Ben's (Publika)

I was struggling where to quickly get a cake after work and Publika seems like a good choice. Has their September special, Coconut cake, sponge cake layered with coconut jelly and coconut strips as the topping deco, an Oh-So-White cake, almost no deco 😅. It appear to taste quite decent except that I would prefer it to be slightly less sweet and more refreshing on the coconut jelly. It will be great. Price: RM50 for 0.5kg, Food: 7/10

A mix of everything for what I remember to be RM35 plus tax. The skin of all the meat are really yum and you can even see the bit of paste together with the skin on the chicken.
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The rendang and sambal goes well together as well!

Decent but not impressive meal, hefty price tag for this plate but a great portion for sharing though.

💰: RM45++

I love a plate full of greens after a long day of sinful indulgence. Blanched French beans with arugula and roasted butter almonds with three warm potatoes topped with homemade pesto sauce and smoked salmon. The menu mentioned there should be avocado but it was good enough for me. RM35 per plate.

If there was one pasta, that I could eat for the rest of my life, it would be this plate of golden soft shell crab pasta. I have been loving this pasta ever since it was served in Plan B & Ben's and now only available in Ben's. Love the hints of chilli padi which adds a kick together with the fragrant curry leaves, tossed together with their parmigiano reggiano sauce. The only downside to this dish is the price tag! RM36 is a hefty price for a plate of pasta.

I usually enjoy carbonara, so when I looked at the menu, I automatically thought: "Yes, definitely". Little did I know..

Turns out, it was a bit too much for me. The sauce was fine, but when mixed with the egg yolk.. I wanted to cry (not really, I'm just too dramatic).

I wish it was not too much, but it was. I want to try the sandwich the next time though, I think they revamped the menu. Or was it just me.. 🤔