Lunch at the @mosphere
Last Saturday, my wife and me celebrated Valentine at the @mosphere restaurant during lunch. Well actually we wanted to check out KK’s latest high-profile restaurant and so a belated Valentine dine was a good reason. Besides, all those bloated valentine prices has gone down.
So, for those not “in the know”, the @mosphere restaurant is a revolving restaurant located on the 18th floor of Menara Tun Mustapha (formerly known as Yayasan Sabah). Some of you might not know this (like my wife), actually the revolving restaurant was already in place when the building was opened but closed a few years later.
I asked my dad why it was closed back then, he said they found some cracks. Well not sure how true about that but I read they spent RM1 million to renovate the place and hopefully, they fixed those cracks (can ask Samy Vellu to verify hehe).
Anyway, there’s a valet parking service so if you don’t want to walk up the stairs, you can drive up to the base of the building and let the valet take over your car and park it. When I saw the notice board about the service, the first thing that came to my mind the face of an intimidating illegal immigrant working part time there trying to steal my cheap driving slippers and ambir pure perfume, so I parked the car myself and we walked.
On the groundfloor of the building, a nice kadazan guy greeted us and told us about the available valet service, saying we can avoid walking under the hot sun. I pretended I didn’t know hehe.
He directed us which lift to take and the floor to go to (which is 18, my favourite number).
When the lift opened, woahhh, magic! A brightly coloured place with avant-garde design (I just learned this word over the internet) surprised us even when we haven’t walked out of the elevators. I’ll be honest with you. The first thing that came to my mind was Austin Powers (maybe that’s why they had Austin Powers as their show in their first week of operation). Well at least the waiters didn’t look like Austin “Danger” Powers hehe (u know, with those big yellow teeth and large glasses).
The surrounding floors were moving clockwise and I got a little bit worried as I have a history of motion sickness. As I’ve never been to other revolving restaurant before, I didn’t expect the floors to move that fast, I thought it will not be noticeable.
We’ve booked earlier so we were ushered to our place, which is near the glass panel a.k.a. walls.
The choice of food is not that many though. I noticed there’s only 1 style of chicken serving, which is the stuffed chicken (either that or I was reading the menu quickly so as not to get myself dizzy). So I ordered the chicken as you can never go wrong with chicken (unless the cook is really bad).
Our view when first seated.
The price for the chicken was RM39 while the Fish & Chips ordered by my wife was RM34, standard price (if not cheaper) for a classy and modern restaurant like this.
“Eagerly-waiting-for-the-food” smile
Wisma Innoprise - where the CM’s office is now located.
While waiting for the food, we helped ourselves to the buns. What do you call that ah? Ni lah kalau orang kampung pegi makan classy ni. I think it’s the “eat to keep you busy while you wait” food.
Emmm nice.
Not nice anymore after my cutting
Batik potraits decorate the walls
Then after 15 minutes or so, the food arrived.
Wow. Nice layout… errr i mean presentation.
See how many slices of fish she has on that plate!
At least, the food was great. I totally forgot about my attempt not to get dizzy by looking at the scenic view cuz for the next 20 minutes I only enjoyed the scenic view of my plate getting empty.
View after 30 minutes - that’s the Likas Bay - if you squint your eyes you can see my office.
Bar
View after 45 minutes.
Actually that’s a room for a small group, hard to see with the reflection.
Then, after our finishing our food, my wife went to the washroom and told me to take pictures of the gents.
So, here ya go.
Check out those glass sink. Can you see me in the mirror?
Okay my wife didn’t ask me to take this one but since I’m there…
Unfortunately, we had to leave right after our main course and have to waive the dessert because we had to fetch Jordan from the nursery. My wife signed up for the free membership and we received 20% discount on the spot. That’s RM18 off. Cool.
So we left fully satisfied. Good view. Good food. Nice @tmosphere (I should be getting 50% discount for this blog entry).
I was glad I managed to finish the food and didn’t get dizzy then. Different story when I reached home.
I got so dizzy I slept for like 4 hours straight. I remember the assistant manager who was entertaining us that the restaurant was among the fastest in the world.
Oooookay. Maybe the other restaurant is slower cuz their research shows even a little bit faster will make people dizzy *hint hint*.
My wife was ok but the effect only got to her that night when she washed her hair. Needless to say she slept early.
But I don’t mind going there again but I will be better prepared, by swallowing up my travel sickness pills before dining. I want to try out the dessert ice cream emmm.
Okay hope you enjoy my restaurant review attempt. If you manage to visit the place, let me know what you think and if you get dizzy.
Related link : @tmosphere restaurant (only 1 page but email link is wrong, it’s stated as info@mosphererestaurant.com hehe - at least it’s better than what’s printed on their business card info@atmosphere.com which is not their domain.)
February 22nd, 2006 at 1:39 pm
baru check tu website…huhu..
bagus ko propose sama drg buat web yang pro sikit….buli la ko masuk line…hehehe
nda pun buli dpt diskaun 80% seumur hidup!!!!!
February 22nd, 2006 at 4:08 pm
emmm… memang website dia gitu ja ka tu? sure i didnt miss the “enter” punya link ka?
