Bijan

It’s a nice place, the food is good and the atmosphere is relaxing. Avoid the durian cheesecake unless you know for a fact you like this fruit. I didn’t mind the smell before, but 3 bites in and I had to throw in the napkin, can’t be anywhere around durian ever since.
This restaurant is about 3 times as expensive as KL’s average, but the food and service are not quite following the price tag.

Bijan is a great place to try Malaysian fare in a stylish location and with a slightly modern twist. The dining room is dark and spacious with an outdoor section as well. We started off with a couple of classic apps — Popiah and otak otak. The Popiah was ok but nothing special. Better yet was the Popiah. The Opor Rusuk was massive and beef ribs accompanied by a nice sauce of coconut and spices was wonderful. Kerabu Mangga is the Malay answer to the Thai mango salad, and the version here is delicious — sweet, spicy, sour all at the same time. There are some decent wine options as well and overall, I would definitely recommend Bijan for local food in a nice setting. Plus it’s also quite close to Bukit Bintang for plenty of after dinner options.

I would rate this place more of a 4.5 if that were an option. It is hard to think of anything that they could really do better. We ordered the following dishes: a seabass fillets in a tumeric sauce wth tomatoes (Gulal lemak ikan siakap), freerange chicken in a sauce with chillies, tumeric, kaffir lime and coconut milk (Ayam Kampunh Limau Purit), oyster mushrooms with prawns in spicy curry (Masak Lemak Cendawan tiram dengan udang), a coconut rice to go with all the awesome sauces and for dessert, durian ice cream, corn crème brûlée, sago in coconut milk and palm sugar syrup. Our 3 main dishes were really all different variations of curry, with the seabass being the spiciest. All 3 were delicious in their own ways and flavours that are just not available in North America where we’re from. Finished the meal off with a white coffee — very aromatic. Service was great. There was a tropical rainstorm as we were leaving and it was nice that they had an employee outside with a big umbrella to help you to your cab with minimal soaking. All in all a great meal!

Pretty decent restaurant with awesome food and a reasonable price, which is much affordable than the equivalent restaurants in Shanghai/​Beijing.
The cuisines is a mixed Chinese-​Malay style. I would recommend it to my Chinese friend. Actually, we have French and American in the same table last dinner. They all loved the food.

Voted as best malay restaurant in KL, Bijan is an upscale restaurant serving local malay cuisine. The décor is a modern and classic without much aunthetic touch.
Once you’re here, you’ll immediately know that it’s an upscale place (afterall it’s located at the expat-​centric Bukit Ceylon). It’s a handsome restaurant nonetheless. But in terms of offerings, you can probably find similar dishes from your neighborhood warung.
At Bjian, you get a more ‘atas’ version of local cuisine — from beer rendang, cucur udang to ikan masak asam pedas — all the kampung dishes get an upgrade here. When it comes to taste, even though it might not be as authentic as your hook cook meal (read: mild), it’s well-​prepared and tastefully done.
But Bijan is perhaps a better place for tourists and expats who are looking for a crash course of Malay cuisine.

Bijan is an amazing restaurant that serves luxury Western and Malay food. From the taste to the presentation, everything is top notch and heightens your senses especially the aroma that creates excitement from the time you take your order until your food arrives. I’ve eaten here a few times and have tried both Western and Malay food. I never complained for a second because the price completely matches the grand taste. When you visit Bijan, we sure to try their Chicken rendang it’s going to keep you remembering the taste even when you leave! I would normally prefer Beef rendang over the chicken rendang but the Chicken rendang here is just the bomb!

It was our monthly celebration but this time was for Raya. All ladies were dressed up in traditional Malay costume just for this occasion. It was a fun thought to be honest! Well we are usually dressed smart or at least smart casual. Although I’m not a fan of spicy delicacies, my own view was this place is the best place to go around. Food is good, comfortable ambience.
I was told that this place is usually the hangout place for tourist or foreigners (usually expats) to come around for a good meal of Malay cuisine. Personally I would think that it is expensive to savour Malay cuisine, but well, foreigners or tourist deserve to see what Malaysia /​Malay cuisine can offer. This place offers real authentic cuisines!
Parking wasn’t that difficult, there is valet in operation, but you would expect to pay RM10 per car — which is quite expensive.
NO surprise that the menu can turn out to be slightly more pricey that any other Malay casual restaurant that you dine — again, you can’t compare this place with those. Again, I reckon this is slight upper class.
If you have friends that visits you from abroad, try to bring them here!