Brotzeit, Mid Valley

Leonard asked me to come hungry. From the amount of food he served, I wished I had four stomachs. Four guys (rif, Deep, Leonard and friend) helped me eat, but even they couldn’t finish the food.

I had the pork knuckle (RM90) during my previous visit, so Leonard decided to serve us pork ribs (RM89) instead. The pork knuckle was extremely crispy on the outside and the flesh was moist and flavourful. The melt-in-the-mouth fat was so good it left me speechless for a few seconds. Portion was large enough to feed four adults and maybe two greedy Bangsar-Babes.

Pork Knuckle – taken with my iPhone

When Leonard asked if I could finish a serving of pork ribs at Brotzeit, I laughed and told him about my mini “accomplishment” slightly more than a year ago. Our jaws nearly dropped when the waiter brought out the pork ribs and placed it on the table. That was probably half a pig in front of me! If you’re ordering pork ribs at Brotzeit, expect to get 1.3kg worth of ribs – enough to feed 5 people.

The ribs were good stuff. They were moist and slightly fatty, with nicely grilled edges. I liked the sauerkraut; it was subtly tart with a light peppery kick.

Spicy bacon pizza (RM30) was loaded with fatty bacon, caramelised onions, cherry tomatoes, chilli bits and topped with a layer of mozzarella cheese. Ignore the crazy amount of cholesterol it packs or the layer of bacon oil beneath the pizza base. The combination of chilli, bacon and cheese was lovely. Don’t eat the whole pizza by yourself; you might end up feeling ‘jelak.’

I remember smuggling 6 packs of Weisswurst sausages back to Malaysia. Good thing I made it past the custom officers — I ate my sausages the minute I got home. The Würstelplatte(RM78) comprised spicy chicken sausages, pork bratwurst, mini pork cheese sausages, weisswurst sausage and garlic sausage with a serving of sauerkraut. I liked the garlic pork sausage best.

For desserts, we shared the Eiskaffee (RM12) and Apfelstrudel (RM22). I was hesitant when Leonard ordered the apple strudel because I never got over the awful version I had in Vienna no thanks to Lonely Planet’s recommendation. The Apfelstrudel at Brotzeit was flaky and puffy with soft apple chunks at the centre. Eiskaffee was rather ordinary for me. It was simply espresso with ice cream and whipped cream on top.

Overall, I thought the food was pretty good. Prices are slightly on the high side, but you get good quality food and generous portions. Win-win, right? Thank you Leonard, for inviting us!