Tucked right next to the Philippines embassy and just a stone’s throw away from Pavilion and the KLCC Convention is Maison Francaise, an elegant French restaurant situated in what was formerly a bungalow.
Dining area is separated in a few areas that used to be patio, living room, pool side, and so forth. Art works, white tablecloths, leather seats, fresh flowers; decoration is simple yet classy.
Maison Francaise at Changkat Kia Peng
Being at the less glamorous of KLCC area has its benefits, you can get here without having to go through any traffic bottle necks, and you never have to park your car more than a few steps away from the restaurant.
While dinner session is usually pretty busy, as the manager and chef mentioned, Maison Francaise is usually pretty quiet over lunch. So for this session, we sampled the lunch set priced at at RM59++ for 2-courses or RM75++ for 3-courses.
amuse-bouche came in the form of in-house smoked salmon
Even though it is a set lunch, we still started out with amuse-bouche, a bite size pre-appetizer selected and prepared by the chef. The in-house smoked salmon isn’t anything fancy, but carries a delicate smoky taste which we like.
duck pate, home-made mushroom soup
The lunch menu may change from time to time and usually carries a couple different options for each course.
Appetizer was between duck pate with truffle and walnut dressing and mushroom soup finishing with truffle oil and whipping cream.
The pate, with its inclusion of walnut dressing, is a little drier than your normal pan-fried duck liver, and should delight fans of this appetizer. Mushroom soup was beautiful, creamy, and those truffle oil really gave it an extra dimension which we love.
leather jacket with green olive & garlic, slow cooked beef angus
Main course was either fish or beef.
The fish option was leather jacket with green olives and garlic, braised fennel. The seasoning was perfect with accompanying vegetables positively enhanced the seafood.
The slow cooked Angus beef, an “oyster blade” cut, is meticulously prepared in seven hours cooking. The result is a piece of meat that’s so tender you can cut it with just using the fork. The flavour of the meat is not lost, and the supporting cast of root vegetables complimented the dish beautifully.
raspberry mousse temptation
To conclude the lunch set was the dessert in the form of raspberry mousse temptation, a cacophony of sour, sweet, and very rich creamy taste. I particularly like the tiny bulbs of raspberry “bubbles” that pops in your mouth.
Haze & KY at Maison FrancaiseÂ
Maison Francaise is a pork free establishment that carries a good wine and champagne selection, the restaurant also serves liqueurs and espresso coffee.
I want to go back again.
Address:
Maison Francaise
5 Jalan Changkat Kia PengÂ
50450 Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.151256, 101.715215
Tel: 03-2144 1474, 019-243 1200
Web:Â maisonfrancaise.com.my
What a pretty dessert.
The Yum List: what about those posing with the dessert?!
Pretty plates of food, pretty photos! 😉
Baby Sumo: thanks 😀
Haha! I was just googling this place! Wanna try their afternoon tea soon!
Linda: awesome timing!
Somehow I have problems differentiating French and Italian sometimes. Food looks great but pricey ler – its fine dining afterall right? =)
spicy sharon: haha, it’s not too difficult to spot once you get the hang of it. Ya it’s a fine dining establishment so you get what you paid for.
nice-looking lunch! looks like it’d be absolutely satisfying in taste but not overly filling in weight, so we can still head back to the office and function properly after eating 😀
Sean: so you can eat another 2 meals!? hahaha.
The last time I went was pretty frustrating. It was messy and orders got mixed up. Probably due to peak hour or something.
sycookies: ah, that’s unfortunate.
Matching outfits!!!
Certainly love this place especially for lazy Sunday lunches.
missyblurkit: haha very ngam kan? 😛
Elegant and classy, love the presentation of the food too
Ken: tastes good too.
Nice place and environment… and both you and Haze were colour-matched! 🙂
iamthewitch: haha very ngam kan.
Awesome write up and shots! I want to go back toooooo 🙂
ciki: bring me ok!
i think this place is like a 😈 person, whoever comes wants to come again.
fatboybakes: LOL yes! that or Sainy knows some dark magic