#DINEWITHME: MANMARU ROBATAYAKI & BAR | ATRIA DAMANSARA (PJ)

Excellent taste and big in presentation! 

I've found another interesting place for awesome Japanese cuisine - MANMARU ROBATAYAKI & BAR. Located in the revamped Atria Shopping Gallery, this restaurant is one of the latest outlet of the MANMARU family. While the original outlet in Midvalley specializes in Udon, this new outlet highlights Japanese robatayaki with a twist of modern Japanese & Italian touch. 

MANMARU ROBATAYAKI & BAR offers an impressive menu, crafted beautifully by the Executive Chef Danny Leow whom has more than 15 years of skills at some of Kuala Lumpur's top Japanese restaurants including Yuzu and Ozeki Tokyo; to name a few. 

Recognized by Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2012 

as one of the finest Chef in Malaysia, Chef Danny Leow

Hot Ocha (RM 3/pax)

For those who love steamed eggs, here's a luxury version to try out - Hotate Chawan Mushi. Soft and savory in taste, the egg custard is beautifully paired with seared scallop, black caviar, salmon roes , olives and caperberry. I like the "surprises" when the huge salmon roes popped in my mouth. It's a comfort food that no one can resist, unless you are not a fan of roes or caviar. 

Hotate Chawan Mushi (RM 30)

Modern Style Steamed Egg Custard with Scallop

(Served within 20 minutes)

Craving for a bowl of hot soup, we decided to order the Beef Sukiyaki. A dish prepared with vegetables, mushrooms & beef slices in broth and then boil over high heat. In order not to overcook the beef, I transferred the raw meat into another bowl and cook it separately - slice by slice. 

Sukiyaki - Beef (RM 42)

If dipping the cooked beef and vegetable in raw egg sounds gross, it's actually not! In Japan, they normally eat it that way. The strong Sukiyaki flavor gets mild with egg, and at the same time the egg flavor enhances Sukiyaki taste. It reduces half the heat too!

Raw egg dip

Still on a lobster marathon after my amazing dinner at Pince & Pints, I just can't get enough with it. This time, I had my lobster in a Japanese version. Not an ordinary maki rolls, the Lobsters Roll at MANMARU is packed with flavors - sweet lobster meat, mango, salmon roe, masago and cucumber. Salty and sweet at the same time, each and every bite is generous with ingredients. 

Lobsters Roll (RM 88)

Lobster, Mango, Cucumber, Salmon Roe topped with Flying Fish Roe

(Served within 20 minutes)

It's huge...just like a dragon!

Left: Lobsters Roll ; Right: Sashimi

The highlight dish for the night would be Sashimi varieties of the season. I did not make the decision on what fish to have (although you can choose, of course). The waiter suggested us to have fish of the day, and we went for it. The Sashimi platter was immaculately presented and the fish were really fresh! Each cut is premium and full with oceanic sweetness. I had the whole platter all by myself, I'm not joking! 

3 Types Sashimi (RM 68)

 Houbo Fish Sashimi (RM 95)

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Houbo Fish Sashimi (RM 95)

Extremely fresh! 

We ended our dinner with the last dish - Grilled Renkodai. The fish meat is so sweet and fresh! It was carefully grilled to perfection; creates a crispy skin and juicy meat inside. Fret not about bones! The renkodai has zero bones in it - awesome! But of course, there's a price to pay for such a dish. 

 Renkodai /連子鯛  - Grilled (RM 150)

I had a pleasant dining experience here at MANMARU ROBATAYAKI & BAR. Price tags are on a higher side but it's worth paying for the quality food and amazing presentation. 

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MANMARU ROBATAYAKI & BAR | ATRIA DAMANSARA (PJ)
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G26, Ground Floor, 
Atria Damansara, Jalan SS22/23, 
Damansara Jaya,
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: +603- 7733 1038