ATAS Modern Malaysian Eatery

An all-day dining restaurant with designer elements, Atas Modern Malaysian Eatery taps into wordplay for its title—meaning ‘above’ or ‘bougie’ in Malaysian slang, ‘atas’ describes the hotel restaurant to a T. Earlier this year, we heaped praises upon the restaurant for being one of few where every single ingredient has traceability, and are keeping our fingers crossed that this attention to detail doesn’t slip over time. From locally harvested caviar from Tanjung Malim to European greens grown in Cameron Highlands, Atas Modern’s produce is carefully curated and well assembled. The tiger grouper with tuak, a type of rice wine from Borneo, is impeccably fresh, while the corn-fed chicken remains one of our favourite poultry dishes in town. Our only gripe is the lacklustre bread served at the start of every meal, but perhaps it’s a blessing in disguise to avoid carb-loading—after all, there are better things to come.

TATLER TIP

Take advantage of the Atas Express Lunch deals, available every Monday through Friday, to tuck into four snacks, a main course and a dessert for just RM78 nett.

SIGNATURE DISHES

1. Cured ocean trout

2. 7+ Wagyu sirloin

3. Durian ice cream sundae $200-400/PERSON

YES NO $100-150/BOTTLE

The Ruma Hotel and Residences, 7, Jalan Kia Peng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur TEL: 03 2778 0888 theruma.com