The Tranquerah Red Carpet Encorp Strand

The Tranquerah, serving Malacca Baba Nyonya cuisine located at Red Carpet Avenue, Encorp Strand is currently having an on-going Chinese New Year food promotion. After hearing so much about this restaurant, I was delighted to get a chance to sample their Nyonya cuisine early this week, a week before the much awaited Chinese New Year celebrations. 

The Tranquerah Red Carpet Encorp Strand

The Tranquerah - Getting a photo with Alan Yun before our meal

The Tranquerah
62A-G, Red Carpet Avenue
Encorp Strand, Jalan PJU5/22
Kota Damansara, 47810, Petaling Jaya
Tel: 603 – 6142 4106
Email: nyonyaplace@gmail.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tranquerah/233497760007021
Approx GPS Coordinates:3.155291,101.592850

Open for business on CNY eve and during the 1st to 7th days of CNY.
Closes from 30 Jan - 2 Feb 2012

Behind the Name

Tranquerah is a part of the City of Malacca originating from the Portuguese word meaning palisades, entrenchment or outworks made from stakes driven into the ground, a fortress to protect the town. 

Behind the Concept

Providing a unique dining experience where East-meets-West. Serving authentic Malacca Nyonya Cuisine in a contemporary-meets-heritage setting

The unique contemporary-meets-heritage setting of Tranquerah

Arriving just in time for lunch, I was pleasantly surprised to see Alan Yun, the actor, director and entrepreneur at Tranquerah's front doors welcoming us to sample their Chinese New Year menu. Not only that, another famous actor by the same first name as me, Isaac Ong was there too. I felt like a celebrity of sorts that sunny afternoon.

#1 The unique Nyonya Yee Sang -RM28 for small and RM 48 for large portions

Kicking off with the traditional yee sang tossing, this round with a nyonya twist comprising of squid, raw salad, and jelly fish. The taste wasn't bad at all, really unique. As we tossed the yee sang as high as we could, for prosperity and longevity, I couldn't help but smile as this Chinese New Year dish does give out some really good vibes.

#2 Pai Tee

The Pai Tee (Top Hat) really looked cute in my hands

#2 Cucur Udang

The starters comprising of Pai Tee, and Cucur Udang really opened up our tasted buds to cater for more good food. The crispiness of the Pai Tee, with well simmered filling of turnips coupled with its cute shape tastes good as an appetizer.

#3 Nyonya Stewed Chicken

#4 Nyonya Chicken Curry

#5 Chicken Meatball Soup

The Tranquerah serve pork-free dishes hence poultry dishes are the meat of the day on top of some fish dishes. We were served with the Nyonya Stewed Chicken, Nyonya Curry Chicken and the Chicken Meatball Soup, all of which complemented each other really well. I liked the way the Nyonya Stewed Chicken was presented. The Curry Chicken was good too, not unlike any other curry chicken dishes elsewhere. I did find the soup somewhat too salty though. 

#6 Sotong Masak Lemak Nenas

#7 Ikan Goreng Chili (Talapia)

Up next were the seafood dishes, namely the Sotong Masak Lemak Nenas and the "Ikan Goreng Chili". With enough "lemak" in the soup, the squid dish was popular with each of us having a few helpings. Personally I like my fishes steamed rather than fried, but Tranquerah did a good job spicing up the fried talapia dish. The chili inside enhanced the overall taste of this dish.

#8 Nyonya Mixed Stir-fried vegetables

#9 Sambal Terung (Brinjals)

#10 Sambal Bendi (Ladies Fingers)

Like they used to say, all meat and no vegetables make Jack and Jill really thick and dull. Okay, I made that saying up so don't mind me. Throughout the meal, we were served with a variety of vegetables, the Nyonya Mixed Stir-fried vegetables, Sambal Terung (Brinjals), and Sambal Bendi (Ladies Fingers). Personally, I loved the sambal bendi. I always feel a good sambal bendi dish lies in its sambal, and here the sambal was really tasty with enough kick in the chili to wake up my taste buds.

#11 Desserts (Ice Kacang, Bubur Cha Cha, Sago Gula Melaka)

We ended the meal with some really nice Nyonya desserts comprising of the Ice Kacang, Bubur Cha Cha and Sago Gula Melaka. Sweetness was the theme for any dessert, and with generous doses of sweet Gula Melaka, these desserts were the perfect end to a nice lunch. The Tranquerah Red Carpet Encorp Strand is serving all these in their current Chinese New Year menu going for RM588 which started since 13 january 2012.

One for the album

So if you are around Kota Damansara area, and wish to have some unique nyonya dishes with a really nice environment, do drop by The Tranquerah at Red Carpet Avenue Encorp Strand. They are open throughout the first seven days of Chinese New Year, so do check their Chinese New Year menu out.