For me, Bijan is nothing to write home about. Yet, here I am, at home, writing about it. We were directed to Bijan by our hotel, who assured me that when it came to veggie food, Bijan was the bees knees and it was traditional Malay cuisine. As it was the penultimate night in KL (and Malaysia) we wanted something decent. The taste didn't have to blow me away, like Sao Nam did. It just had to be...nice.
When you walk into Bijan it's all dim lighting and deep purples and red. The opulent setting had me doing some quick mental maths on how much Rinngit I had left.
There was one vegetarian starter on the menu - only one. No fish sauce, no shrimp paste...just one! And, (sorry primary school teacher) no mains. I could however have this standard vegetarian platter which was only 25 MYR. Odd when all the meat dishes were priced considerably higher.
The vegetarian options sounded fine and, well...I didn't have any other option so I tried it. My friend ordered a fillet of Pomfret and a side of garlic prawns and beans. The waiter kindly agreed to make this sans prawns so that I could share.
Lets start with my friend:
Though she did not like the actual taste of the pomfret, she did think it was cooked beautifully. The sauce it came with was tasty as were the beans. Due to her personal preference to pomfret, she said that she would return to Bijan and order something else.
I, on the other hand, left hungry. The veggie platter was this busy, mesh of strange curries that did not really blend well together, and did not really taste decent eaten alone. I was not expecting Indian food but, I was hoping for something akin to a Thali - a mix of veg food that complimented each other.
As there was no other option for me to sink my teeth into I would not return.
Price: 260.00 MYR (£52.00) for 2 aperitifs, 2 glasses of white wine, 1 starter, 1 veggie platter, 1 fish main + rice, government tax and service charge.
Veggie Friendly: 1/5
Food: 2/5
Service: 4/5
Atmosphere: 4/5
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