Mother's Day ~ Italiannies @ The Gardens

When I say that my mum is hard to please, I mean it. Think family and you think 'Italiannies'. There's no other place that I know that combines ambiance, family-sized Italian cooking, hospitality in a warm and cozy setting. Welcome to Italiannies!

Calamari Caesar Salad ~ 10/10
RM25.90

Me and my family loved it! Authentic, fresh, and delicious! Tomatoes, olives, fresh salad leaves, artichokes, perfect deep fried squids, bread sticks, and an awesome tasting dressing!

Classic Cabonara (Non-Beef) ~ 6/10
RM29.90

Never order a Classic Cabonara without beef bacon. Although the dish is packed with creamy sauce and Parmesan cheese, its tasteless. The beef bacon was replaced with chicken stripes and Portobello mushrooms. Even so, it could not replace the taste and flavor the beef bacon offers.

Italiannies should consider lowering or standardizing the price of their Seafood Cioppino which has slowly risen from sub RM30 to RM38 now.

Since Italiannies were having their Mother's Day promotion by which the mother's main dish shall be discounted by her age, I planned to get her the famous Grilled Salmon Oreganetto. To my disappointment, they were all sold out. And it was only 7.30pm. Sob sob..

And so its replacement,

Chicken Milanese ~ 8/10
RM26.90

A perfectly grilled boneless chicken paired with a cream based sauce and topped with a Tomato Capper relish. A truly colorful and eye-popping dish.

The meat taste good even on its own because of how gently it was grilled. Tender and juicy with a lightly charred skin.

Tiramisu ~ 10/10
RM16.90

To top it all off; Tiramisu. First things first, this dish is outrageous! One bite sends you into delirium! In no particular order; chocolate syrup, vanilla sponge cake, brandy/rum liquor, and topped with chocolate powder.

This dessert can make your day no matter what. Reserve them, as it always runs out. Thankfully I did :)

All in all, everyone enjoyed a satisfying and colorful dinner. Hopefully mum did as well. Happy Mother's Day!

Credit to Italiannies for a good kitchen performance and friendly table service for the day. Even after so many visits to this franchise, it doesn't bore me to pay them another visit. I love Italian food and service, and Italiannies does not disappoint on that account.

Italiannies Pasta Pizza & Vino 

The Gardens

S209 Lingkaran Syed Putra
59200 Kuala Lumpur

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03-22833675

Paddington House of Pancakes @ Gardens

When I first heard of Paddington man did I drool over it. The images of thick pancakes with melting butter and maple syrup.. Mmm.. Sinful.. But who cares aite..


SS and I decided to pay a visit to the new Gardens' outlet for our tea time after a day of shopping at Midvalley. I also managed to locate a winery in Garden's which sells a rare Jacob's Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Red Wine for RM 76. I'm going to buy that one day and age it! =)


I liked the interior designing of the place. Wooden furnishing with mirrors on the sides, slim chandeliers with a nice yellow ambiance to balance the area out. There we even sofas for those wanting the extra soft touch.


Paddington has by far the thickest menu I have seen in my life. It took us 20 minutes going through it 2 times as there were so many items to choose from. Initially I assumed Paddington focused more on pancake varities. But that was not the case. Surprisingly, most of its dishes are far from the classical pancake. Dishes ranged from salads, pies, lasagnas, and pastas to pancake burgers, steaks and a lot of other meat-infused dishes. Even the pancakes had different sizes, from the minis to the dollars to the stacks and not forgetting the outrages toppings . Theres so many choices even I can't remember them all.



For drinks SS had the Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows and I had Venice Coffee with Whipped Cream.

I knew what I was going to order even before entering the place. Classic pancakes! Genuine and original.. Nothing more, nothing less.. So I ordered the Classic Pancake Stack with Maple Syrup. The other option would be Honey Syrup.


Doesn't that look gorgeous.. A stack of 3 pancakes, served with butter, strawberry jam and maple syrup. I should have added on another stack to this as they allow the addition of another stack for a lower price.


Look at that.. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. The only downside to this is the pancake has to be eaten hot to be enjoyed. Thus the chilling air-conditioning inside doesn't really help in that aspect.


Okay, I can't remember the name of the dish SS ordered as it was downright complicated :p But as you can see, it comprises of a long lean grilled chicken sausage served with a few other ingredients and abundance of cheese on a thin flat crispy creep.


Overall I give Paddington House of Pancakes a thumbs up for its variety and tasty pancakes. Prices aren't too expensive if you go for their pancake selections and the ingredients used are fresh and rich in flavor. Now if only someone could reduce the temperature in there...

Paddington House of Pancakes
The Gardens
Lg216 Lingkaran Syed Putra
59200 Kuala Lumpur
03-22874872‎