Hakka Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur

Had my dinner at the Hakka Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur just now. This restaurant is one of the oldest Chinese restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. My dad told me it has existed since the 50s but they've been shifting around from one place to another. Rumors say that the owner is a lousy paymaster especially when it comes to his monthly rental. But one thing for sure, the food is still good no matter where they shift to. Let me introduce you to our dishes we had just now.

Roasted pork knuckle. This was quite good. The skin is roasted until it's perfectly crispy. Some people might not enjoy it as it is a little sticky inside due to its gelatine. I personally like it. I added some "bird's eye" chilli (cili padi) in it to make it more exciting and it turned out well indeed. (RM42.00)

The next dish was my favourite. This is a must have dish for my family everytime we patronise this restaurant. It's the preserved vegetable fried with cockles. The dish originated from this particular restaurant. It is the chef's specialty only available here. No other restaurants serves this dish and no matter how they try to cook it, nothing beats this place. That was the reason why we had 2 portions of this dish. The waitress thought we were joking at first :) (RM18.00/big)

Then came the paprika fried frogs. Yeah, frogs... In asia, frogs are cultivated and served in a dish. Mainly cooked in Chinese cuisines. This dish is quite nice. Frog meat is always smooth and tender and furthermore cooked in paprika, anything cooked in paprika is always nice. (RM38.00)

We had a "sambal belachan" asparagus. It's fried with dried prawns, chilli and "belachan". In case you do not know, "belachan" is a Malay name for shrimp paste. It is used in cooking Malay cuisines but it now turns out to be a favourite ingredient for Chinese cuisines. (RM20.00)

Lastly came the steamed catfish. This is the highest grade fresh water cat fish which the Chinese calls it as "White Whisker Old Man". In Cantonese is called "Pak Sou Kung". Due to its freshness, we had it steamed in soya sauce without anything else. (RM63.00)

Hakka Restaurant is located at the junction of Jalan Kia Peng heading towards Jalan Raja Chulan. It's directly across the road from The Pavillion shopping mall. Just a small warning, the price here ain't really cheap so be prepared to spend an average of RM300.00 for 5 guests including beer. Although it may be costly to dine here, the quality of their food is just great! Bon appetit!