Kikyo Ala Carte Japanese Buffet, RM29.90++, Bandar Puteri Puchong, Puchong

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Saturday 12 June 2010 10:27 pm
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Heard about this value for money ala carte japanese buffet from iamthewitch.com, only RM29.90++ for dinner buffet(available everyday) and lunch buffet(for weekend only). According to waitress there, this promo has been on going for 5 months already, they are unsure of the ending date, saying if you can’t see the banner as above means the promo is over πŸ˜› This restaurant is somewhere near Giant in Bandar Putri Puchong, it is not at the side of Giant, opposite Giant passing thru the main road… near Bumbu Bali/A Wet Thai restaurant area…

they have 26 items as above which is 50% off during lunch hours.

menu for ala carte buffet
food-itemstobiko
Left: Fried breaded prawn, agedashi tofu(local tofu cooked yong tau fu style, with even chili paste in it :\, California rolls and unagi rolls, unagi(the sauce coating looks a bit gluey)

Right: Tobiko sushi and Chawanmushi(the cawanmushi is really nice and smooth, feel like drinking soup, almost as good as Munakata‘s)
breaded-shrimptempura-shrimp
Left: Huge garlic rice at the back, their noodle and rice dishes are huge

Right: Tempura prawn temaki
salmon-and-butter-fish
salmon and white tuna sahimi, salmon is good, white tuna is ok.
salmon-sashimi
salmon sashimi again
gyozamiso-soup
Left: gyoza

Right: Miso soup
green-tea-free-flow
Free flow green tea
kikyo-interior
interior
shishamo
shishamo, nice
grilled-salmon-head
fatty delicious grilled salmon fish head
ice-cream
Like the goma(black sesame) ice cream better than the generic green tea ice cream

Easy on the pocket way to satisfy japanese food craving πŸ™‚

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Address: Kikyo Japanese Restaurant

No. 10, Jalan Puteri 2/2,

Bandar Puteri Puchong,

47100 Puchong,

Selangor

Telephone: 603-8060 1766 or 012-627 3459 (Jimmy Yap – Manager)

Fax: 603-8060 6766



 

Bianco RM27++ Buffet Brunch, Tropics Shopping Centre(near Mutiara Damansara)

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Sunday 28 March 2010 10:58 pm
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bianco outdoor seating place, they have sunday brunch for last sunday of each month, price at RM27++, 12noon-5pm, you can see their sunday brunch buffet menu here, it is quite a steal, although some of the food are let on the buffet table for quite a while.

buffet table: different type of salad and dessert

3 kinds of pizza: gambretto(shrimp), al funghi(mushroom) and pepperoni

soup of the day-carrot soup

bread: multigrain, ciabatta and plain white

salads: smoke salmon, mushroom and breaded brie

more salads: caramelised corn and shrimp, green mussel with rockets

scones with jam, too dense

fish and chips, quite good(order from an ala carte sheet, included in RM27 buffet), few dishes and pasta are cooked to order.

drinks menu, only plain water included in the buffet

fried chicken, normal, like the homely mashed potato

big breakfast set: 2 eggs(scramble/sunny side/omelet), chicken sausage, grilled tomato, crispy beef bacon(tasted sweet :\ ) and baked beans

thai garlic shrimp with olive rice, like this, shrimp is fresh

linguine cabonara, with beef bacon

spicy lamb with potato stew, with a sunny side up, a comforting dish

Overall worth going for a wholesome meal, a lot of salad, simple soup etc.

Address: Bianco

Unit GK-1. Ground Floor,

Tropics Shopping Centre,

No 15, Jln PJU 8/1,

Bandar Damansara Perdana,

47820, Petaling Jaya

Price: 10% Service Charge

Website: Bianco


 

Seafood BBQ Buffet, Flavors Restaurant, Swiss Garden Hotel, Pudu (Buy 1 Free 1 for Citibank card)

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Sunday 24 January 2010 11:20 pm
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Swiss-Garden1-flavors
restaurant in Swiss Garden hotel, Pudu

Swiss-Garden2-promo
current promotion, we went for Seafood BBQ buffet dinner (available Saturdays, Sundays & Eve of Public Holidays) 7pm-10:30pm, RM68++ per pax (Buy 1 Free 1 for Citibank credit card till March this year)

Swiss-Garden3-chef-with-salmon
carving grilled salmon

Swiss-Garden4-salmon
grilled salmon and deep fried squid/prawn

Swiss-Garden5-nasi-lemak
nasi lemak(Malay style coconut rice with all its side dishes)

Swiss-Garden6-sashimi
sashimi, boiled prawn and mussel

Swiss-Garden7-oyster-and-lobster
raw oyster and boiled small lobster(crayfish), the crayfish taste frozen, none of the sweetness from fresh seafood

Swiss-Garden8-sushi
sushi

Swiss-Garden9-salad
salad

Swiss-Garden10-assortment
cold meat

Swiss-Garden11-ham
ulam-ulam to the left(Malay salad), cheese platter at far right

Swiss-Garden12-steamboat
fish balls etc

Swiss-Garden13-interior2
interior

Swiss-Garden14-bbq-item
mussel, crab and prawns to be BBQ

Swiss-Garden15-small-lobster
crayfish Β to be BBQ

Swiss-Garden16-cooking-squid
BBQ/Teppanyaki-ing squid, sauce used to flavor the BBQ food is spicy chili sambal like paste.

