The Library | The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur - Ritzy Christmas 2017

This the season to be jolly at The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur. A collection of dining and festive specials have been specially crafted by the culinary team to usher in Christmas and New Year with great vigour and zeal. 

Be it a tête-à-tête with a dear one or a soirée with friends and family, The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur’s festive curations will make this festive season a truly unforgettable one.  Do check out The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur facebook page for the latest information and promotion.

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER 

Relish in a sumptuous three or four-course Christmas Eve dinner from the Menu Du Jour at The Library. Elevate the dining experience with the Executive Chef’s special creations, featuring a succulent Roast Turkey carvery complemented by Roasted Quail, Creamy Lobster Soup, Chestnut Parfait, White Chocolate served with Christmas Pudding

You can taste the sumptuous and fresh Seafood On Ice offering of Lobsters, Prawns, Octopus, Mussels and Clams

or taste out the Fresh Gallagher Oyster with a dash of lemon and Tabasco sauce.

and for fans of Salmon, you can relish on the Smoked Salmon or the Slamin Gravalax

Dig into the succulent and juicy Roast Beef Ribs served with an array of condiments.

and indulge in the bountiful dessert delights offering

December 24, Sunday at The Library from 7pm to 11pm

From MYR 250 per person

TEDDY BEAR AFTERNOON TEA

A much-loved Ritz-Carlton tradition, the Teddy Bear-themed afternoon tea is favoured for its selection of creative and vibrant pastries, desserts and colourful festive eggnog. Children will also experience the delight of building their very own teddy bear during the Afternoon Tea, making this a meaningful family affair this season. 

December 10, Sunday at The Private Room from 3pm to 6pm 

MYR 160 per adult and MYR115 per child under 12

CHRISTMAS DAY CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH

Indulge in a plethora of flavours at the Christmas Day Champagne Brunch. The eclectic spread will feature fresh seafood, tapas, pastas, soups, grilled meats, succulent roast turkey carvery on trolley, scrumptious Christmas desserts and festive favourites. Behold a special visit by Santa Claus and fun children’s activities to spread more joy and cheer. 

December 25, Monday at The Cobalt Room from 12pm to 3pm

From MYR 198 per person

CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON TEA

The elegantly handcrafted Christmas-inspired desserts and savouries served at the Christmas Afternoon Tea is a treat for the eyes as well as the palate. Immerse yourself in an afternoon of jazzy Christmas tunes performed by our resident band whilst enjoying leisurely sips of The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur Blend, steeped to perfection. 

December 24 to 25, Sunday to Monday at The Lobby Lounge from 3pm to 6pm

MYR 80 per person

NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER 

Prepare to usher in the New Year in an intimate setting with an exclusive Menu Du Jour, specially crafted to ignite your senses. The four-course menu entails Warm Lobster Salad, Tomato and Prawn Bouillabaisse, Grilled Wagyu Fillet and Pistachio Mango Chantilly with Raspberry Sorbet. The evening culminates with a New Year Countdown and Balloon Drop at Shook! at Feast Village Starhill Gallery. 

December 31, Sunday at The Library from 7pm to 11pm

From MYR 250 per person

NEW YEAR’S DAY ROAST

After a relaxing lie-in in the morning, gather friends and family and celebrate the New Year with a gourmet buffet featuring indulgent seafood, a selection of antipasti, Japanese delights such as sashimi and nigiri, roast prime rib and decadent desserts paired with free flow of bubbly at The Library. A lively play area with enjoyable activities for the little ones is available throughout the brunch. 

January 1, Monday at The Library from 12pm to 3pm

From MYR 198 per person

FESTIVE GOURMET PACKAGES

Rejoice in the festive season by bringing home to your loved ones, our specially designed Classic Roast Turkey or Chef Wai’s Signature Cedar Smoked and Roasted Turkey. Our Festive Gourmet Packages come accompanied with homemade Brussels Sprouts, Glazed Chestnuts and Pumpkin Pie.

