Remember at the post on Guinness Gastronomy Workshop with Chef in Black Emmanual Stroobant, I suggested that Western food places should look into adopting some Guinness inspired dishes? Well, about a month back I had some Guinness dishes, but instead of Western, it was something of an opposite: Japanese food at SOMO Mont Kiara.
SOMO mont kiara, dinner for two
I went to SOMO with the infamous Cindy, who happened to stay around the area.
The restaurant is basically fully alfresco with a smallish set up, a dozen or so tables under a retractable canvas. The ambiance is pretty comfortable and actually a bit unique as far as Japanese outlets go: outdoor, a bar, LCD tv player sports, and music.
two Guinness inspired dishes
The Guinness inspired dishes were not actually on the menu, so I spoke with the friendly manager and requested for them. The grilled beef set and seafood set was suggested, and I also ordered sashimi for two, shisamo (grilled pregnant fish), and a pint of Guinness as good measures.
SOMO was not among the restaurants that ran the Guinness-infused Christmas main course promotion like these below. However, like many restaurants, you can sometimes get the chef to cook up something different, if only you ask nicely.
- The Magnificent Fish and Chips at Changkat Bukit Bintang, KL
- SevenAteNine at Ascott, KL
- Gypsy Wine & Bar at Changkat Bukit Bintang, KL
- Ronnie Q at Bangsar
- Cafe Chulo at Jaya One, PJ
the girl, the sashimi, the seafood, and the soup & chawanmushi
The chef did probably take slightly longer than usual to prepare the dishes. While it was tough to find the hint of Guinness from the grilled seafood Cindy ordered, the beef I had was excellent. The slight bitterness contributed by the black beer was clearly present in the meat and actually adds character to the otherwise sweetish dish. It was really good, I think SOMO should consider making this dish a permanent fixture on their menu.
Cindy, Shisamo, and yours truly
The sashimi for two consists of squid, sweet shrimps, octopus, tuna, salmon, and a generous portion of salmon roe. They were fresh, served on ice, and made for very good appetizer. The grilled shisamo too was done properly even as first time eater of the fish, the girl said it was good. And of course, the Guinness drought was excellent.
SOMO is a stone’s throw away from Plaza Mont Kiara
The sets also come with miso soup and chawanmushi, they are priced at RM 35 and RM 45, sashimi was RM 60. Together with drinks and shisamo, the dinner came to just a little over RM 200. It was very satisfying though, good food, great atmosphere, and of course, a very good company.
Address:
Lot 2B, The Shoplex@Mont Kiara, Jln Kiara
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GPS: 3.166571, 101.652696
Tel: 019-312 6528
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- Tenji Japanese Buffet at Solaris, Mont Kiara
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By nicktay on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
Ooohhhh….another good find!
By vialentino on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
wow….must try the guiness food….let me try after my half marathon run first…now need to control my eating ler…
By Myhorng on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
Guinness with shasimi…… ewwwuuuu~
By Myhorng on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
sashimi baru ngam
By KY on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
nicktay,
Thanks
vialentino,
Hehehe, if you can convince the chef to make it, it’s quite awesome.
Myhorng,
Apa la spelling macam itu. hehe
By calvin on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
oohhh….food. but that shisomo looks oogliee..!!!
By eiling on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
I had my first taste of Guinness yesterday. It was awesome.
By KY on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
calvin,
shisamos usually look very tragic but taste real good
eiling,
Ooo, more more more!
By Robb on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
lapar le when read. lol
By Huai Bin on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
Japanese food and Guinness, not a combination you see every day. I bet I’ll get lost in Mont Kiara too though.
By Lb on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
why am i getting hungrier…
now pass me the seafood, the prawns look yummy yum yum…
By KY on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
Robb,
Lapar? Makan!
Huai Bin,
You get lost everywhere!
Lb,
Here you go!
By thenomadGourmand on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
tried Sid’s pub in TTDI? They got one of the best Guinness drought, or so it was reputed for..
By andrew on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
somo nice!! haha =D KY ar!!! 2009 already!! still belum bawa me keluar makan… LOL =D chinese new year must go hunt you down d!!
By KY on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
thenomadGourmand,
Yah I was supposed to go there too but.. rancangan tergendala
andrew,
Hahehhe :X
By Jade Zheng on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
aiyo.. that face of me. lol!
THANKS 2 KY now i dare to eat long fish (with eyes closed). Long fish? Like… Long long fish. With no legs. Shisamo. Yes, Shisamo.
>.<
By pinky on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
mr.kyspeaks you make me hungry again. how?
I want the sashimi
By KY on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
Jade Zheng,
Hahhaah why are you so scared of things with no legs!
pinky,
Make it happen pinky do it eat them eat them!
By Yatz on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
u can has Guinness wtf..i can has Guinness too..but i is no sushi/sashimi fan-si..
By DSvT on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
Seemingly it is a nice place to hang around~
By Agnes on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
dun wan come in ur blog d… always make me hungry =x
By cwee on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
whoa man, i’m been drooling everytime i visit ur new entry…it’s too cool to have those…
By Simon Seow on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
I think beef goes well with Guiness.
By Lorna on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
Oh, did you meet the bosses?
They are pretty young and friendly!
By KY on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
Yatz,
no sushi? you missing outttt
DSvT,
Yah, very nice ambiance.
Agnes,
Hungry? Eat!
cwee,
Thanks thanks
Simon Seow,
Yeh, very.
Lorna,
I didn’t. oO
By FeR on Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
hehe!
KY, your map this time looks like a candy corn with fangs – looking very happy!
By KY on Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
FeR,
Hahahah I never thought of that before.