LWIN LEE | PURPLE PASTA Restaurant & Café @ OASIS SQUARE

If you are familiar with the locale of Oasis Square Ara Damansara, your attentions are bound to be seized by this huge board of MYR 5 pasta (no joke) and boldly printed purple signage, Purple Pasta cafe!

Located at the similar premises as Epiphany previously, Purple Pasta Restaurant & Café has indeed transformed the place to be a more vibrant oasis gastronomically with a hearty potpourri of mouthwatering offerings to whet your discerning palate. Affordable fine dining quality cartes such as pasta, poultry and seafood could be anticipated, alongside its third wave coffee- medium roast house blend.

Artsy miscellanea of knickknackery to enliven the cozy place with comfy couches.

Jay, the restaurant manager, is currently manning the café with a team gleeful and committed people, who aims to draw a bead on creating an array of affordable delish fusion, hovering between French, Italian and Scandinavian, all within the niche of modern European fare with some inspiration drawing from exquisite molecular gastronomy- one of my captivating epicurean topic too! Much thanks to his inspiring sharing that has largely enlightened me in this field and you can expect some interesting plates that ensue later in this review session.

As the convention has it, we are each thoughtfully presented with individual sampling plates so that we could taste each creation distinctively, appreciating the taste and efforts behind it together with our genuine feedback. Efficiently and sleekly executed.

The session kicked off with awesome selections of LUNCH MENU (MYR 5)- including pasta and salad. No joke, it’s one of the best deal in town!

GARDEN SALAD

A zesty plate of lettuce, cherry tomatoes and crispy bread crumbs, drenched in Japanese mayo and tangy balsamic vinegar reduction.

LAMB MARINARA

A toothsome recipe made unconventionally delectable with housemade meat ball in marinara sauce. Unlike mainstream marinara dish that is usually dominated by seafood ingredients, this pairing comes pleasantly refreshing and juicy in the sweetness of the inhouse own red sauce. Good one!

AUTHENTIC CARBONARA

A special and interesting deviation from the ubiquitous carbonara by far. Not any trace of white cream is visible!

Spaghetti that has been cooked al dente, are then tossed with egg yolk till each spaghettini is evenly enwrapped while still hot, so to present a silky adhering texture on it, before topped off with poached egg. Smooth and surprisingly addictive with its slight pepperiness!

Now comes to the intriguing introduction of a new way of gustatory appreciation.

For this smorgasbord dinner full course, customers are the one who will decide the price- value that deemed meritedly to their heart. Certainly an unorthodox way of evaluating food boldly and this really deserves salute as effort of great virtue. This is the time where versatile surprisal comes in.

DINNER (PRICE DETERMINED BY CUSTOMERS)

** Only available on Friday and Saturday night

FRA DIAVOLA MUTTON

Another noteworthy inventive dish, using Italian-American spicy sauce, that blends in so well with the tender mutton meat. The gravy is lovely and flavourful with subtle hint of dark chocolate too, surprise? (=

SALMON TARTARE

Comes delightfully refreshing with its own cure salmon melding with fragrant pear cubes, coated with ebiko-mayo, lightly torched mayonnaise and a dash of dill chiffonade. A fantastic twinning indeed.

PRAWN CEVICHE     

An acidic dish of Tiger Prawn, served atop of Brussels sprouts, onions and purple cabbage.

This natural way of preserving the actual food taste without involving any cooking, has rendered the meat to be appetizingly citrusy and crisp texture. Nonetheless, it is still regarded by some as acquired taste kinda chuck, but I personally find myself relishing in it albeit the fact that am still a novice when comes to sashimi enjoyment :)

PRAWN THERMIDOR

Seeing this familiar seafood rendition instantly reminded me of the fantastic fare at Mezze and Takumi review. Love the juicy and bouncy bites of this crustacean meat that is cooked with white wine to amuse your taste bud.

POACHED CHICKEN AND SMOKED DUCK IN BROWN SAUCE
Slices of chicken breast are soaked in earl grey tea to help with the visual as well as taste marination before garnished with arugula, alfalfa sprouts and turnips, atop a bed of velvet mashed potatoes.

Eventually, time for some beverages and coffee making their cameo appearance.

Started off with ……………………….

Mochachino (MYR 10)

Piccolo Latte (MYR 10)

Chilled Cappucino (MYR 11)

Comes with more foam as it has been shakened in the familiar cocktail shaker, before enamored with sparkling  Violet Sugar.

Key Lime Soda (MYR 10)

Very rejuvenating and a perfect and instant thirst-quencher!

…………… and the daintiest goes to...............

Thrice Sugar Latte!

This is a cup of latte that has being gracefully adorned with Violet Sugar, Azuleta!

This crystallized sugar lends some floral touch and violet-scented aroma to the coffee. It’s not too sweet and makes a good substitute to the common sugar in our average cup of Joe.

Unexpectedly discovered yet another special and recherché cuppa over here at Purple Pasta as far as coffee is concerned. The previous adventure has brought us to the existence of Bamboo Salt Latte at  OLLE CAFE – 쿠알라룸푸르 .

Frankly speaking, am more in favour of this gourmet-enhanced café compare to its former establishment of solely coffee-dessert place. Over here at Purple Pasta, you get to indulge sensuously with imaginative rendition that are liberally experienced and improved along the way by the passionate crew. As this café is still a new kid-next-door, some fine tuning is underway to smoothen any hit-and-miss challenge in providing diners with a scrumptious and deserving feast. Me for one, are already looking forward to another return for the chef’s always excitingly crafting innovative dishes!

Do check out this eatery whenever you are in the vicinity, especially the “purple diamond powder”! (✿◠‿◠)

Location:

D-G-06, Block D, Oasis Square, No.2A,  Jalan PJU 1A/7A, Ara Damansara,  Petaling Jaya.

Contact: +603-7859 9998

Website: https://www.facebook.com/purplepastacafe

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