DC Restaurant by Darren Chin

DC restaurant brings something new to the Malaysian fine dining scene.  It not only boasts a three-floor 'mini complex' - comprising Le Comptoir/The Counter on the ground floor (where quality food is served in a casual environment), La Salle/The Room on the first floor (the main dining area), and L'atelier/the workshop/test kitchen on the top floor - but also promises a menu that changes on a daily basis.  As you can imagine, I didn't need much persuading to try it out!

We were sent the menu the day before we went to dinner and were instructed to choose our main courses and desserts.  As there were only 2 choices each, there wasn't any faffing about and we were able to make our selections pretty quickly.  I'll go through these in more detail below, but let's start from the beginning of the meal (it generally makes sense to start from the beginning and finish at the end, doesn't it, Hannah?!)

Amuse Bouche 1

The Godiva Chocolate Cafe at Harrods

Hannah made a fleeting trip back to London. We only had a couple of days to spend together, but top of Hannah's list of things to do was to visit the Godiva Cafe on the second floor of Harrods. Obviously I didn't want to ruin her trip, so I begrudgingly agreed to go with her - I know, I'm such a good friend. 

There was a bit of a queue when we went as the cafe is right next to the Christmas shop, which was absolutely heaving, but it didn't take long for us to be seated. We were then confronted with a huge menu of chocolate deliciousness. Frankly, I didn't know where to begin. 

After much to-ing and fro-ing, I chose the Godiva Chocolate Brownie, an 'indulgent brownie, baked with milk, dark and white chocolate, served warm with vanilla ice cream'. I know this was a safe choice, but it really was one of the best brownies I've had - and I've had my fair share. It was gooey but also crunchy, and incredibly rich. Basically, it was right up my street, and just look at the presentation!

Bob Bob Ricard

I start with this photo because the 'press for champagne' gadget at every table/booth is what has made BBR so famous.  I will also admit that it is the reason I had been dying to try the restaurant out for ages (!) and so when we sat down to dinner I made sure to be the first person to press it.  Like magic, a friendly waitress arrived to take our order, and C very kindly ordered a large bottle of bubbly.  Good start to the evening.