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Noble Mansion @ The Plaza, Jaya 33

16/07/2013 No Comments

Looking for nice Chinese food for company functions or family gathering? One restaurant the few restaurant that often pop out in my mind is from Oriental Group. One of the restaurant I prefer cuz of their food quality is there. Nevertheless, I believe some of you do dine one of their outlet, Oriental Pavillion in Jaya 33.

Well, they have now expend to next building with new concept & dining experience which is known as Noble Mansion in The Plaza which is Jaya 33 new building that located directly next to it.

It is another huge outlet by them again as one of the latest creations by Executive Chef Justin Hor, inspired by delicacies of Shunde, the renowned food province in Guangzhou, China. Noble Mansion is a modern interpretation of a Chinese traditional mansion. The restaurant is divided into a few sections – The Lantern, The Bamboo Courtyard, The Terracota Rooms and The Grand Hall – to elevate your dining experience to the next level.

Specially for this outlet, there are a few signature dishes such as Liver Sausage in ‘Char Siew’ Roll, Giant Scallops, Fresh Water Prawns, Ocean Garoupa & other Seafoods in a Big Wok with Fish Stock, Pan Fried Live Australian Whole Abalone, Roast Suckling Pig with Liver Sausage, Steamed Live Australian Perch with Chef’s Special Preserved Radish.

Upon entering their main entrance, you will be greeted upon and be seated at this huge waiting area.

For big families you will love it here as their private dining room is pretty huge and was told can maximum host 3 tables as we are seated in one of the room.

Some of the rooms even comes with karaoke set. Interesting. .

Chef Justin did mention before as Malaysian diners are very different compare with other countries, that everything we consume must pair along with some sauces. Therefore he created his own signature sauces and one of the sauces that you must not miss is his Chili Oil. Ken took 1 + 1 for himself when the night ends and some of them too. I love it myself with its fragrant and not too spicy of it. Perfect to go along with almost all dishes.

For a start we kick start with appetizer Zuchinni with minced Ginger @ RM 8. Something simple, with zuchinni is very crips and ginger is not too spicy. Love it.

If you want some pork satay to kick start off with first then BBQ Pork in Skewers @ RM 12 per portion is well marinated and bbq with chef special sauce at the side that pairs pretty well.

Smoked Vegetarian Spring Roll @ RM 8

Premium Anchovies & Star Fruit in the Oriental Cincalok Sauce @ RM 14 will be one of my recommended appetizer to start off with. Its something new that I have not tried before especially to take star fruit to comes out with starter and anchovies that combines very well in taste. A bit sour with light salty sweetness end that makes this one of its kind.

Nomally we have pig in the blanket and in Chinese restaurant this will be one of the dish is similiar to that, Liver Sausage ‘Char Siew Roll’ @ RM 16. Drench in its own special sauce before going into pan fried and the fragrant of the char siew has the taste of light smoky end, top with some sesame on top to enhance the light taste of it.

If you do dine at Oriental Group often, I am sure that you know a few of their signature. One of it is Steamed Fresh Water Prawns @ RM 28 per pax. Huge juicy succulent prawn being steam along with organic egg yolk to make the sauce slightly creamy, which is just perfect that is not too thick. We drank the sauce till its last drop.

This is another new type of dish I am getting, Steamed Ocean Garoupa with Shunde Style @ RM 330 each. Love the taste of it as you can see there are green and red chili being added on top. Steam along that make the soy sauce taste awesome, filled with light green chili sour vinegar taste with chef special season for red chili make it mild spicy. Perfect to go along with rice.

Fish meat is so soft, taste sweet and fresh.

Ehhemm.. How often do you see such a huge shinning piglet being place infront of your dinning table. I can count mine with 5 fingers. 😀

We enjoy every bite of this piglet as its pretty huge. Well marinated from chef own special ingredient then slowly roast it. The skin is so crisps that after put in mouth, I can hear the person next to me on the sound of the crisps. The meat is soft and tender with fragrance of it so aromatic. A MUST HAVE!

