MANDALA Cafe & Bar @ Publika Solaris Dutamas

MANDALA Cafe & Bar @ Publika Solaris Dutamas

Just last week or so, I had the opportunity to get invited for a great night out over at the rather new-dish MANDALA Cafe & Bar over at Publika, to sample their fares. Unwind after a long day at work here, where they have these really nice ambiance, with good wine and cocktails to complement your meal. Check out what we had that evening. 

MANDALA Cafe & Bar @ Publika Solaris Dutamas

MANDALA Cafe & Bar

Address: D3-G3-8 Solaris Dutamas 

No.1 Jalan Dutamas 1 Kuala Lumpur

Tel 03- 6419 0382 

Business Hour: 11am- 1am

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MANDALAPublika

Complete with bottles and racks of wine for your choosing

Entering the establishment, the decor is certainly impressive, with dim lighting, complete with bottles and racks of wine for your choosing. For those who appreciate good wine, cocktails and various alcohols, this is the place for you guys! In fact, MANDALA even has a super cool VIP room at the back, perfect for those private functions to chill with friends and acquaintances. 

You must check out their VIP Room

I wouldn't mind a bottle or two of these babies

The menu is definitely extensive, from western dishes to fusion, international and local cuisine. We tried a bit of everything, from grilled chicken, black angel pasta, mussels and more. It was a bit much that night, but hey, we live to eat, or was it eat to live? Same thing I guess. 

The menu

Part of our meal at MANDALA Cafe & Bar the other night

Starters

We kicked off our meal at MANDALA Cafe & Bar with some delectable starters in the form of the fried chicken wings. Simple, yet delicious, each piece was fried to golden perfection with a sweet honey garlic sauce coating on it. Chicken wings and drummers, yes please! 

Fried Chicken Wings - RM18

Interestingly, the next starter dish, the Tomyam Popcorn Chicken wasn’t as I expected. I initially thought the flavours would be better, but it came out rather low key. It’s pretty okay though. For those who love their mussels would do good to order MANDALA’s Lemon, Garlic and Butter Mussel. I’m not a fan of mussels, so I went for their other dishes instead. 

Tomyam Popcorn Chicken - RM16

Lemon, Garlic & Butter Mussels - RM33

Mains

Ever tried a spaghetti dish with one complete piece of soft shell crab on top? Here’s something you don’t usually get, unless you’re dining over at some up-scale restaurant. One full sized whole soft shell crab please, indulge me! Not bad at all, I really liked this dish, even though I’m pretty impartial to pasta dishes. 

Golden Soft Shell Crab Spaghetti - RM28

MANDALA’s grilled chicken and buttermilk sauce came heavily doused in the sauces. I like the fact the chicken thigh is boneless and was really soft and tender. Not bad, but remember to have it when it’s just being served hot, and not chat and wait till it gets cold before biting in! You could dip the chicken in the accompanying buttermilk sauce for more flavour, not that we needed more flavour for this dish. 

Grilled Chicken with Buttermilk Sauce - RM20

Up next we tried their black angel pasta with grilled chicken. It was an interesting mix of fresh herbs, garlic sauce, shiitake mushrooms and grilled chicken all in one dish. Not bad at all. 

Black Angel Pasta with Grilled Chicken - RM18

Ah, pizza is always a good go-to offering when in need. Who doesn’t love a good platter of Pepperoni Pizza, with loads of cheese , served on a thin crust and lots of pepperoni meat! Down it all with Mandala’s selection of great cocktails and drinks, or you could pair it with your favourite wine. 

Pepperoni Pizza - RM18

There’s always space for dessert, where we ended our rather lavish meal at MANDALA Cafe & Bar Publika with their Chocolate Lava Cake with ice cream and chocolate brownies. Lovely sweet endings!

Rich Chocolate Brownie - RM16

Chocolate Lava Cake with Ice Cream - Rm16

If you’re planning to try out the dishes here, do check out their current January 2018 promotion which I shall take the liberty to spell it out for you all below. 

It was a good evening at MANDALA Cafe & Bar

Free Cocktails for the ladies:

January 2018 promotions

- Valid from 15th January 2018 until 13th February 2018

- Ladies have to 'LIKE' MANDALA's Facebook Page, check-in during the visit and showed to their staffs to get the complimentary cocktail.

- There are 3 types of cocktail to choose from : Blue Lagoon, Pink Mandala, Sex On The Beach

- Each lady is only entitled to one Complimentary Cocktail

Pink MANDALA

Blue Lagoon

Free appetiser when dining in with 4 pax or more. 

You know you want these appetizers, yes?

- Valid from 15th January 2018 until 13th February 2018

- When 4 pax and above dining in Mandala, all guests have to 'LIKE' MANDALA Facebook Page and show to the staff to enjoy a plate of complimentary appetizer of the day.

- One complimentary appetizer for a single receipt