Mezze

Mezze, located inside Tang’s departmental store, is definitely eye candy. With its African-influence décor and beautiful details on every piece of furnishing, it looks like a place you could bring a date to. But be warned though, Mezze is not recommended for a romantic dinner date for two. The food here is more appropriate for snacking, or a light lunch, as it comes in small portions. The Turkish yoghurt, leek and pumpkin soup (RM10) is topped with caramelized butter which when arrived, turned into a film of oil floating on the creamy soup. Thankfully, it tasted better than it looked – the mint and paprika balanced what could’ve been a nauseatingly creamy concoction. Their Hot Mezzes are the main meals of the restaurant, and the Spicy Saffron Chicken was a nice blend of herbs marinated into the meat. But at RM16 and at a portion so tiny, it is overpriced. Give their moist chocolate cake (RM8.50) a miss as it is the direct opposite – dry and crumbly, totally unsatisfactory. However, we would recommend this as a good place to unwind after a day of shopping as the coffees are pretty good.

Text & Photo Sarah Chan