Before our next dish, we are given lemon, star fruit shots to cleanse our palette before next dish. If I can have 4 more shots, it will be just nice. 😀

Lobster with Chicken & Pig Stomach in Spicy Sauce @ RM 80 per person.

One of the dishes that not many people will like the whole 3 ingredients being added on, especially me and a few others we feel blessed as most of the pig stomach is finish by us. Done perfectly well, with lobster is fresh and chewy to my likings and the spicy end its nice to end with a little spicy. Optional, you can add on with their chili oil to bring in extra flavor.

After with a lot of meat, I find that Braised wolfberry shoots with egg @ RM 28 per portion its very appetizing , simple and nice.

Next dish is another surprise for us as Roasted Suckling Pig with Glutinous Rice @ RM 330 is another wonderful dish.

Aromatic enough to make it as a closing dish for mains. Every one just attack on the skin first follow suit with the rice.

Rice Noodle with Abalone Sauce @ RM 28.

Sauce is thick enough and yet very fragrant as the sauce is being boiled and prepare for few hours.

As for dessert, we are being served with Chilled Sweetend Fuji Apple with Snow Jelly, Ginko, Fresh Lily & Red Dates @ RM 13 per pax. A MUST HAVE dessert that the soup is refreshing, mild sweetness and I am enjoying every sip and bite of it.

Angry Bird? Nope, this is cute little piglets known as Longevity Piglet Bun @ RM 28 for 4 pcs.

Its filled with leng yong and salted egg in it to make it a perfect ending for all of us.

Of course, I do dine at some of their outlets and surely this restaurant offereing is another new range of food by the Chef himselves to make this outlet different from what they have. IF you are looking to dine some Chinese food with some infusion from China, this is certainly will be one of the outlet to pay a visit. Recommended.

Location:
NOBLE MANSION
1st Floor, The Plaza @ Jaya 33,
No.1, Jalan Semangat, Section 13,
46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 03-7932 3288

GPS: 3.109636,101.638201

Operation Hours:
Mondays – Sundays and Public Holidays
11.00 am – 3.00 pm
6.00 pm – 11.00 pm

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Restaurant 126 @ Bentong, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang

26/02/2013 4 Comments

While we were on the way back from our great exploration of a homestay that is located in Orchard Heights at Karak (click here), we were introduce by Major Ng there is a restaurant that we need to hunt on the way back we need to stop by Bentong right before into Genting tunnel if you coming from Karak, as to disappointment that restaurant, closed for private function. As for second alternative that we got introduce is Restaurant 126 along the stretch.

Its a simple Chinese restaurant with plastic chairs and wooden round table.

This is their signature dish, Pork Noodle @ RM 25 – as the pork slice being deep fried to perfection as every bite is filled with cracking sound if the pork doesnt soak too long in the dark sauce. Can taste that the yee mee noodle is more like a homemade version, springy and we ordered another plate of this with a comment “wah lau, can finish meh” ended up finish also. Highly Recommneded~

With Something soupy, we were introduce with mee hoon with fresh ginger chicken. The soup definately taste ginger spicy as they cook along with lots of ginger, and its very nice. Next round I would order less mee hoon more soup.

Kai Lan with Garlic slice.

Order Fish slice, with mushroom and vegetable.

Wild Boar Pork Curry is another dish that we are enjoying with light spicy and pork being slice thin and cook to perfection.

Second in our top list for the lunch is this Marmite Pai Kuat, well caramelize with sauce and its satisfying. Recommended.

Who can read the bill please help me translate too. It comes with a total with this for 8 pax. Still cheap.

If you wanna make a turn before Genting, you sureby can stop at this area if you coming from KL, as this row of shop house is located right after Genting Tunnel and you have to drive another 15 mins down hill to find the next U turn. It would be another great pit stop for food. Recommended!

