CAPTAIN: NO!
BS asked the captain whether he could customized his order according to his not so unique preference. He got a straight NO as an answer from the captain.
Welcome to Coliseum, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur. It's not just dining. It was, as usual, the whole dining experience. Even the waiters look as old as the restaurant!
A bunch of friends and I took IN, a friend from Jakarta to Coliseum. I just want IN to experience the other sides of KL, besides KLCC, clubs and shopping malls.
It is like, according to older people, walking down the memory lane of Malaysia in the 1920s . The era during which according to my father there were not uncommon to see convertible cars on the road - way before global warming took place.
Established in 1921, Coliseum Cafe is one of the oldest cafe in the country. Some of the old furniture and decorative memorabilia, preserved from when it was first opened, creates a nostalgic feeling.
Typically, we had the sizzling stake. It sizzled big time! The restaurant is very smoky because of this we were wondering why they bother to separate the smoking and non smoking section.
I asked one of the waiters:
What dessert would you recommend
Oh.. you can look at the menu
It was a nice dinner with Red Planet, BB, BS, KL. To top it up, we had banana fritters ala mode. Sinful but extremely yummy!
For those who have not been there, please try to make a point to dine in this yesteryear environment. You can't expect a five-star treatment - because it's not a five star restaurant.
You might find the old waiters are quite rude. They are NOT! It's just the way they are. It's Coliseum thing!
If you are a softhearted kinda person, please be strong and go with an open mind and big appetite. The steaks are worth it!
7 comments:
Thought the food was OK only though the place is very retro and interesting. Maybe you should try the "milkshake" next time!
mba: i know. thats so mean,, but very funny!
The pictures are beautiful, it tells a story. And the food there is niceee....
starshooter:
thanks.
food always nice there.
service always rough, but.... that's the way it is.
like going back scores of years in the past
i enjoy time travel..
That place was just almost unreal/movie-set.
And the waiters got attitude! (in interesting/comical way)
I highly recommend it to any first time visitor to KL!
ramadian:
it's an instituion since the 20's, way before Jakes. Apparently Colesium was the first restaurant to serve t-bone steak in KL.
glad you had the opportunity to have a taste of KL yesteryears.....
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