MAIU @ Mahkota Cheras

Monday Blue...



After a hectic day, my colleagues and I decided to have buffet dinner to ease the blue after work. We were struggling on making decision either go to Contango Cafe @ Majestic Hotel or MAIU. At last we decided to go MAIU @ Mahkota Cheras for a try since we been Contango Cafe for a several times, plus there's many reviews and posts sharing on FB that recommends MAIU ala carte buffet which we never tried before.



MAIU is a Japanese restaurant that serves ala carte, value set lunch & ala carte daily buffet. 
Price for ala carte daily buffet : RM48.80+ for Adult ; RM25.80+ for Children ; FOC for children below 95cm. (10% Service Charge & 6% GST apply)

 Ala carte buffet dinner menu



 

 

 

Free Flow drinks. Choice of Cold/Hot Green Tea OR Pepsi.

 

Here we goes with ordering food!!

Appetizer - Itako Kyuli & Chuka Kurage




 



Kani Salad & Potato Salad



 Sashimi - Shiro Maguro, Salmon & Maguro



Salmon Gunkan Mayo Sushi




 



Age Dashi Tofu - Worst Tofu i ever tried =(

 

Maguro Tempura

 

 Meteor Maki, Crunchy Salmon Maki &Soft Shell Crab Maki

 

 Saba Shioyaki. Nice & Juicy!

 

 Salmon Shioyaki

 

 Shishamo

 

Salmon Head Shioyaki

 

 Tempura Mori

 

 Sukiyaki

 

 Grilled Mushroom

 

 Gyuniku Enoki Yaki

 

 Chawanmushi

 

 Edamame

 

Something sweet to put a fullstop to this meal.. Green Tea & Wasabi Ice Cream

They provide many choices of food. But there's only 3 different type of sashimi - Salmon, Shiro Maguro (White Tuna) & Maguro (Tuna). They didn't provide Hamachi (Yellow Tails) which consists in the basic Sashimi Moriawase Asama (Salmon, Tuna & Yellow Tails). 



Beside, we were disappointed when the staff told us 'Dont Have Unagi' when we pointing at the menu picture of unagi sushi and want to order it. =(

Among all the food we ordered, we are most satisfied with: 

• Salmon & Shiro Maguro Sahimi - Fresh and just okay thickness. 
• Maguro Tempura - Vege & prawn remain juicy. Crispy.
• Saba, Salmon & Salmon Head Shioyaki - Saba Fish is juicy and tenderly grilled. Salmon Fish Head is good and grilled perfectly, it's skin is crispy and the rich fat was melting in mouth once u eat it. Nothing to shout about Salmon Shioyaki, it's normal. Remember request for Teriyaki Sauce.
• Gyuniku Enoki Yaki - Juicy and rich in flavour.

 

As for desserts, there's 3 choices of ice cream flavour - Wasabi, Green Tea & Chocolate. Topping with Red Bean Paste. Personally I prefer Wasabi more than Green Tea. Wasabi ice cream doesn't taste too strong as we expect, it's mild and okay with red bean paste. While Green Tea Ice Cream is too milky for my taste. Can we have a small bowl of only Red Bean Paste without ice cream?  =p

 

Overall, the food and service worth the price we paid. Food serve in short time after we placed orders and staffs are attentive too. But there's a big room for improvement for food. 

 

Will come back for another visit? No.

Rating:

Food - 2/5

Price - 3/5 

Service - 3.5/5

Ambiance - 2.5/5 

Locations:

MAIU Mahkota Cheras

No. 41, Jln Temenggong 21/9, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, 43200 Cheras, Selangor.

Tel : 03-90100777

MAIU Sri Petaling

No. 39-1, Jln Radin Anum 2, Bandar Baru Seri Petaling, 57000 KL.

Tel : 03-90575017

MAIU Damansara Perdana

G-3A, The Place, Jln PJU 8/5D, Bandar Damansara Perdana, 47820 Petaling Jaya.

Tel : 03-77290015

Hours:

Mon - Sun : 11.30am - 2.30pm

                     6pm - 10.30pm