*NON-HALAL

-= KA CHING =-

Food rating 8/10 , Nice dai chow! Recommended! -Stamped-

-WARNING –This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
126 Restaurant
PT3347, Kg Bukit Tinggi
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur.
Handphone: (+6012)2251 894

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In Chinese Food By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant CNY Menu 2013 @ One World Hotel

22/01/2013 1 Comment

I have seen people starting their ‘Sau Kong Chau’ already with 3 more weeks to go right before Chinese New Year by ushering year of snake for 2013. Promotions on Yee Sang, Set lunch and dinner menu are widely available now by many restaurants. As for this round, went to Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant which is one of my favourite restaurant to sample out their Chinese New Year Set menu.

Traditionally, before any main meal, Yee Sang will be serve upon first. AS for this year, Zuan Yuan is not using salmon, tuna and this round they decided to go with Soft Shell crab.

Added all ingredients on top and ready to toss. I like the sauce that the chef had made, slight sour to my liking and I kept refill my bowl with more.

Braised Shark’s Fin Soup with Dried Scallop, Bamboo Shoot and Crab Meat is one of the best I have come so far in menu tasting for CNY, with generous ingredient on shark fin and scallop that make the soup tasty. Not too starchy nor salty as it was cook to perfection.

Ohh ohh, the super star of the night is their Zuan Yuan Crispy Roasted Duck. Absolute crisp on the skin, that roasted with slightly Chinese herb, that each bite will have slightly after taste of it and makes it so aromatic. Meat are juicy, and tender as I eat quite a number of pieces. – REcommended!

not only that, there are 2 sauces available for your duck meat to be dip. With the original sauce and sour sauce to go along. I still find it better without these sauces. Its optional for you to dip.

I rarely eat fish but this Steamed Star Garouper with Wood Fungus and Red Date, was done in a way that the soy sauce is good, fish meat is soft and every bite eat along with food fungus and red date is something that I like.

Wok Fried Tiger Prawn with Oats and Chilli, huge pile of oats added on top that I still manage to peel off the prawn shell and eat with a mouthfull of oat. Been stir fried to perfection and prawn is big and juicy.

A simple dish that done nicely if you dine it with a bowl of rice is just the right combination. Braised Sliced Mexican Abalone with Sea Moss, Dried Oyster and Seafood in Claypot.

When come to finale, Steamed Lotus Leaf Rice with Assorted Preserved Meat, Chicken Sausage and Yam is a dish that mix pretty well with flavour and I add in a little bit more of soy sauce, it just pulls more flavour out of it. Just nice~

not only that, dim sum is also serve if you wish to opt for it.

Steamed Shrimp Dumpling with Crab Roe sprinkled with Gold Dust

Steamed Assorted Mushroom ‘Sek Lou Gou’ with Nam Yee Sauce

Deep Fried Prawn Roll with Katafi served with Salad Sauce

Taro Scallop Dumpling with Chef’s Special Garlic Butter Sauce

Deep Fried ‘Nian Gao’ with Cheddar Cheese

One of the most unique or creatively done by the chef by adding in a slice of cheeze on top. Find it unique in taste and do pairs well. If the cheeze is added another slice then it would have been perfect, cuz it add the little saltiness to the texture and flavour and pairs with the coconut in my thought.

Chilled Red Date and Longan with Sea Coconut and White Fungus

These are the 2 mastermind chef that behind the whole awesome meal with dim sum and Chinese New Year dish.

Family reunion, sau gong chau or Hoi gong chau, Zuan Yuen Restaurant certainly falls into my recommendation when it comes to it for its food quality.

*Pork Free

Yee Sang with Seaweed & Assorted Fresh Fruits RM55++ (half portion) RM110++ (full portion)

Yee Sang with Soft Shell Crab and Condiments RM70++ (half portion) RM140++ (full portion)

Yee Sang with Snow Pear and Salmon RM85++ (half portion) RM170++ (full portion)

Yee Sang with Sliced Abalone & Snow Pear RM90++ (half portion) RM180++ (full portion)

Table meal ranges from :

RM1088++, RM1288++ and RM1588++ (for a table of 8 – 10 persons)

For reservations at Zuan Yuan, please call 603-7681 1159

Location:
One World Hotel
Lebuh Bandar Utama
47800 Petaling Jaya,
Bandar Utama
03-7681 1111

In Featured By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Ti Chen Chinese Restaurant @ Saujana Golf & Country Club

22/11/2012 No Comments

I have been to Saujana Hotel for a few occasions from Wedding dinner, events and review and neither did I know hidden this new refurbish Chinese restaurant Ti Chen is actually hidden inside the Golf Club House itself. Hosting many private functions since its opening after the face lift, celebrations for it is not only once but twice this time around reintroducing their newly refurbished Chinese restaurant, Ti Chen back into the market.

