RAKUZEN Japanese Restaurant/楽膳 @ Publika, Solaris Dutamas

Being one of the relatively high-end Japanese Restaurant hosted by Super Dining Sdn Bhd Malaysia, RAKUZEN is a Japanese Restaurant pledge to provide genuine Japanese cuisine at an affordable prices and cozy ambiance, such that everyone can enjoy an authentic Japanese dining in a warm, welcoming & homely environment.

 RAKUZEN Japanese Restaurant @ No.6, Level G2, Publika Solaris Dutamas,
Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. (Opposite MPH) 

Cozy ambiance which is pretty nice for a hangout chit-chat session with a friend or two :)

A glimpse of the menu :)

& here's some dishes that we've tried. 

Tamagoyaki with pickled ginger: slightly chilled omelets with nice hint of sweetness.

Tamagoyaki with pickled ginger

Unagi Kabayaki Zen: Aromatic unagi with sweet sauce, too bad they’re only 4 thin slices in total.  -.-

Unagi Kabayaki Zen (RM 48)

Unagi close-up

Salmon Teriyaki: decent grilled salmon with sweet teriyaki sauce. 

Chicken Katsu Curry Zen: Delightful tender chicken katsu with crispy coating, and as you can see it does come with gigantic portion of rice & Japanese curry  b^^d

Chicken Katsu Curry Zen (RM 28)

Chicken Katsu Curry Zen close up b^^d

Most of the Rakuzen reviews available online claim that this is a restaurant which serves delightful Japanese cuisine with value-for-money proposition. After a try out, personally I do agree with those review to a certain extend.. Yes most of the food here are good if not decent, however there aren’t any outstanding dish to be remembered & personally I felt that most of the àla-carte items seems to be a bit inadequate in both quantity & quality when it comes to the content/price perspective.

However despite the slightly pricey menu the restaurant do have some wonderfully decorated dining area which is attractive & warm, and they do serves their customers well, lovely intimate service would be an appropriate description here. So a solid 10 for Rakuzen in providing a welcoming & homely dining environment. Another thoughtful thing at Rakuzen is that they provide bottomless green tea on the house, a big thumb up for such generous gesture b^^d      

  

In short, among the massive amount of Japanese restaurant available in KL, Rakuzen @ Publika with its consistency in food quality, impeccable presentation & excellent interior design will be a nice option for consideration if you are searching for some delightful Japanese cuisine around Solaris Dutamas.

Rating: 7/10