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Famous Fish Head Steamboat @ Zi Wei Yuen Steamboat Restaurant (紫薇園魚頭火炭爐), Raja Uda, Penang

18/06/2012 No Comments

Heee, as some of you might have seen my previous post on Famous Yew Char Kuih & Ham Chi Peng that is located next to them, is actually related as I went on the same day. Lets head to next door which is the famous Zi Wei Yuen Steamboat Restaurant which is very famous in Raja Uda. One of the reason they are famous is because of the soup base, which is the only super important ingredient for steamboat.

I have been talking with my family and friends to come and dine at this restaurant for like bout 1 n half years already till date it was all wrong timing and since this round I am quite free and my friends love this restaurant, the agreed without any hesitation since its their favorite also.

To make an efford here, it is highly advise to reach here before 7pm or after 9pm as during peak dinner hours, you have to fight with many families to get a spot in the area as its super pack.

This is what I mean as those who are standing are hunting for a table, so you better disperse your family members or friends to get a spot.

We lazy to order what is in the menu therefore we go for their set dinner, my friends opted for the most expensive set RM220 that consist of at least 10-14 items if I am not mistaken.

All the hungry people are ready in action . .

One of the thing that they are famous for is their special signature Fish Head Steamboat that available in two version, with fried fish head or the steam type. We choose the steam type then another attraction is that their soup base is milky version that you cant really find that in Penang and mostly I would say its the KL version.

Not only that, they use charcoal steamboat version to make it more nice. I only have charcoal steamboat when I went back to my grandmother’s village at some where deep in mainland only get to enjoy it.

This is what happen when the pour everything inside and waiting for it to boil as charcoal takes time to make it cook.

Find that the soup base is aromatic and sweet, as you can taste that they really take something to boil it long time to make it there and milky version of soup just make it look interesting. As you refill the soup many times then the soup gets more salty towards the end and the base.

Another thing that best pair with the steamboat is their own homemade chili sauce, that dip along with the ingredient is just perfect.

After a while after the dinner most of us gets very thirsty and I guess that they have added on alot of MSG to make us drink lots of water after that. No doubt that the soup base is good that we drank alot of the soup and just need to drink alot of water hours later. 😀

Its pretty good and worth to try. . .

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7.5/10 pretty good . . -stamped-

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

Location:
Zi Wei Yuan Steam Boat
紫薇園魚頭火炭爐
No. 6525, Jalan Raja Uda
12300 Butterworth
Penang

Tel: 04-331 2736 / 012-452 4741

Biz Hour: 6pm to 11pm, off every Wednesday

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Mardi Gras (New Orleans Style) Valentine’s Dinner Extravaganza Eccucino @ Prince Hotel, KL

04/02/2010 No Comments

Love is in the air that most of the couples will be enjoying their moment of Valentine on the very first day of Chinese New Year night and a lot of restaurant are not taking off and want all the love birds to flock onto their restaurant. Price Hotel is coming up with something special for the love birds to enjoy with a unique theme Mardi Gras which is a well celebrated day at New Orleans to party all night long that you can see people wearing costumes, mask, dancing on the streets and drink like there is no tomorrow before entering fasting of the Lenten season.

Pictures from wipipedia and more on Mardi Gras

To spice up the celebration more, the hotel Executive Chef DJ Pezar had created a selection of New Orleans’ specialties culminating the Mardi Gras Valentine’s Dinner Buffett.

with the smoke salmon area

Beef

Seafoods with oyster, prawnsss……

Japanese Section with fresh shasimi

The New Orleans Food Selection which is mouth watering.

Been eating this beef like crazy, tender on the edge and juicy from inside which my type of beef I prefer.

Just add in the extra kick of the taste when added on this bombastic sauce.

A section which I seldom miss, the Desert section.

Here start my hunting.

All those in the list includes ‘Seafood Jambalaya Etouffee, Shrimp Crreole, Baked Oyster, Seafood Bar, Carving Station featuring Blackened Roast beef, Action stalls featuring a la minute cooking, Ice Bar and a host of deserts including Banana Foster Stations.This is what we use the thing to do… Camwhore..

