Bijou @ Mont Kiara

The brightly lit atmosphere along with the orange and red cushions, the sparkling white washed walls and the smiling waitresses greet us as we walked into Bijou.

The paper to greet you and remind that you are B.I.J.O.U.

The good use of pink, orange and white gives the whole place a feminine touch but who are you kidding when you open a cafe right smack of 6-7 blocks of condominiums targeted at ex-pats? Clearly a favourite for young mothers with playground facilities and plentiful of magazines and newspapers, one can read a book while their kid play the swing till they are sore.

Pomegranate Soda, tasted quite tangy and enjoyable. Something to take caffeine of my mind (RM12)

Other then mothers, it is also a good place for anyone who is looking to chill on a Saturday afternoon. In fact other then Neroteca, this is about one of my firm recommendations if you want to drop your blood pressure and of course raise your sugar levels, you will see very soon.

Their menu consists of light meals such as your sandwiches, salads and pasta but for those looking for a heavier bite, you can dig into some of their main courses like fish, poultry or steak.

A Nicoise Salad that cost me RM25. Now the only complaint about the salad was the rather "raw" potatoes. Being a baby in the fancy salad world, i wasnt sure if vegans or health freaks prefer their potatoes raw but i was pretty sure the other Nicoise salads i ordered did not contain potatoes though. The tuna pieces were a joy to enjoy and so was the string beans. The sauce tasted like what i could do, a mustard like mayo with some thickened balsamic vinegar.

One more thing, how in the world do you pronounce Nicoise??? I got two different waiters from two different places pronouncing it differently and correcting me as if i am an alien!

My girlfriend ordered their Bijou burger at RM28. I was rather shocked to be told that their tomato relish (the one on the right) would cost me another RM3 for another bowl. It tasted awesome but definitely not enough for my rather shocking thick burger. Grilled to perfection, with bacon and cheese, it was a sinfully delicious meal to enjoy. God, my saliva was dripping as i saw her chew on that burger.

The rather oily chorizo risotto was next up (RM25). Rather creamy till the verge of gelling everything together but still tasting rather comforting, the cream did not hide away my eye sight! I saw burnt chorizos! Then again, in that rather comforting and de-stressing atmosphere, i just ate up and kept quiet, nothing was going to spoil my Saturday and raising my voice. All in all, been there and done that with this risotto, it was nice knowing but not worth keeping.

You guessed it by now. The peanut butter cup cake below is from Bijou and so is this walnut chocolate brownie. There were rather forgettable but i still eyed a few others i would want to put in my glutton self. Then again, if you are in a bright cafe sipping a coffee, these desserts will definitely be a very hard test for you to pass.

Address and contact details:

Ground Floor, Damai Sari,
Mont Kiara Damai,
3 Jalan Kiara 2, Mont Kiara,
50480 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-62012131

Opening hours: Tues-Frid (12 noon till late) and Sat, Sun and PH (9am till late)
Closed on Mondays

Ratings: 3.5 stars out of 5 stars. The food was alright and so were the desserts, really loved the ambience and the charming decor but i would dread if there were a few more crying babies the next time i jump over.