The Red Beanbag @ Publika, Solaris Dutamas

One Friday night after work, suddenly, there is an urge to get something nice to fill up and pamper the tummy. And so, after getting recommendations around, I decided to go ahead with one suggestion by my chef friend; The Red Beanbag, located at the al fresco area of The Publika. I have always enjoyed my every leisure time spent there especially at night for the cooling and windy atmosphere, which is much lighted when approaching the wee hours :D

So we get to the first floor of this café, with its brand name states confidently “ Home stairs that are worth climbing …..we’re not your usual ”. Alright then, we are much more anticipating of what they have got to offer us soon :D

The place is quite condusive, with the dim lighting and some ragbags hanging on the wall as simple ornaments. Coach are comfy, overlooking the night view through the wide window glasses.

Truffle and Brie

Scenery appreciation aside, now it’s prime time to curb the growling tummy :D So we flip through The Light  Side menu and end up with Truffle and Brie. I think it’s a good appetizer and first time to learn how to appreciate this unique cheese more with truffle :D

The marriage of Brie Cheese and truffle-infused mascarpone cream served with pineapple chutney, truffle salad and crispy baguette slices are simple yet satisfying. The pineapple chutney is  especially juicy and pair really well with the Brie Cheese, which otherwise would be more of an acquired taste individually. You better start enjoying the food as soon as it’s served, else the baguette could be tad rocky hard. 

Croque Monsieur

After some light warm up of the stomach, now is time to fish something from The Dark Side menu. Since I have been intrigued by Croque Monsieur all this while, one order is being added to cart instantly :D

It’s looks like the typical thick toasties, but comes with  grilled Turkey Ham and Cheese Sandwich. They are fully coated with generous amounts of Mozzarella cheese, which delights me the most! As you bite on it, there will be some crunch sound and you could taste the melting cheese within. It’s really delectable and done wonderfully! Slurps! 

Cherry Tart

And the best round up for the dinner would be the Cherry Tart. The dessert is an unconventional upside-down version of tart that are served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It’s eggy and bit porous type. The cake is then garnished with some fresh berries that are very sweet in that dark purple colour and then laid on the chocolate-sprinkled plate. However, there are only three of them on top of the tart, wish there were more :D The cake is warm, and best served with a bite of the chilling vanilla ice cream, which somehow helps to moisten the bit drier texture of the cake. 

Hot Latte

This cup of lovely  Hot Latte is freshly brewed from the Red Mean Mean Machine. This machine is said to be the the soul of the café for it works hand in hand with the barista on duty to produce what we like to describe; a very good cup of coffee :D

As you may guess, the latte indeed has a very nice coffee aroma with some fragrance, amidst the bitterness of the coffee beans. It’s made with a skilled proportion of coffee to milk, and you may add some brown sugar for simple hint of sweetness. Of course, not missing my favourite latte art as well :D Looking forward to another return.

Location:

Lot A4-1-8, 
Solaris Dutamas, 
Jalan Dutamas 1, 
Mont Kiara,

50480 Kuala Lumpur.