La Crêperie de Caroline at Telawi, Bangsar: Restaurant Review

No Longer in Operation.

Brittany bids bon appétit to Bangsar: A crêperie run by French entrepreneur Caroline Broutin curled open this week in Telawi, striving to spread the popularity of the traditional thin pancakes for which the northwestern Gallic region is renowned.

The selection here is unexpectedly extensive: Nearly 20 types of savory galettes, followed by more than 25 dessert crepes. Pancake paradise indeed.

Breton Galettes

Start with savory: Breton galettes, garnished with ratatouille, stuffed with goat’s cheese (RM27+) and made with buckwheat flour that’s flown in from France and a kitchen’s aspiration for authenticity.

Galette with smoked salmon, shrimp, roe, chives, lemon and fresh cream (RM32+). The base is beautiful _ crisp but fluffy, fresh and far from starchy. Perfect, nearly.

Galette with leek fondue and emmental cheese (RM25+). Love, love, love.

For hearty cravings: Galette centered with egg, rounded by beef and tomato puree (RM32+).

Each galette comes with a bowl of beetroot-laced salad that’s an admirable accompaniment.

Sweet Crepes

Sweet crêpes are supplied too, of course; we prefer the savory ones, but it’s still worth trying fun varieties like this crêpe deliciously coated with salted butter and caramel (RM21+).

Crêpe crowned and filled with house-made chestnut spread. Feels like Christmas in August.

More elaborate: Crêpe with rich house-made chocolate and toasted bananas (RM29+).

The ultimate sweet-tooth indulgence: Crêpe with vanilla ice cream, pineapple sorbet, stewed pineapple and plenty of whipped cream (RM29+), a potential balm for broken hearts.