Ben’s is one of the latest restaurants to open on the 6th floor of Pavilion KL, replacing the ill fated Carat Club, as I suppose, the owner probably discovered that diamonds and food doesn’t necessarily go well together.

If you’ve just spent 2 month’s salary on a piece of carbon, chances are your appetite might not be very good.

Ben's at Pavilion, 6th floor
Ben’s at Pavilion, 6th floor

Ben’s is another restaurant under the BIG group, which also owns T Forty Two, Plan B, and such. Their website is at thebiggroup.co, yes a URL with .co and not .com.

Ben’s interior has it’s design cue from Delicious, there’s sofa and tea table both indoor and outdoor,  smallish dining tables and comfortable chairs. The outdoor area overlooks Jalan Bukit Bintang, giving it a nice city ambiance but without the exhaust fumes from cars on street level.

Spaghetti Pomodoro
Spaghetti Pomodoro with chunks of Pecorino Romano cheese

The menu at Ben’s is almost too extensive, you’ll most likely find yourself spending at least 5-10 minutes going through the listing of dishes on your first visit. I did the same, and finally settled on Spaghetti Pomodoro. A pretty simple pasta dish that turned out to be a delight, I love the chunks of Pecorino Romano cheese on it, and everything was just in the right balance – sauce, pasta, everything.

beef lasagna, spaghetti carbonara, portobello mushroom burger
beef lasagna, spaghetti carbonara, portobello mushroom burger

On the very next day, I went to Ben’s again, this time with Winnie & Horng.

Our orders took some 20 minutes to prepare, a pretty long wait for weekday lunch, but luckily it was worth it. The beef lasagna ordered by Horng was superb, packed with ample amount of cheese, beef, and cooked to perfection. You could cut it with just your spoon. The pickest eater gave his approval.

Winnie had spaghetti carbonara that did not disappoint. I’m not a big fan of cream based spaghetti but this one was pretty good when I had a bite. Of course, the chunks of romano cheese helps. 😀

wagyu beef pie
wagyu beef pie

I opted for the portobello mushroom burger. I first had this type of burger back in the States, and so far only very few places has this on the menu.

Instead of one huge mushroom, the burger had 2 slightly smaller one instead, sandwiched by 2 pieces of sourdough, cheese, and some greens. It was pretty good, but would be better with one giant mushroom and probably less healthy choices of bread instead, then again I’m nitpicking.

On another separate visit (this time on Saturday), Haze ordered the Wagyu beef pie for lunch. She love the beef, but thought the pastry was slightly too thick.

KY, Haze, Horng, Winnie
KY, Haze, Horng, Winnie

Main dishes at Ben’s are priced from just below RM 20 to RM 30 and up, with majority in the RM 20+ range.

Customer service is exemplary, case in point: Winnie found a single strand of eyelash on her pasta after eating 70% of the dish and informed the captain. The captain was very apologetic and offered her a dessert (we had the velvet cake, was good!), and on top of that, took the dish off the bill. We postulate that the eyelash probably belong to Winnie herself to begin with.

Now if only they can shorten the time it takes to serve those delicious dishes, this would be a perfect mid-range lunch option.

map to Pavilion KL

Address:

Ben’s (Another Bright Idea by BIG),
Level 6, Pavilion KL
168, Jalan Bukit Bintang
Kuala Lumpur

GPS: 3.148872, 101.713368

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28 thoughts on “KY eats – Ben’s at Pavilion KL

  • March 14, 2011 at 1:53 pm
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    am waiting for their klcc branch to open too! 😀 but the folks at big should really update their website, rite. it’s been like that for six months already!

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    • March 14, 2011 at 2:58 pm
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      Sean: Yah, the website still only has 1 page. lol

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  • March 14, 2011 at 3:32 pm
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    i like la bodega’s portobello sandwich! has a nice slice of cheese in it, along with yummy beetroot jam. =D

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    • March 14, 2011 at 4:14 pm
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      Irene: ooo looks like I shall give that a try 😀

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  • March 14, 2011 at 5:25 pm
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    If I remember, I think Delicious also have Portobello Mushroom Burger too and not bad. Look like a good place to hang out too base on the pics.

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    • March 14, 2011 at 8:23 pm
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      JD: ya, definitely a nice place to hang out, i shall try Delicious’ Portobello mushroom burger when I have a chance. 🙂

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  • March 14, 2011 at 9:26 pm
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    carat club folded because the husband and wife team divorced – so all the carat club business were ‘closed’ – the wife has reopened for business purely on jewelry at the moment i believe.

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    • March 15, 2011 at 7:38 am
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      Fong Long: I guess diamond isn’t forever after all. :X

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  • March 15, 2011 at 3:52 pm
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    Man, great minds think alike! was just here with the gang.. LOVED the food! 🙂

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  • March 15, 2011 at 5:33 pm
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    i was there during lunch hour and i complained on the duck confit salad.. the supervisor asked y i didnt finish and after listening to my feedback, he apologised and disregard it in my bill.

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    • March 15, 2011 at 5:38 pm
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      connie: wahh so good? now if everyone starts complaining i think they’ll run out of business hahaha

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      • March 16, 2011 at 5:17 pm
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        no la… i have the genuinity in my eyes ma.. 😈

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        • March 16, 2011 at 5:43 pm
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          connie: hahah I’m sure 😛

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    • March 16, 2011 at 8:40 am
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      Nava Krishnan: yaa, healthy choice too kan? 😛

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  • March 16, 2011 at 6:40 pm
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    haze has a new hairstyle? looking good!

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  • March 17, 2011 at 12:49 am
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    I cant wait to be there since there were so many ppl raving about this place!

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    • March 17, 2011 at 8:36 am
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      babe_kl: make it happen! 😀

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  • March 18, 2011 at 12:38 pm
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    Can I know what program u use to join the 4 pics to one?

    Thanks.

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    • March 18, 2011 at 2:29 pm
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      Leong: i use picasa 😀

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  • October 13, 2012 at 10:40 am
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    tried seafood vermicelli soup and it disappoints

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    • October 14, 2012 at 1:34 pm
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      Zetty: i guess the standard isn’t uniform across the board.

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