Restoran Wei Kee (Roasted Goose & Duck)
10 Medan Imbi, Jalan Imbi
55100 Kuala Lumpur
+60321446363
(Coordinates: 3° 8' 38.50", 101° 42' 54.00")
Brendan had school today. Each time the school takes what’s
called a “Cuti Peristiwa” (loosely translated as leave as a result of an event)
it has to “pay back” the loss of that school day on a Saturday. Today was one
such day.
If you’ve noticed we’ve not been able to sample any Malay
cuisines this month as most Malay restaurants will be closed during the daytime.
And with the advent of Ramadan, the area in and around where we live will be swamped
with shoppers looking to buy items related to the coming Hari Raya (Eid Fitr). Even
more so during the weekends (and especially on Saturdays when there’s the Pasar
Malam or Night Market), and we’ve wisely learnt not to venture out by car till its
dusk.
Today however, we were not keen on sampling the restaurants
around our area so we took a gamble and since school bell’s at 12:30PM, we left
an hour earlier and headed out to Imbi. We initially planned on paying Restoran Win Heng Seng a visit to try their Kuey Teow (Ricecake Strips) Soup but a dearth of parking options put paid to that. Driving further down
towards Medan Imbi we chanced upon this restaurant, and since we were pressed for time we hastily walked in.
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| smack in the centre of Medan Imbi |
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| better ventilated that the rest |
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| all things fowl |
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| bright and cheerful proprietor |
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| absolutely transparent with their prices |
This restaurant (we later learnt) was actually a spin-off
from another restaurant in Pudu of the same name. To be perfectly honest we do
not particularly fancy duck, something about its rubbery texture puts us off but
since it was the only dish that was roasted (and their signature dish at that!) we decided to give it a try. Apart from
the roasted duck we also ordered a plate of Siu Yuk (Crispy Roast Pork Belly)
and a bowl of soup (not sure of its contents, but had a generous helping of pork
belly as well!).
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| herbal tea as always |
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| lunch is served |
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| she's digging in |
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| pressed for time |
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| bon appetit! |
While this restaurant has not converted us to duck, nor has
it endeared us to this particular kind of fowl Wei Kee has nonetheless has
changed our general perception and with that our willingness to try duck in
future. Ironically, the non-fowl dishes were a hit with us, with Brendan
taking a particular liking to the Siu Yuk and Cat absolutely loving the soup.
Oh, and by the way at RM35.50 for the entire ensemble
including drinks, this restaurant is within the range of the everyday food for
the everyday person.
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