Greyhound Café @ Bukit Bintang

Greyhound café, an international franchise of Bangkok’s popular fashion café that serves both Thai and Western dishes with a twist. Come one weekend we were in the vicinity of Bukit Bintang area so we decided to give it a try.

As we stepped into the establishment the ambience was both modern and swanky, with kitchen utensils used as wall decorations. There were also cute plates laid out on the tables and a menu with a fashion statement. Honestly tell us what you see on the plate at first sight?

Though Greyhound Cafe served both western and Thai cuisine we decided to stick to the Thai menu since this restaurant hails originally from Thailand. I ordered the chicken rice with dried chili and eggs, it was marked as a must-try on the menu. The proportions were quite good, but the taste was nothing quite outstanding. You could probably have tasted something similar at a less pricey establishment.

Next came the dessert menu, we wanted to try something we had not tried before. So we ordered the Sakoo Piek, which consisted of coconut sago with water chestnut, served with coconut sherbet. It was also marked as a must-try on the menu.

The dessert came with a generous amount of water chestnut, which makes it crunchy on each bite. But the coconut shreds make it taste too rich after a while and the coconut sherbet taste did nothing to lighten up the flavor. Possibly this is how Thai dessert is supposed to be like? But it was not quite my cup of tea.

Overall rating:

Food: 3/5

Bang for buck: 2/5

Service: 4/5

GreyHound Cafe

Lot No. 02, Ground Floor, ANSA Kuala Lumpur, 101, Jalan Bukit Bintang (its at ground floor corner lot next to Fahrenheit)

Opening hours: 11am-11pm

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