The Restaurant
The name is a statement of philosophy. Entier — French for "whole" or "entire" — signals a kitchen committed to the principle that nothing from the animal or vegetable should be discarded; that every component, prepared with sufficient skill, has something to offer. This is the nose-to-tail ethos that has produced some of the most interesting cooking in contemporary France, transplanted to the 41st floor of Alila Bangsar by a Japanese chef who studied it at its source.
Chef Masashi Horiuchi spent over two decades in European kitchens before arriving in Kuala Lumpur. His most formative years were at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in London, where he served as sous chef — a position in one of the most technically demanding French kitchens operating outside Paris. The experience gave Horiuchi not merely technique but a sense of what French cooking, at its most refined, can achieve: the profound depth of properly made stocks, the transformation of secondary cuts through patience and heat, the revelatory effect of pairing apparently humble ingredients with the precision of a surgeon. At Entier, he deploys that knowledge against the full panorama of Bangsar and, on clear evenings, the distant light of the Petronas towers.
The tasting menu changes frequently, reflecting both the season and Horiuchi's instinct for what is worth serving today. Expect long preparations: a seven-hour braise that produces something transcendent from an ingredient most restaurants discard; a pressed terrine that took two days to construct; a dessert that uses butter and cream with the confidence of a chef who has decided that restraint is only necessary when one lacks the skill to deploy abundance correctly. The room is clean-lined and contemplative — forty seats arranged across a space designed to foreground the view and the plate equally.
Entier holds Michelin Selected status and has appeared on the Tatler Best Restaurants list. For a restaurant of this calibre operating outside the KLCC core, it represents one of the city's most considered dining propositions: serious food, a serious setting, and enough altitude to make the whole experience feel appropriately elevated.
The Experience
The dinner tasting menu is the primary offering; a shorter lunch set is available on selected days. Expect to spend RM400–600++ per person at dinner including wine pairing. The restaurant is located in Bangsar — a twenty-minute taxi ride from KLCC but a world apart in atmosphere. For proposals and first dates, the combination of view, food quality, and relative obscurity (compared to the more obvious KLCC venues) creates an impression of genuine curation rather than convenient booking. Reserve at least two weeks in advance.
Best For: First Date
Entier is the first date restaurant for the person who knows what they are doing. The Bangsar location means you are already signalling local knowledge rather than tourist default. Level 41 offers a view that establishes the occasion without relying on the Petronas towers as a crutch. Horiuchi's tasting menu gives two people something genuinely interesting to discuss — the philosophy of nose-to-tail, the technique behind a seven-hour braise, the specific character of a Japanese chef interpreting French classical cooking — rather than the usual struggle for conversation over a menu that offers nothing unexpected. First date dining in KL does not get more considered than this choice.
Best For: Proposal
Entier provides the specific combination that a proposal requires: a room of genuine beauty, food that keeps the moment feeling special rather than merely expensive, and service discreet enough to understand when to disappear. Horiuchi's team handles special occasion requests with a Robuchon-trained professionalism — the flowers, the personalised menu card, the timing of the champagne. The corner table with its unobstructed Bangsar view is available on request and is worth asking for specifically. At 41 floors above the city, with the KL skyline extending to the horizon and a meal of real quality before you, the conditions for a successful proposal are precisely arranged. The rest is your responsibility.