Ante Kitchen & Bar

Situated in Publika Dutamas, Ante’s Kitchen & Bar has attracted many customers with its nice interior. The ambience of the environment is very nice and it felt very comfortable dining there with my friends.
While screening through the menu, the ‘All-​Bacon’ Carbonara caught my eye, so I proceeded to order it. Indeed, it was the best decision of that night. My friends ordered pork ribs, and a charsiew curry carbonara which were also fantastic. We also ordered some cocktails, which were a little sweeter than expected, but some of my friends liked them very much.
Though, the price of the food may be considered quite expensive especially when you order the meat dishes. If you enjoy pork cuisines and you’re ready to pay RM30++, I highly recommend this place!

Are you a fan of gourmet food? You must have heard of this restaurant then! Because they serve some really really delicious meals over here!
It gets a little crowded in the evening, so you might have to stand outside, but it is definitely worth to wait! :)
Their serves definitely could be a little better, but I think the taste of the food actually pays for it and all your complains disappear right away.
I was very satisfied with my evening — definitely coming back again! Yummy Yummy food and just a beautiful place to spend an evening!

I’ve been here with some friends a while ago to celebrate the b-​day of one of us. It was the fist time when I went here, and I have to say that I love the place.
The restaurant is specialised in pork dish and they have the best sweat belly pork I ever had. We order a little from everything: belly pork, pasta, ribs, salad… and of course cakes. Everything we order was incredible good. Even now when I write this review my mouth is watering. The service was impeccable and the staff brought the food quite fast. I don’t have anything to complain about this place. 10 * for food and service.
The ambience is perfect and the music is not too loud. A perfect place for the perfect dinner which we all want.

I came here to try after reading reviews from different blogs and thought it should offer me a different experience. The location of this shop is quite strategic as you turn in from the side entrance towards the parking, you can spot this shop right away. But it may be slightly difficult if you are going in from a different direction. Sometimes I must admit that Publika has a confusing architecture. Probably it’s really just me!
Anyway, they do serve some yummilicious pork meals and I order a pork burger and some other sides. I’m not a fan of eating pork but for this, I must say I have set my expectations too high and I walked out being quite disappointed.
The pork smell was a little too strong for me and I didn’t enjoy eating so do my partner for the day. And the menu are pretty similar with antipodean (not all but some of it).
Definitely this is a place to hangout for youngsters!

Ante Kitchen & Bar is another gourmet place over at Publika that initially attracted a friend and I for our brunch fix. The place was PACKED by 11.00am, which was news to us as most of the restaurants we go only start filling in around 12. Nevertheless, we waited outside for about 15 minutes until there was finally a place cleared out for us.
Even then, we were only served after what seemed like an eternity of trying to catch the attention of some waiters! Personally, I had the Chicken Parmigiana (RM 26), while my friend ordered the Aglio Olio (RM 23). I found my meal satisfying enough for the price I paid, but my friend wasn’t a big fan of her pasta. I agreed with her once tasting it, the sauce was just too darn creamy! After a few mouthfuls, the richness of the sauce kind of weighed down on her and she ended up only finishing half of it.
Ante was a very ‘meh’ experience for the both of us. They failed to raise any headlines in terms of food, service or even interior. It was mediocre at best, and probably not worth the second trip.

I expected very highly from Ante, probably because of the half hour wait I had to endure because of the full house and the slightly higher pricing. But, yes there is a but. But, I was truly disappointed. The food was so not up to what they convey in their image. Lets start off with the Carbonara. I mean, who could go wrong with Carbonara, especially for a place like this. All I could see in my plate was oil, it was so oily that countries were fighting to drill there. Bland, tasteless, unflavored, savourless, really disappointing for me. I don’t know if it was my serving that night, but it really dropped a bad impression for me.
Let’s move on with life, I also had a taste of the Gnudi, which was fairly new in their menu. Taste wise, it was okay, kinda tasted like Lemon Cheesecakes. What turned me off was the highly placed price and the dwarf size portion. Really not worth it in terms of taste and size.
I wished I could had a better experience here, but guess I won’t be visiting anytime soon.

There’s always a queue outside Ante especially on weekends so I was quite intrigued to check out the place. Service however wasn’t impressive as I found the host who takes down guests reservations a little too snobbish. During my first attempt to visit, He implied that the restaurant was full but did not even bother to ask us to wait for a bit and simply returned to his reservation book. That was rude.
During my second attempt, i called the restaurant up to make a reservation and the person on the phone implied that the restaurant was full but they would still give me a table nonetheless. By this time i was already stumped with the attitude showcased by their staff.
After all that trouble i had high hopes for the food but was let down by the kitchen staff. I ordered the pork chop which was overdone and very dry till I had to dip more sauce with the meat. It was such a disappointment. Prices are also on the higher side which wasn’t justified as I would have preferred to spend my money elsewhere. For a place with so much hype, this was a miss for me.

There are so any cafes and restaurants to be explored in Publika and I’m always looking forward to try out new ones. During the New Year’s holiday, Joe and I brought my family to Ante Kitchen & Bar to have some nice relaxing meal. The restaurant has been in business for 2 years, and they are still going strong.
Let’s be honest, the pricing at Ante Kitchen & Bar wasn’t cheap but they managed to justify it with the quality of food they have been serving. Joe had the English Big Breakfast (RM 35), and it comes with coffee. The portion was HUGE but you’ll get all the essentials of a meal in a single plate — sausage, bacon, egg, baked beans, sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomato and toast. The items were cooked perfectly, but I could do without the baked beans.
It was near to lunch when we arrived, so I decided to try their Gnocchi Napoli (RM 24). Sometimes, people tend to mess up the simpler dishes. The gnocchi was light and fluffy, and I could taste the potatoes in it. I liked how they pan fried the gnocchi to give it some texture and flavours, and the acidity in the house made tomato sauce balanced out the richness of the gnocchi.
We definitely enjoyed ourselves at Ante Kitchen & Bar, even though the prices were a little high. After all, the portions and quality does match up to the pricing.