Restoran Lan Je

Filed Under (Chinese Cuisine, Food in Kota Damansara, Food in Malaysia, Food in Selangor, Non Halal) by kuanfoodfetish on 02-01-2010

Tagged Under : kota damansara, lan je, rawang, steam fish, tilapia

I swear this is the last post with borrowed pictures if i can help it. Really! Anyone wants to sponsor me an Aino?

So, anyways how was your new year celebration? I spent it at home chomping on McD while watching the far away fireworks over the balcony LOL. I hope it was a great one for everyone and that 2010 will bring new hope and new “makan” adventures for all the foodies out there.

Right now i’m still trying to find time to clear up my 2009 folders. I think i have a few more last year’s reviews yet to be completed. Let’s get rid of the old (shoo!) and welcome the new (lai lai!). Here goes.

Have you heard of the very famous Lan Je’s Steamed Tilapia Fish from Rawang? Of course you have. It’s quite famous after all right? Well it’s available in Kota Damansara now. I have no idea when this particular branch opened (i guess it’s early 2009) but a friend of the boyfriend visited the restaurant and had absolutely positive comments about the steamed fish.

Restoran Lan Je – taken from http://calvinkong.com/eating-out/

We drove there one weekend to see for ourselves. We headed out a little bit late and i was worried we couldn’t get a table as i heard the place could get really crowded. We were there at about 8pm and already at the entrance were throngs of people trying to get a table!

Fortunately, there were only 4 of us and the staff quickly had us seated at the small table. I must say that the service here is really good and the staff gets the traffic flowing. However, we had to wait almost an hour for our food to arrive but it was expected.

Steamed Tilapia fish – taken from http://www.awhiffoflemongrass.com/

The tilapia fish here is not very big, one fish could adequately be shared between 2 person or less. There is only one style of cooking for the fish but you can either have it in non-spicy, spicy or extra spicy flavor. It actually tastes the same – the difference is only with the amount of chili padi.

I find the steamed tilapia smooth and extremely fresh. It was pretty good although not really special as people made it out to be. It’s rather like my mom’s cooking LOL. Which is why mom was rather disappointed at the dish. Not because it wasn’t good but because there’s nothing super special about the dish.

“Just normal steamed tilapia with ginger only wat. But i admit it’s very fresh lar…”, that’s exactly what she said to me. .

Steamed Tilapia fish – taken from http://www.awhiffoflemongrass.com/

Other than the fish, the other dishes in the house are not as popular since it’s just mediocre but pricey.

We paid and they don’t offer a receipt if you don’t ask. So, after paying we decided to get the breakdown of the cost and they gave us the receipt. I’ve been told that the fish cost RM14 – RM18 according to size. We ordered 2 medium tilapia which cost us RM37.00! That’s like RM18.50 each for a medium fish. So cheated! Hmmm… always ask for a receipt people!

Medium tilapia fish – RM37.00
Bu er tea – RM4.00
Rice x 5 – RM6.00
Ku Lou Chicken – RM12.00
Vege – RM9.00

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Restoran Lan Je
F-50G, Jalan Teknologi 3/9,
Bistari “DE” Kota,
Kota Damansara, PJU 5,
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Business hours: 11.30am-3pm, 6-9pm.
Closed on Tuesdays.
Tel: +6012-6699919, +6016-6189919

Other reviews:-
http://kampungboycitygal.com/
http://www.awhiffoflemongrass.com/
http://calvinkong.com/
http://pikeydude.blogspot.com/