Hearty
Western Fare by Dining Hall
Tucked in an area
filled with Chinese cuisine, Dining Hall
caught my attention on regular basis since I often pass Bandar Menjalara area
frequently. The restaurant is a simple no frill one serving up a mix of western
cuisine. Located in a shop lot in the heavy populated business area of
Menjalara, Dining Hall caters to
Western cuisine lovers from the menu filled with lots of Western classics from
salads, pasta to seafood, pork dishes, steaks and more. They also have a full
list of beverages from coffee, juices, smoothies and beer.
The restaurant interior
is simple and spacious. It is designed with minimal décor and offers diners
options to dine in big or small parties. Choose indoor seating or al fresco
seating. The restaurant has neat white walls with wood panels on one side and
white brick wall on the other side. There are banquette seating and regular
seating too. Half globes of yellow lighting are hung over the tables, giving
the restaurant a warm and soothing ambience. At the end of the restaurant, one
can catch a glimpse of the slight open kitchen space with a big chalkboard
showing specials of the day.
I have been to Dining Hall before to celebrate my son’s
birthday. The restaurant is quite a popular choice for many diners as each time
I pass by, there seems to be a good crowd enjoying their meals there. My
earlier visit was also a pleasant one and we love their pork chop and pasta
dishes a lot. Service was pleasant that day despite the crowd.
Our drinks of Hot Honey Lemon (RM7.30) and Japanese Cucumber with Sour Plum (RM9.40)
arrived. Since there was a light drizzle that evening, the Hot Honey Lemon was
perfect to warm me up while the Japanese Cucumber with Sour Plum was refreshing
and lightly savory from the sour plums.
We started with Dining Hall Salad (RM17.90), a medley
of juicy grilled chicken thigh served with mix greens, radish, cherry tomatoes,
konyaku bundles, pine nuts and finished with a plum whole grain mustard
dressing. I really enjoyed this salad. The dressing is tangy, lightly sweet and
flavourful. Everything worked really well together from the nicely chargrilled
chicken thigh to the nuts and even konyaku bundles which added an interesting
texture to the salad.
Seafood
Marinara (RM30.60)
proved to be a good choice with its abundance of prawns, mussels, squid and
clam meat cooked in homemade tomato sauce. The tomato sauce is surprisingly
fresh with a light heat. I would love it to be more robust and tangy but it’s
pretty minor as it’s just my preference. The noodles would be better if it was
more al dente but the seafood was fresh and yummy. The dish still marked pretty
well for its value as it has a good portion of seafood.
We also had the Char Grilled Norwegian Salmon Steak (RM34.85)
and was pretty happy when we saw a nice portion of the fillet beautifully char
grilled. Now I am very picky with fish and have always love my salmon cooked
medium. I was happy when this one was cooked to my liking. It was still tender
and medium cooked and the teriyaki sauce goes really well with the salmon. The tomato
salsa served was average only as I would have preferred something more filling
if I were to order this main dish. If you love salmon, make sure to order this
as it is very good and cooked to my likings.
Grilled
Premium Pork Belly Chop (RM38.15 – medium) was definitely the star of the night. I had this
before during my son’s birthday celebration and this round was cooked
consistently as the last time I had it. The pork belly chop comes in three
sizes from small to medium and large so diners can choose the portions to their
likings. Obviously it is a signature dish at Dining Hall.
The pork belly chop
is beautifully grilled with a nice smoky note. It is super delicious, moist,
sweet, and tender with a good bite. It is also beautifully layered with fat and
lean meat. The pork is served with pepper sauce for extra heat and with mashed
potato and apple salad. A Must-order dish at Dining Hall!
I like the hearty menu
at Dining Hall. Two dining
experiences there and I was pleased with both. Food is value for money with its
quality and portion. Beverage price is slightly above average though. Ambience
is simple and casual, perfect for casual dining. I would definitely returned
for their Grilled Premium Pork Belly
Chop!
DINING
HALL
No. 53, Jalan 3/62A,
Bandar Menjalara,
52200 Kepong, KL.
Tel: 603 6279 0112
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DDininghall
Business Hours: Daily
12noon to 11pm
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Very nice, good food, nice and clean place. Love those barrel tables but dunno if the chairs can stand my weight. Hehehehehe!!!!!
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