Tanzini Upper Deck @G Tower Kuala Lumpur - An enchanted and magical Valentine Special Dinner Menu Review

Where are you planning to bring your special Valentine on this special Valentine Day? I am sure you would like a super nice place with top quality food for this coming special Valentine dinner to impress her. 

Best Restaurant To Eat did a special review for this coming Valentine at one of the finest restaurant in Malaysia; The Tanzini Upper Deck at 28th Floor G Tower, Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur.

At this height, the restaurant offers you a superb panoramic and breezy view. With the elaborate and posh setup, it is no wonder; the restaurant has won so many accolades including the top awards from the recently 2014 Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF).

Not only the decor was eye pleasing, the food that came after that was equally impressive as it was meticulously crafted and decorated by Chef Eugene. For this romantic occasion, he has crafted a special meal for HIM and HER; each with its own distinct, unique flavours and texture to impress you and your Valentine.

The chef has created the dishes that married both the natural flavours and texture of each of the ingredients to enlighten your taste buds and all your senses during the entire dinner course.

Innocent Looking Candy Floss before transformation

  

On your arrival on that special Valentine night, there is a special welcome drink for HER; which is the HER MAGICAL VALENTINE – a candy floss (blue and pink) with a dose of Absolut Vodka. Watch its magical moment; when the Vodka are added and the transformation of the melting of the candy to liquid. A smooth sweet beginning for your Valentine.

Infusing with Pomegranate Foam

While for HIM is HIS LUXURY VALENTINE – a concoction of Margarita mix with thyme and rosemary – a masculine start to the evening for HIM.

Next, is the BAKERS FEATURE - a Homemade Ciabatta Bread – a soft and fluffy on the inside bread to start off the night accompanied with an olive and special sauce spread.

followed by the CARAMEL CINNAMON PEANUT ROLL – at Tanzini, it advocates healthy food option; all the food served here are sugar free, so the sweetness that are found in the food are natural sweetness of its very own ingredients.

For the AMUSE BOUCHE it is the TSARSKAYA – A French oyster with a multitude of naturally coloured Strawberry, Mango and Passion Fruit Pearls with a dash of Konbu Shoyu (seaweed soy sauce). 

According to the chef, he chooses the French oyster over the others as this oyster has a very unique feature, in that it retains the marine saltiness and gives a unique light salted natural taste to the fresh oyster.

Next, is the HER appetizer which is the STONE CRAB. 

It is a Thai Kerabu style, which has fresh stone crab ceviche and pickled cucumber mixed with a spicy and sourish taste, tossed in a tangy dressing and topped with stone crab floss.

While for HIM appetizer is the BRITTANY BLUE.

It is a combination of poached lobster and crab. The different texture of the seafood gives you the feel of a different level of chewiness and was the perfect match with the light blended soy sauce infused Asian Slaw that gives you a special taste. With the use of wood ear fungus as the base, it adds another springy texture to this dish.

No dinner is complete without the soup, for HERS soup, it is the ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH.

The soup is served with a Butternut Brulee. The natural sweetness from the roasted butternut squash was very evident in the soup. The silky smooth light flavoured soup is a soothing start for the ladies.

While the HIM soup is the CAULIFLOWER With ATARI MISO.

This soup is another chef ingenuity use of a single ingredient in this case cauliflower and with an added spice of the SriRacha to the roasted cauliflower; gives out a light spiciness to the soup. While the use of the Atari Miso; adds a natural salty flavour to this soup.

Next is the starter; for HER is the FREE RANGE CHICKEN PIE.

The tender succulent chicken meat is roll up with chestnut served on a nest of fried vermicelli for the crunch texture. The yellow strip topping are specially cured egg yolk which adds another dimension to this delicious dish. 

While the HIM Starter is the MUSCOVY DUCK SPRING ROLL.

For the men, the duck confit is wrapped in Vietnamese Rice wrap and deep fried to give a crust on the outside while the duck meat has a strong and smooth flavour that was perfectly matched to the Shimeji Mushroom sauce. Just for your info, the Muscovy duck is reared in a farm in Ipoh.