Richard and Sunny Yaw, Ester

Jessica, Saucer and Witch, and of course Me.

Mardi Gras (New Orleans Style) Valentine’s Dinner Extravaganza Eccucino buffett at RM110++ per person.

For Reservation Eccucino at 03-2170 8888 ext:8119/8120

If couples think that buffet is very heavy then another option they can consider which is The Captivating Valentine’s Set Dinner Menu at Enju Japanese Restaurant which is at only RM188++ per couple with the menu off:

Ahi Tuna Duo
A combination of nori-crusted ahi with spicy tobiko aioli and freshly prepared ahi poke

Steamed Fresh Sea Bream
With a crisp vegetable, potato and lotus root salad in ponzu sauce

Seared Scallops
With hearts of palm on a sea urchin and red pepper coulis

Bonito Sake Soup
With a giant clam, garlic, wakeme, spinach and a soba lobster roll

Beef Teppanyaki
Grain-fed Australian sirloin grilled with garlic, butter and shoyu on a bed of hamakua mushrooms with steamed white rice(served for two)

North Shore Shaved Ice
Shaved ice with green tea ice cream topped with azuki beans, whipped cream and condensed milk.

Preview of Enju Restaurant

For reservation please call Enju Japanese Restaurant at 03-2170 8888 ext 8203

If you are looking for more taste or surprise to your Girlfriend of Boyfriend then this is another chef you must not miss. Sunny Yaw (Bigboysoven) latest creation and taste from him.

Macaron which is soft, melting pastries that must not miss.

Great experience to enjoy the early birds food tasting. Never knew that the Mardi Gras Menu could taste so good. Worth the price and the

All the table and decoration also set up according to the theme with a fancy mask, necklace and others to make the place even more merry.

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GongXi Valentine’s dinner @ Swiss Garden Hotel, Jalan Pudu

02/02/2010 No Comments

In the true tradition of Chinese New Year, family harmony is essential during the eve of the auspicious day. It is a symbol of every one of the family member getting to sit on a table to have a reunion dinner and gather to usher the CNY together.

To make every reunion dinner special, Swiss Hotel had come out with a special 9-course dinner to celebrate, at a stylish ambience at their very new Grand Hibiscus Ballroom and its only available on this very eve of CNY.

Chef Ow, had specially design all the 9-course signature dinner to make it more meaning full by eat of the set dinner symbolize a Chinese character, representing Abundance (Salmon Yee Sang platter to ‘lou sang’), Happiness (Golden Shark’s Fin), Prosperity (Braised Black Mushoom with Fish Maw and Dried Mushroom), Harmony, Power, Wealth, Fruitfulness and Togetherness. This are all the traditional recopies infuse with a modern touch. This exclusive dinner also includes a bottle of wine priced at RM888++ per table of ten.

Besides that, the chefs have prepared a variety of Yee Sang, such as Jelly fish Yee Sang, Seasoned Scallop Finger Yee Sang, Salmon Yee Sang, and Australian Abalone Yee Sang. The Yee Sang is priced from RM38++ onwards.

The Pastry Chef is good at his field.

Besides having a choice of reunion dinner, they do offer another version which is The Prosperity Buffet Dinner which is available at Flavors Restaurant where their whole culinary team has prepared an array of special Chinese New Year Cuisine with some are their regular favorites. Guest will be delighted with dishes such as Steamed Chicken with Arrow Root, ‘Pei Pah’ Roasted Duck, Dim Sum Stalls, Deep Fried ‘Nien Koh’, Fish Stomach and Dried Oyster in Superior Sauce all which is on rotational basis. The ‘Wing Wah Fu Kui’ or Braised Black Mushroom, Dried Oyster and Tau Kan on a bed of Fatt Choy is also party of the dinner’s menu.