February 22nd, 2006 at 6:03 pm
was there the other day just for desserts. i thought it was really nice too. something different.
but (not to rain on their parade), i’m just wondering:
1. heard they have (or going to have) wireless access. but the power outlets are fixed to the wall, not the rotating platform. so if you need to connect power to your notebook, you will need a very long cable.
2. @mosphere… the symbol ‘@’ isn’t searchable on the internet search engines. makes it hard for anyone to find their website on the net.
3. the glass windows were a bit too reflective. can’t see anything outside in the evenings except for the lights. other times, only see my own reflection.
hehe. nonetheless, the food presentation was great, i had fun there and the music was great too.
February 22nd, 2006 at 7:51 pm
Lai & Mimi - yes. you guys didnt miss anything on their website. maybe it is halfway done.
retard - hahaha funny la the power is on the wall.. if someone plugs it in, nanti someone might get strangled with those wide power cords.
about the domain name, yeah you are right about the @.. anyway, the error on the business card is embarassing.. underneath their logo is http://www.atmosphere.com but the email link on the other side is xxx@atmosphererestaurant.com…
February 23rd, 2006 at 6:49 pm
3 course meal dia cam best ja, price pun ok ok, tapi sayang valentine sudah habis hehehehe
February 27th, 2006 at 9:43 am
trust my bro Badak 2 give a review of the restaurant that I pass by everyday! great job Buddy!
yea, the last time I was there, I was a mere child of probably 6 or 7 years old. I remember I din FEEL it revolving at the time, but I remember feeling surprised when I suddenly saw a different view out the window! wakakaka!
I think it was called Sri Kayangan that time..
But @tmosphere is waayy cooler!
February 28th, 2006 at 3:05 am
I remembered this restaurant… visited it way back, I think in early 80s. I remembered my younger bro was trying to stop the restaurant from turning, by pushing the middle part the other way round.. hahaha!
Yet to visit it again.. Thanks for sharing! Maybe I oso can claim my ‘post-valentine’ dinner set.. ahaks!
April 27th, 2006 at 5:32 am
Hi there! Great blog.. my bedtime reading for tonight
Just thought i ask about your wife..she looks familiar. Is she an ex-franciscan? I’m pretty sure it’s her but i can’t seem to remember her name..she was my junior bah. Please send my regards to her, Imelda Kolis bilang…dunno if she still remember me or even knew me at all! haha
Thanks!
April 27th, 2006 at 5:34 am
ooo.. yeah im sure she knows u.. sia pun kanal kao bah
..panjang cerita mesti mo duduk di kadai bah ni - ko blanja… anyway, will let her know 
April 27th, 2006 at 7:38 pm
hehe so i guess i know u too, for sure lah kan. Who are u? *sorry if i sound too straight 4ward* by the way, somehow Jocelyn is the name that keep popping up in my head .. your wife’s name kah tu? i’m very bad remembering names oh these days…and bukan names saja..there was a time when i saw this man who says hello to me and start blabbing and there i was trying to ‘perah’ my otak trying to remember who the hell he was, tau tau, my own uncle pula…aduh, i’m always strucked by amnesia these days. Hopefully it’s not permanent hehe..by the way, sia di UK sekarang…will be back for ka’amatan. Nanti sia blanja kau if u tell me who u are..
April 28th, 2006 at 9:01 am
yes her name is Jocelyn! wah looks like yr amnesia is healing! and she does remember u.
anyway, this is jeff.. from bahang.. i guess u remember my bro si alvin.. my sis si flo.. remember oledi? bah now hv to blanja @tmosphere suda
April 29th, 2006 at 8:28 am
oooh si jeffrey kah ni? hehehe waaaah now it’s coming back to me…i heard about u and Jocelyn getting hitched back then…waaah lama tidak nampak kau kan..beranak sudah pula hahaha..Phewwww i’m glad i’m still OK with the memory bit but honestly, teruk oh saya when it comes to remembering people these days! ketara lagi tu yang ‘biul’ ..lol
Bah..bukan main lagi mau minta belanja di Atmosphere kan..hahah buli diatur…sia tunggu dulu my kawan give me 50% discount..cause her hubby partly owned the place bah (or maybe even wholly owned) ..hehehe anyway…bah..nanti sia email kau when i have my local number…prepaid! haha apa email kau?
Tapi sia ni janji kusung saja…whenever i go back to KK, ppl that i promised mau jumpa tidak saja terjumpa…terus kana brand sumbung…but i will try my best, if i don’t call…please email me kio…memang banyak mau cerita ni…
Mana your sis now, si Flo? kirim salam gia sama dia…
eh Jeff…i can ask u for some expert advice on computer lah ni kan?
April 29th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
naa nasib ko ingat sma sia.. nasib jugak ko masi pandai cakap pasar
aanyway, smua ok bah sini.. si flo is still around juga.. nnt sia kirim salam..
emmm u can ask me on computer thingy.. im not *that* expert juga bah but i’ll try to ask around for u juga.. my email is mrbadak@gmail.com (ko ni kan, ada tu option link ‘contact me’ sana tapi ketara la kao ni ndak check
).. so email away.
April 29th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
iyabah kan..tarang tarang tu ‘contact me’ …biul bah
October 22nd, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Hi Mr Badak, Do you still keeping the photos u took in @mosphere? CAn you email it to me? i need it for a big project. i couldn’t view from this page. Thanks alot! Pleasee….