Tai Lei Loi Kei is a concept outlet that originated from Macau specialising in Pork Chop Buns and a number of other dishes. What used to be a must try food whenever one is in Macau is now within our reach here in Kuala Lumpur. Started with a big bang, now they have 18 outlets throughout the Klang Valley and plan to hit an ambitious number of 35 by the end of the year. Though I have never tried this before as I have never been to Macau, I have heard a lot about it from friends and decided to drop by the outlet in Damansara Utama. Most of their outlets start at about 11 am but some start earlier at 10 am and again most of them close at 10 pm while some at 11 pm. This particular outlet operates from 11 - 10pm daily.
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| Tai Lei Loi Kei in Damansara Utama |
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| Outdoor Seating Area |
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| Outdoor Seating Area |
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| Indoor Seating Area |
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| Indoor Seating Area |
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| Indoor Seating Area |
In Damansara Utama, this restaurant is at the row of shops behind The Ship and quite close to Village Park Restaurant. It is not easy to miss this restaurant as they are well lit and is painted bright red. The restaurant has a small outdoor seating area and a large indoor seating area. On a cool night, the outdoor seating area is quite comfortable too as they have ceiling fans ventilating the area and a television to entertain you.
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| Self Service Concept |
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| Kitchen Exposed Like A Fast Food Restaurant |
They operate like a fast food restaurant where one would have to go to the counter, place your orders and settle the payment accordingly. This restaurant accepts cash only and therefore no credit cards are accepted. Similar to other fast food restaurants, the kitchen is exposed and you could see the staffs preparing the food items. The staffs too are friendly, most of them are Vietnamese with a handful of them being Chinese. Ordering was a breeze as they have well illustrated the food items in their menu and it is merely like a point and order system.
The above is their all day menu. Definitely a decent variety but mostly around different variations and combinations of dishes with their signature item .... Pork Chop.
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| Breakfast & Tea Time Menu |
Besides the usual dishes, they have also a simplified version of the bun and some meat being offered with a drink during Breakfast and Tea time.
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| Macau Milk Tea @ RM 2.00 |
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| Macau Milk Tea @ RM 2.00 |
As a standalone, the above would have cost me RM 4.50 but since I took it as an add on to the set meal, I got it for the price of RM 2.00 . Their Milk Tea was excellent, just the way Hong Kong Milk Tea should taste. I would rate this at 9.7/10 .
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| My Pork Chop Bun |
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| Polo Pork Chop Bun @ RM 12.90 + RM 1.80 (Luncheon Meat) + RM 2.00 (Cheese) |
I went for the Polo Pork Chop Bun and it is served wrapped in a paper bag and served on a plate. I guess it is customary to eat it directly from the paper bag but I found it a little inconvenient and decided to have it from the plate itself.
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| Polo Bun |
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| Polo Bun |
They have two options for the buns, one their Signature Bun and the other being the Polo Bun. I went for the Polo Bun. It was toasted with butter, slightly sweet and was good. I would rate the Polo Bun at 8/10 .
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| Polo Pork Chop Bun @ RM 12.90 + RM 1.80 (Luncheon Meat) + RM 2.00 (Cheese) |
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| The Additional Cheese and Luncheon Meat |
It is definitely a good idea to add on with some luncheon meat / ham and cheese as it definitely tastes much better this way. The Pork Chop itself was overly greasy. Though tasting good initially, you could get a little bored with the taste as you go on. This is where the Luncheon Meat and Cheese helps. The portion is quite huge and is good satisfy a heavy eater. Do note that there are bones in the Pork Chop and you would need to be careful while taking a mouthful or you may end up chipping your teeth. I would say that it was just an okay meal, maybe the over greasiness on the Pork Chop had put me off. Honestly, I would have preferred the Polo Bun with just the Luncheon Meat and Cheese akin to what they serve for breakfast and tea. My rating for this would be 7/10 .Not something that I would yearn for.
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| Macau Curry Fish Ball @ RM 5.90 |
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| Macau Curry Fish Ball @ RM 5.90 |
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| Closer Look at the Fish Ball |
This one was amazing, not much the Fish Balls but the curry itself. Tasted just like the curry that is made by an Indian. The Fish Balls were good, though I have tasted much better ones but the curry is a taste to remember. I would love to have this curry with a few slices of bread and it would be an excellent meal. The Fish Balls, I would rate 7/10 but the curry, I would rate it at 9.5/10 .This curry is something that I would yearn for.
Overall, it is okay to try out this place once. The Pork Chop itself was really nothing great. Would I come back? Yes, I would. I would be back to have the Polo Bun with just the Luncheon Meat and Cheese and also for the Curry and yes....not to forget the Milk Tea. These three items were real winners in my view, not so much the Pork Chop itself.
Address: No.8, Jalan SS 21/58, Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Opening Hours: 1100 - 2200 Daily
Overly greasy....oh yes, I would agree with that!
ReplyDeleteVery true :)
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