All the dinners start from:
Prosperity Buffet Dinner
1st-12th Feb 2010
6.30pm-10.30pm
RM 68++ Adult
RM 38++ Children

CNY Reunion Buffet Dinner
13th Feb 2010 (Saturday)
6.30pm-10.30pm
RM 98++ Adult
RM 38++ Children

CNY Lo Hei Buffet Dinner
14th & 15th Feb 2010
6.30pm-10.30pm
RM 88++ Adult
RM 38++ Children

CNY Lo Hei Brunch
14th-16th, 20th&21st, 27th&28th Feb 2010
12Noon-5pmpm
RM 58++ Adult
RM 28++ Children

It was a great dinner on that night, great food and great laughter with Linda and Ah Bee and definately thanks to you guys for hosting us, also BBO.

Location:
Swiss Garden Hotel
117, Jalan Pudu,
55100 KL

Tel:03-2141 3333

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Christmas and New Year Eve Menu @ Prince Hotel, KL

21/12/2009 No Comments

One of the most wonderfull festive celebration to me is always Christmas. That brings joy and cheer and lights to most of us that recently was invited to Price Hotel for their Christmas and New Year Menu.

The exciting part is I did do pub crawl a few times but I have never tried restaurant hoping. This would be my very first time. Starting Appetizer at Enju Restaurant with their Christmas Festive menu ‘Christmas Eve Set Dinner – 24 December

Kaki oyster cocktail
Mizu gai sashimi
Awabi shiru
Nama tarabagani
Ise ebi age to inaniwa udon
Yashinomi mango pudding

(RM120++/pax)

The Oyster when was naked.

After dressing up ‘Kaki Oyster Cocktail’ it looks good.

Me and Spinzer getting our taste of our oyster and it taste good.

Next for the very first time, that I saw and could not believe with my eyes is the ‘Nama Tarabagani’.

The meat is so soft juicy and tender that me and spinzer just wish that we would have all of it by ourselves.

‘Mizu Gai Sashimi’ something unique in taste.

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After the japanese restaurant we head to Tai Zhi Heen for 2nd round with their
New Year’s Eve Set Dinner :

Tai Zi Heen Cold Appetizer
TrioBraised pearl shark’s fin with crab meat and crab roe in superior broth
Sauteed diced beef tenderloin with leeks, crispy sliced garlic and honey peas in a Vietnamese rice paper basket
Braised sea cucumber with jade shell fish in sauteed baby cabbage
Wok-fried glass noodles with prawns, grouper and squid
Milk pudding with passion fruit coulis

RM158++/pax

‘Cold Appetizer Trio’

‘Braised sea cucumber with jade shell fish in sauteed baby cabbage’

‘Sauteed diced beef tenderloin with leeks, crispy sliced garlic and honey peas in a Vietnamese rice paper basket ‘

‘Xiu Long Bao’

‘Braised pearl shark’s fin with crab meat and crab roe in superior broth’

‘Dessert Trio’

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Next to Eccucino Buffett – RM120++/pax

With their appetizer selection.

Christmas dinner would not be perfect without Roast Turkey.

Then we got too excited and we shooo the chef away and we become the chef.

And there is even santa came to greet you when taking your herbs topping.

Sweetness is part of happiness therefore their desert area is so Christmas feel.

Chocolate Fondue with marshmellow and fruits how can I resist that area.

Cute christmas deco cakes.

And this pieces of cakes I took two. Its just so nice.

A 2 item which is a must have: The meatball and the Risotto

and this two cant just had enought of it. 2 word. Very Tam Chiak.

Ice cream with alot types of toppings which I add on alot of longan.. Yumm yum….

This is all of us having our great dinner and full till hard to walk. Shirley, thanks for everything~

and me and my fellow friends wish all the readers out there:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…..

ENJU: 03-2170 8888 ext. 8203
Tai Zi Heen: 03-2170 8888 ext. 8200
ECCUCINO: 03-2170 8888 ext. 8119/8120

Location:
Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Conlay,
50450 Kuala Lumpur.

Set Dinner

Famous Fish Head Steamboat @ Zi Wei Yuen Steamboat Restaurant (紫薇園魚頭火炭爐), Raja Uda, Penang

Mardi Gras (New Orleans Style) Valentine’s Dinner Extravaganza Eccucino @ Prince Hotel, KL

GongXi Valentine’s dinner @ Swiss Garden Hotel, Jalan Pudu

Christmas and New Year Eve Menu @ Prince Hotel, KL

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