Friday, February 25, 2011

PRIME STEAK RESTAURANT, LE MERIDIEN KL

She was there for the third time at this cosy dining place, commented that the layout of the restaurant was great - a bar aka pre dinner drink section; restaurant itself spots an open kitchen and consumed wines bottles as decoration.

Unfortunately, did not cross the mind to take any pictures the last two trips. Pictures for recent trip was safed by Blackberry Bold 9000. The last two trips, she had tried their steak and seafood was subsequently then. She thoroughly enjoyed the Charcoal grilled red sea prawns garlic, parsley, chlli and shallot butter sauce. The prawn was big and fresh. It tasted great and thus when she got back she rolled her sleeves and experimented the recipe. The outcome; - thumbs up by the family members - phew!! - talking of first time lucky.


On the way here this time, she was caught in the nasty traffic due to the evening rain. Carrying her zoombies face, she sat lazily on the assigned table ushered by friendly waitress-in-black vs Men-in-Black!

Half-dozen of Fresh Irish Oyster (Donegal Area Northern Western Ireland) - relatively meaty and with sea water salty taste comes with 6 different dressings ie conventional lemon wedge, Tabasco sauce, she ate and enjoyed the other sauce in particular the red one but forgotten all the rest of the other dressing names

Great warm bread to start off - freshly from oven - cheese top and full wheat, comes with arugula butter, normal and at the far end,  ??? seed butter 

Novice wine drinker, this is the famous Argentinian Malbec - great choice as full-bodied is her choice of red wine

Main dish was Simply the Best - 3 different preparations of Lamb from Western Australia

Skewer of lamb loin with garlic cream and roasted baby potato - too blend to her liking

the best of the trio - Charcoal grilled lamb on wilted spinach, - flavourful and perhaps the fats did the trick

Lamb cutlet with rosemary flavoured tomato fondue on top of sliced chinese mushroom - tender but the tomato fondue was out of place  

She will be there again if given the chance to be in town the next time.....besides Prime Steak Restaurant, she had also been to Favola, the Italian restaurant , which replaced the Middle Eastern restaurant, Al Nafourah, when it was just opened.




Sunday, March 21, 2010

Self made - Okonomiyaki

Was in Tokyo and went to this small hut (typical of most Japanese restaurant), for lunch. Its a Okonomiyaki (japanses pizza) place.....after witnessing how the chef (husband-wife manning the place) made from scratch, I decided to try it one day. and the outcome;

How's it?

Friday, January 8, 2010

Uno Mas - Tapaz in Hong Kong

Heard of tapas but had not tried it as considered it to be too small a portion to my apetite until I was in Barcelona, where I walked for hours to search one of the recommended tapas in town. Since then, I have had the penchant for tapas, ie real good tapas prepared by Spanish chef. When a friend introduced me to this place one late evening, my immediate respond was, lets get going ! Uno Mas is located in Wanchai district and have a great ambient, it has a tapas bar with a restaurant.
Russian salad with tuna - well marinated tuna....want more. Normally I also favour anchovies tapas

Nicely grilled sardine - to taste and that's what I ordered when I go for tapas

Grilled marinated pork skewer - to taste

the restaurant intro on each seat

Roasted suckling pig - yum yum....highly recommended. Crispy skin - depending on one's taste, can give most Chinese restaurant roast menu and German restaurant's famous pork knuckle run for money.

roasted suckling pig - shot from another angle

the restaurant signage

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Classical Japs cuisine

mackerel - popular

simmer fresh fish

salmon shashimi not popular in Japan