La Lot Vietnamese Cuisine @ Pavilion KL

The name “La Lot” is derived from the Vietnamese term for the aromatic daun kadok.Founded by Goh Chye Leng, his great passion and successful venture has driven him in opening few outlets such as Du Viet Restaurant & Café in Damansara Utama and KLCC, O’Viet Vietnamese Cuisine in Sunway Pyramid and La Lot in Pavilion KL.



This is my second visit to La Lot Vietnamese Cuisine with Lern around and my camera. Since I had not written this eatery outlet yet, I shall combine my first and second visit into a post. But do observe the different pictures quality as I used a ciplak camera phone and DSLR.


When Lern was away to NZ, I had to drag my two partners to join my usual weekends' food hunting habit. Errrr more on bringing a spastic out (spot the left!)


Honey Apple Cider - RM8.90

On the first visit, I had honey apple cider that has traditionally and widely known as a remedy for many ailments. Honestly, it does taste as good as how it looks but I still had problem in choking it down. At the first place, why should I order this? *Smack forehead*


Ginger Lemon Tea - RM8.90

On the second visit, Lern opted ginger lemon tea to soothe his throat. Not too sure how it tastes but I reckon it would be horrible since I hate ginger ALOT!


Three Colours Delite - RM9.90
Green grass jelly, cendol & red beans with low-fat cream topping

The staff firmly claimed that it's not Cendol Ais cause it is a house specialty drink with green grass jelly,cendol and red beans with gula melaka and cream topping. Uh huh... Is it synonymous to local version of Cendol Ais?????


Banh Cuon, Steamed Wrapped Rolls - RM15.90
Vietnamese-style “Chee Cheong Fun” wrapped with shrimps,chicken & mushrooms, served with bean sprout & fish sauce

Our dinner started off with steamed wrapped rolls that is the Vietnamese equivalent of chee cheong fun. The ingredients are well-mixed,tasty,yummy and so does the bean sprout.


House Specialty - Banh Hoi, Wrap & Roll Special Platter - RM42.90
Fried springrolls, sugarcane shrimps, grilled beef & chicken served with fresh veggies, rice vermicelli and rice papers

One must order is the Wrap & Roll Special Platter cause part of the fun of devouring this meal lies in making the roll yourself.



So here's the tip by Goh...First, dip a translucent sheet of rice paper into water to make it pliable. Next, pack as much fried spring rolls, sugar cane shrimps, grilled beef, chicken and veggies as you possibly can without tearing the delicate wrap before rolling everything into a tight bundle a la "popiah". Add a coating of homemade peanut sauce and you’re done!


Taa daaa!! I made according to him which yields a perfect vietnamese "popiah" and vege as dressing.


As of Lern, his intention was to stuff everything and trying to wrap those with delicate and thin wrap that causes him having hard time in eating it. Haaaa!


Traditional Mixed Beef Noodles (House special) - RM22.90
Imported tenderloin beef fillet, stewed beef brisket, balls &tripe in clear beef soup

What's vietnamese cuisine without pho? On the first visit with 2 eating companies , we opted pho with a thinking that the portion would be small (as compared to the portion served in Vietnam Kitchen) though the first two dishes are enough to fill our stomach up. Surprisingly, the portion was huge that each of us had suffering time in finishing the pho we ordered. Now I learn a lesson!


Special Seafood Noodles - RM24.90
Fresh prawns, fish fillet, fried shrimp balls, squid & cuttlefish in mildly spicy soup


Hue-style Beef Noodles (Central Vietnamese) - RM19.90
Imported tenderloin beef fillet & stewed beef brisket in mildly spicy soup, served with vermicelli

Since I learned a lesson from the previous mistake of impulsive orders, Lern and I shared a bowl of aromatic hue-style beef noodles in midly spicy soup to clear his stuffy nose. Never judge by its look although red represents HOT&SPICY that burns your lips. Warm and rich, the aromatic soup was indeed comfort food!


Rice vermicelli with Grilled Chicken/ Beef/ N.Z. Lamb - RM19.90

Categorized as Bún or dry-style noodle, it was really dry and blunt which I wouldn't recommend at all unless served with a small bowl of soup.

Truthfully, I love this eatery outlet that serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine after having multiples times of dinner at Vietnam Kitchen(which serves localised vietnamese cuisine). I will and definitely make a revisit but I shall give O'viet a go first since I'm not a regular shopper of Pavilion KL. With that, I'll forever ditch Vietnam Kitchen!


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