Available through December 30

From MYR 500 per package

48-hour advance notice is required

FESTIVE GOURMET HAMPERS

Our life-sized Gingerbread House at the Lobby is beautifully made out of sugar, spice and everything nice. Browse through our collection of elegant gourmet offerings and customised festive hampers, which make perfect gifts for family, friends and colleagues this festive season.

Available from December 1 to 31

From MYR 250 per hamper

48-hour advance notice is required for customised hampers

All prices are in Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) and are inclusive of 6% GST. For more information and reservations on the hotel’s festive offerings this season, please call +60 3 2142 8000 or email dining@ritzcarlton.com.my.

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CINCIN Wine Bar And Grill | Elegant Dining @ Cheras Kuala Lumpur

CINCIN Wine Bar And Grill is one of the latest Western dining restaurants in Cheras which is located at No 1, Jalan 1/119, Taman Bukit Hijau, Cheras, 56100, Kuala Lumpur.

For those of you staying in Cheras; you need not travel all the way to downtown Kuala Lumpur to taste some of the special price wine collection that is available from CINCIN. At CINCIN if you are a newbie to wine appreciation, you can seek the assistance of their staff to recommend it to you.

We were told that you can keep your unfinished wine at CINCIN which is marked by a special cork. The concept of CINCIN Wine Bar And Grill is also to educate its customers about the etiquette of wine appreciation and drinking. You can also purchase your wine at the restaurant. Check out for their latest promotion from the CINCIN facebook page.

Whether it is a party, gathering with friends & family or special function like birthday and anniversary, you would find CINCIN Wine Bar And Grill a perfect venue to host your memorable event.

We were there to celebrate my wedding anniversary with a full course dinner with wine pairing starting with the Caesar Salad which is topped with Smoked Salmon and paired with a glass of Viognier and Arinto (2015).

Next; our soup for the evening is a Clear Soup with Truffle Oil. Cooked with a combination of different mushroom which includes the Shitake mushroom, and infused with a strong aroma of the truffle oil when it arrives at our table. A simple start to our dinner.

After the soup; we were served an appetizer which is Grilled Portobello With Bacon and Cheese. The melted cheese encapsulate with the fried bacon and marries with the strong taste of the grilled porto bello mushroom.

For the main course: I ordered the Grill Lamb Rack with Red Wine Rosemary Sauce and paired with a glass of Syrah, Tempranillo, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (2015). It is a special concoction of the various blend of wine that has a nice aftertaste in the mouth especially when it was drunk after a bite size of the grilled lamb meat.

As for my other half, she was served the Poach Salmon With a White Wine Broth which was paired with Viognier and Arinto (2015). Compare to the Lamb Rack that I had, this dish has a more subtle and clear taste. You can enjoy the natural taste of the slightly salty mushroom broth which brings out the flavours of the wine.

For desserts, I had the Green Tea Creme Brulee, which was elaborately decorated with blossoms of flowers.

While my other half had the Ballerina, which is a meringue ball with gelato-like ice cream which has a slightly vinegarette taste of the lime.  Loves this refreshing dessert to end a memorable anniversary dinner.

Currently, CINCIN Wine and Grill is running the following Buy 1 free 1 wine promotion 

Cava RM 38++

Red wine RM 28++

White wine RM 28++

If you are staying in the surrounding Cheras area, you might want to impress your date with nice dinner at CINCIN. Coincidentally CINCIN is an Italian word for CHEERS. So CINCIN up to a  great time at CINCIN.

For this coming Christmas, you can celebrate this festivity with your family and friend at CINCIN. You can check out the Christmas dinner promotion on their facebook page. 

Australian Cuisine at The Library Ritz Carlton By Guest Chef Christopher Millar

The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur is pleased to present award-winning Australian Guest Chef Christopher Millar, who is set to enthral the palates of guests and gourmands with an exquisite six-course modern Australian cuisine dinner featuring his signature Wagyu beef at The Library. 

