Lebanese Al-Amar’s MIGF Festival Menu

I have once attended this truly Lebanese cuisine at the Pavilion, and straightly fallen in love with the offerings here, especially the “bottomless” complimentary bread ! Right after attending the Gala night of MIGF 2010, the owner of this lovely restaurant invited us to taste their MIGF festival menu, which was absolutely a cant-say-no reply.

Above: The entrance of Al-Amar

Al Amar offers a 5-course menu, with the option of wine pairing or not. I would recommend you to go for wine pairing, since it’s only RM30 cheaper but you get 2 glasses of wine of your choice! Great deal? I had the famous rose wine, which was a little dry and had an aged aroma.

Above: Château Musar Jeune Rose 2007, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Above: Warm and fluffy pita bread, now that’s what we called real bread ! lol

The first dish of the MIGF menu was the Cold Mezze Palette a platter with 4 dishes. They were Pink Hommos (Mashed Chick Peas, Sesame Seed Paste with A Touch of Our Special Spices, Lemon Juice and Olive Oil), Moutabbal with Avocado (Mashed Grilled Eggplant with Sesame Seed Paste, Lemon Juice Combined with Fresh Avocado and A Touch of Garlic Drizzled with Olive Oil) and Rocket Beetroot Salad. You’re supposed to tear the bread, dip it onto the any of the four cold mezze palette. Guess what, I think I had 5 of the breads, I simply cant have enough of it, just if my stomach has no limitation!

Above: Cold Mezze Palette

Next dish was the Hot Mezze Duo came in two dishes – the Soujouk and Shrimp Falafel. The lamb sausage was full of flavors with infused spices and herbs.

Above: Soujouk

Shrimp Falafel was stuffed with chick peas and split pea fritters stuffed with a whole king prawn accompanied with a pistachio tarator sauce. This is definitely a filling dish.

Above: Shrimp Falafel

Now, going to the mains, Al-Amar offers either Grilled Kafta or Steamed Roll of Stuffed Chicken Breast. My preference is Grilled Kafta. Why? The picture speaks for itself of which is more appealing . Anyone want to beg to differ?

Above: Grilled Kafta

Above: Steamed Roll of Chicken Breast

Last but not least, something sweet to end the day. The Aish El Saraya was a creamy pudding topped with pistachios and a mix of fruity sauce. Buried underneath the pudding was this very sweet, almost sugary, cookie, leaving your palate with a sweet aftertaste.

Above: Aish El Saraya

Above: Château Musar Cuvée Rouge 2004, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

As for birthday girl, the Pastry Chef had something special just for her.

Above: The Pastry Chef

While most restaurants offer Festival menus at more than RM100, Al-Amar’s menu is really affordable. This was the MIGF menu, elegant in silver.

Full Festival Menu
RM128++ per person with wine
RM98++ per person without wine

Some offers only for the MIGF menu:
Block Bookings
Receive 10% discount for group bookings of eight or more guests dining on the Festival Menu.

Beverage Offers
Festival diners will receive complimentary Turkish coffee after dinner.

Shisha Offers
Book a table for a minimum of six guests dining on the Festival Menu and receive a complimentary shisha (One shisha per table).

Birthday Offers
One complimentary dessert for Festival diner celebrating his/her birthday in the month of October.

Additional Offers
Every couple dining on the festival set menu will be entitled to submit an entry for a lucky draw. Winner of the lucky draw will receive a 5 days and 4 nights holiday for two persons to Lebanon.

Maxis Offer
10% off the Festival Menu. Type MIGF and send to 301 on your Maxis mobile to get a list of what’s good around you.

Al-Amar Lebanese Cuisine
Lot 6.10, Level 6,
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur,
168 Jalan Bukit Bintang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Contact no.: +603-2166 1011
Website: http://www.al-amar.com/