Urbano eFresco! & Whimsical Gelataria & Caffe at Publika a.k.a Solaris Dutamas

Truth be told, gathering to meet up group of old friends are never easy. Weeks of planning can just crumble apart in the last minute. So this time around, me & my former Iossb mates just gung-ho few days earlier for a simple gathering dinner. Thanks to Yusri for deciding on the venue since i never been to this restaurant before. So here we are, at Solaris Dutamas a.k.a Publika to have our gathering dinner at Urbano eFresco! then at Whimsical for dessert. 

There are a lot of Italian eatery scattered around Malaysia nowadays. Each might served familiar dishes with some different dishes as well. First time when i look at the menu which looks like a newspaper, it was a bit different. Just a basic Italian menu such as salad, pasta, pizza, antipasti & beverages. No stuff like steak or chicken chops here. 

An old newspaper type of menu.

Since Yus said the pizza is good here, I ordered their Piccante Pizza and Eva ordered the classic Spaghetti Carbonara. 

12" Piccante Pizza with Chicken Pepperoni, diced chicken breast, jalapeno, red chili, red & green pepper & onion slices. (RM 34++)

The pizza was decent. The crust wasn't too thin & it was crunchy as well. The base sauce was nicely done with generous toppings & cheese. It wasn't too hot as well even though with the presence of jalapeno & red chili. Eat with no worry. 

Pasta Carbonara with Beef Bacon slices. Sorry for the picture. Eva managed to stir it before i can snap it. 

I get to taste some of the carbonara. The portion is decent. However it might be tad creamy for some. The trick is you must eat it with the beef bacon. Do not save the bacon to savor at last as the carbonara sauce relied on the saltiness of the bacon. The beef bacon slices was lightly salted so some people might be 'muak' easily. Eva did managed to finish this though. 

After we're done with our dinner at Urbano, we went next door for dessert. Yus has been telling us about the infamous Nasi Lemak Ice cream. Yes folks, you read it right. An ice cream with Nasi Lemak Flavor. Brain that! Fear not, you can sample the ice cream before buying it so we get to taste the Nasi Lemak ice cream. Heck, it does taste like cold nasi lemak with the santan, bits of rice, peanut, anchovies with sambal in it but in ice cream form. My brain unable to process it though. 

Ice cream selection.

More clear view on the flavor.

So none of us dared to try the nasi lemak ice cream. All of us choose the safer choice. I ordered their White Choc & four berries ice cream on top of their waffles. The ice cream was milky and creamy with hint of berries. Not too much though but it is still pleasant. The waffle was light with crunchiness and fluffiness but the inside tasted like a bread. Still good when combined with the ice cream. Kinda reminded me of the good ol' bread with ice cream.

White Choc & 4 berries ice cream on a waffle.

Anyhoo, this gathering was a success. It was good to meet up once in a while plus trying good food. i dare anyone to try the nasi lemak ice cream. I chicken out. 

Urbano eFresco

Solaris Dutamas (Near the playground)

Whimsical

Next to Urbano eFresco

The team of ex-iossb.