Chef Chris is currently Executive Chef of the acclaimed Stellar at 1-Altitude in Singapore. Stellar at 1-Altitude is renowned for serving the sumptuous Wagyu beef which is flown in exclusively from Chef Chris’s very own Tajima cattle herd in Australia. 

A creative force in the culinary scene with a wealth of experience spanning 20 years, he has enjoyed a successful career in distinguished and award-winning restaurants in London and Australia, most notably the iconic Windsor Hotel in Melbourne and the prestigious Pavilion on the Park in Sydney, achieving the coveted Chef Hat award for both establishments. 

His creative inventions and adept culinary skills have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including the recently accorded Two Stars by Wine & Dine Singapore Top Restaurants Award, a finalist for Chef of the Year and Restaurant of the Year in the 2017 World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence and Best Innovative Fusion Chef by National Critics Choice.

The five-day promotion will feature Chef Chris’s exquisite curation of Wagyu beef, adding a distinctive touch to the menu which starts off with Chef’s signature Sturia Caviar on Crème Fraiche Cracker. 

Next on is the Wagyu Tri-Tip Tataki with Truffle Mascarpone and Olive Soil.

Rock Rose Gin Marinated Salmon with Oyster, Avocado and Ikura. The Salmon and Oysters which hails from famous Loch Fyne, Scotland which has exceptionally pure water are farmed using sustainable farming techniques.

Wagyu Petit Tender Over The Coals with Sea Urchin, Wasabi and Paris Mash, Pickled. The treatment of the Petit Tender was juicy and succulent. Each and every little bite exudes the natural distinctive wagyu beef flavour. A truly deserving treatment to this wagyu beef.

The last course before dessert is the Braised Wagyu Beef Cheek with Roasted Cauliflower Cream and Porcini. According to the Chef; the beef cheek was braised for 8 hours; the results - a fork-tender soft texture that has the full flavour that is deeply ingrained to strand of meat. Paired with the Roasted Cauliflower Cream it was superbly done.

For dessert, you will be served the Sable of Mango and Lime Curd, a nice end to our savoury dining which has a sourish and refreshing taste. 

Available from October 31 to November 4 from 7pm until 11pm, the six-course dinner is priced at RM350 per person with an option of wine pairing at RM500 per person. 

For reservations and enquiries, please call +60 3 2142 8000 or email dining@ritzcarlton.com.my.

The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur

The Library

168 Jalan Imbi Pudu

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel 03 - 2142 8000

Pak Loh Chiu Chow Starhill Gallery Bukit Bintang - Week Day Set Lunch Promotion

In the heart of the city lies a well-known Chinese restaurant in Star Hill Gallery, Feast Village called Pak Loh Chiu Chow Restaurant. This restaurant is the golden sister of the world-renowned Pak Loh Chiu Chow in Hong Kong that dishes out authentic Teochew or also known as Chiu Chow delicacies for decades on the island.

Pak Loh Chiu Chow Restaurant Address

LG 12 Feast Village

Starhill Gallery

181 Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03 - 2782 3856

Now, everyone can dine in style and experience the depth and breadth of Pak Loh Chiu Chow's famous award-winning Executive Chinese Chef Alex Au. Chef's creations with the brand new lunch menu featuring Week Day Set Lunch whetting appetites of those looking for a quick, affordable and yet delicious meal.

Starting our review is an Appetizer Of Roasted Duck With Butterfly Bun, Seasonal fruits & A Glass Of Juice. All sets with price starting from RM 35 onwards include the main of rice or noodles which come with an appetiser of Roasted Duck with Butterfly Bun, seasonal fruits and a glass of juice.

