West 57th Street Cafe (Pavilion)

Otherwise known as fashion designer Zang Toi's cafe, the original outlet still stands strong in Sungei Wang. This second outlet is located inside Parkson departmental store. It’s a perfect stop after a whole day of shopping. Its cozy ambience and pretty décor instantly relaxes the tired shopper. The most popular item on their menu is their Banana Chocolate Cake. At RM7, it is a good deal thanks to the sheer generosity of a slice. With warm chocolate syrup and fresh bananas, the cake is comfort food personified. You can also opt to have a scoop of ice-cream with the cake. It’s no wonder why we started out with dessert instead of the mains! With sandwiches, pastas, soups and Asian favourites on the menu, there’s enough variety here. However, the Nasi Lemak Combo (RM21) and Spicy Pasta (RM18) we ordered fell short of expectations. The Nasi Lemak Combo comes with chicken rendang, sambal prawns and greens on the side. Once again, the portion impressed us, however the chicken was extremely tough and dry making it an unsatisfactory meal. The Spicy Pasta was not appealing in presentation (looks like a messy glob of sauce) but will appeal to kids thanks to how cheesy it was. It felt like we had ordered lasagna instead.

West 57th Street Café