Last weekend we were invited to do a group review of Little Cottage 2 on Gottlieb Road. It is a place that we have drove by numerous of times but have yet to venture into. I guess word of mouth do effect a person perception and decision, especially on places to eat.
The Sunday review was focused around their 5-course set lunch and dinner. But before the review session began, there was some extra time to roam around the restaurant to take in the atmosphere of the outlet and also their Sunday only buffet lunch. The buffet is priced at RM25.90+ for adult and RM13.90+. From our observation, the dishes with its ingredients looks solid and perhaps may be more value as compared to the buffet review we done recently for Terrace Bay, but the variety here was not as numerous as that at Terrace Bay. May be we will drop by one lazy Sunday afternoon to try out their buffet line and share our experience.
The set lunch is a 5 course meal inclusive of butter roll, soup of the day, main course, dessert and coffee or tea. Price range of the set lunch selections range from RM9.90 to RM15.90 and RM19.90 depending on the main course of choice.
The set dinner is also a 5 course meal inclusive of butter roll, soup of the day, main course, dessert and coffee or tea. Price range of the set lunch selections range from a low of RM25.90 to a high of RM49.90 per set depending on the desired main course. For further details of the set lunch and dinner prices, choices and combinations, please visit their site.
Due to to some technical problems and miscommunication, a second review session was held at their Burma Road outlet on the following day. Therefore our comments will be based on the samples that we had at Little Cottage Cafe and Little Cottage Cafe2.
Clam Chowder in Bread Bowl @ RM19.90
- Taste - Earthy, creamy & rich with a hint of sweetness and a balanced use of herbs.
- Texture - Think with body due to the use of potatoes in the soup and bits & pieces of clam meat. The bread was lightly steamed/heated thus it was tender and went well with the soup.
- Presentation - Similar to the available bread bowl soups.
- Value – For 19.90 I would have wanted more “bite” in the chowder and less potato.
- Rating - 70% on taste due inconsistency; 30% on value.
Lamb Shank @ RM29.90
- Taste – Refreshing with the acidity from tomatoes and meaty flavours in LCC2. But in LCC the sauce was sweeter and heavy. Thus, there is a lack in consistency.
- Texture – Tender and moist in LCC2 and went well with the sautéed aubergines & capsicum and mushroom fried rice. But was slightly over cooked in LCC.
- Presentation – Colorful.
- Value – With the complimentary rice and sautéed vegetables, it would be a full meal by itself.
- Rating - 40% on taste due inconsistency; 60% on value.
Seafoof Olio @ RM28.90
- Taste – Filled with seafood taste in the sauce. But the taste was more to Asian taste and quite peppery.
- Texture – Pasta was slightly overcooked and
- Presentation – Standard.
- Value – Considering the cost and amount of serving it is a bit on the expensive side.
- Rating - 60% on taste due to the abundant seafood flavours; 40% on value due to the smaller portion.
Chicken Sausage & Turkey Ham Combo @ RM36.90
- Taste - Sauce had a sweet end and the sausages and ham tasted like your normal supermarket frozen section preserved meats.
- Texture - The turkey ham felt like “fish cake” and the sausages had no texture/body.
- Presentation - Average.
- Value - For over 30 Ringgit this kind of quality product should not have been served.
- Rating – 20% on taste; 20% on value.
Lunch Set No.4, Garlic Lingguine @ RM9.90
- Taste – A little bit to heavy on the garlic taste and the pasta itself lack taste.
- Texture – Pasta was al dente but too oily.
- Presentation - Average.
- Value – It is well worth for a set lunch.
- Rating – 60% on taste due to the fragrant garlic flavors that is quite Asian; 70% on value for set price.
Lunch Set No.7, Grilled Almond Fish @ RM15.90
- Taste – The almond flakes lack fragrance and taste but with a few drops of lime juice, the flavours were extracted. Pairing with their tartar sauce which was on the sweet side and slightly over acidic would have killed the taste of this dish.
- Texture – Almonds were slightly burnt and the fillets was too soft and lacking of texture.
- Presentation – Averagely arranged.
- Value – Not exceptionally attractive if it was an a-la-carte item, but combined in a set lunch it is acceptable.
- Rating - 50% on taste; 60% on value.
Set Lunch No.3, Lamb Shoulder with B/Pepper Sauce @ RM19.90
- Taste – Mint sauce would have done the trick for the light fragrant lamb shoulders. The black pepper sauce had overwhelmed the original flavors of the lamb itself.
- Texture - Meat was fine and firm, but not chewy.
- Presentation - Average
- Value - On the near value for money side.
- Rating – 50% on taste could have done better with the sauce combination; 55% on value.
Set Dinner No.1, Lobster Combo with Beef Tenderloin @ RM49.90
- Taste - The cheesy sauce was overwhelmed by pickled capers and there was not sufficient cheese topping. Too much cream was mix into the cheese mixture. Again too peppery for the beefy flavors.
- Texture – Meat was fine in texture and cooked till medium-well. There was some chewiness though.
- Presentation - Avearage.
- Value - Should be near to market wide pricing.
- Rating - 40% on taste as points were deducted on the lobster and the over use of black pepper; 50% on value.
Overall rating for The Little Cottage:
Taste & Texture:
- 2.5/5
- A few dishes turning up with the same black pepper sauce.
- Lack consistency, LCC & LCC2 have different taste & texture.
- Sausages and turkey ham could be substituted with other types of similar products.
Money Value:
- 2.5/5
- Portioning of certain items, quality of ingredients, final product and enjoyment of a dish are very much the key here.
Service:
- -NA-/5 (but I overheard some of the attendees complaining about certain waiter and waitress in both outlets. There was one young waitress that was very helpful and friendly at LCC2)
Cleanliness:
- 3.0/5 (so far no food poisoning)
Atmosphere:
- 3.0/5
- warm and cosy ambiance.
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