuit strewn throughout. When cut and displayed the biscuits form all sorts of patterns that resemble batik, hence the name. This was absolutely delicious and oozing with chocolaty goodness. “My nieces and nephews love when I make this, they prefer it to anyone else’s recipe,” Jason mused. I couldn’t agree more!

Creasian offers special lunch sets from RM12.90nett daily from 12pm – 2pm. They also have a reasonable happy hour with a Tiger jug at RM36nett or RM9nett for mug. This is available daily from 5 – 9pm. Jason also plans on introducing more Balinese and Indonesian specialties to the menu in the near future. You can expect dishes such as ikan bakar and babi guling….mmm…I’ve got to get back there once these are on the menu!

Opening times: 11am till late
Price: A meal for 4 is about RM50

Pros: Great ambience and happy hour prices

Cons: Can be difficult to locate

Address: 21 Jalan Jati, Off Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

Telephone: 03- 2141 1108

Mazura
September 28, 2009 7:32AM GMT

I've tasted the food and it was extremely good

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