Mukha - Taman Tun Dr Ismail

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So last weekend we were guests on Bella on NTV7. I was invited by a producer friend who was looking for expecting mom's. I was pretty excited esp when they told me to bring hubster along for a surprise on the set. Of course i didnt tell him- which resulted in him wearing somthing I totally didnt agree with. But I couldnt argue when he went- "Bkn nye i yg nk masuk tv kot!". Next time listen to your wife ok?

I had fun on the show. Daphne really makes you feel at ease and truth be told I was not the least bit nervous. It felt to me like a group of friends sitting around discussing things we're goin thru in our pregnancy.

Anyways, after the show i was famished (when am i not??)! So we decided to try out Mukha at Taman Tun. I have read a couple of reviews of the place and since we we looking for something new- i thought why not!?

It was super duper hot day when we arrived. We both immediately placed orders for their root beer float which is RM 6 each before proceeding to check out their menu on the wall. None of those flimsy paper menu's here- no sir! Evrything they offer is written in chalk on the black wall which i thought was pretty cool.

The furniture at mukha is very vintage chic. Mismatched tables and chairs, gunny sacks with arabic words hanging on the walls, the odd guitar case in the corner and beautiful ornate lightings that looked like it was bought at some old market in Istanbul or Pakistan.

Hubsters attemp at taking artistic looking pics

The hot weather put me off anything too heavy or full of heaty spice. I settled for the steak sandwich (RM 13)while hubs ordered the chicken kebab (RM 13). While waiting i sneaked in nx door to get their dessert which everyone has been raving about. Unfortunately they were mostly sold out. I came just in time to c a girl get the last of their pavlova's :( I saw some meringue resting before being baked- but pavlova's take about 2 hours to bake so i knew i wont have a chance to try them this time around. I settled for their carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting (RM 2) and something called custard fluff (RM 4)which actually looked pretty much like ordinary japanese cheesecake in a muffin cup.

Never underestimate a boring looking cake

Hungry me ate dessert while waiting for our food to arrive. The carrot cupcake was moist and tasted a little too strongly of cinnamon. It didnt have any nuts in it which would have been nice. The cream cheese was good tho. The ordinary looking custard fluff blew my mind! It was really good! It felt like i was eating clouds or cotton with a dollop of custard in the middle. It was just mildly sweet and creamy without being too heavy.Twas just perfect!

Our food came and i was surprised to see purple sweet potato chips in my plate. The chips werent fried till crispy and were a little under seasoned. My beef was sandwiched in half a 'roti arab' and was pleasing to the tummy. It was just mildly spiced. I ate it doused in bbq n tobasco sauced and drizzled with the mint sour cream it came with. This is good for a light snack and kept me full for an hour before i was rummaging around for food again.

Hubsters chicken kebab had a tad more spice then my beef. But according to him it's too 'Malaysianised' compared to the one he had at Adelaide. This was served with ordinary pita bread. It was essentially a deconstructed pasar malam chicken kebab. The only difference is that the mayo it was served with had a touch or garlic. It was good nonetheless but you can get the same thing for RM2.50 at any pasar malam.

Overall the food at Mukha is just okay. However it's a great place to hang out and their desserts are definitely worth coming back for! Would love to be back for their famous red velvet and banofee pie!

Mukha,
15, Lorong Rahim Kajai 13
Taman Tun Dr Ismail,
600000 Kuala Lumpur

03-77322248
http://www.mukha.com.my/home/

Stay tuned for our next update from Jane's own kitchen!