Swiss-Garden17-cooking-small-lobster
crayfish

Swiss-Garden18-bbqed-item
finished product, although they are all flavor with cili paste, but it is not too spicy

Swiss-Garden19-chicken-rice
chicken rice corner

Swiss-Garden20-chocolate-fondue
chocolate fondue

Swiss-Garden21-fondue-item
fondue item- grapes, dates, strawberry, dried apricot, local fruit and marshmallow

Swiss-Garden22-ice-cream
ice cream

Swiss-Garden23-sprinkles
ice cream toppings – slivered almond, hazelnut nibs, chocolate sprinkles etc

Swiss-Garden24-ABC
ice kacang/shaved ice with topping

Swiss-Garden25-dessert
desserts – looks good, but taste forgettable, the “jelly in glass” is liquidy, go figure…

Swiss-Garden26-fruits
fruits – papaya, dragonfruit, watermelon, pineapple and honeydew

Swiss-Garden27-bon-coffee
coffee machine

Swiss-Garden28-sashimi-plate
boiled crayfish taste frozen, oyster is ok(not fan of raw oyster), sashimi taste quite good

Swiss-Garden29-bbq-plate
BBQ crayfish is much better than boiled ones, cheese with tomato is my fav combination, fish with pesto on the right

Swiss-Garden30-spaghetti
the spaghetti sauce is awful, briyani rice on top right, bottom right is vege with scallop

Swiss-Garden31-cake-plate
the chocolate cake and lemon cheese cake is quite good, other than that, their other dessert pastry are forgettable.

Swiss-Garden32-fruits-plate
fruits

Swiss-Garden33-ice-cream-bowl
chocolate ice cream with strawberry

Verdict: quality is just so so, however with Citibank Buy 1 Free 1 promotion, can give this a try as it works out to only RM39 per person(including taxes) (original price: RM68++ per person)

Address: Swiss Garden International Hotel

117, Jalan Pudu, 55100, Kuala Lumpur

Telephone: 03-2141 3333

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Munakata Japanese Restaurant Daily Dinner Buffet, Life Centre, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Sunday 6 December 2009 11:00 pm
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life-centre
Life Centre located along Jalan Sultan Ismail, Munakata is on the 1st floor. They have daily buffet dinner promotion for RM60++ (added up to RM66 nett per person), now it is increased to RM70++ (effective 6 December 2009, Sunday). Dinner time starts at 6:30pm and last order at 10:00pm
munakata-buffet
buffet dinner offers oyster, scallop, soft shelled crab, salmon, eel, mackerel, beef, chicken, sushi, sashimi etc.

menu

ala-carte buffet dinner menu, RM70++(adult), RM45++(4 – 10 years old)
order-sheet
order sheet
salmon-nigiri
Edamame(boiled green peas) and nigiri sushi(salmon)-vinegared rice ball topped with fresh sliced salmon, fresh and delish
salmon-sashimi
fresh salmon sashimi, well marbled with fatty bits, thickly cut, very nice
salmon-sashimi-2
another pic to tempt your appetite
seafood-salad
seafood salad, so so, they prob use some canned tuna etc for this.
wakame-salad
wakame salad(seaweed salad)
yasai-salad
yasai salad (fresh garden salad)
hourensou-butter
hourensou butter(grilled spinach with butter), nice and tender vegetables and Eringi Butter Yaki(pan fried king oyster mushroom with butter), the king oyster mushroom is really nice
Enoki-No-Butter-Yaki
Enoki No Butter Yaki (pan fry fresh straw mushroom with butter)
shira-ebi-karaage
Shira Ebi Karaage(deep fried japanese glass shrimp), crispy and tasty
tempura-moriawase
tempura moriawase, shrimp, eggplant and sweet potato deep fried, batter is crunchy and not that oily.
hotate-butter-yaki
hotate butter yaki(grilled scallop with butter), i find it a tad oily
umaki-tamago
Unagi Tamago(Grilled eel wrapped in cooked egg)
shisamo
shishamo(grilled smelt fish), not crispy and flavorful enough
saba-shioyaki
Saba Shioyaki (grilled mackerel with salt), very flavorful and nice
sake-teriyaki
Sake Teriyaki(grilled salmon coated with sweet soya sauce)
deep-fried-oyster
Kaki Furai(deep fried oyster), batter is too thick.
croquette
Mini Korroke(mini croquette), made with mashed sweet potato and potato
steamed-egg
Chawanmushi(savoury egg custard), very smooth, i had 3 of these
unagi-kabayaki
unagi Kabayaki(grilled eel coated with sweet soya sauce), wish it is served warmer, but nice as it is not too sweet like those served in some restaurant.
beef
Gyu Saikora Steak(beef steak japanese style), like the well fried cabbage, the beef is standard.
miso-soup
Gohan & Misoshiru (steamed rice and miso soup), rice is authentic japanese rice, soup is tastyyy
chicken-balls
Tori Tsukune Yaki(skewered chicken meat ball coated with savoury sauce), it is piping hot when served, nice although i find they could have mixed in quite a bit of flour into the chicken mixture.
dessert
seasonal fruits, green tea ice cream with red bean, and vanilla ice cream. ice cream melt way too fast.
restaurant
inside the restaurant, not crowded, just a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy food.
tepanyaki
teppanyaki corner
teppanyaki
tepanyaki station
KFC-building
looking out from Munakata, KFC building just across.

