Modern Italian and Spanish Delicacies
For
authentic Italian and Spanish cuisine with a modern touch, look no further than
our very own shore at MyTown Shopping
Centre at Cheras. Spasso Restaurant
and Bar opened in April this year at the new shopping mall located next to
the new Ikea Cheras.
No
stranger to the dining scene, Spasso
is under the umbrella of Outto Dine group who also manages other popular
eateries such as Limoncello, Svago,
Weissbrau, Aka Chochin and Pascucci.
Spasso offers modern European cuisine set in a casual ambiance.
At
sight, Spasso has a smart casual
ambiance set in lots of dark colours mixed with shades of wood. The restaurant
is spacious and offers a nice bar as well as glimpse of the open kitchen. One
can also see their wood oven in the kitchen, another plus point for pizza
lovers.
Spasso is helmed by Spanish Sous Chef Iker
Fernández Caballero who hails from San Sebastian. With over 20 years of
culinary experience in Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury hotels globally,
Chef Iker is aiming to garner swine lovers’ palate by putting together a sumptuous
menu filled with porky delights as well as classic Spanish tapas to go with the
wine list it Spasso has.
The
menu is pretty solid with a good list of All-Day Breakfast, Salad or Soup,
Tapas, Pizza, Pasta or Rice, Sandwich or Burger and Dessert. Since Outto Dine
carries Pascucci coffee in their group, Spasso
also serves Pascucci coffee and tea as well as a list of wines, champagnes, liqueurs
as well as non-alcoholic beverages.
We
started our lunch with coffee. Both of our Latte
(RM13) and Iced Caffe Latte (RM15) was
decent with quite perfect for our palates in terms of coffee aroma and
flavours.
From
the All-Day Breakfast list, we tried the Spanish
Omelette (RM10), a potato and onion frittata that is popular in Spain. Light,
fluffy and easy to enjoy, the omelette is packed with creamy soft potatoes and sweet
onions. Served with side salad and toast, this dish even comes with free coffee
or tea if you order this before 12noon.
We
opted for Spanish Salad (RM15),
simply because we saw it listed with poached egg. Crisp greens paired with
ratatouille, olives and tomatoes in light tangy dressing, the salad was definitely
made better with that beautifully poached egg with a flowy egg yolk center and
crispy potato straws.
Moving
on to the Tapas menu, we literally wanted to order almost everything because
the list looked very enticing. Settling for Iberico Ham (RM23), it was certainly a great sharing platter when
the dish was placed on our table.
Gorgeous
cuts of Spanish Iberico ham is served with toasted sourdough bread and a light
tangy tomato sauce. The ham literally melts-in-the-mouth with a luscious salty
finish. Its quality cured meat at its best!
The
next tapas of Garlic Prawns (RM38)
already won brownie points when placed in front of us. Served in a hot stone
bowl, the aroma of the sizzling prawns is tantalizing. The dish is one of our
top favorites that day and is literally bursting with fireworks flavours of
garlic, chili and herbs. Damn shiok, we were wishing for more toasted bread as
well as another order of this succulent garlic prawns. A Must-order!
The
Mussel Marinara (RM16) fair decent
in my book. Nothing to fault but it didn’t leave us that firework of flavours
like the Garlic Prawns. It is still cooked well with each tender mussel nicely
smothered with lots of tomatoey goodness and served with toasted bread.
If
there is one pizza to order, the Iberico
Pizza (RM39) is your best bet. Beautiful thin crunchy crust smothered with
deliciously flavourful tomato sauce and crowned with Iberico ham, fresh rocket
leaves and generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese, it’s a pizza with classy
flavours.
Another
dish drool-worthy is the Seafood Paella
(RM56). Best for sharing, the paella is served traditionally in the paella pan
and comes with generous helpings of large prawns, mussels and clams with rice
cooked in saffron laced seafood broth. Rice cooked al dente and beautifully moreish
in flavours, we just couldn’t resist polishing this off happily. The seafood
was fresh, succulent and cooked just right, elevating the dish to much
satiation.
For
lunch option, the Pork Secreto Sandwich
(RM28) is a hearty and bulky sandwich for big eaters. Focaccia bread sandwiched
with slow roasted pork loin, smoky and sweet grilled peppers, onions, tomato,
lettuce and blue cheese is bound to make any foodie swoon. Comes with a side of
crinkle cut fries, this is one sandwich to be taken seriously!
For
vegetarian option, one can opt for the Vegetable
Pesto Risotto (RM28). Risotto rice cooked al dente and well flavoured with
cheesy and nutty pesto sauce, there’s plenty of vegetables such as broccoli, zucchini,
bell peppers, tomatoes and more to give the dish a healthy dose of greens.
Spain
is famous for their dessert of Crema
Catalana (RM8). The version here is sublime. Utterly luscious and creamy
baked custard with a thin layer of caramelized top, the Crema Catalana is the
perfect sweet ending to a meal at Spasso.
SPASSO
RESTAURANT & BAR
MyTOWN Shopping Centre,
G-038, Ground Floor,
No.6 Jalan Cochrane,
Seksyen 90, Cheras,
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Website: www.out2dine.com.my
Facebook: www.facebook.com/spasso.mytown
Business Hours:
Daily 10am to 10pm
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