With its rich red and black tones adorning the walls and furniture of this oriental eatery, Ti Chen has a lot more to offer. Assisting Ti Chen in retaining its stature and reputation are two new chefs, Chef Lai Chong Seng and Dim Sum Chef Yau Kim Yew.

I love the new ambiance of this restaurant, not only love at first sight as its a total dimension from the exterior out from this restaurant as you walk in you are flank with the modern Chinese yet with classic touch of it. A simple concept that you can blend in comfortably . .

The restaurant can be divided into many sections, even for private dining that they do have huge wooden panel to block it off, unique of all they have see thru curtain to make it more elegant and separation between rooms.

Since its refurbishment, had attracted many wedding dinner to be hosted here that can easily fill maximum 25-30 tables.

Staging with Chinese lantern make up the ambiance even better.

A simple conversation flow between the manager and the rest of us then we are greeted with chef signature dish, coming up with Roasted Duck and Mandarin Orange Salad with Wafu Dressing.

Carefully chop duck meat with slightly crispy skin along top with some sesame seed along with wafu dressing make it a simple dish along with lots of greens with fragrant to start off with.

Steamed Cod with Preserved Radish. Cod is nicely cut into a slab, then sitting on top of bean spout, as chef creation to make this dish a slight cripsy when you eat along with bean sprout. I always love this simple dish with soy base.

Top dish in my list for the night is Prawn and Scallop with Green Ginger Puree. Purer are place on top of the scallop then steam along that make the taste blend in very well and freshness of both succulent prawn and scallop just make it awesome. Chewy texture from both seafood, seafood will make this dish pair very well with rice.

Appear next is Homemade Beancurd with Crab Meat and Pumpkin Puree. Creamy pumpkin flooding the whole plate with fresh crab meat, Shimeji mushroom and edamame that top along with deep fried tofu below is something many people would go for unless they do not take beancurd.

With a few dishes being serve, comes along Special Wok Fried Rice with Tobiko and Crispy Beancurd Skin is one of my favourite too. Filled with wok hei and every mouthfull is fill with slight burst of tobiko make it a perfect dish yet pair along the the dishes above is just perfect. Good enough to be satisfied.

The dinner ended in satisfaction when Sea Bird’s Nest with Aloe Vera in Longan Syrup is serve upon. First time learning this new fact that the marine plant is rich in enzyme nutrients, collagen and mineral substances, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, sodium and multitude fibers and jelly form proteins. It has to be cook in this way to preserve the mineral of it. Texture is chewy with slightly crunchy. Refreshing sweetness of the soup base from longan make it a satisfying ending.

Then we only found out that Chef Lai is from Penang, instantly the whole conversation converted to Hokkien. Its just a switch of language when usually found out kaki lang. :p Chef Lai with his vast experience of 19 years and overseas then found himself establishing in Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine, and wonders of taste he can do with Chinese food without using pork.

Besides that, also found out that Chef Lai is good in cooking homecook meal with his collection of recepies along the way.

*Pork-FREE

All pictures and video taken with Samsung NX 210

Location:
SAUJANA HOTEL
Saujana Resort,
Jalan Lapangan Terbang SAAS,
40150 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

T (603) 7843 1234

F (603) 7846 2789

E [email protected]
www.thesaujanahotel.com

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

Moon Cake @ Lai Poh Heen, Mandarin Oriental, KL

11/09/2012 No Comments

I am excited as setting my foot for the first time in this restaurant Lai Poh Heen in Madarin Oriental. I have read many good feedback about this Chinese Restaurant and further more, one of my favourite chef is here, Chef Ricky Thein that I got to know him when he is in Prince Hotel Tai Zi Heen.

