Ploy, the New Plot in Town

Welcome to Ploy!

“Ploy is the brainchild of Jared Lim, Asian private equity investor by day, avid food fan by dinner time. Culminating from years of travel, experimentation and unadulterated gluttony, Ploy is a study in modern Asian cuisine. After 6 months of daily food tasting, the results speak for themselves – an entirely built from scratch menu with over 60 offerings, influences that span 4 continents and over 35 new and original sauces. Our dishes cater to taste buds that embrace Asian spices in not-so-Asian dishes. We recommend you always order a variety of dishes and share them within the table Asian style.”

                                                                                        – About Us, www.ploywithyourfood.com

It was such a lovely Saturday afternoon, with really nice weather and there is nothing much better to do than just to have a well-deserved gastrononical experience with your loved one.

We decided to check out one of the new players in town, called Ploy..Located at Work@Clearwater, just beside the Clearwater Residence which I hope we would be able to live in such beautiful residency one day. The location was just perfect for me, overlooking the enclave of the high society of Damansara Heights and Bukit Tunku with Twin Towers KLCC and KL Tower clear with sight!:D

Imagine if we got the loft at the highest floor of Clearwater Residency!:D

Ploy is such a charming restaurant, minimalistic with intricate detailing on the interior design and even with embedded carving on their menu! Ploy means ‘gem’ in Thai. Patrons would be bowled over by all the ‘gems’ find here. From the glass to the stools and even 3D embossed walls.

Not forgetting the embroidered fabric coaster!

 

Magazines for read! Skipper was so into Katy Kisses *Jealous stare*. In return, I started drooling over the sexiest Captain America ever!!

The menu is extensive, dishes beautifully presented and commendable, and reasonably priced.

Avocado Salad with Ginger Paste Dressing (RM 11).There’s just something about me and avocados lately..Started to grown fond of them and even woke up in the morning and having thought about making a dish out of avocados soon!We have to say, the ginger vinegar vinagrette complements the salad very well.

Yummy Pla Duk Fu salad (RM14). Pounded catfish, fried to crisp, with fresh mango tossed in a sharp and tangy lime juice dressing. As good as a Thai’s version, the pounded catfish was a lovely addition to the salad.

 
Butterfish Rice (RM22), marinated in shoyu, sake and mirin..This is Ploy’s version of Char Siew Rice. Taste wise is not that bad for me, Skipper didn’t really fancy it, but we both reckoned that the presentation could have been better for this dish to hit and less misses.

Ploy’s Black Fried Rice (RM25), fried rice with squid ink , seafood, sprinkles of crunchy sweet Thai basil and topped with a raw egg which we have to stir in and mix well. This dish is commendable, it tasted as good as it looks and we whipped up everything, including the basil.

The kind waitress saw that I was happily snapping away pictures of food and the interior, and she asked me if I would like to see their private dining room that can be booked for a minimum of 10ppl. And here’s how it looks like….

 

Would be a great to have birthdays, reunions and even hen’s nite here.

Ploy

G-02 Ground Floor WORK@clearwater, 

Changkat Semantan, Off Jalan Semantan, 

Damansara Heights, 

50490 Kuala Lumpur.

Available from Monday to Saturday

10am to 3pm and 6pm-12am

Reservation

 03 2095 0999 

Salads Lovin'

I used to be known as “Rice Queen” and “McD Princess”. I can’t live past a day without rice, and I can die (back then) if I don’t have french fries to savour upon! But now, I am actually developing affinity towards greens.

Salads are great options to substitute the usual refined carbs such as rice and pasta certain days of the week now during dinner with salads.The only thing I couldn’t comprehend is why salads cost much more expensive than other meals that take longer time and effort to prepare?

I do not have time to prepare it at home everyday after work because by the time I reach home, it would be time to go to bed. So, my only temporary measure is to eat out or get takeaways which led me to a couple of amazing salads discoveries which I am going to share here!:D

My favourite of the whole lot- Sashimi Salad with Goma (Sesame) dressing I really can’t describe this salad in words!Just you have to know that it is definitely my-have-to-eat list every week. And I had been recommending people to eat this. Before they picked up the first bite, I have to warn them, “Once you tried sashimi salad, you will never go back”. And true enough, they got addicted to it as well!It feels like a drug to me. Squeeze the lemon juice and pour the goma dressing all over onto the bowl that was laden with greens and sashimis, and there you go. Just DIG IN!!!

Price & Place: RM12.80++ at Sushi Zanmai *Similar version can be found at Sushi Tei (RM16.80), Sushi Zen (RM12.80)*

Balinese Grill Squid Salad. Scrumptious! The vegetables were fresh and crispy and the lightly marinated squid was perfectly grilled. How do I eat this? Pour the sour tangy dressing all over, slowly savour the crispy crackers while chatting with dinner mates, then move on to the greens, then to the squids and what’s even more interesting, there are wedges of oranges in it. Visually pleasing, tastefully enchanting just like the island of Bali.

Price & Place: RM17.90++ at Waterlily Bistro @ Tropicana

Mighty Ranch Chicken Salad, is the mighty one. Grilled chicken with mixed leaves, garnished with parmesan and creamy ranch dressing. May be arteries clogging, albeit the healthy looking one in the menu so this one is only once in a blue moon. This is a more sinful version of salad compared to the rest in my list but you know it is not as bad as getting McD and KFC.  

Price & Place: RM11.90++ at Wondermilk @ Damansara Uptown

Avocado Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette. The paste is mildly hot, and fragrant and “popping” ebiko roe on the avocado is served to refresh. Simple dish but what was actually commendable would be the vinaigrette. It just satiates my palate.

Price & Place: RM11.00++ at Ploy @ Clearwater

Ben oh Ben! Ben’s House Salad. You can shovel it in and talk at the same time. The vinaigrette is slightly on the sweet note, but I find myself being able to finish the whole plate myself. A bowl of leafy goodness garnished with black and white sesame seeds, avocados slices and something I rarely see in most salads: Edamame beans!

Price & Place: RM12.90++ at Ben’s @ KLCC

Starchy goodness alert! Potato salad has versions of which vary throughout different regions and countries of the world. Although called a salad, it is generally considered a side dish. One of the better ones I like was the Japanese’s version. I like sharing this one because I couldn’t finish the whole bowl myself.

Price & Place: Rm7.90++ at Sushi Tei

What about our local version of good salad? I would nominate Mek T’s Rojak Betik, also known as Ngonyok. Shredded raw papaya, pineapple and cucumbers served with sweet tangy gravy (like Asam Laksa!) of pureed fish. The twist? It was served cold and you will find yourself not wanting to give up finishing it although you are used to having warm laksa broth most of the time.

Price & Place: RM 4.90 at Mek T @ Bandar Puchong Jaya