Thyme's Continental Cuisine is one of the relatively new eating establishments to hit the scene. Thyme's Continental Cuisine is located at Chonglin Park and the previous lot was occupied by a dangdut pub before Thyme's took over.
There are several sections in Thyme's Continental Cuisine - there's an al fresco seating area to the front, a shaded patio with a juice and coffee bar and the air conditioned interior. I noticed an Initial D promotional poster and asked about it - the proprietor told me that they have a promotional tie in with Star Cineplex.
Anyway, back to Thyme's, the interior is a nicely decorated area with subdued lighting. I've seen this place at night and I've always thought the lighting is nice, if anything. Thyme's Continental Cuisine serves continental fare - there's pasta, salads, various cuts of steaks, club sandwiches and pizzas.
Intrigued by the Initial D The Movie promotional tie in, I ordered the Initial D Set Menu 1 (RM 25). It consists of miso soup, 86-Burger, tiramisu and a Pepsi. I wanted to order Thyme's Tempura Prawn Burger too, but the waiter discreetly informed me that the "86-Burger" (as in AE-86 of the hottest current franchise) is the exact same thing as the Thyme's Tempura Prawn Burger.
This is the miso soup which came out first...it has that slight cloudy-sediment formation that I associate with miso soup but seems to have an alien ingredient (at first look) inside - bean sprouts! Fortunately, it was just remnants from last night's visual...er, discrepancies (review coming up). It isn't bean sprouts but wonderfully soft small capped mushrooms. The miso soup also has shrimps inside, a very nice touch, taste wise.
Next up, came the main course, which is the 86-Burger a.k.a. Thyme's Tempura Prawn Burger. ;) The menu insert for Thyme's Tempura Prawn Burger describes it as a Tempura Prawn Burger with cheese and tonkatsu sauce served with Freedom fries (kidding, it says French fries) and coleslaw. I like the attention to detail in the 86-Burger - there are two wooden skews tipped with colored foil to "hold" the burger in place and the coleslaw is sprinkled with sultanas, providing a sweet twist.
Here's a peek under the skirts of the 86-Burger - there are generous amounts of large battered tempura prawns but I think the machine is leaking tonkatsu oil...it can be toned down a little.
I also ordered a pizza - this is The Thyme's Pizza (RM 17) which was recommended to me as the flagship of their pizza line. It contains turkey ham, crab meat, mushrooms, pineapple and chicken pepperoni. It's an authentic Italian style flat crust pizza.
The flat pizza was baked perfectly too, it comes highly recommended from me, but be prepared to wait.
Unfortunately, the tiramisu was finished so they offered me a sundae as a replacement dessert. I moved to the patio outside for dessert and ordered a Mocha. The sundae has slightly salty batter coated peanuts, which I found to be an interesting choice to implement in a sundae. It's unusual but surprisingly came out well.
I also managed to chat with the very hospitable Mr Chan, who is the proprietor, over a mug of Mocha. I asked him about the Initial D promotional tie in with The Star and he kindly gave me a ticket for the Initial D movie when it opens in theaters and gave me a good discount on my bill too.
This is the Initial D movie pass that is valid at Star Cineplex. This is one movie I'm looking forward to watching. Thyme's Continental Cuisine has a nice range of continental cuisine that will not disappoint you. The food is affordable and the ambience is nice. It comes highly recommended from me.
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