Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Banquet on the 19th
April the 19th, it was a momentous li'll occasion for both SY and I (it's for us to know and for you to find out). So we decided to commemorate the day with a nice relaxing dinner at The Banquet @ BVII. We arrived slightly after the normal dinner rush hour, hence, seatings were aplenty. We were seated at a cosy corner and notice how my crisp Zara shirt blends in nicely with the rest of the decor'. Ahaks.
It's not our first time here, so we sort of knew what we wanted to order. Summoned the waiter and he sent our orders of tom yam soup (good), fried chicken wings coated with salted fish (very good), oven baked butter fish (yummy yummy yummy) and white wine clam pasta to the kitchen (yummy yummy). I must also add that each and everytime I come here, the service had been exquisite ... real top notch. :) (Maybe that's one of the reasons they could afford to overcharge us customers eh) :P
The last photo was taken as I was still undecided on what to order ... whether to go oriental or western. Ended up picking Italian with the clam pasta which was a splendid choice. The pasta was springy and tossed with loads of salty garlic. The wine was infused adequately within the pasta and the many juicy clams but not too much as to overwhelm the taste of the dish itself. I chose to exclude parsley though as I'm not a fan of this intense smelling herb.
The oven baked butter fish was cooked to perfection as usual. So flaky and when dipped in the honey mustard sauce ... ooo simply divineee. It's a dish that's gentle on the pallet and the baked potatoes on the side perfected this dish rather nicely.
The fiery tom yam soup was loaded with a generous amount of prawns, chicken, squid, mushroom and BIRD EYE CHILLIES. So good and yet sooooo spicy. A couple of sips and the nose starts to drip, the forehead revealed heavy beads of sweat and yet ... it keeps you wanting more. Deliciously deadly this concoction is.
Finally, the chicken wings ... unlike the usual 101-kinda-spice marinated ones, these v-shaped finger lickin' babies are coated with a mush of salted fish and it's to die for. Seriously, take a succulent bite and savour it by pressing it in between your toungue and pallet. Let the flavoursome juices coat each tastebuds and you'll get what I mean. Simply heavenly.
After dinner, the both of us headed to Mango Mania across the street for dessert but that indulgence deserves its own entry. :P
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Why so lil pics of the food :( Put laaa moreeeee...I didn't get to go yet.
Think my old folks will faint if they see what is served there...hahaa
Ya..love the ambiance..kinda like wedding theme no?? :) hence the name Banquet.. Aww..u guys always go to those romantic places huh..:D
Not everytime go le ... can't afford to dine at these kinda places often. Hmmm ... maybe I shall blog bout the times I have my meals at mamak stalls as well ... don't wanna give the wrong impression here. :p
what so special date ar? hehe... monthly anniversary ar?? hiak!! waaa always mango mania nowadays... whooi seh.. so rich la u..... next time when u go there must tapau for us also mar :P:P forzen yogurt is good enuff.. kakaka
Where got everytime go ar ... only my second time there leh. But their frozen yogurt (Yo Froz) is really good leh. Yum yum.
everytime i blog of having food, you sure got something even better there to top me....hiaks hiaks hiaks...ok...next stop for me and alexc - banquet-bangsar.
waaaa...competition now...hahaha... Great more stuff for me to read and hopefully xplore in the future..
Go la some places not only for couples...haha... no family dining places wan arr??
ahem** dear blogger, ur readers not all dating tau..ahaha..
Aiks ... where got competition ... we're all just amateur foodies, so we must fill in each other on what's good and what's not in the gastranomic industry.
BTW, plan to organize a makan trip to Lemon Garden, Shangri La KL's buffet dinner ... tentatively on the 10th of May. Any takers?
P.S. Ehhh ... Vera marketing herself now izzit??? :p
I wan mango mania!!! still yet to try leh.
yoh...lemon garden..contemplating. but no money :( hehe
waaaaaa Shangri-La ar??? wait til i'm rich 1st larrrrr... hiak! or u spend me oso can geh :P
Lemon Garden I think cheaper than Jogoya leh. From now till the 10th of May ... all of us go do extra classes le. Hehe ... 2 classes enough liao. Ooo ... and the ladies can play dress up too. :) Ppl might think we're heading to Lafite. Hehehe.
dress up? you know me la.....simple.....just come with da swoosh!
Swoosh attire not cheap eh. :P
agree! swoosh no cheap! can beat our lady dress :D
do more classes also cannot cover neh
Wei ... only need 2 extra classes leh ... that also I think more than enough liao. I'll find out the exact pricing and post an entry on it soon. :)
hey,so if i go banquet, i should order what you guys order that day? what are the dish that is a must try?
The oven baked butter fish is a must try. Oooo ... fried chicken wings also real yummy. :D If you like tom yam, go for their soup as well but make sure you don't mistakenly order their tom yam mi hun ya. Hehe
so how much would the above 3 items cost me? how much each ah?
tom yam damn spicy ?
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