Fruitaste Steamboat 创意酿豆腐火锅馆 @Kota Damansara

When I first received an email from Henry asking to review his restaurant's new concept dishes of fruit-based dishes, fruit-based soup and even Yong Tau Foo made of fresh fruit, I did raise one side of my eyebrow, couldn't help but being rather skeptical. Really? Fruit and Steamboat?

From many years of my gastronomical experience, fruit is only supposed to appear before or after the main dish instead of together, am not the too health conscious one that would have fruit as main meal.

However, this was only the first impression, read on for my final verdict:

Simple and modern design of grey table and chair sets, ceiling lamp in black and orange along with monotone swirling pattern wallpaper.

(left) Passion Apple RM5.90

(right) Orange Honeydew RM5.90

Home Style Yong Tau Foo RM1.20 each

The fruit which did not overripe during the cooking process and surprisingly maintain its state of fresh and crisp managed to balance out the excessive greasiness of what supposed to be in a deep fried dish.  

Even Daniel, my companion of the day, took his first bite of this yong tau foo in his favorite mango and nodded in approval. 

In fact, what's not to love for eating yong tau foo of fish paste combine with the fragrance of fruit in light taste but crispy deep fried texture?

Minced Pork Rolls RM7.90

Aromatic minced meat stuffed into roll shape and deep fried to perfect golden brown. Its crunchy texture with tasty meat filling in between definitely deserved to be one of the chef's recommendations.

Fruitaste Set 创意火锅套餐 RM33.60 for 2 pax

(Left) Fresh & Sweet 美白清爽水果锅 

(Right) Sweet & Sour 开胃酸甜水果锅

Fresh & sweet soup of chicken stock was on the salty side yet giving out aromatic fragrance of apple and pineapple fruit. Sweet & sour on the other hand was of the same chicken stock but with star fruit and passion fruit, a rather appetizing combination. These were the most innovative and special steamboat broth I've ever had. Best of all, these came with my steamboat set so no charges applied. 

Unlike the usual steamboat sessions where the thick layer of oil accumulated on top resulting from the meat fat, it is not visible here. I think the fruit based soup did a good trick on that. 

Alternatively, there are still clear soup and tomyam soup, making 4 soup options in total. 

Pig Skin Fish Roll RM6.90

Homemade Fish Ball and Pig Skin Fish Roll

Tofu Pok and Pork Tendon Balls（吊片猪肉丸）

Sliced Pork RM 9.90

Alternatively, upgrade to Pork Slices Set for RM39.90, an addition of RM6.30 from Fruitaste Set.

 As reverse to the sukiyaki, Japanese way of having cooked meat in raw beaten egg before consumption, Henry, the Fruitaste owner recommended us to dip it in egg instead before putting it into the hotpot. Though the addition of egg elevated the taste, I have to admit it somehow lacked the smoothness of raw egg.  However, this is still prefect for friends who would like to try something different yet feeling unease about having them raw. 

Thanks again to Henry, the one who would always play around with steamboat in recommending the addition of chili padi at the end of our session just to try something different. We added it to the soup of  sweet & sour and it has just became similar with tomyam soup but made fresher with the fruit. 

Honestly this was the biggest fruit tart I have ever seen. Comprising of star fruit, dragon fruit, strawberry, green and red apple, this fruit tart has 3 layers of sponge, cream and custard. A good dessert that was not too sweet to my liking. 

Opened in 30th March this year, Henry has used 6 months to come up with this innovative fruit-based dishes concept and another 2 months just to fine tune the taste. That is the perseverance shown by him and the taste approved by both our stomachs.  

 By the way, if you think the photos in the menu were good, it was taken by our very own Henry ;) 

No 32A-1, Jalan PJU 5/10, 

Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara,

47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

03-61513823