HOWEVER me being me, I've already managed a sneak preview of their spacious ground floor coffee house called Swez. Don't ask! It's fantastic for two reasons: one because the food that I tried was really rather good. But that's because of the second reason: it's headed by me old mate Jean Marc Veron, who used to be Executive Chef at Equatorial Penang. Bienvenue encore, mon ami!
And being a true blue Frenchman, he's an exacting taskmaster who keeps an eagle eye on everything that comes out of the kitchen, despite splitting his time between KL and Penang. But he has trained his protege Executive Sous Chef Lim Soon Leong well, and the standard is still pretty high.
There's a reasonably-priced buffet every lunch time (RM45++ adults, RM27++ children), available from noon to 2.30pm. It all looks very clean and presentable, and the food looks authentic and appetising. The theme changes daily, but "We offer 60% western dishes," remarked Jean Marc (there's him there bossing the others about as usual!). There's also a grill bar and action station doing pasta or local. The desserts looked particularly delectable.
At weekends, there's a High Tea Buffet with Japanese on Saturdays and Seafood on Sundays, pricer at RM75++, but Jean Marc promises us "good value" with quality ingredients.
In the evenings there is a la carte or semi-buffet, with some excellent choices, again without breaking the bank: RM45++-RM65++ depending on choice of main course - there's steak, cod, lamb, seafood; the Pasta with home-made Pesto was delicious.
Well whatever it is, I think Swez is going to give the other hotels a run for their money. The only setback as far as I'm concerned is it's not exactly round the corner; one has to physically make the effort to drive all the way out there. But if you're already in the vicinity or want a break from all that retail therapy, then do head there to give them a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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