For the INTERMEZZO, you and your Valentine will be served the sorbet of the day, which in our case was the Green Apple with Soy Beans sorbet.

The sorbet was very refreshing change to prepare for the main course.

For the main course, you and your Valentine can choose from either the WAGYU BEEF RIBS – which is a slow Brasied Wagyu Beef Ribs Goulash Style served with Spring Onion Mash and French Beans.

The Wagyu Beef Ribs is one of the signature dishes at Tanzini Upper Deck. The ribs are carefully selected to ensure that every piece has the essential requirement; added another perfectionist note on the dish. It is then slow braised for 72 hours till a tender, flavourful and hearty texture. Its’ aroma captivates your taste buds while you take each bite of the meat.

For fans of the fish you can have the option to choose the BARRAMUNDI – It is Seared Barramundi with Otak Otak wrapped in between and served with Seasonal Vegetables with a San Marzano Coulis sauce.

The fish is sourced from their own farm – which epitomises the tagline of “from farm to table”. It is another way of using a local produce just like the Muscovy Duck coupled with the art and science of cooking, to dish out another inspiring and lip smacking dish.

To end your elegant and perfect Valentine dinner, you will be served the CHOCOLATE AND BUTTER. For your information this sweet ending uses no sugar, all the sweetness is extracted out from the natural taste of the ingredients that are used to make this dessert.

If you are mesmerise by now, you better hurry it up, as Tanzini Upper Deck @G Tower Kuala Lumpur can only host 25 couples for this special Valentine Dinner. For reservation, please call 03 - 2168 1899. 

Below is full menu offering for the Valentine Day Special.

Valentine’s Menu

Gentleman

RM400++

Baker’s Feature

Valentine’s Artisanal Specials

Amuse Bouche

Tsarskaya

Strawberry-Mango-Passion Fruit Pearls, Konbu Shoyu

Appetizer

Britanny Blue

Poached, Asian Slaw, Yolk Carpaccio

Soup

Cauliflower & Atari Miso

Veloute of Cauliflower & Atari Miso, Roasted Cauliflower Sriracha, Cauliflower Cous Cous

Starter

Muscovy Duck “Spring Roll”

Muscovy Duck Confit, Roasted Butternut Squash Puree, Shimeji & Shishito

Intermezzo

Sorbet of the Day

Mains Seduction

Wagyu Beef Ribs

Slow Brasied Wagyu Beef Ribs Goulash Style, Spring Onion Mash, French Beans

OR

Barramundi

Seared Barramundi with Otak Otak, Seasonal Vegetables

San Marzano Coulis

Sweet Ending

Chocolate & Butter

 Valentine’s Menu

Ladies

RM400++

Baker’s Feature

Valentine’s Artisanal Specials

Amuse Bouche

Tsarskaya

Strawberry-Mango-Passion Fruit Pearls, Konbu Shoyu

Appetizer

Stone Crab

Stone Crab Ceviche, Stone Crab Floss, Pickled Cucumber

Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, Butternut Brulee

Starter

Free Range Chicken “Pie”

Roulade of Chicken & Chestnut, Kataifi, Cured Yolks

Intermezzo

Sorbet of the Day

Mains Seduction

Wagyu Beef Ribs

Slow Brasied Wagyu Beef Ribs Goulash Style, Spring Onion Mash, French Beans

OR

Barramundi

Seared Barramundi with Otak Otak, Seasonal Vegetables

San Marzano Coulis

Sweet Ending

Chocolate & Butter

Yuzen Japanese Restaurant @Damansara Perdana– Omakase Japanese Fine Dining Review

Malaysian can now enjoy top quality fully imported from Japan the Omakase style. Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to this special Japanese epicurean experience at Yuzen Japanese Restaurant located at LG03, Plaza Emerald North, Jalan Pju8/3A, Damansara Perdana, 47820 Petaling Jaya.

