#Foodpost: Big Apple Restaurant @ Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

It's time of the year again where most of us look forward to! It's the end of the year festive season! A month filled with numerous celebrations like birthdays (the month with many birthday at least to me =P), New year and of course Christmas! During this time of the year as well, it would be the best time to visit and catch up with our friends and relatives after a year long!

As Malaysian, food is life to most of us! We would opt to catch up with our family, friends and people important to us over a meal. The team at Big Apple Restaurant @ Berjaya Times Square is ready to celebrate this season of love, care and sharing with you over their Yuletide Christmas eve buffet dinner on the 24th December 2017, Christmas High Tea brunch on the 25th December 2017, & New Year's eve buffet Dinner on the 31st December 2017.

Pamper your loved ones and the whole family with myriad of palatable dishes to choose from their buffet spread prepared by renowned culinary team of chef with an array of activities lined-up by the hotel team! To cheer up this year's Christmas, they will also be having a special Pocotee & Friends themed Christmas Eve and on the day itself to help create a memorable Christmas ahead.

One of the many highlights of this place would be their stuffed banana turkey drumsticks and fried banana fritters topped with shredded cheese and chocolate sauce! Those of you banana lovers, you might wanna give this a try!

Stuffed banana Turkey drumstick

Banana fritters topped with shredded cheese and chocolate sauce

For starter.....

Patrons can opt to have some chilled seafood on ice to start off your night

Consist of prawns, green lip mussels, giant clams, bamboo clam, lemon slices, capers, coctail sauce, cocktail onions, salmon sashimi

Otherwise, you can also opt to have some salad at this salad corner where you'll be able to pick your own ingredients and the chef stationed there will mixed them well for you.

Stuffed tomatoes

English buttered assorted vegetables

For the Mains...

The chef personally recommends this Roasted Whole Turkey that weights about 6KG with stuffing glazed stuffed vegetables - carrots, radish and candied sweet potatoes; paired with giblet sauce and cranberry jelly. I really love this dish and it would also be my recommendation when you drop by!

Among other mains that attracted my attention would be this oven baked chicken drumsticks. I was already hungry from the first glance I saw it!

Wok-tossed prawns with salt and chilli

Here's some carbs for you to fill you up for the night :)

Desserts...

Lastly, to complete your experience, here's some dessert for you!

~Price list~

The chirstmas Eve Buffet Dinner on 24 December 2017 from 6.30pm till 10.30pm is priced at RM138 nett per adult, RM48 nett per child & RM69 nett per senior citizen; inclusive a glass of Carlsberg draft, house wine, house cocktail, soft drink or chilled juice.

 The Christmas Day Hi-Tea Brunch on 25 December 2017 from 12.30pm till 4.00pm is priced at RM95 nett per adult, RM38 nett per child & RM58 nett per senior citizen.

The New Year Eve Buffet Dinner on 31 December 2017 from 6.30pm till 10.30pm is priced at RM148 nett per adult, RM58 nett per child & RM74 nett per senior citizen

Before I sign off, here's my personal rating,

Ambience: Great! Perfect for gathering and celebrations especially in groups

Food: 7/10 - Moderate

Service: 8/10 - Average

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Food: UDON - YA SAN @ Pandan Indah

Looking for some good and affordable udon in town? Come head to UDON-YA SAN RESTAURANT at Pandan Indah! This place has been in operation for 4 months now. Its suitable most for those who would wish to dine in with their families or even just to satisfies your "Udon-cravings". The 'udon' here are chewier and it gives the bouncy feeling as you enjoy your meal. Why? Because they are all FRESHLY MADE DAILY here manually by the chef.

The entrance of UDON-YA SAN Restaurant 

Japanese calligraphy as part of their decorations

Simple and comfortable settings of the place

We were served with this refreshing passion fruit with plum as we arrived

Tsukimi Udon Soup
( I personally love this bowl of clear soup udon! It has a soft boiled egg on the soup which represents the moon which in Japan it's known as "The Moon Viewing Udon". Mixed everything well together to get the aroma of the bonito soup with the combination of seaweed, spring onions and tempura batter!) 

