New
Menu by Chef Man
A
new journey of flavours has begun this September at TRACE Restaurant and Bar. With a gorgeous skyline view of the city
stretch across the distance, dining at TRACE Restaurant and Bar at Element
Kuala Lumpur is a delicious sensory dining experience not to be missed.
Located
on 40 floors, TRACE is spaciously
designed to incorporate an element of modern contemporary dining with comfort.
The name TRACE speaks for itself; the objective is to create transparency
around what is in the food and where it came from. Committed to serving fresh
and local produce in support of our local farmers, TRACE offers bold local and international flavours with a twist in
their menu.
Executive
Chef Man and his culinary team takes on inspiration from Marriott
International’s Go Local Concept and created his latest menu that offers more
local dishes. With an open kitchen placed centrally around the main dining
area, diners can catch whiffs of deliciousness as well as Chef Man’s culinary
kitchen actions while dining at TRACE.
A
Sangria to kick off the evening…
The
Kerabu Mangga Isi Ketam (RM23) is a
crowd pleaser. Simply irresistible, this delicious concoction of sweet crab
meat chunks with spicy and sour mango kerabu salad is a match made for each
other. Lots of flavourful oomph of savory, sweet, spicy and sourness whets the
appetite for more to come.
The
Live Well Salad (RM27) offers a
healthy and tasty salad with a light dressing. Lots of fruity notes from the
beetroot, orange segments, berries and crisp salad greens that makes this salad
so fresh and delightful to enjoy.
For
a single light meal, the Wrap & Roll
Sharwarma (RM32) is your best bet. Thin sliced roasted chicken breast with light
salad greens, cucumber and onion served with sides of Tzatziki sauce and
special sauce along with thick cut fries is great for any time of the day.
The
classic Malaysian oxtail soup (RM38)
is beautifully cooked and presented. Served with crispy toast, lime and kicap
sauce, these condiments are perfect with the rich and robust spiced up soup
filled with tender chunks of oxtail. Finished with fresh coriander and fried
shallots for that aroma, the soup is hearty and tummy warming.
TRACE's signature pizza (RM40) is slathered with local
flavours. Thin and crispy crust, blanket with organic tomato sauce before being
topped with spicy chicken, chicken floss, thinly sliced onions, cheese and lime
wedges, the pizza is deliciously tasty.
If
there is one dish to call it Chef Man’s signature, it would have to be Rempah Kuzi Kambing (RM58). A recipe
from his Great Grandmother with different spices from India, Arab and Malaysia,
the braised lamb shank is served with ghee rice and crispy pappadum. The lamb
flavours are decadently rich with bold spices cooked into thick tomatoey sauce
finished with cashew nuts. Its fork-tender and has soaked up all the
deliciousness of the sauce as well as the wonderful aroma. Certainly, a dish
not to be miss!
Crispy
Yee Mee noodles drenched in silky egg laced gravy, crowned with large prawns
with chicken, fishcake and greens, it’s a jazzed up comfort dish that is much
enjoyed by many daily. The flavours of Egg
Noodles "Yee Mee Kung Fu" (RM32) are well-balanced, with hints of
savory sweetness pairing so well with the egg noodles and sweet fresh prawns.
Besides
the above, there’s also Mee curry laksa
(RM32), Mee mamak (RM32) and Nasi Goreng Kampung (RM32). The Nasi
Goreng Kampung is a lovely sight. Fried rice ala kampung style is accompanied
by satay skewer, little bundles of pandan chicken, fried egg, crunchy ikan
keropok and fruit chutney sambal. A little mini buffet of flavours to jazz up
the fried rice.
Other
international dishes to try includes Lamb
Chop with potato au gratin (RM72 for 350g), Salmon fillet with saffron cream sauce (RM69 for 200g), Australian tenderloin with truffle mash and
balsamic black pepper sauce (RM120 for 200g), Corn-fed chicken with spinach a la creme (RM51) and more. Our
tasting platter of all four dishes is impeccably cooked and presented well. The
lamb was superb and succulent and so was the tenderloin. The chicken roulade is
moist and served on creamed soft spinach while the pretty pastel saffron creamy
sauce complimented the salmon deliciously.
Desserts
are not to be missed as there are quite a few choices of familiar classic
desserts such as Cheese Cake (RM30),
Pandan Tiramisu (RM28), Bread pudding (RM28) or Dark Chocolate Volcano Lava Cake (RM36).
Whichever dessert one chooses, it will surely leave a lasting sweet note while
dining at TRACE!
TRACE
RESTAURANT & BAR
Element KL by Westin
40th Floor, Ilham Tower
8 Jalan Binjai,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-2771 3388
Business Hours:
Breakfast - 6.30am to
10.30am
All-Day Dining - 11am to
12midnight
