my lil oyster: Good food & free parking @ Micasa KL

If you're downtown in KL, hop over to Micasa KL for some awesome food and dessert at The Deli. The menu is perfect with salads, pastas, meat dishes, sandwiches, desserts and coffee / tea. There's something for everyone.

One of my regular faves is the Roast Beef Sandwich @ RM20. Juicy roast beef with your choice of bread. Pour the gravy over the meat and then start eating your sandwich. Every mouthful of yummy roast beef drenched with the gravy and enveloped by your choice bread. Lovely old fashion fries are served with your sandwich. I love dipping the fries into the gravy meant for the sandwich. And if you do not have enough gravy, ask for more!

If you love duck, a must try here is the Duck Confit @ RM17. The skin is nice, lightly crisp and not oily. Best of all, its just nicely salted! Yummy!

And if you're in a nibbly mood, the deep fried baby prawns @ RM7 is a good idea. Its quite addictive and make a good nibble when you're chilling over a good book.

The Nicoise Salad @ RM15 is good for the days when I need something light. Fresh tuna sashimi and some anchovies (ikan bilis) over a bed of green salad. Blissfully refreshing. And I would say its a brilliant healthy meal on its own too!

The Deli is simply an amazing place if you love coffee with desserts. Perfect for tea time (actually anytime is good for desserts and coffee).

My all time favourite is the Apple Tart @ RM10. Slightly caramelised apples and the crispy base goes so well with the dollop of home made vanilla ice cream. have it with a cup of Illy coffee. The vanilla ice cream is home made. Look carefully and you'll see bits of the vanilla pods in it.

Not many places serve Pithivier. So if you're here, you must give their Pithivier @ RM10 a try. Light fluffy pastry with rich almond paste in it served with a dollop of home made vanilla ice cream.

And if you have kids with you. Or if you're a kid yourself (like me), the ice creams are a must at RM10 for 2 scoops. I love the vanilla and strawberry the most. Similar to the vanilla, the strawberry ice cream has bits of real strawberry in it. Another recommended flavour is the caramel. Not overly sweet, it has a rich caramelise touch to it.

Coffee is served with a a lovely piece of marshmallow on the side. Putting a marshmallow into your ocffee does give it a nice subtle sweet taste and a happy flavour that's very happily marshmallow. Doesn't make sense? Dip one onto your coffee!