19 Feb
Yogitree @ The Gardens, Mid Valley City
Awareness towards healthy eating is growing and I often find myself torn – to be a granola-eating idealist or of just screw it, eat everything? As time goes by, I do realize that the same old universally applicable principles of variety, moderation and balance still work no matter what. So, here I am, alternating from one to another and most importantly, enjoy my food!
However, KampungBoy is very skeptical towards anything “healthy” or “organic”. He can’t stop rolling his eyes inwardly when I suggested lunch at Yogitree. Sigh, men and their carnivorous gluttony.
Tucked at a corner near to Isetan’s departmental store, Yogitree has never failed to caught my eyes. Mismatched furniture in a uniform color tone, chalk blackboard with specials written all over it, gorgeous cake showcase – these items blend in with the entire restaurant’s soothing atmosphere.
Yogitree emphasize on going back to basic cooking and the use of fresh, natural and largely organic ingredients. They also boast daily blackboard specials that will make your mouth water! On another side of the restaurant, there is this yoga specialty shop where yoga fanatics can find themselves busy picking and buying attires and equipments over here.
I spotted some other interesting items with Asian flavors such as hainanese chicken rice (with brown rice and organic chicken, can you imagine?) and nasi lemak where most the expats around us were having. It does make an excuse for a revisit, no?
Here’s some fruit juices to start our day! Simple and unpretentious, the fresh watermelon juice has a clean fresh taste to it.
Here comes the Full English Breakfast (RM 25) that comes with bacon, chicken sausage, organic eggs, organic home made baked beans, mushrooms, toast, fresh juice, coffee or tea. The portion isn’t exactly big, but just nice for a satisfying brunch. I thought the home made chicken sausage is so tasty and would be a great deal less fat than regular sausages. Compared to canned baked beans, our home made baked beans are considerably tangier and the beans are firm. Those baked beans were cooked from scratch and it sounds so intimidating to us (given up hopes to replicate it at home!)
KampungBoy secretly loves it because he stops offering me his food after I took a small bite on everything.
Quiche Lorraine with Bacon (RM 15). Even if it is ridiculously expensive at such small serving portion, I love it to every bit. It was creamy, rich and flavorful with tiny strips of bacons here and there.
Famous for their desserts that use real butter and organic flour, you definitely want to leave room for that wonderful homemade cakes/pies – churned right there! Our Pure Chocolate Truffle Torte (RM 12) is excellent, dense and moist but not cloyingly sweet. KampungBoy ended up having more of it than me!
Cute lil Girl – not for sales
All in all, Yogitree is a very charming, relaxing restaurant with excellent food so go with an empty stomach because you will leave with you belt open. It has totally changed KampungBoy’s perception towards healthy eating too. Healthy food can be as mouthwatering as creamy pasta or a sumptuous pork burger if it is done the right way.
The Yogitree
F-237B, Level 1,
The Gardens, Midvalley City,
Kuala Lumpur.
Contact: 03-2282 6213 | Opening Hours: 10 am –10 pm daily
Posted by J2Kfm on February 19, 2009 at 4:06 pm
finally something other than the crab cakes or something.
hahaha … a healthier choice I supposed, but the selection does not flatter much.
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Posted by ai wei on February 19, 2009 at 5:08 pm
healthy meal wor!!!
it’s in my visit list
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Posted by lotsofcravings on February 20, 2009 at 12:50 am
what verdict???
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Posted by thule aka leo on February 20, 2009 at 2:00 am
Heading there tomorrow, Sat, for breakfast…
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Posted by cumidanciki on February 20, 2009 at 2:25 am
i thought i saw you there
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Posted by xin on February 20, 2009 at 2:41 am
verdict verdict pls!!!!
happy weekend to u
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Posted by Jazz on February 20, 2009 at 3:14 am
what kind of bacon? not beef i hope.
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Posted by 550ml jar of faith on February 20, 2009 at 3:49 am
RM25 for a fry-up breakfast… GULP! But I suppose it IS organic, so ok to splurge! If it was real bacon, I’d be there in a jiffy!
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Posted by thenomadGourmand on February 21, 2009 at 12:20 am
the nasi lemak was alright, they used organic/kampung chic and I find it a bit tough (but the kind proprietor explained that; that the supposedly texture), the duck salad was great and I hv been dying to try their Kirsch Tiramisu! Tried the apple crumble and My meal was when they r newly opened hence I’m not sure if the taste has varied since though.. oh yes.. time for a re-visit
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Posted by crappy booze on February 21, 2009 at 7:11 am
truth is, price on the high side, and after reading your post – seems like its value for money… wee~ i wan to give it a try!
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Posted by YilingL on February 22, 2009 at 2:32 am
I think I am more inclined towards being skeptical of ‘healthy’ food as well. But that’s just because the perception of ‘healthy food = tasteless/not-tasty food’ is built in my mind already hehe. And! Healthy food always mean = expensive food
But yes you’re right, moderation and balance is still the key!
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Posted by Jessey Ui on February 22, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Nice healthy meal both of you had there.. I would have stop by and having a cup of coffee or English breakfast there.. =)
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Posted by Bangsar-bAbE on February 24, 2009 at 9:32 am
Waaaa….sure burn a hole in my wallet! The quiche looks yummy though… *counting the days till I get my paycheque*
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