The first time I tried this French-Japanese casual dining place was when they first opened in 1 Utama shopping mall. It was always crowded with long queues. So one day, my friend and I decided to walk in and see what was it about this place that was causing such a hoo-ha. 

Franco, formally known as Miam Miam, is famous for their desserts. It used to be a bakery cum cafe before being turned into the restaurant that we see today. Their menu is pretty short, only a few pages. Two things caught our interest: the "An absolute must-have! Don't ask, just order" Franco French toast and the other must-have, Matcha Soufflé. We looked around and saw almost every table ordered these, so they must be good. Having decided to join the crowd, we placed our orders but were told that we had to wait about 30 minutes for the desserts. Oh well, since we were not in a rush for anything, we went ahead and waited.

The famous french toast

20 minutes passed and the French toast arrived. Topped with a big dollop of chilled whipped cream and served with maple syrup, this famous toast was soft and fluffy, with a lovely buttery aroma. It was slightly tasteless on its own though, so be sure to eat it together with the syrup and cream. I would recommend sharing this as the portion is quite huge (6 pieces of thickly sliced toast) for one person. 

Matcha soufflé -  a must-have for green tea lovers.

So, what about their mains? 

Spaghetti Yumeina

Squid Ink Rice with Assorted Seafood & Omu Egg. My main finally came after asking twice. Urgh! The squid tasted like rubber and whole dish was way too salty! Almost halfway through and I couldn't take it anymore.

This dish was a disappointment

 The salad and sandwich were alright. Nothing special, but no complaints. 

Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich

Salade Japonaise

Towards the end of our meal, a group of rowdy teenagers walked in and sat upstairs in the loft area. They were practically shouting and laughing hysterically the whole time, and the other guests, including the waiters, were looking at them. The funny thing was, instead of going up to the group and tell them to keep it down, one of the waiters or supervisor actually turned the background music volume louder (to overpower the volume of the noisy bunch??)! It became kind of irritating, so we quickly asked for the bill and left. As we were leaving, we saw 2 other tables asking for the bill too. Lol...