The Purple Cane Tea Restaurant at The Gardens offers quite a good set lunch menu; the taste of it, is another matter. The set lunch starts from 11am to 2.30pm which consist of one main along with two sides for RM19.90.
The options for the set lunch are limited. The dishes pictured is simmered chicken with Chinese herbs in tea sauce (dish at the bottom) for the main and accompanied by stir fried abalone mushroom with dry chili and tea (middle) and pan fried egg with anchovies and tea mill (top). Each set comes with a bowl of rice and tea soup.
The tea soup is probably the best with its blend of sweetness and tea aroma. Something that one should try and experience. For more of their menu options; suggest you to take a visit to their restaurant as their price is reasonable, at least for such kind of establishment.
The food on the other hand is mediocre at best, it can be bland and it is not something to shout about. What made the meal stood out is only the tea soup. So it is not something customers would frequent often. If you’re looking for something delicious, look some where else.
Atmosphere is as you would expect; cozy air conditioned higher end restaurant. Perhaps you can go there only for the tea.
Purple Cane Tea Restaurant
LG, The Gardens
10am - 10pm
There has been a lot of food blogs talking about Kin Kin Chili Pan Mee. Some thinks it is bland with only plain noodles stirred with minced beef and friend anchovies; some likes the homemade noodle and the fiery simplicity of it.
The noodles are a bit bland but after being topped with the minced beef, friend anchovies, an egg and of course, the ever so popular dried chili flakes, it makes a damn fine bowl of chili pan mee. Although it is delicious, don’t be fooled by the hoo haa. Yes, most likely you will revisit for the pan mee but it is overrated in the public sphere.
It only comes in one size and for it’s price tag, it might be quite a small bowl for some. A look at the picture and you’ll see it is pretty simple: some homemade noodles, minced beef, fried anchovies and a poached egg. On top of the table is also the famous condiments: dried chili flakes. If you don’t want to torture the other end of your mouth, use with caution.
Once the chopstick poked a hole into the egg yolk, it dribbles down the toppings and seeped into the noodle. Then the mixing begins. Don’t be fooled if you think you used too little chili flakes. The noodles will turn red after soon and if it gets too red, you might be in a little over your head.
The texture of the mix is firm and crunchy - as if there are a lot of things to bite into. Not like other shops who used prepacked noodles filled with addictive and easily disappear in your mouth. So visiting Kin Kin for something so genuine can be quite refreshing.
So all right, you probably heard horror stories about this place and their service. True that the boss is quite feisty looking but if you go in there to eat and not make too much of a commotion, you might just walk away scot-free.
Also, Kin Kin has since moved and a lot of blogs are displaying the previous address. Now, Kin Kin is in Pandan Indah, opposite Steven’s Corner and along Jalan Perubatan 4. It is two corner shops right in the middle of a junction, you should not miss it, considering its huge yellow sign board.
Address:
Jalan Perubatan 4 (opposite Steven’s Corner)
Pandan Indah,
Kuala Lumpur.
