Soul-food Goodness with Live Soul-jazz
Music
From
German to Mediterranean, there’s much sumptuousness going on in Souliquid! A hidden gem of restaurant
cum bar, Souliquid is tucked away in Puchong Financial Corporate Centre (PFCC).
Despite there is no signboard, fans know how to track down this place for some
awesome good bites and beer!
The
restaurant cum bar may not be as big as some others but is well designed with
much comfort in terms of space and interior outlook. At the end of the room is
where the bar and there is even a stage for live music.
The
evenings at Soulquid are filled with
much live music from bands belting out classic Chinese jazz and oldies. As one
unwinds at minimalist ambiance filled with dark table settings among
velvet-covered violet sofas set in dim lightings, one can tuck into Souliquid’s
European food menu and a solid beverage list.
We
kicked off with Chilli Chilli Bang Bang
(RM18), a comfort classic of spiced and meaty Bolognaise sauce with melted
cheese and crispy triangles of fried tortilla chips. Sufficiently tasty, the
presentation of the appetizer is also very pleasing on the eye as well as the
palate.
A
Tapas classic, the Gambas Al Pilpil
(RM28) may not look super enticing but the flavours and aroma was spot on. Garlicky
with a little heat and aromatic from plenty of rosemary infused into the olive
oil, the prawns and oil go wonderfully well with the toast.
Large
prawns wrapped with bacon and fried summed up Brochette (RM38). Needless to say, the dish was polished off within
minutes of it arriving on the table. Bacon and prawn is quite the match made in
heaven and bacon does make everything taste better!
Souiliquid Meat Balls (RM20) was pretty much decent with
moist and plump meatballs on a bed of lightly chunky tomato sauce. It’s
familiar in taste with the tangy and moreish spiced tomato sauce and meatball
but pale in comparison to the earlier appetizers.
The
Shrimp Pizza (RM35) had all the
markings of a yummy pizza. Medium thick pizza base, there’s plenty of toppings
like prawns, bacon and cheese to make any pizza lover a happy camper…
Perhaps
the surprising dish in the menu is the Nyonya
Pasta (RM28). A fusion twist, this one is well studded with large mussels
and generous shredded lettuce. The luscious kaffir leaf aroma in the sauce
heightened the dish among the rich spices. Creamy, piquantly spicy and lightly
tangy, the Nyonya inspired sauce made the dish unique and delectable.
Moving
on to meat haven, the Chicken Cordon
Bleu (RM33) scored brownie points for its generous portion of juicy chicken
filled with ham and lots of oozing cheese. The juiciness of the chicken is very
commendable, and the sides of roasted vegetables and sauce completed the dish
well.
Grilled Lamb Rack (RM58) looked beautifully ravishing
with light pink of doneness at sight. Cooked well, the French-trimmed lamb
racks were tender and succulent. A lightly fruity sauce with some mustardy zing
compliments the meat and roasted vegetables well.
The
Guinness Braised Lamb Shank (RM48)
is drool-worthy with a large lamb shank, beautifully glazed in a lusciously
dark and rich Guinness sauce, on a bed of mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli.
Fork tender, the lamb shank was well-braised, enough to be deliciously
flavourful from the wonderful moreish sauce. The sides were the classic perfect
accompaniments to that lamb.
Swine
lovers will swoon at sight of the Pork
Lover Platter (RM148). A smorgasbord of porky fare, this sharing platter
has crispy roast pork knuckle along with sublime housemade crispy strips of luncheon
meat, three sausages of smoked Hungarian, Nuernberger and Baconwurst, roasted
potato, crispy golden potato spirals, corn on the cob, sauerkraut, garden salad
and sauce.
Talked
about mouthful, this platter is surely enough to feed three ravenous meat
foodies and can even stretch to four or five small eaters.
The
Roast Pork Knuckle was sublime
comfort food. Crispy and crunchy pork skin, moist and tender meat with fatty
bits pretty much is soul food to many, especially in times of much needed
comfort and satisfaction. Hand me my beer please…
A
very commendable house made Luncheon Meat
batons to the chef! Salty and moreish addictiveness that pulls one to keep
going back for more.
Sausages,
all three types, are yummy and nicely grilled with a smoky heat of sweetness
from Hungarian, cheesy from Nuernberger and pleasurable
bacon-makes-the-world-better in Baconwurst!
Fear
not if your dining party is not big enough to take on the Pork Lover Platter,
instead go for the Garlic Herbed Roast
Pork Knuckle (RM79). Equally satisfying in all swine aspect, the pork
knuckle is just as pleasing as the earlier platter.
For
a savory ending, the Cheese Platter Set
(RM199) with Marqués de Càrceres
works out to be a good deal. A lovely selection of cheeses and cold cuts might
even be a good starter. From hard cheeses of aged Cheddar to soft Brie and Blue
cheese, these certainly goes well with the salty Salami and Ham with the
Spanish red wine that tasted of dark plums and cherries with a lingering spicy
finish.
Souliquid has got the potential to make your
evenings better. Comfort soul food to solid list of drinks and live music, it’s
pretty much a hangout place that warrants plenty of visits for good times and
lots of satisfying moments!
SOULIQUID
RESTAURANT & BAR
Lot 1, Ground Floor,
PFCC Tower 3
Jalan Puteri 1/2, Bandar
Puteri Puchong
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-8066 8883
Business Hours:
Daily: 12 Noon to 1.00am
Night live music
Sunday to Thursday: 9.00pm
to 11.30pm
Friday-Saturday: 9.30pm
to midnight
