Let’s CANOODLE!!!
Another one of The B.I.G group restaurants, Canoodling serves Chinese hawker food in a very convenient and affordable way.
These are what we had:
Dan Dan Mein (RM12.90)
Hand-made noodles tossed in a peanut buttery spicy Szechuan sauce with minced chicken heaped with curly cucumber & crunchy peanuts.
However, we replaced the hand-made noodles to charcoal noodles... SCORE!
Mien: This is my usual at Canoodling. Love the peanut-y taste, mixed with the taste of the charcoal noodles. Tasty on its own or with the Pan Mee chilli. LOVES! Peanut butter lovers... this is the one for you!!!
Shiv: The pleasant and aromatic taste of peanut sauce, married with the earthiness of the charcoal noodles make this a go-to dish here. Simplistic and fresh – reminiscent of rojak pasembor.
Kav: Nicely done dish. The peanut sauce and charcoal noodles are a good pairing. Taste better with a heaped spoon of Pan Mee chilli (not for the faint of heart though).
Gaj: Enjoyed this dish, a big favourite amongst peanut butter lovers!
Pasta Pad Thai (RM14.90)
A classic reinvented; linguine stir-fried Thai-style with prawns, squid, egg & bean sprouts, garnished with fresh coriander & peanuts.
Mien: Tasty... Just the right amount of spice and sourness! You can taste the ‘Thai-ness’ of this dish!
Shiv: Loved this. The linguine was al dente and the Thai-style base coating the pasta was not sweet, as you find in most pad thai noodles. Not too spicy, and the freshness of the seafood is worth a mention.
Kav: Loved this dish. The tanginess of the sauce was perfect together with the crunchy bean sprouts and earthy coriander. Again add a little Pan Mee chilli for a little spice!!!
Gaj: I am usually not a big fan of pad thai as it is has a sweetness to it, but this dish was good, not too sweet and generous amount of ingredients.
Wok Fried Loh Shu Fun (RM14.90)
Thick rice noodles wok-fried with seafood, egg, beansprouts, chives, a touch of chilli and garlic.
This noodle comes with sambal.
Again, we decided to become chefs, and requested for the thick rice noodles to be replaced with yellow egg noodles.
Mien: One of the better Loh Shu Funs I have tasted in a loooong time. Really good. The sambal is sour and spicy! Yummy!!
Shiv: Fantastic! They managed to achieve the brilliant wok hei flavour, and the garlic adds a nice pungency to the dish. This one needs no help with additional condiments.
Kav: The garlic-y flavour combined with the wok hei and seafood flavour was just sublime. The replacement of the noodles were brilliant as egg noodles are more flavourful than the Loh Shu Fun noodles (not a big fan of Loh Shu Fun noodles).
Gaj: Probably the best dish of the night! Love the spiciness of the dish and the yellow egg noodle actually taste better than the thick rice noodles. Great swap idea, Kav!
Wok-fried rice flour sheets in our special XO sauce, made with dried shrimps, scallops, chillies, garlic & spices.
Mien: This has a very unique taste, but in a good way! The portion is small as this is an appetiser.
Shiv: The xo sauce had a deliciously unique flavour, but I wish they had been a little more generous with the shrimps and scallops, as the chee cheong fun can be quite floury without the host of other ingredients to help it. Also, I wish they would serve this in a regular portion so big eaters, such as moi, can have our fill… =)
Kav: Agree that it should come in a bigger portion, as I couldn’t get enough of it. This was hands down the best dish of the night. Was very much like a classic Char Kuey Teow except with thicker rice flour sheets. My only complaint is that there was a lack of ingredients as the noodles were thick and it drowned the other ingredients and flavouring. Loves!!!
Gaj: This dish is interesting, I have never had this variation of Chee Cheong Fun before. It was really good, the spiciness and XO sauce complimented the Chee Cheong Fun. A perfect dish if you are not too hungry and a small portion is sufficient.
* Canoodling is now closed until further notice. Their rental contract with Bangsar Village II ended, and it is in the process of finding a new home! QUICKLY FIND A HOME CANOODLING!!!!!!!!!
** Ricetaurant, under the B.I.G group as well is located directly next to Canoodling, and one can order from the Ricetaurant menu in Canoodling and vice-versa. However, Ricetaurant is also closed due to the same reason as Canoodling.
Auf Wiedersehen Canoodling, until we meet later!
Verdict: WOK ON!
PRICE: Reasonably priced for hawker style food in an accessible, clean and convenient environment.
AMBIENCE: Simple decorations and child friendly. They provide crayons for doodling and most of their utensils are plastic, so no danger of tiny tots breaking anything.
SERVICE: Prompt, good service, and the waiters are more often than not willing to oblige our requests to swap to different varieties of noodles.
FOOD: Good, tasty hawker style food. We will definitely revisit when Canoodling sets up shop at another location.
CANOODLING,
2F-29, SECOND FLOOR,
BANGSAR VILLAGE 2,
NO.1 JALAN TELAWI 1,
BANGSAR BARU,
59100 KUALA LUMPUR
Opening Hours:
11am -10pm, daily.
(9.45pm: Bar & Kitchen last order.)
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