[FOOD HUNT] Jogoya Buffet Restaurant @Starhill Gallery

After more than 1 year (mco & I went to study abroad in Melbourne), we're back to Jogoya!!
The restaurant has commenced their soft opening ceremony on 5th April 2021.
We booked our seats on inline from their facebook page 1 week before our actual date of dinner.
Bookings online are f.o.c. but your seats will only be held on for 10 minutes before it automatically cancelled as directed on the website.

Select the number of party, dining date & time.

Finally, key in your name & contact number then you're done!

We've booked for 5pm (dinner session's earliest time) on 11th April, Monday

because there's gonna be less people in the restaurant

& it's better to do social distancing like this during this pandemic.

KL view from the highway

The carpark is still the same as previously, at Starhill Gallery/JW Marriott Hotel KL.

However, their restaurant's location has changed to:

LG 05, Lower Ground Floor, The Starhill, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

from their facebook page instead of:

Starhill Gallery, T3, Relish Floor(Level 3, 181, Jln Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur

(from Google)

We spent >10mins to search for the restaurant & all the lifts sections at the basement carpark above level 1 are still in renovation, which leads us to every locked door that blocked us from entering into the shopping mall.

So, just press LG level when you enter the lift from any carpark level you parked at to save all the hassles. 

Starhill Gallery's toilet selfie..?

Their MANGOSTEEN brand hand sanitizer smells very good
(smells fruity, no heavy alcohol smell &
doesn't irritate my sensitive hand) 

Tarbush Restaurant beside Jogoya

Having a Jogoya member card allows us to get 5% discount on our total bill

(the only perks of having a member card now).

Previously, being a member allows you to purchase "member only special vouchers" for the special dishes;

but not anymore now.

Dinner's price is RM144.90 per pax (including 10% service charge) after 5% member discount.

Dessert section

Seats

Some random candid shots by le bf... 😗

Sushi section

Drinks section (Mocktail, cocktail, sake, red wine)

ABC shaved ice, teas, coffees, plain water

Oysters, Prawns, Mussels, Scallops...

Sushi section

A portrait shot of oyster, prawn & mussels section

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REVIEW:

The oysters are not fresh.. the manager did asked us about the feedback on their food, so we did talked to him about it. He then returned this plate back to the chef

(of course I ate it. It tastes milky & very bad fishy smell even if I dripped some Tabasco sauce & lemon squeeze on them)

The plate that I got (BEFORE THE TRAUMA....)

Tha manager then returned with another plate of oyster & Tabasco sauce

...again he asked for my feedback.. Still, 1/3 of them are bad...

It's kind of expected because it's a buffet & there's so many already opened oysters on the shelf..

TAKE THE LIVE OYSTERS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

I love you so matcha with Gin
(bitterly taste matcha & light alcohol taste)

Left: I love you so matcha with Gin
Right: Royal Tea with Rum (thick tea taste & after taste came strong)

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DESSERT REVIEW:

There's a lot of dessert choices to choose from. 

We only took the desserts that we like.

I prefer the tiramisu in cup more than the sliced one as the latter's more creamier;

Matcha iki cake has a thick matcha after taste, unlike those ordinary cream + sponge cakes;

Black forest cake has a mixture of dark chocolate & blueberry taste;

Blueberry cheesecake is very smooth & the cheese taste is not overly sweet;

*Burnt cheesecake has eggs in it, so if you don't like the taste, better avoid it

Front) Tiramisu in cup; Blueberry cheesecake, Matcha iki cake
Middle) Tiramisu cake, Black forest cake
Back) Burnt cheesecake

A closer look to the desserts that we took 😍

Dessert section

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JELLY REVIEW:

Not sure whether it's because we've eaten the cake before the jellies, the jelly are tasteless.

Osmanthus jelly is tasteless;

Herbal jelly is all good

(love this the most but imo sweetness could be lighter, maybe because I'm not a very sweet tooth person)

Front) Osmanthus tea jelly, Herbal jelly (Gui Ling Gao)
Back) Aiyu Jelly

Last drink: Sake, before leaving

We spent 2 hours for our meal & then walked around the same level before leaving.

JW Marriott Hotel entrance

There's more food choices like skewers, hotpot, dim sums, ice creams and etc.

but we didn't get to try it and some we forgotten to take pictures of them..

Price: $$$

Food: ★★★☆☆

Service: ★★★★★

Conclusion:

The service and quality of food are not as bad as the reviews from the Facebook page. The desserts, drinks and grill crab are worth to be the reasons of revisiting. Also, it's a great place for celebrations of special occasion due to their environment. There's also rooms for gathering if you want some personal space.

*Disclaimer: All the opinions are on my own & could vary depending on individual. I'm not an expert in any field nor a licensed individual. Every review is based on my personal preference & for entertainment purpose only. Try everything at your own risk*