The Good
Chic Nail Spa


The Bad
House + Co

KL is good and bad. I think I like it more now that I don't live there anymore. I always describe KL as the city that drained my soul, four years was plenty and when the time came I was happy to get out. Alot of KL is about image and style and I don't mind a bit of that when I am on holiday but as a lifestyle choice I don't think I could manage it long term. I had what I would describe as a proper KL weekend which involved getting my nails done, sitting around cafes drinking coffee, going from one shopping mall to the next because of the heat (go to BSC lah got air con) and eating out. So I am going to write about two KL weekend experiences, one that is the epitome of all that is good and one that is the epitome of all that is bad.

So lets start with the good. The last time I was in KL I got my nails done at the OPI Salon in Bangsar Village and thought it to be a positive experience. I decided that I would go back there but unfortunately they were fully booked which is when I chanced upon the Chic Nail Spa. The place is delightful and terribly OTT which I loved. The staff were lovely, friendly and chatty Burmese ladies (another hallmark of an increasingly multi-cultural Malaysia). As I complimented the decor they said that it was all designed by their boss. I was curious about said boss but I didn't ask who she was. Right at the end of my mani-pedi a rather glamorous Chinese woman comes in and I thought I knew her from somewhere. She plonks herself down by my feet and says she's going to take over the painting of my toe nails. Turns out she's the owner and she's only like a famous Malaysian model. She was lovely and down to earth, super friendly etc. Are you listening Karan Johar?

Now for the bad and we were partly to blame for this. Rather foolishly we decided to have dinner on a Saturday night without making a prior booking at any restaurant. Esther suggested a place called WIP which is in Bangsar Shopping Centre as she had been there before and the food was meant to be excellent. So we rock up without a reservation and were told that it was unlikely we would be seated anytime soon. We had a wander around the mall and ended up at place called House + Co which sells furniture but also moonlights as a restaurant. The key word here is moonlight because frankly I haven't been to such a badly run restaurant in a while. The service was dismal, the staff seemed to think they were doing us a favour. There were 8 of us at dinner on Saturday night and every single one of us is a foodie so having to eat a abysmal meal was most upsetting for all of us. They are had run out of most things, why have kueh teow sup on the menu if you're going run out of broth or a chocolate milkshake if you're going to run out of chocolate ice cream. It was Saturday night, isn't that when you'd expect the most number of customers???? As for the food that came, it was actually disgusting and I couldn't even finish my portion (which for those of you who know me well, it's saying something!) and we all needed to keep adding salt to our meals. The best part of it all was that the salt grinder wasn't even working properly so even that was an effort. So long story short please don't eat here. It may have been a one off but even as a one off it was unacceptable.