: : Magenta : :
Finally! To wine and dine at Magenta, minus the wine, of course. Had to forego this luxury as watching my figure. This time, I went with Aline and Jonathan who were in town for their wedding reception in Kuching. So, it was the night after the reception that we went to have something at a quaint restaurant called Magenta.
Located in a very old house on stilts, we were greeted by the sight of candles and loads of interesting furniture.
At the foyer, we were greeted by Mr. Toad, although we only saw him on the way out. Poor Mr. Toad.
Aline and Jonathan ordered the fresh lime and soursop juice for their refreshments. As for yours truly, only iced water (how boring).
The garlic bread tasted great, according to the both of them. Me, I was trying to control my appetite and managed to win the battle against the bread. However, I lost to the next round.
Now who can resist the tempting fried calamari? I gave into my urge to eat it and had quite a few pieces. It’s not the squid that is bad for me but the batter.
Aline had the chicken peri-peri which came looking like a stupendous work of art. It was great! The entire dish looked so grand and the garnishings were tasty too! The chicken was done just nicely and the peri-peri chilli added a nice flavour to it all.
Jonathan had the salmon hollondaise which turned out to be this delicious cream sauce. Looks good, no? Not to mention the garnishings. Everything is so edible and so eye-catching.
This was my meal : teriyaki cod. I stayed away from the sweet popatoe EXCEPT for one small bite. The cod was a small thing but nevertheless juicy. The sauce was sweet so hidden carbohydrates there (probably one of the main reasons why I did not lose any weight today but gain 0.7 kg!!!). I also polished off this little fried thing. Yep, another carbo. Darn it. Ah well. Musn’t let the fact that I’ve accidently eaten carbohydrates wear me down. Must continue on to the goal of losing weight! I’m also puzzled as to why the cod dish is more expensive than the salmon. Hmmm…
So, that was our meal. It was a very lovely evening and we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Magenta is located in an old house on stilts with a wide concrete entrance. There were beautiful decorations everywhere and the lights were spectacular. It’s just next to Garden Steamboat along Nenas Road but you’ll need to make a U-turn at the traffic lights to enter the compound. Parking is not a problem as the property is quite spacious.
Address Details :
Magenta Restaurant
32 Lot 141 Jalan Nenas
93400 Kuching
Sarawak
Malaysia
Tel : 082-237 878
Email : magenta_restaurant@yahoo.com
7 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Closed on Mondays
If you intend to eat at Magenta over the weekend, it’s better to make reservations as they can get pretty full. The staff are very friendly and will be around to assist you at all times.
Anyway, that’s all! Now back to eating my normal low carbo diet. Ah well.
