Review: Plaza Premium First, Terminal 1, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)

 

Plaza Premium First, Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Location: Main terminal near Gate G1
Access: Business class passengers flying on Qatar Airways, etc., Status passengers flying with Qatar Airways, etc., MYR 286 for 2 hours for other passengers
Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

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Reception

Lounge reception

Seating

Dining

Dining area

Dining area

AeroBar

AeroBar

Drinks list

Below are some photos from the self-serve buffet:

Sapporo beer

Juices

Salads, cold cuts, desserts

Mushroom pie

Thai fish cake, curry puff

There were 2 soups: Mushroom soup and Green Bean Sweet Soup. 

Below are some photos from the hot buffet:

Sauteed broccoli with baby carrot and garlic

Chicken rice

Hainanese chicken

Sweet and sour vegetarian meat balls

Beef meatballs with mushroom ragout

Chicken bolognese pasta and roasted potatoes were also on the buffet.

Ala Carte

Menu

Menu

Menu

Menu

Assorted Dimsum

Moist chocolate cake

Restroom

Restroom

Restroom

Shower Suite

1 of 2 shower suites

View

View of the terminal

View of the apron

CONCLUSION

This was my first time to visit the Plaza Premium First in Kuala Lumpur. From what I have read, there are so far only two of this, the other one being in Hong Kong Airport. This is surely a nice upgrade as the other section for business class passengers does not offer ala carte dining and of course the food offering here is much better than in the business class section. From the ala carte menu, I ordered the dimsum and chocolate cake, both of which were fantastic. The dining area design reminded me a bit of the Cathay Pacific First class lounge The Pier in Hong Kong where the seats are in green color. As expected, the staff were all nice and friendly. Overall, this is a very nice lounge to visit when flying from KLIA.