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| - After my friend's baptism, we were deciding about where we should go for lunch. A friend amongst the group mentioned Villa Malaysia but no one was sure if it was any good. It appeared to be relatively new and the decor has been described as way too nice for the typical Asian restaurant that many Torontonians have grown accustom to. We decided to check it out.
Upon entry it was exactly as described, the decor was nice. The restaurant was quite big with a full bar surrounded by flat screens. This was perfect as being sport enthusiast, the raptors game was on. If you go for lunch hours, there's this new tapa style all you can eat lunch menu. The variety is good and at $18 a pop, a little expensive for a lunch buffet but we were all way too intrigued and wanted to try it out.
Once the waiter arrived, we said one of everything on the menu please. This included all Starters, all Street Eats, 1 mango salad and 1 green salad (LOL, I know we're horrible), all Land and Sea and all Desserts. We ordered our drinks and waited for our huge feast to arrive. It didn't take too long for the first set of food to come. The large number of starters came out in about 15 mins. And we were starting to get a little worried as they gave us 2 of each on the starter's menu, yikes. So we ploughed through and from the starters, Satay Chicken and Beef came out as clear favourites. We almost wanted to ordered more even though we were way over our heads.
From Street Eats, we tried to compliment our meaty choices with some coconut rice (which was disappointing) and roti. From Street Eats the only thing that I would kinda consider a winner would be the Malaysia Fried Chicken which was fried crispy and had a juicy tender center as you ate into it. From Land and Sea, the Banana Leaf Wrap Salmon and Coconut Tilapia were deemed the winners. The Salmon was nice and the Tilapia was a little different with the coconut but definitely a welcomed difference. What were a little disappointing were the curries. Across the board they appeared to be a little watery and didn't pack a nice flavour to them. The texture wasn't at all rich and the overall dish appeared to be rushed.
After sitting for about an hour and a half, we pushed onto the final portion of the menu, dessert. We all looked worn out and sleepiness was starting to settle. We managed to almost try everything except for the coconut mousse. Now if you're coming from an Asian background, Pearl of the East is essentially the small white tapioca that is found in many Chinese soup desserts. It was a cold dessert with a coconut base. And best ice cream on the menu would probably be the French vanilla ice cream. It was quite nice and rich. After this point it was officially game over for the group.
Overall, I'm mixed on Villa Malaysia. On a whole, the food was good but I felt there were far too many misses. And on a menu that extensive, really nailing 3-4 out of 10, is that a great mark? I'm not sure. If you're a loyal customer and know what you want, then agreed Villa Malaysia is a good choice. But if you're wandering into the restaurant, there's just far too many potential misses for you to decide, 'I'm not coming back'. Do note though, the service was great and that's why I'm mixed on Villa Malaysia, overall 3/5... is that a great mark? I'll let you decide.
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