Early Birthday @ Me'Nate, The Curve

Yesterday my brother and I went out for a lunch date. It has been a long while since the two of us went out together.

Our original plan was to eat at The Starling but when my brother mentioned Me'Nate, a steak house at The Curve, I immediately agreed to a change of venue. I mean, how can I say no to steak, right?

I had not heard of Me'Nate prior to this and I was quite excited.

When we stepped inside I have to admit that I did not like the restaurant layout. It felt cluttered and cramped. Service could be improved in terms of greeting and guiding guests to their table. We were pretty much on our own trying to figure out where to seat. 

Staff could also be more attentive as we had to call out to attract their attention for the menu. On the positive side, they were polite and friendly.

The menu has quite a variety of mainly western dishes and also some local flavors. There is something for everyone in your party. As for the steak section, you have to make your way to the chiller to select your preferred cuts.

In the chiller you will find beef and lamb.

And they also offer Wagyu beef.

Well, I did not intend to order Wagyu but was encouraged by my brother (it was his treat, an early birthday celebration for me) and we both ended up having a Wagyu sirloin each.

When we got back to our table, our coffee was already served. As you can see, coffee art is not their thing. But the coffee was surprisingly good. And we noted it was a bigger cup compared to the ones elsewhere.

After a while, our much anticipated steaks arrived. We requested for the steaks to be cooked to medium rare.

So far all steaks that we have at restaurants are very thin slices. The reason they are sliced thinly is so that they look substantial, a thicker slice (of equal weight) will look smaller. With a thin slice of steak, there is always the risk of overcooking.

But this was perfectly cooked to medium rare but it was rare at the center of the steak (not that I am complaining). Like I said, it is very tricky with a thin steak, you could end up with the meat under or overcooked.

The steak was very well seasoned and though certain parts were a bit chewy (at the edges), it was generally tender and moist.

The steak was served with a ramekin of coleslaw, steak sauce (garlic), mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables (asparagus. cherry tomatoes, carrots) and a small salad. They also  squirted some mustard (the yellow stuff) on  the coleslaw and salad which surprisingly made it all taste so good.

We were happy with our steaks though I agree with my brother that we could do with a better sear on the steaks.

Originally, lunch was supposed to be my treat but since this is my birthday month and we don't know when we would get another opportunity to eat together (on account of our dad's health), my brother was so sweet to make this his treat. So what is a birthday treat without desserts, right?

We went with the Strawberry Panna Cota and Creme Brulee. 

The Creme Brulee was decent, what I would expect of a Creme Brulee but my brother (who has higher standards) was of the opinion that he has had better. He prefers the one at Simply Ribs.

As for the beautiful Strawberry Panna Cota, it was a disaster not so successful. 

The strawberry sauce was not only so sickly sweet, it tasted very artificial, like cough mixture.

So I scrapped off what I could and to be fair, the panna cotta underneath was nice but the sauce spoiled the experience.

Outside the restaurant I saw these promotions. I don't know if they are extending the Merdeka menu special.

They also have a Friday buffet from 12:00pm to 2:00pm.

But note that there is no beef on the buffet menu hmmm....

Well, that was a very good lunch and though I ate some carbs and sweets, it was very minimal (my brother had the lion's share of the desserts). Many thanks to my brother for the very luxurious treat!