Grand Harbour again

Last Saturday we were at Midvalley mall for our weekly grocery shopping at 9.50am. Not many eateries were opened at that time so we were walking around looking for food and we ended up at Grand Harbour again. The last time we ate here was in May this year. This time, we succeeded in not over ordering like the previous two times we were here.

Dried vege sliced duck porridge (Choy Kon) - MYR8.30 - the portion was enough for two small eaters. I find this porridge very tasty - the flavour is just right, not salty at all. The teacup is for size comparison.

Steamed pork meatballs wrapped in glutinous rice - MYR6.30 - this actually tastes good. The glutinous rice provides a nice contrasting texture to the pork meatballs.

Close up cross section shot - pork meatballs with dried smoked squid pieces in it wrapped in a thin layer of glutinous rice - tasty!

Glutinous rice - MYR6.30 - it was just as nice as I ate it the last time. 

This is the 3rd time we ordered steamed beef ball - MYR7.30 

A pot of jasmine tea for two at MYR3 per pax.

Grand Harbour Restaurant

Service Charge: 10%

Govt. Tax: 6%

Credit Card Payment: Yes

Air conditioned: Yes, fully enclosed

Total Bill: MYR39.65 (2 pax)

Grand Harbour

After our initial visit in January, we finally ate at Grand Harbour restaurant again.

Beef Brisket Noodle - MYR13.80 - some of the pieces of beef were quite tough.

 Deep Fried Yam Dumpling (Wu Kok) - MYR6.30 - very crispy but oily as expected.

Close up shot - I can't really tell what ingredients are in the fillings just by looking at it but from the taste of it, I know there are yam, chinese mushrooms, and minced meat in the fillings.

I must order this at every place that serves glutinous rice - MYR6.30 - I like this as the glutinous rice is soft but not too soft and it has the right balance of saltiness and sweetness. There is a piece of chicken meat, a slice of chinese mushroom and a piece of pork meat on top.

We ordered steamed beef ball again - MYR7.30 - tender but as I mentioned before, the beef taste is not strong enough for me.

Close up cross section shot - as can be seen, there are pieces of water chestnut and spring onions within the minced beef meat ball to provide some crunchiness to it.

Steamed fish meat balls - MYR 6.80 - soft but "bouncy"

Deep Fried Glutinous Chicken Dumpling - MYR6.30 - we waited quite some time for this and it was served piping hot so I think it came directly from the cooking oil to our table.

Close up cross section - as can be seen from the photo, there are very little fillings inside but the glutinous rice flour ball is chewy and taste quite good - sweet and savoury.

Steamed shrimp and green peas dumpling - MYR6.80 - passable. We also ordered a pot of tea for two @ MYR3 per pax. Total bill came up to MYR69.15 inclusive of 10% service charge and 6% gov. tax.

New Dim Sum Place

One day while we were window shopping in Midvalley Megamall, we saw this signboard announcing that a new Chinese restaurant is now open for business so we decided to check it out.

The Grand Harbour Restaurant is located in the same row as Maybank and Delicious, facing the Gardens.

As there were only two of us, we could not order much. We just ordered a pot of Pu Er tea for two (MYR3 per pax), a bowl of pork meatball cordyceps flower porridge, a basket of steamed beef meatballs and beef brisket rice noodles (chee cheong fun) in claypot.

The beef meat balls (MYR 7.3 for three meat balls) were very tender and as I like to eat beef, I feel that these meat balls do not have a taste of beef strong enough for my liking.

I ordered this pot of beef brisket chee cheong fun (MYR11.8) because I seldom see this dish served anywhere else. It has a slight taste of fermented bean paste - tauchu (豆醬) and is a bit spicy. Usually dishes like this are quite salty so I was surprised when I find this dish not salty at all, the level of saltiness is just right for me. The rice noodles (chee cheong fun) is smooth but I find the beef brisket to be a bit tough.

I guess this porridge (MYR9.8) looks yellowish due to the cordyceps flower. There were four pork meatballs and unlike the usual Cantonese style porridge that is so smooth until you cannot feel the grains of rice in it, you can feel very tiny grains of rice in this porridge. This bowl is enough to be shared by two persons.

We were very full after we have finished all the food so we did not ask for the pot of tea to be refilled and thus our tea was very thick and dark in colour. Our bill came up to MYR40.50 after including 6% government tax and 10% service charge and payment by credit cards is welcomed.

This place opens at 8 am so it is perfect for anyone who likes to eat dim sum early in the morning. We will be back to try out more dishes.

Grand Harbour Restaurant
GE-017, Ground External Floor,
Mid Valley Megamall, Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2283 3398
Fax: 03-2283 4888