Oriental Banquet @ SS19

Got invited by my ex-colleague to try out this restaurant which has this lunch buffet during the weekends. The buffet cost RM39.90++ and RM59.90++ depending on the type of starter you are having. And in this case the shark fin. The restaurant is located next to the ISS company or more familiar BAT Factory in Section 17. The restaurant is called Oriental Banquet. They actually changed from two different establishment before becoming the current. The place do looked more brighter and also grand than before after the renovation.

So what is available for the buffet? As you can see, the choices are quite wide for the price you're paying. The food mostly are those that you might get from wedding dinners. Now you can eat as much as you can on the food which you prefer during a banquet. The food are warm and they do replenish the tray once the food are almost finish.

Here are some of the small starters and appetizers which you can choose from.

Here are the desserts section. They have the lotus pancake which I really like. They have soup and also coffee/tea for you to drink on the side.

Here is the starter which we had choose, shark fin. It's thick and the amount of shark fin are moderate and accommodating.

This is one of the highlight of the buffet which is their Peking Duck. The ducks are freshly roasted and sliced for us to dine. As usual the Peking duck is accompanied with their special sauce and vege to eat together. Remember you need the onion as it really add a taste together with the meat and sauce.

Here are some of the food which I took which I prefer. My favorite would be the top left grilled pork. My gosh, it's so juicy and the combination of lean and fat pork are really fantastic. I totally forgot how many stick I had that day. Remember to get the chilly paste for all your fried food. It's really nice.

 

I was busy eating when I heard the Captain said something on the mic, "Come and get your fresh crispy Golden Piglet" OH~! This is good~! So I quickly walked over and queue up for my roasted pork.

 

This is the size of the Golden Piglet and the chef in action chopping and dividing.

Typically the roasted pig was really crispy but comparing to the one I had over at Grand Imperial few weeks back, this one lose out on the taste and slightly on the crispiness. But nevertheless, it's really good.

After all the fattening and filling luncheon, I'd decided to cleansed it all down with their Soya Bean which I topped it with a scoop of ice cream.

I think for buffet, the most important part is whether the food is worth the money you are paying and in this place, for me it's worth every penny. For RM39++ I can have Peking Duck and Roasted Pork and Shark Fin to name a few. The ambiance is good and clean. A good place to have lunch with parents and friends during the weekend. Another choice for wedding dinner too if you are alright with the location. (Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0)

Betty's Midwest Kitchen @ Aman Suria

I was referred to this place by another fellow flogger and it was really a good recommendation if I would say so myself. The place is located at Aman Suria nearby Sunway Mas. The restaurant name is called Betty's Midwest Kitchen. The place served American style dishes like burgers and their famous ribs. 

Went over during lunch hour and it wasn't that pack which is good. The restaurant is clean and nicely decorated with some western deco and stuff. The staffs are friendly and helpful when we asked for recommendation too.

 'Dog Food' - RM 7.50

Trust me, it's not what the name said. But it does look like one. Is that bad? Anyway, it's gravy fries. Imagine fries being topped with cheese and gravy. This is so darn filling as our main consists of fries too. Trust me it does taste better than it's look.

Pulled Pork Burger - RM 12.00

Pulled pork or shredded pork which is being slowly roasted and braised in their special sauce. Taste of their sauce is alright and slices of onions is a good combination. The set is served with fries and coleslaw on the side.

Jucy Lucy - RM 13.50

This was highly recommended so I ordered this. It's cheese melted on the core of the grilled beef and pork patties. This is really filling. It's nice and simple with a big surprise inside. Served with fries on the side too.

Other than the burgers we had, they also serve pork ribs as mentioned earlier. I heard that their Grilled Beer Braised Boston Butt is good too. It's actually pork shoulder braised in beer for 4 to 6 hours. Sounds interesting right? They have this Grilled Baby Back Ribs too which sounded really tempting to me. Definitely going back for dinner or lunch to try it all out. Price are reasonable and food is good. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

Kong Tai @ Lot 10

Me and my friend was shopping around the pink triangle area last weekend and my friend wanted to bring me to this place which served Singapore Hokkien Prawn Mee. According to him, it's very good and since I never a taste of it before, I thought why not.  Since he strongly recommended it. The place is located on the lower ground area of Lot 10. There are a variety of clean & hygienic hawker style stores at the level. So you can choose from local food to Singapore to even Taiwan snacks. The one that we went to is called Kong Tai. There are a lot of people already queuing up when we arrive and I thought, this should be good. 

There were two main chef in the kitchen. As you can see it's an open concept kitchen with the customers able to see how their food is prepared. The one on top is showing how the Singapore Hokkien Prawn Mee is prepared.

Next to the noodle is the Fried Oyster with egg chef. They had dedicated each of the the chef to cook the individual dish. So they don't need to wash the wok that often and able to retain the essence of dish (I think). Or they just wanna save time and water to put it plain and simple.

 

Singapore Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee - RM7.90

So this is the famous Singapore fried prawn mee. First impression of the noodle is that it's a bit sticky and a whole bunch of ingredients being tossed together to prepare. Well, as always, don't judge the food by it's outlook, and so I take a bite and it wasn't half bad. Like I mentioned, it's a bit stick to each other maybe due to the fact that they are using vermicelli and thin noodle. There were bean sprout, pork, squid and some sliced chilies in together. As you can see on the bottom, there are pork lard. But too little. The taste wasn't that strong so the chili sauce which they provide is really important. Not bad and the portion was generous too.

 

Fried Oyster with Egg - RM9.90

There are only two type of dish which they served and this being the second. The portion is moderate, just enough. Oyster was really fresh and plenty too. I like my fried oyster with a bit of charred egg to add to the taste and they did just that. Really like this dish. Nice and simple. Enough for 2 -3 pax.

 

Overall, the dinner was alright. I mean it wasn't bad till I can't finish it off. I haven't had the chance to try the original Fried Hokkien Prawn noodle from Singapore before so I can't compare. But a friend told me this doesn't really justify the real thing. So let's see what the other readers had to say bout this. For me, it was moderate. But for the price you're paying and the environment, it's worth the money. Clean and with air condition. (Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0)