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The Japanese Restaurant

December 3rd, 2011, posted in Events, Food, ©FoodStuff

I was invited to the Japanese Restaurant to have my taste bud tantalize with the awesome scrumptious sushi, wide range of sashimi and of course Teppanyaki !

Located at Sunway Putra Hotel ( formerly the Legend Hotel. Beside The Mall), this hotel offers the best service and as you expected food. With that being said, the price for such exclusivity does not come cheap but is definitely bank for buck.

Anyway, the Japanese Restaurant Head Chef, Lau Yeou Shin and his kitchen brigade prepares nearly 60 dishes for you to enjoy. They usually refresh their menus 4 times a week.

So let’s get down to what they have to offer.

This is where their fresh sashimi’s are prepared and placed. All the sashimi’s are hand made, prepared on the spot and is definitely fresh. I have tasted the salmon and indeed it is fresh. The taste has nothing to shout about, but the key point here is that it is fresh.

Here are the list of sashimi’s :

Freshly cut salmon, maguro (tuna), hamachi (yellowtail), cuttlefish, butterfish, oysters, tiger prawns and half shell scallops

Now this is the highlight of the place! They have their own teppayaki kitchen where you are free to pick anything you want and they will prepare it for you on the spot. This is such an enjoyment because normally we are not able to choose what we want for our teppayaki. But this time around, I can gobble down the whole lot of variety of foods there!

They also prepare wide range of Robatayaki ( grilled items)

The list of grilled items are : sanma, saba, oysters, shisamo, quail eggs, sweet corn, unagi, bacon rolls, shiitake and cocktail sausages

Another highlight of this place is also the sushi bar! The sushi’s here are also prepared fresh on the spot the maintain freshness. Besides they also prepare sushi’s that are considered the ‘premium’ ones where you usually need to pay a hefty price in a normal Japanese restaurant. But since THIS IS A BUFFET, you get to enjoy them without hesitating!

photo: Charisow.com

To be honest, the sushi is fresh but it lacks the “ommph”. The rice is not as sticky as it should be and would ‘break’ into pieces.

These are the assorted ‘side dishes’ that you normally find in a Japanese restaurant menu. The cold tofu, anchovies, lady finger, you name it, its here. I particularly love the cold tofu as it tasted really soft, fresh and is not too salty as compared to others.

There are other main course which I did not try as sushi and teppayaki alone making me bloated. I am no Rebecca Saw yo! Haha (: But anyway, these are the main course that are offered by the Japanese Restaurant.

Garlic Fried Rice, Chicken Katsu, Chicken Teriyaki, Stir-fried Black Pepper Udon, Cabbage Rolls, Stuffed Mushrooms, Grilled Stingray with Miso Paste, Stuffed Crabs, Japanese Style Braised Beef with Radish, Grilled Squid with Cheese Sauce, Lamb with Miso Sauce, Braised Beef Balls and Seafood Gyoza, in addition to Yaki Ramen, Yaki Udon (fried noodles) and Yaki Gohan (fried rice)

What is a meal without dessert and thankfully the Japanese Restaurant has one! They have wide range of cakes and pastries and of course ICE CREAM! (:

The desserts are just all about right. I liked some but hated some but my favourite was the Green Tea Ice Cream. The green tea is just evident in the ice cream. You can taste every single cold dripping green tea in it. Was definably heaven! For the rest, I wouldn’t’ comment much. It might not fit my taste bud, but who knows you may like it

Pumpkin Pudding, Warabi Mochi, Soybean Cheesecake, Green Tea Ice Cream with Red Bean Paste, Assorted Jellies and Fruit Custards, fresh cut mixed fruits, assortment of French Pastries and oriental-inspired sweets such as the thirst-quenching Longan with Honey Sea Coconut and Snow Fungus andLotus Paste Pancakes..

All in all, for RM82++ for Adult and RM41++ for kids, I really think it is bang for bucks. Firstly, you get fresh sushi’s and sashimi’s prepared on the spot. Secondly, you get to gobble down all the teppayaki items and brag about it. HAH! Bring your friend to other teppayaki outlet and brag! Smile with tongue out What more can you ask from a Japanese restaurant? The green tea ice cream tops it all up. This gets 3.5 star out of 5 from me.

Operation hours are from 12 noon – 2.30pm for lunch and 6.30pm – 10.30pm for dinner. The restaurant is closed on Mondays and for lunch on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. If you’d like to make a reservation, kindly call 03-4042 9888 (ext. 1011) OR email enquirysph@sunwayhotels.com

House of Buffet tasting session!

January 9th, 2010, posted in Events, Food, Random rants, Shennanigans

Thanks to Ah Pop of http://smashpop.com, we bloggers get the opportunity to try some of the finest dishes in town. Buffet Style babeh! House of Buffet (HOB).

Its just next to Lowyat plaza, making it really convenient for patrons/shoppers to have their bite at anytime of the day.

Being the new kid on the block, we bloggers are expecting something really scrumptious and awesome while having out teeth sunk into the so called ‘fine dishes’. But before we get into that, lets look at the interior.

The interior spots a really upper class environment for customers and a very cozy setting. When you step into this place, you could down right feel like its a fine dining restaurant, which in fact is not. What makes this place stands out is the decos and the design itself. Along the walkway and tableside, there’s a mini lake. It looks really elegant and it gives you the ‘upper class’ feeling. LOL

If I’m not mistake, this place has 5 sections; Japanese, Malay, Chinese Fusion, Salad Bar, Ice Cream Bar, Cake counter and Drink Counter tho the Tempayaki section is not open yet.

The raw section of the Japanese Buffet.

Nope. Not Good. Honestly, the sushi wasnt that fresh. Dont know why, but it seemed dryyyyy…. The raw section was good tho. The Salmon and the Ham is really tasty.

The tempura and bilis was awesome. I love the bilis especially. Anchovies in English. LOL

They served this to us. Coconut drink!!! Really cooling and refreshing. Especially when you know the air cond is not working at their place. =p

I don’t eat muscles, but this muscles is not your ordinary muscles. It is cooked with cheese and man, i can eat this thang all night long. It has this fried feeling and the cheese just eliminates the smell away. Really awesome stuff.

I dont know what is this, but the gravy has this sweet taste and it gives the chicken a lip smacking points from me. This chicken is ordinary but the gravy is its M15. Love this.

Salad Bar

Now here comes their signature dish, specially prepared by the chef for us.

I particularly love this dish. According to the chef, this is a Mexican influenced dish. The roll taste just like spring roll with a hint of some Mexican herds. Its exactly like the spring roll/popiah my grandma always make during festive season. Of course this is just my bias taste buds as i love popiah very much. =)

HOB also serves Baskin 31 Robin ice cream and that’s the part we bloggers are looking forward to. Nevertheless, sorry to say, the cakes are not worth mentioning, so i wont post it up. =)

Overall, there’s room from improvement for this newly opened buffet style restaurant. It doesn’t has the wow factor but at the same time its not that bad. The dishes that i mentioned are worth your taste buds. Although the Japanese food section failed me, but at least the hospitality we received compensate for it. There are rooms for improvement and i wish you guys luck. Then again, thanks to SmashPop a.k.a Jason Goh and HOB for hosting us bloggers. It was an awesome night. We went home a happy man. LOL. Full and happy! weee. =)

Value for Money: 3.5/5

Service: 4.5/5

Environment: 4/5

Food: 3.5/5

Verdict: 3.5/5