Playte @ KL

Playte

G.01 Republik

Jalan Medan Setia

Bukit Damansara

50490 KL

Note

- open since Aug'19 by 3 Le Cordon Bleu grads

- contemporary cuisine = local produce + french style, helmed by a team of young chefs (average age probably not more than 30)

- smallish portions suitable for heavy palette, with most meats sou vided

- 11 counter seats + 29 table seats which was 75% full on a friday night of female clientele

- 3 smaller + 2 bigger + 2 sweet @ RM 250 / S$80 for 2 pax

Interesting dishes

1) Squid (king oyster mushroom, mushroom broth, thyme) - squid & mushroom were finely sliced, resembling noodles, sou vided with smokey flavour and served in a clear/light mushroom broth

2) crab congee (fried herbs, cured yolk) - gooey congee in bright yellow with strong crab flavour

3) soy ice cream (black glutinuous rice cake, kumbo oil) - mildly flavoured soya sorbet-like ice cream, paired with soft sponge black glutinuous rice cake & seaweed infused oil to be eaten with all 3 elements each mouthful

Smaller - Squid RM34 / S$11

Smaller - Cabbage RM34 / S$11

Smaller - Ox tongue RM38 / S$13

Bigger - Threadfin RM56 / S$19

Bigger - Crab congee RM56 / S$19

Sweet - Soy ice cream RM24 / S$8

Sweet - Coconut sorbet RM26 / S$8