Dragon-i

Hi everyone, this is my first attempt in writing a food review of a restaurant. Please forgive my lack of knowledge as well as lack of money to review all the food in any particular restaurants, as I need to pay all bills out of my own pocket at the moment. Maybe, just maybe, this blog would one day be famous enough for restaurants to invite me for reviews. I am also too “chicken” to find out about how these restaurants started, as I am too shy to approach the owners or the chefs. However, at least you can be rest assured that it will be an honest review.

Dragon-i is a Shanghainese Restaurant with a few chains around KL. Located in major shopping complexes around the city. In Chinese, Drangon-i translates to “Loong Tik Chuen Yan” which means the People of China. Its star dishes are the famous “Siew Loong Pau” and Shanghai “La Mien”. I have to admit that I have not tried neither of them. I am not a fan of “Paus” and am quite particular when it comes to noodles.
The atmosphere in Dragon-i is quite pleasant. The restaurant’s setting is comfortable. It opens from 11.30 am onwards to around 9.30pm, daily.

Went to Dragon-i at The Curve in Mutiara Damasara. We ordered Ham and Chicken Fried Rice and everyone’s favorite, the Sweet and Sour Pork.

Ham and Chicken Fried Rice A very tasty and kid friendly dish, the Ham and Chicken Fried Rice is extremely fragrant and the portion is not too big. I however, find the fried rice tasted better in the 1 Utama branch. But the branch at The Curve has not been opened for long; maybe we should give it sometime before I comment again.

Sweet and Sour Pork This is a very common dish anywhere you go but the thing that a unique here at Dragon-i is that they cooked it with strawberries, kiwi and pineapple instead of the normal cucumber. The pork is crisply fried but yet not dry. The centre of the meat is soft and tender. The sauce is rather generous in portions and goes extremely well with white rice. Also a kid friendly dish – my kids certainly enjoyed it very much.

I have also tasted some of their cold dishes, to me, it is definitely a no-no. Maybe our taste palette as Malaysians are just not used to cooked meat that is cold.

At One Glance
Service: Fast but only during non-peak hours. Try not to confuse the waiters/ waitress by telling them things like do not put any prawns in my fried rice or else, be prepared for a long wait and they will probably get it wrong anyway.
Type: Non-halal.
Designated smoking area: At The Curve only. Smoking area is without air-conditioning.
Price: Rather expensive for simple dishes like fried rice and sweet and sour pork.
Website: http://www.dragon-i.com.my/
Branches: Mid Valley Megamall, 1 Utama Shopping Mall, Centrepoint, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall and The Curve.
Freebies: Free refill for Chinese Tea and Plain Water.
Payment Terms: Cash (RM) and all major credit cards.

MY RATINGS: 2.5/5