Eccucino, Prince Hotel and Residence, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

“Asian Street” Buffet Dinner, Eccucino, Prince Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur

Words by Polly Szantor

Images by Cheryl Hoffmann

Street food around the world typically offers the
best of local cuisine, and that is especially true in Southeast Asian
countries. Eccucino’s Chef de Cuisine, Jason Manson, said that guests often ask
where to find the best local food, so it was decided they’d offer it right at the
hotel.   Chef Jason has
created an ever-changing menu of delectable dishes that can be found at food
stalls on the streets of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the
Philippines, so that you can sample many of these dishes without leaving your home away from home.

Prepare to be spoiled for choice! I don’t think it’s
possible to try everything in this buffet, but you can give it a go, and there’s
sure to be plenty of your favourites. 
The live cooking stations are great fun, offering a variety of foods
that can be customized to your taste. I enjoyed the Shanghai Mee from the
Noodle Station, but I was especially taken with the Prawn Mee.  I appreciated the fact that the sweet,
juicy prawns were peeled and ready-to-eat while the rich broth was soothing and
absolutely delicious. The Asian Grill offers Chicken and Beef Satay and Grilled
Squid, but the champions here were the Marinated Sea Bass wrapped in banana
leaf, fragrant with chilli and lime leaves, and the thinly sliced Sirloin, which
was lean and tender.  At a
different grill, you can order Chinese style carrot cake sautéed with
beansprouts and chillies.  Although
the cubes of shredded radish and rice flour were a little on the soft side, the
overall dish was really flavourful and definitely worth a try.

There was a Chinese area offering many famous dishes
including Chicken Rice, Butter Prawns, Pau, Dumplings, and Rice Porridge with
condiments.  There were several
Indian dishes such as Curries and Roti Canai, and Malay offerings included
Rendang and Nasi Kandar.  There’s a
healthy salad section too, and I tried a lovely Kerabu Ikan Bilis with Four-Angle
Beans and a Kerabu Ayam; I think it’s the coconut that makes these Malaysian salads so
delightful.  The Smoked Chicken
Salad with Cranberries is also worth sampling, and Chef prepared a healthy Gado
Gado for us to enjoy.  You can
make your own Caesar Salad too, and enjoy it with large Prawns, Crab or
Razorshell Clams.  In case you have
more room for savouries, I found a section with several International hot
dishes.  The Chicken Creole, Green
Chicken Enchilladas and Lemon Oregano Snapper smelled wonderful, but sadly my main course tasting was over…had to leave room for dessert, right?

I neede to forego the Ice Creams, Ais Kacang, Tau Foo
Fah, Jellies, Tapai Pulut and Chocolate Fountain, in order to enjoy Mango with
Sticky Rice, Sago Gula Melaka, Apple Crumble, Leche Flan and Luk Chup, tiny
sticky bean creations from Thailand that are moulded into fruit shapes and
carefully coloured.  The Apam Balik
was exceptionally good.  I’ve tried
this crispy pancake, stuffed with sweet corn and peanuts, on the street outside my local
supermarket, but Eccucino’s version was far superior. 

Reason to Visit: 
To find all your Asian Street Food favourites in one place allowing you
to eat some really good food without driving all over the city to find it.

The Asian Street Food Buffet will be available at
Eccucino, on the Ground Floor of the Prince Hotel, until the end of April.
Dishes change nightly and dinner is served from 6:30 to 10:30pm.  The price is RM98++ per person, and one
child aged 12 or under will be able to eat free of charge for each paying
guest.  

For more information please
visit www.princehotelkl.com

For reservations call 03-2170-8888

Eccucino

Prince Hotel and Residence

Jalan Conlay

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia