Time Out Kl Nutrient Awards 2011

Flounder alongside tumble truffles from TOKL Best Fine Dining Winner Cilantro KL's Fri tiffin menu


This year's Time Out KL (TOKL) Food Awards had less surprises upward its sleeve compared to last year's shocking results. Held at KLPac in addition to hosted past times the 2 D's aka Dominic Lau in addition to Daphne Iking, the accolade nighttime saw around milkshake upward inward around categories that accept been previously dominated past times a few restaurants. That modify could close mayhap due to the fact that this yr had a phenomenal 50% growth of votes to achieve 50,000 votes (per TOKL's press liberate in addition to non verified).


Some results though were a large surprise such every bit Hakka Republic picking upward Best Continental Restaurant, a house I run into to a greater extent than for the bar alongside their fine wines versus its dining room. The Japanese Restaurant category was in addition to thence unopen that they had 2 peculiarly commended awards for the commencement fourth dimension inward the awards history. This yr besides saw the commencement fourth dimension at that spot was a Bloggers Choice category. This went to Memoirs of a Chocoholic (congratulations J!) who recommended Village Park, that infamous house for nasi lemak.


The results are ready out below. Feel gratis to vocalization out your discontent, surprise or congratulate the winners. I would beloved to demand heed what all of you lot accept to say.


 
Honey glazed cod from TOKL's Best Chinese Winner Li Yen, Ritz Carlton KL


Best Chinese Restaurant 
2011 Winner - Li Yen, Ritz Carlton KL (Other nominees include Yut Kee, Shang Palace, Chynna, New Paris inward SS2 in addition to Grand Imperial)
2010 Winner - Chynna, Hilton KL
2009 Winner - Chynna, Hilton KL


Best Continental Restaurant

2011 Winner - Hakka Republic (Other nominees include The Press Room, Albion KL, twenty.one tables+terrace, Tanzini)

2011 Specially Commended - El Cerdo

2010 Winner - La Bodega

2010 Specially Commended - El Cerdo

Blue lotus dumplings from TOKL Best Thai/Indochine winner Rama V


Best Hawker/Mamak
2011 Winner - Devi's Corner (Other nominees include Lot 10's Hutong, Nagasari Curry House, Sri Nirwana Maju, Nasi Kandar Pelita)
2010 Winner - Nasi Kandar Pelita


Best Healthy Eating/Vegetarian Restaurant
2011 Winner - Marmalade (Other nominees include Haven, RAW, Yogitree in addition to Annalakshmi)
2010 Winner - Marmalade


Best Indian Restaurant
2011 Winner - Kanna Curry House (Other nominees include Passage Thru India, Sri Nirwana Maju in addition to Gill's)
2011 Specially Commended - Mumbai Palace
2010 Winner - Mumbai Palace
2009 Winner - Mumbai Palace



risotto from Il Lido


Best Italian Restaurant
2011 Winner - La Risata (Other nominees include Nerovivo, Ciccio, Tatto in addition to Sassorosso)
2011 Specially Commended - Il Lido
2010 Winner - Prego
2009 Winner - Prego


Best Japanese Restaurant
2011 Winner - Kampachi, Equatorial KL (Other nominees include Tatsu at Intercontinental Hotel, Gonbei San in addition to Zipangu at Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur)
2011 Specially Commended - Fukuharu
2011 Specially Commended - Rakuzen
2010 Winner- Fukuharu
2009 Winner - Kampachi
2009 Specially Commended - Zipangu, Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur


Best Malay Restaurant
2011 Winner - Bijan (Other nominees include Songket, Rebung, Makan Kitchen at DoubleTree past times Hilton)
2011 Specially Commended - Enak
2010 Winner - Bijan
2009 Winner - Bijan
2009 Specially Commended - Enak


Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
2011 Winner - Al-Amar (Other nominees include Al-Andalus, Tarbush, Al Rawsha, Laziz in addition to Hadramawt)
2010 Winner - Al-Amar
2010 Specially Commended - Tarbush
2009 Winner - Tarbush
2009 Specially Commended - Al-Amar



strawberries compote alongside basil H2O ice cream from Cilantro Kuala Lumpur


Best Thai/Indochine Restaurant
2011 Winner - Rama V (Other nominees include My Elephant, Sao Nam, Erawan in addition to Tamarind Hill)
2010 Winner - Tamarind Springs
2009 Winner - Tamarind Hill


Best for Pub Grub
2011 Winner - Jarrod & Rawlins (Other nominees include Tom Dick & Harry's, Sid's Pub, Arthur's Bar & Grill in addition to Hoofed)
2010 Winner - Jarrod & Rawlins
2010 Specially Commended - Sid's Pub
2009 Winner - Finnegans


Best house for Coffee (inaugural award)
2011 Winner - Espressemente Illy (Other nominees include RAW, Antipodean, Whisk in addition to Chilla Cup)


Best house for Seafood
2011 Winner - Fatty Crab (Other nominees include Lala Chong, Pantai Seafood, Fisherman's Cove, Green View in addition to Causeway Bay Spicy Crab)
2010 Winner - High Tide
2009 Winner - Fatty Crab
2009 Specially Commended - Magnificent Fish & Chips



Blackmore Wagyu steak from TOKL 2011 Best Place for Steak Winner, Prime from Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur


Best house for Steak
2011 Winner - Prime, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur (Other nominees include Suzi's Corner, Meatworks, Jake's Charbroiled Steaks, QBA at Westin Kuala Lumpur)
2010 Winner - Prime, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur
2010 Specially Commended, QBA, Westin Kuala Lumpur


Best Restaurant for fine dining
2011 Winner - Cilantro, Micasa KL (Other nominees include Sage, Lafite, Shook! in addition to Chalet)
2011 Specially Commended - Lafite, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
2010 Winner - Lafite, Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur
2009 Winner - Lafite, Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur

Norwegian salmon poached egg from TOKL 2011 Outstanding Chef of the Year, Nathalie Arbefeuille at Nathalie's Gourmet Studio


Best New Restaurant

2011 Winner - Ben's (Other nominees include Cuisine Gourmet past times Nathalie, Arthur's Bar & Grill, Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur, Antipodean, Brotzeit in addition to Hoofed)

2010 Winner - The Pressroom

Restaurateur of the Year

2011 Winner - Benjamin Yong from BIG (other nominees include Edward Hyde from Gastrodome, Joseph Afaki from Al-Amar, Werner Kuhn from El Cerdo Group, in addition to Kingdom of the Netherlands & Thomspon from twenty.one)

2010 Winner - Edward Hyde from Gastrodome

2010 Specially Commended - Benji Conway from Nero Group

Outstanding Chef of the Year
2011 Winner - Chef Nathalie Arbefeuille, Nathalie's Gourmet Studio (Other nominees include Chef Adi Radzi from Hakka Republic, Chef Michael Karam from Al-Amr, Chef Saiful from The Press Room in addition to Chef David King from Westin Kuala Lumpur)
2010 Winner - David King
2009 Winner - David King
2009 Specially Commended - Damon Campbell

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