Chilli Vanilla - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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We never had Hungarian food before and decided to try some of the dishes served in this restaurant Chilli Vanilla, located in the heart of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Chilli Vanilla is a small restaurant can accommodate up to 26 people. Almost 70% of the restaurant has been occupied when we were there. Then we realized there's a small company Christmas party held here.

We started off with an appetizer, tortillas, main dish and finally dessert. We ordered frikadelle - beef meat balls with Hungarian paprika and herbs, stuffed with cheese, served in a box with crispy organic lettuce and spicy salsa. I have no idea what frikadelle is and found out later that it's actually a Danish meatballs. Not one of my favourite dish here because I find it a bit dry and I couldn't taste the cheese. However I like the crispy organic lettuce. It's crunchy and refreshing.

Next dish is the spicy duck tortillas - thin flat bread wrapped with smoked duck breast, jalapeno and cheese. I love this dish. It's super cheesy with a hint of spiciness. It's love at first bite. We will definitely order this dish on our next visit. 

Then, we had grilled Talapia fillet with sweet potato fries and herbal cream sauce which was their special dish of the day. Hmmm... not so special for me though. Both of us didn't really enjoy this dish mainly because of the fish and their herbal cream sauce. It was bland and fillet of fish not particularly fresh. 

Finally it's dessert time and I ordered their signature cake, Hungarian 1 meter. Slices of cake coated with creamy custards and covered with chocolate. I like the creamy custards and chocolate coating but not the cake. Cake was rather dry for me. It would be a perfect dessert for me if the cake is moist and fluffy.



Chilli Vanilla


Chilli Vanilla (dessert corner)


Spicy duck tortillas - RM 19


Frikadelle - RM 12


Grilled Tilapia fillet - RM 34 (Today's special)


Hungarian 1 meter - RM 8.50


Drinking water - RM 1 (refillable)


Address:
Chilli Vanilla
35, Jalan Haji Saman,
88000 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 88-238 098
Opening hours: Mon to Sat, 11am - 10.30pm 
                          Sun, 5pm - 10.30pm 

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