It’s been a while since I last had a buffet dinner, and almost one year ago since I had my last eat-all-you-can dinner with Shah, so when Saujana Hotel asked for a review their Flavours of Sri Lanka promotion at Suria Cafe, I took the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

Suria Cafe at The Saujana Hotel
Suria Cafe at The Saujana Hotel

For those who are unfamiliar with The Saujana Hotel, it is located close to the old Subang Airport. The hotel has a beautiful 18 hole golf course right next to it that provides lush green views from most of its rooms and restaurants, including Suria Cafe.

Unlike most hotels in the city, parking space’s ample at The Saujana, and they are free. The only downside is that traffic along Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang can sometimes be a bit of a nuisance during rush hours due to the LRT extension constructions lately. Something that might not be a problem anymore when you read this.

prawn baduma, lamb black pepper curry, cashew and drumstick meat mitikirata, chicken red curry
prawn baduma, lamb black pepper curry,
cashew and drumstick meat mitikirata, chicken red curry

From the 17 June to 27 June 2013, you can get a taste of Sri Lanka at Suria Cafe as the hotel brought three of the best chefs from Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo to provide their expertise in Sri Lankan cuisine.

Executive sous chef, Chef Clifford, senior sous chef, Chef Wijesiri, and chef Chandana lend a hand at the kitchen of Suria Cafe  are the three Lankan-teers at work for this period. The two sous chefs combined to have over 60 years of cooking experience, so you know you’re not getting your food from any amateurs of the industry.

traditional festive yellow rice, beef curry, fish stew, Sri Lankan desserts
traditional festive yellow rice, beef curry, fish stew, Sri Lankan desserts

While this was the first time I had proper Sri Lankan food, it really did not taste unfamiliar. So far as ingredients and cooking method is concerned, it shows pretty big influence from South Indian cuisine due to geographical proximity and common colonial history.

Festive yellow rice looks similar to briyani but tastes a lot more subtle in flavor due to the lack of meat, it does however, go very well with stronger tasting dishes such as prawn baduma, black pepper lamb curry, or chicken red curry.

chicken and vegetable kottu, plain hoppers with lunu miris
chicken and vegetable kottu, plain hoppers with lunu miris

While many of the dishes has some heat in it, they are generally not overly spicy for those who are already well versed with Malaysian food. One of the noted dish that I find quite unique was the cashew with drumstick curry, drumstick here is the seed pods for Moringa oleifera and not your favorite piece of chicken meat. Soft cashew and the distinct taste of spices brought a new experience to my taste buds.

whole lot of other selections on the buffet bar too
whole lot of other selections on the buffet bar too

Chicken and vegetable kottu is a dish that looks pretty similar to the Nyonya “jiuhu char” but instead of cuttle fish and mengkuang you have shredded roti, vegetables, and chicken. It was pretty good.

My favorite dishes of the evening was the Sri Lankan hoppers, something that looks like our Indian Apom but comes with “lunu miris” – mixed of chili flakes, red onions, sea salt, lime juice, etc. It was like a spicy version of apom/pancake thingy that I wish I could get for breakfast by the streets. You can have hoppers with an egg in the middle as well.

the men behind the food on top, KY & Shah were only there to eat
the men behind the food on top, KY & Shah were only there to eat

In addition to Sri Lankan dishes, the buffet spread at Suria Cafe still includes many of the local favorites and some international dishes such as bread, cheese, apple crumble, soup, cakes, and more.

Flavours of Sri Lanka ends 27th June 2013 and priced at RM 90++ for buffet dinner, RM 70++ for buffet lunch.

map to Saujana Kuala Lumpur

Address:
Suria Cafe
Saujana Resort, Jalan Lapangan Terbang SAAS,
40150 Selangor
GPS: 3.108849, 101.578474
Tel: 03-7843 1234
email: info@thesaujana.com

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6 thoughts on “KY eats – Flavours of Sri Lanka at Suria Cafe, The Saujana Hotel

  • June 20, 2013 at 3:25 pm
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    ooo, now here’s a hotel buffet worth heading for. food that we can’t get in many places in kl. make me two hoppers with egg, please! =)

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    • June 21, 2013 at 2:38 pm
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      Sean: yeah them hoppers are best.

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  • June 20, 2013 at 7:09 pm
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    aikss we missed this. (stabbing chest:P ) see you on Monday though.. yay:D

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    • June 21, 2013 at 2:38 pm
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      ciki: alright young lady, sure thing 😀

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  • June 25, 2013 at 12:11 pm
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    Looks like a good spread of food! Think I will be loving the cashew nut and chicken curry! With loads of rice….not a good idea when I can’t run these days.

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    • June 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm
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      missyblurkit: that’ll be a great choice!

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