Ramadan 2019 - Royal Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur's Citarasa Nusantara Buka Puasa Buffet is simply fantastic - Terbaik! Must Visit for Ramadhan!

For the last 3 years we ranked Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur as  the top spot in Klang Valley and Kuala Lumpur for buka puasa during the holy month of Ramadan.

This year since we now have our own restaurant, I did not think it was appropriate to do a ranking, however for the benefit of our followers we continue to do exclusive reviews of some of the best spots  to break fast during Ramadhan.

For 2019, The Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur offers the Citarasa Nusantara Ramadan Buffet at the Mahsuri Courtyard. 

The Mahsuri Courtyard itself is like no other with a waterfall and tall trees surrounding the courtyard taking you to to a truly Nusantara setting. The Stalls set up all around the courtyard gives it a truly festive atmosphere. 

If you truly want to experience something different during the breaking of fast during the month of Ramadan, you must tag Royale Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur as one of the must visit spots. 

In fact with the mouth watering delights they have , most who can afford it usually come here more than once during the month of Ramadhan as it's humanly impossible to try all the sumptuous food they have laid out.

This is why, even for our reviews we have 4 reviewers who are tasked to tasted different sections.

KAMBING GOLEK

To start our review we had to start with the Majestic looking Kambing Golek. Every year this is a major crowd favourite. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside with a great tasting sauce.

Kambing Golek at Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur

This year we were informed by Ms Shuhada the RCKL PR that they had  a few new signature dishes that were a must try, so we followed her recommendations and tried them

NASI LEMAK VIRAL

The first that came was the Nasi Lemak Dua Kupang which went viral and now is known as Nasi Lemak Viral. This plain looking nasi lemak with paru and ayam goreng was a shocker, it was simply outstanding! The rice was so full of flavor and the nasi lemak was one of the best we had.

Paru Goreng

Ayam Goreng Berempah

The Superb tasing Nasi Lemak

Another new signature dish was the Lontong Samudera dengan Sambal Ikan Bilis and Serunding this too was really tasty

SHELL OUT

Another new Signature Stall is the Shell Out Stall where the you will get the best Seafood prepared right in front of you. The Seafood was fresh and super tasty!

FISH HEAD CURRY

The next hotspot stall was the Gulai Campoq Kepala Ikan, another very well prepared dish.

NESTUM PRAWNS

At the Royale Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur they do not stinge on prawns, most dishes came with succulent big prawns. A crowd favourite was the Udang Nestum dan Mentega. Cooking it with butter ensure it was moist and succulent





AYAM PERCIK AND SATAY

Every year another popular stall is the Chicken and Beef Satay and Ayam Percik stall, our reviewers could not get a good shot of the stall as it was always swamped with people! This is another stall they never fails to deliver.

MALAY TRADITIONAL DISHES

The Malay section with traditional Malay dishes is of course a must try, everything here is simply fabulous. 

Kari Ayam

Ikan Asam Rebus

Kambing Lada Hitam

Daging Masak Kurma

Sayur Lodeh

Deep Fried Fish With Portuguese Sauce

BIHUN SOUP

Another popular stall this year was the Bihun Sup Utara, the hot beef noodles was really tasty and full of flavor.

Chef Chew

BUBUR LAMBUK AND SOUP


The bubur lambuk and the seafood bubur were some of the best dishes of the day. They also had soup berempah and western style creamy chicken soup.

LEMANG AND RENDANG

Another stall that is a must try every year is the Lemang and Rendang Stall,  It was simply one of the best lemang, chicken & beef rendang you can have. Even the famous Pak Ali might attest to it.

CHINESE SECTION

The Chinese Section offered diners their favourite dishes that most Malaysians love from Steamed Chicken Rice , Dim Sum, Lok Lok , Char Kuey Teow, Pad Thai Noodles and Mee Hoon Soup.

Braised Assorted Mushroom with Kailan

INDIAN / MAMAK SECTION

The Mamak Corner was one of my favourites with some great tasting freshly made roti canai served in different variations  

PASEMBOR

 The Pasembor Stall is hard to miss with that glorious seafood staring at you. This was another crowd favourite.

Other popular Stalls included the Pasta Stall, Citarasa Pak Arab Stall and Pizza Stall

JAPANESE SECTION

For the Health conscious who love their Japanese dishes, they have a really good variety of Sushi and Sashimi

The Aneka Buyung and Roti John  Stall was another crowd favourite.

For those who like Nasi Ulam they have a delicious variety of dishes to satisfy you.

For those who enjoy traditional dishes like Kerabu and  Pecal Nusantara  they have a huge variety of iems here.

They have a good variety of sweet dishes too.

The Pulut Mangga was really delicious.

The Bubur Section with Bubur Kacang Merah

For Dessert you have a whole variety of desserts, ice cream and fruits to choose from.

Royale Chulan's Signature ABC is another stunner with over 150 condiments.

The Ice Cream Section was another crowd favourite.

There were a huge variety of cakes, pastries and traditional Malay pastries, donuts and marshmellows.

As you can see from the pictures above at the Royal Chulan Kuala Lumpur Citarasa Nusantara buffet spread is really huge. However you can be assured of quality and taste. The variety of dishes here is second to none. 

Every dish was delicious and the presentation at every stall was awesome. The Reviewers gave them a big 5 Star thumbs up.



The Overall Verdict: 

Citarasa Nusantara at Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur Ramadan Buffet Dinner  is priced at  Adult, RM150 nett | Senior Citizen, RM100 nett & Children (6-12 years old), RM75 nett

For bookings you can call 03- 2688 9639

The reviewers this evening were Datin Narena, Rose Jamullail and Basil Douglas Anthony.

Pictures By Datin Narena