As you walk thru the main entrance, you will be greeted with friendly staff then follow by a huge open concept kitchen that the chefs are happily greeting along too.

Then you will reach this porch huge dining area that is well attended with many of the waiter. It is a newly refurbish restaurant.

If you are in a group or need some private space, can request for their close door dining area.

As for this round, we are invited along to sample their mooncake creation for this year 2012

As I see the display that prepared for us, I just cant wait to sample any of those. It just look appetizing as mooncake is a once a year celebration and I always ended up eating alot.

The molding of Mandarin Oriental logo is so nice on the traditional mooncake.

If I got a chance to skip nutty mooncake I would just skip it, as I just do not prefer these nutty type, but the rest were enjoying every bite of this as they said its just lovely. Rich in ingredient and fragrant.

You may say I am classic yet I still prefer the classic Lotus paste with single yolk. Lotus paste is smooth, and I just love the skin texture as it is a bit like smooth sand, and aromatic skin. Perfect!

Besides this, they do offer other classic mooncake too such as white lotus paste, lotus paste with single yolk, lotus paste with double yolk, red bean and lotus paste with single yolk and diced chicken ham with almond.

pandan flavour mooncake & Durian mooncake – Back: Blueberries and grated coconut

For Durian snowskin, this is by far one of the best I have come across as they use D24 to make it along and it taste exactly like eating durian yet in chill version. – Recommended!

Jeng Jeng Jeng, this is by far the section that I am staring at the whole night. For the first time I come accross Chocolate mooncake!

Available in 4 different flavour and 4 if it looks very tempting and mouth watering.

Dark chocolate with star anise and red bean ganache

White chocolate with orange ganache and cream

Milk chocolate with peanut butter crunch – If you give me 4 pieces of this, I would be very happy, as among the other 3 I prefer this more. I guess I am bias one side as I just love anything with peanut butter. Not too milky chocolate and the peanut butter just pair well. It just give you the feeling like you are eating Reese peanut chocolate.

Dark chocolate with salted caramel ganache

I just love double boil soup. As this was place infront of me, I can just smell the sweet scent of soup occupying the air as I quickly capture the picture and get a soup of it. It just taste awesome sweet as like how the smell occupying that instant moment. Imagine how good the soup would be that is filled with huge scallop and abalone that is juicy and chewy. It is something worth spending on this Double-boiled Abalone Soup with seasonal dried deluxe seafood and baby cabbage at RM 188.

Jasmine Tealeaf Smoked Chicken, chicken meat is soft and if flavourful with tea leaf flavour. Slight moist with the sauce that pair along and eat along with the garlic just make the whole taste more outstanding. @ RM38

Another eye opener as Crispy egg noodles with Assorted Seafood and Vegetables @ RM 48. Crab is succulent sweet with huge scallop and noodle been deep fried that store along with gravy.

something which might look simple to cook along yet Special seafood Fried Rice being cook evenly fragrant that filled with wok hei that makes every one enjoy every bite of it. RM36

Durian pancake @ RM38 – for 3 pieces

One of the best pancake you can get around the area, as I gulp this whole big piece in one bite and let the aroma burst into my mouth. Strong taste of durian detected with a good quality durian being included as the meat, wrap along with thin fried egg slice then chilled along. Taste awesome!

As one desert just make our craving engine started, and every one just browse thru the desert menu on what to have. Guess what we order in the end. We ordered the whole desert menu. 😀

1) Chilled Mango Puree

2) Chilled Almond Bean Curd

Black Sesame Panna Cotta

Lemongrass Jelly

1) Warm Sweetened Red Bean Puree

2) Double Boiled Five Treasures

3) Hot Gingko Nut and Snow Fungus

Chinese Inpired Chocolate Coconut Dome

Double Boiled Sweetened Ginger Tea with Black Sesame Glutinous Rice Dumpling

Banana Split among so many desert, this is one of the best on my preference and something that worth ordering. @ RM22

Coconut Pudding and Pea-shaped Green Tea Dumpling

Mango Pudding with Chocolate Twirl

In the end of the meal, we were all very satisfied and you can place your mooncake as the form above and do go for their Chocolate version, Snowskin Durian and classic lotus paste with single egg yolk.