Omakase; is an expression that are widely used at Japanese restaurants particularly in sushi restaurant where one leaves the selection of what to eat entirely to the chef. It is the direct opposite to ala-carte. Customers ordering omakase style expect the chef to be innovative and surprising in the selection of dishes, and the meal can be likened to an artistic performance by the chef.

Ordering omakase can be a gamble for those that are choosy on the type of food that they like; however, the customer typically receives the highest-quality fish in stock at a less expensive cost than if it had been ordered à la carte. A little more of that later.

Yuzen Japanese Restaurant décor is of a minimalist simple Zen design. Its' ambience suits a casual Japanese dining experience while there are some private rooms that caters to more privacy for the guests.

The afternoon lunch started off with an Omakase Sashimi (market price)– it is a platter of raw fresh fish and seafood selection by the chef. Our platter of the Omakase Sashimi comes with variety of fish and seafood.

Although one can also order a normal Sashimi set, an Omakase Sashimi Platter allows the chef to mix with some top quality seasonal fishes into this platter.

According to the Chef, one can expect that the Omakase Sashimi Platter that you eat this week would not be identical at all to the following week.

One can also be surprised by this offering to taste some of these specialty Japanese fish which can be very costly to be ordered ala-carte.

At Yuzen, the Chef have concocted a special in-house made wasabi which is perfect for eating Sashimi, as you would not need any soya sauce added into it. In Japan specialty restaurant, Sashimi are most likely be served with this special wasabi concoction which will bring out the natural taste of the fresh fish and seafood.

Next, we had the Tuna Takaki Avocado Salad (RM22.00), the tuna are lightly pan fried on the outer layer and slice thinly and served with avocado, fresh green salad and rocket salad.

The dressing was a light sesame mayonnaise and blended perfectly with the salad greens.

This is then followed by the Omakase Nigiri Platter (market price) which has pieces of specialty sushi which include the Salmon Roe, Toro, Tuna, Salmon, Ankimo and others. Your order will definitely be different from the one we had.

We had another salad which is the Deep Fried Salmon Skin salad. The skin was very crisp and eaten with the salad, it gives the mouth a feels of crunchiness while the greens gives you a refresh feel.

After that, we had the Chawan Mushi (RM10.00). At Yuzen Japanese Restaurant you can order your Chawan Mushi with a Seafood topping

or a Crab Meat Topping. I find the eggs custard very smooth, where you can slurp it into your mouth. It also has a strong tinge of flavourful taste. Upon checking with the Chef, his Chawan mushi are made from a special clear broth that takes more than 6 hours to boil and mix with the eggs and steam at the right temperature to this perfect setting and texture.

Next, we had the Chicken Teriyaki – RM13.50 - the chicken was deep fried to a light crisp and topped with a special in-house blended teriyaki sauce that was not too sweet and was just nice for my taste. Usually, I am not a big fan of teriyaki but this one made me go for a second helping.

One of the most interesting dish for me which leaves me an unforgettable taste even after sometime as I write this post is the Surume Ika Teriyaki (Squid) – RM20.50. The squid was lightly grilled to a seared while retaining the squid, firm and bouncy texture.

 

What makes this dish an unforgettable taste is not the grilled squid but the accompanied squid sauce which the chef has used the squid roe, squid ink and the secret recipe to cook this sauce which has a very strong and smooth taste of the squid.

The after taste from eating this sauce with the grilled squid leaves one taste bud and senses highly satisfied. If Squid is one of your favourite, you gotta try this.

Little did we know as a food blogger, mostly we have already experience this Omakase experience as most of the time, we totally leave it to the chef to dish out their specialty dishes for us to try.

Our Other Japanese Cuisine Review
Kampachi Japanese Restaurant @ Pavilion Kuala Lumpur  – Best Japanese Restaurant – All Kansai Festival Review Puchong Setia Walk Sumptuous Traditional Japanese Food at Bonbori Japanese Cuisine Restaurant by Best Restaurant To EatKurata Japanese Restaurant Park Royal Kuala Lumpur – Japanese Fine Dining With A Touch of French Review

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