It also served together with chilli flakes. Mixed a little into your bowl of udon if you love eating spicy like I do! 

Tsukimi Udon (dry)
( This bowl of udon is served with the combination of seaweeds, spring onions, tempura batter and also the half boiled egg)

Mentaiko Udon
(This udon is served with chopped cucumbers, seaweed and a generous amount of codfish roe (mentaiko). The codfish roe is the main element which gives this udon its own unique taste. You could even taste the salty-ness of the codfish roe in every bite!) 

Salad Udon
( This cold noodle is served with sliced seaweed, freshly cutted lettuce, cherries tomatoes and finally some 'Goma' dressing to add to it's flavour. This is very suitable for vegetarians and for those who is on a low calorie diet!)

Black pepper yaki - Udon

Carbonara Udon
( This is my first time trying 'udon' served with carbonara sauce. To my surprise, this has amazed my taste buds and in fact the highlight of the night! It was served with parmegiano cheese, cream, and egg yolk. Owh! not forgetting the delicious cured pork meat (aka pancetta) to top it off!
Highly recommended! *thumbs up*

Next, we are served with some sides to compliment our 'udon'.

Tonkatsu
 (fried pork fillet with 'panko' bread crump)
 'Panko' is a Japanese-style breadcrumb traditionally used as a coating for deep-fried foods such as tonkatsu.The difference between 'panko' and standard breadcrumbs is that 'panko' is made from bread without crusts. 

Assorted vegetables tempura 
( A combination of ladies fingers, lotus, brinjals and chillies)

Ajitama
( To those who likes runny egg yolk, this is just the dish for you! This is a great combination of sesame seeds, chopped spring onion and of course the egg yolk)

Chicken karage

Kakiage
( A japanese side dish consisting of onions, long beans, and carrot that are dip in tempura batter and frying it till golden brown. This crispy side dish surely compliment well with your bowl of 'udon'. 

Ratings: 5/5

Ambiance: A comfortable and relaxing place! Great place for family gatherings and catching ups with friends.

Service: Very good! excellent service with friendly staffs.

Portion: Average.

Udon-Ya San Restaurant

65 Jalan Pandan Indah 4/3A

Pandan Indah

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 011-1310 4182

Business Hour: 11am-3pm & 6pm-10pm

Closed on Friday 

Food: MARCHE @ The Curve

Last week, I managed to spend time with my family over dinner at MARCHE Restaurant. It was a celebration for our dearest daddy's birthday.

Here in Marche, you get to see for yourself the freshness and quality of the produce, the smell of what's baking in the ovens, hear the food sizzling and watch the food being prepared fresh from the "market". With that being said, what it means is that, in Marche, you get to pick and choose your raw meats, vegetables, mushrooms, rosti, and seafoods and have it cooked freshly beyond your eyes. So just pick and place your order. 

I surely did enjoyed ourselves that night! Let the pictures below to show you how much I enjoyed :) 

Here, is their order sheet where we were given at the entrance

Mouth watering Sizzling grill meat! <3 

Rosti ( A swiss dish consisting mainly of potatoes) 

Pizza corner

Great ambiance and settings for family gathering 

Juices

Here are some pictures of the food that I've had,  

Mixed grill platter

Mashed potato with melted cheese and sour cream

Rosti with sour cream and cheese topping! Much thumbs up! 

Mixed mushroom ( Dont be deceived by it's look, this is one of the best! )

Ratings: 4/5

Ambiance: A great place for family and friends gathering! 

Price : 7 pax for RM400++ ( averagely 60+ per person) 

Service: Overall was good but there was some glitch in the serving time due to the large crowd at that hour. ( Do expect an average waiting time of 15 mins if you plan to go there around dinner time) 

Portion: Average

Location :  Lot G87 Ground Floor,Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: +60 (3) 7727 8461.  (Opening Hours: 1100-2300hrs daily).