The first set that we tasted is the La Mian Soup With Bacon & Seasonal Vegetable (RM 35.00). For me, the star of the night would probably be this La Mian Soup which is served with house made bacon and seasonal vegetable drenched in a thick, concentrated and hearty pork bones broth which take hours of slow brewing to extract out the full flavours of the ingredients. 

The second set is the Stir Fried La Mian With Pork & Seasonal Vegetable (RM 35.00). Fried to an aroma filled with the charred of the Wok Hei, it is a real treat to slurp up the springy noodles which are enhanced by the juicy and tender pork slices.

While the third set is the Fried Rice With Barbecued Pork, Prawns & Seasonal Vegetable (RM 35.00).

This is then followed by the Lemon Chicken Chop With Rice & Seasonal Vegetable (RM 35.00).  A myriad of crispy battered chicken which had the sourish tone from the lemon partnering with Chef concoction of several sauces. Love the texture of the crisp-tender meat of the chicken which marries perfectly to the sauce.

Followed by the Rice With Braised Pork Belly With Preserved Moi Choy & Seasonal Vegetable

RM 45.00.  As explained by this dish is very time consuming and tedious to be prepared, and if the steps and processes are not adhered to, the result can be disastrous. The choice Pork Neck meat was used as it has a soft texture while having the fats portion that is not overly fatty as most would use the pork belly meat.

And the last set we tasted was the Rice With Baked Sweet & Sour Spare Ribs & Seasonal Vegetables

RM 45.00. The finger licking spare ribs were braised till soft and tender, oozing with flavour. Specially imported ingredients of 'Chen Kong Prized Vinegar' from China, Chinese herbs, and with sweet coming from rock sugar,  Chef utilised red yeast rice for the natural red colouring instead of using artificial colouring for the dish, so can be assured no artificial preservatives are used for the red colouring. The spare ribs get a little sweet, but one get the pork's natural flavour and the tang of vinegar is a nice contrast.

 
Apart from the Week Day Set Lunch dishes, diners can choose a variety of a la carte dishes from Hong Kong Roasted Meats, Chiu  Chow Marinade, pork, chicken cuisine to healthy soups, porridge, noodles, fried rice, eggs, vegetables and much more. The first we tasted was the Braised Spring Chicken Stuffed With Glutinous Rice, Garlic, Ginger & Straw Mushrooms RM 45.00.  A highly nutritious tender spring chicken thru the tedious cooking process of braising the chicken is stuffed with fragrant glutinous rice which was pan-fried with ginger and mushroom to enhance the flavour. To ensure it's cooked through and retains its juiciness, this dish is cooked under low fire for more than 2 hours.

Signature dish of Pak Loh is the Slow-Braised Goose With Pork Fillet, Pork Intestine, Pig's Ear, Egg & Beancurd - RM 45 (Small) RM 80 (Regular)

Honey Barbecued Pork RM 40.00 - Well-marinated in Chef's special sauce of premium 'Mui Kwai Lou', Hoi Sin sauce, Char Siew Sauce and oyster sauce, the pork belly is oven roasted to perfection. Fat melts through the meat making it luscious and buttery with a smooth mouth feel as it melts on the tongue. 

Pomfret Porridge (RM 45.00) - For those that might not like to have a heavy meal can opt for the bowl of super comforting fish porridge. The porridge broth is the result of boiling three different types of fish bones such as Red Snapper, Grouper and Seabass for the extract sweetness. The end result is a lusciously creamy and superbly rich fish flavours porridge that are served with a generous portion of pomfret meat slices.

Double-Boiled Pork Tripe with Pepper & Salted Vegetables RM 25.00

Our last dish is the Stir-Fried Kailan With Fresh Lily Bulb & Halibut Fish RM 40.00 - A lovely simple stir fried vegetable dish with rich flavour coming from the fragrant Halibut fish. The dried Halibut is deep fried and added to the dish to enhance the taste and flavour. Adding in some fresh sweet and crisp Lily Bulb, it gives this dish a multi-texture feel.

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