Location:
Lai Po Heen Chinese Restaurant (Pork Free)
1st Floor, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel No.: +603-2179 8885
Website: www.mandarinoriental.com/kualalumpur/dining/restaurants/lai_po_heen/
Opening Hours: Lunch (12.00-2.30pm weekdays / 10.30am-2.30pm weekends), Dinner (7.00-10.30pm)
GPS Coordinates: N 3 09.360, E 101 42.700

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Di Wei Chinese Restaurant serve Shanghainese Cuisine @ Empire Hotel, Subang

19/06/2012 No Comments

One place that I do visit couple of times on my friends cafe in Subang Empire is Vanilla Place that located in front of Toys R Us, not till recently I got an invitation to sample a Chinese restaurant in Empire Subang Hotel, Di Wei. That make me scratch my head, that do a hotel actually exist in this shopping mall?

As I walk the whole building little did I recall there is any entrance to the hotel and only realize till the day when I attend this event. There is actually a hotel in the shopping mall which the entrance is on the top floor of the shopping mall that you need to take a stairs up to the lobby.

Di Wei Chinese Restaurant is located on the shopping mall wing on the first floor. It is hard for you to miss it as the decoration is very Chinese contemporary look on the entrance of it.

This would be one of the Chinese Restaurant in the Hotel that serve NON-Halal food and you can expect nice pork to be serve as before I came here, my friend already told me they serve nice Dim Sum over the weekend at a very reasonable price.

I am impress with the whole interior design that look so modern yet the touch of olden days is there. This would be the waiting area if its full house.

This is what I mean with wooden floor panel and sliding classic door in between to create privacy for rooms

or even a private room for you and your guest that they have wall of Chinese Emperor era materials display along to make the ambiance.

They do have a full rack of wine to offer. .

If you have bigger families or group you can walk towards the end and there will be a few tables in the room itself to seperate you and public guest.

Open Kitchen concept to prepare some fried food and steam dumpling area.

Steamed Shrimp Dumpling

Steam to soften on the skin which is thin layer that cover the whole inside filling, and a huge prawn was sighted not long after a small bite. Dip with soy sauce and chili make it perfect.

Steamed Siew Mai always serve as there is nothing much to shout about, but it is always the feel and texture of it as I just love this alot!

Stir-Fried Soft Shell Crab With Dried Chillies and Garlic,

Deep-Fried Vietnamese Rock Melon Prawn Roll With Mint Sauce

This is another unique dish that being carefully deep fried to crips that the crust of the standing tower, with each bite you can feel the crack inside your mouth and the special mint sauce is mild that perfect to go along with it and hint of sweet rock melon at the end just pairs well.

Steamed Cod Fish With Spring Onions and Coriander Sauce Topped With Crispy Ginger

Cod fish is very soft and one bite you can felt the slices cut inside your mouth and with the pot being serve, it kept the whole thing being warm and I just finish it within 2 bites. 😀

Mongolian Style Braised Crispy Pork Ribs in BBQ Sauce

Lemon Grass Jelly with Lemon Sorbet

anything with lemon grass jelly top with sour sorbet I just love it. some of my friend don understand how I love sour stuff. Its chill and very refreshing after all the dish we had. Satisfying!

The person who is behind all the food in the restaurant is Chef Chin

Its another nice restaurant to hunt for and best of all its a NON-Halal restaurant that serve you best to all pork lovers.

Location:
Di Wei Chinese Restaurant
Jalan SS 16/1
Ss 16, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Opens for Lunch and Dinner Daily.
Mon – Fri
12.30pm to 2.30pm and Dinner 6pm to 10pm.
Sat – Sun
11am to 2.30pm and Dinner 6pm to 10pm

For reservation – 03-5565 1388

Website : http://www.empirehotel.com.my