Bar.Kar KL Restaurant - Best Restaurant In KL

Visited this restaurant after hearing its Michelin guided in year 2025 and overall, it was a pleasant experience. The ambience is definitely a highlight – stylish, cozy, and well thought out. It’s a great spot for a relaxed lunch, dinner or special occasion. As for the food, I’d rate it around 7/10. The presentation was beautiful and service was attentive, but the flavours didn’t quite wow me as I had expected from a Michelin-recognized place. Still, everything was cooked well and enjoyable. If you’re looking for a nice atmosphere with decent food and good service, it’s worth checking out. Just come in with moderate expectations if you’re going mainly for the food.

Somewhat forgettable experience. Our server during my visit was really below average in service and products knowledge. I did ask a few question regarding the menu. He is to occupied with his earbuds and radio with other co worker talking or gossiping. A simple response from him to move on with the order. "the balacan taste quite ok2" "its a good fish" What a let down to hear this and the way he talked, response, got me thinking is this a MICHELIN star restaurant? well kinda lost my appetite and just want to get this dinner over with. Still YOUR SERVER manage to get our order wrong. as expected. because did not repeat our order. At this point I really have low expectations. and again he missed my order and our drink. HOW?? at least the food it self is quite impressive, appetiser was great in flavours and option. Main course was so so. Could be ok but the service was so bad. even the food is good but it kinda taste like a cheap meat. the worst part is the restaurant not even half full. what's the rush to fire my order and all the silly mistakes! really doest not justify on your establishment. Thanks but no thanks! I would rather spend my money else where,

Probably one of the best atmospheres of any restaurant in KL, with friendly staff too. Food started out great, good flavours and everything was well cooked although service to get all of our food was a bit on the slow side.. The standout to us was the fish - cooked to perfection and we'd paired it with the asparagus which was just perfect. Unfortunately after that things started falling apart a bit. We'd ordered the beef short rib which when served to the table was pretty much room temperature - barely warm. It was apparent it had been sat waiting for service for probably 5 minutes and in that time had lost its warmth to the point that the fat was starting to become firm and unpleasant. On the plus side - staff were great about it and took it to have a fresh one made, however the dish we received as a replacement was a long way from the original. It seemed as if they'd taken various offcuts of shortrib and heated them up to serve. Gone were the elegant slices of meat and instead some more shrivelled tougher random cuts. We had high expectations given the Michelin recommendation but it left my wife and I leaving just confused and disappointed. I want to give it a 4 star review but at that price point with the food being served like that I just can't. Would we go back? Sadly - Unlikely.

The food and service were spectacular! We thoroughly enjoyed smoked century egg and caviar, grilled squid, acar forest bowl and the argentina beef short rib. The tastes were wonderful and we savoured every bite. It was a lovely experience sitting near the chef's work station, observing their work up close. The service was amazing as well. A special shout out to Bob and Alexsia for their attentive and sincere service for the evening. Would love to return with friends and family!

enjoyed all the dishes & experience dining here :) bob and jervee were both very attentive. the egg toast definitely lived up to the hype!!! steak was good too! lamb rack was flavourful, but on the fatty side and slightly gamey. overall, would recommend to give Barkar a go!

The place is great for a special occasion with your loved ones. Nice ambience with soothing songs serenading while enjoying your tasty meals. Will definitely come again for the grilled squid and Wagyu claypot. Plus point, we were served by Bob who was very attentive and he is also happened to be a great photographer.

Second visit to Barkar in a month - for one of the best claypot rice in the city! Amazing ambiance; excellent and attentive service by the crew (special thanks to Mr. Noor Badsha!). We enjoyed the King Salmon Sashimi - beautifully executed fusion of sashimi with local Malaysian taste (belacan sauce); came just in time for the new kid on the menu - beef wantans - crunch and meaty burst of flavour in one bite served in creamy sauce; opted for denver lamb ribs this round - glazed meaty, fatty, melts-in-your-mouth goodness served with fried ginger shreds; and the wagyu claypot rice is a must-order.

Upon being seated waiter immediately informed us many items on the menu was unavailable which isn't a good start. Off to the mains the squid prepared like rojak was nice. The Australian lamb however was too fatty, execution by the chef was fine it was crispy and just right, just the quality of meat was disappointing. Claypot rice with its beef was prepared similar to Chinese pork charsiu and it's done good with smoky flavors throughout. The last item was A5 Miyazaki wagyu, even at medium rare meat was chewy and still had to be cut into smaller pieces to be properly chewed. Not sure if the cut was the problem or meat wasn't thawed in time either way as it is I cannot recommend the aus lamb nor the wagyu as it falls short. Also as a note there isn't any complementary if you're celebrating birthday.