Overall, love this place which although serve a limited selected of japanese food for their RM60++ buffet (increase to RM70++ from 6 December 2009 onwards), are non-adultered japanese food which is a very satisfying meal. I much prefer this simple quality japanese food restaurant over jogoya/tenji anyway.

Address: Munakata

Mezzanine Floor, Life Centre,

No. 20, Jalan Sultan Ismail,

50250, Kuala Lumpur

Telephone: 03-2166 7441 or 03-2166 7825

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Andana Spa, Holiday Inn Glenmarie, Full day spa at RM148++

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Monday 7 September 2009 9:34 am
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Andana spa is a spa in Holiday Inn Glenmarie hotel, this hotel is quite far off from the city, with its own golf course. They have a per entry deal(RM148++) whereby you can stay in the spa from 10am to midnight for a fixed price. This 148++ includes below
– 40 mins Shiatsu or aromatheraphy massage
– usage of hot and cold water theraphy spa pools
– usage of sauna and steam room
– reading and movie lounges
– Wifi and internet access service
– complimentary food from Andana Daily menu(free flow buffet style with ala-carte options)
Above is their menu for the previous day, didn’t take photo of menu for the day we went which is a monday(national holiday). They have buffet line, and also few items that you can order ala-carte(fish and chips available from 4pm onwards ala carte) Unlimited haagen daz ice cream!!!, only 1 flavor available every day, we had belgian chocolate that day, my favourite ice cream from haagen daz, slightly bitter and oh so chocolatey… yumm… had 4 to 5 servings of it)
Hand & Foot Spa pricing: Pedicure at RM48++, Manicure RM35++
rooms like these are available for reservation.
nice comfy chair for your to hang around eating, watching movies, chatting, the environment is really nice, with cooling aircon, and if you are cold, there are thick towels for you to cover your feet(available between the chairs)
with koi pond if you want some sun
dim sum/siew mai available on the buffet line for breakfast, we are famished at 10:30am, being the first 4 customers to reach Andana spa at 9:55am, they are open from 10am till midnight
salad with cherry tomatoes, capsicums, japanese cucumber etc
fruits and sandwiches(ham and egg)
curry puff, fish balls, fried bean curd sheet with fish paste
other food on the buffet line, items are constantly stocked, even between meals(breakfast/lunch/dinner)
free flow fruit juice(orange, watermelon, sour lime etc), their orange juice is pure without added water and sugar, so nice. we had soup too(some cucumber vegetable soup)
belgian chocolate haagen daz ice cream for breakfast πŸ™‚ while watchin twilight, a chick flick(if i could call it, but it is something relaxing about watching good looking young actor and actresses, the romance etc). I think Ashley Greene is really pretty, although first impression i find her looking old, but the baseball scene change my perception…
ala-carte porridge, just so-so, lime and sour plum juice does stimulate appetite for more food πŸ™‚
longan jelly(so-so) and more haagen daaz ice cream. yum
pie ti, fish and chips taste great(only available 4pm onwards)
locker room(each person entitle to a locker with key)
changing room
dressing table: cotton bud, styling products
rubber bands in the white container and more styling products available for your usage
looking towards hot and cold spa pool from dressing table area
hot pool with reclining chair in it. really warm(40 degree Celcius) and nice having water pressure shooting at your back, stay here for 15-20mins, then you have to jump to a really cool small pool to tighen your pores(as instructed by person there). Purpose of hot pool is to help body blood circulation.
there is the cold pool(14 degree Celcius) left of above photo, take a quick dip to close the pores on your skin (1 or 2 second is enough) After this, you can proceed to sauna and steam room just next to the pool
after sauna/steam room(5-10 minutes), you can proceed to shower and they will give you new robes and even disposable underwear πŸ˜‰
manicure/pedicure area, they is only 1 person here :(, 4 of us spent about 4 hours just for having pedicure and manicure…
blueish bath salt to clean your feet
dry your nails in front of mini fan
look black with hints of purple, RM48++ for pedicure
light purple
my red with hints of orange from one of OPI latest range: espana
manicure: RM35++
A nice and worth the money trip to Andana, for limited time(i think until end of the year), they have 20% discount for creditcard: Maybank and Citibank, 20% discount off the RM148++, so it will add up to only RM136 nett for whole day of relaxation, haagen daaz whole day is pure indulgence πŸ™‚
Website: Andana Spa
Address: Andana Spa
Holiday Inn Glenmarie,
No.1, Jalan Usahawan U1/8,
Seksyen U1,
41050, Shah Alam,
Selangor
Telephone: 03-7803 2328

 

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