Hakkasan - My birthday at Emirates Palace

Add: Hakkasan Abu Dhabi - Emirates Palace, West Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi

Tel: +971 2 690 7999

Location: Google Map

 

 

Sweet and sour chicken with pomegranate - Very delicious!

Hakka beancurd with chicken and prawn in black bean sauce - Our fave dish of the night!

Stir-fried Wagyu beef cheek with Schezwan peppers - Beef cheek, especially when its from Wagyu beef, is very smooth, and this dish did not dissapoint too!

Crab meat and dried scallop fried rice - Surprisingly generous helping, we managed to scoop about 6 bowls from the big serving!

My 50 AED (RM$40) Lychee Martini - Very potent, but could have been served much colder!

Thanks bbG for the wonderful birthday treat :-) Overall - A great experience, in what is a rather special restaurant, serving some decent halal cantonese cuisine with a slight twist. The meal, with one drink for each of us, came up to 580 AED or RM$480. Not cheap, but it is afterall a branch of the famed London Michelin-starred Hakkasan!

Euro 2012 and Bice Italian - Hilton, Abu Dhabi

Location: Hilton at the Corniche, not far from Intercontinental and on the road opposite Marina Mall
Tel: +971 2 681 1900

Euro 2012 football fever has hit the Hilton on the Corniche :-)

Our birthday dinner at Hilton's Bice ... Possibly the best Italian in Abu Dhabi. A really good steak to start, 240 AED - Served with foie gras and truffle oil-infused mashed potatoes.

And to finish our meal, we had the delightful Chocolate Souffle, served with a generous scoop of vanilla ice-cream. Perfect!

Prego - Favourite Italian in Abu Dhabi

Heh heh ... Thanks to J for my Birthday Margerita :-)


Add: Prego, Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi
Located: Beside Abu Dhabi Mall, Tourist Club Area (TCA)
Tel: +971 2 697 9000
Previous visit: Reviewed here

Pasta .... cooked al dante to perfection.


And my choice ... Risotto frutti di Mare :-)


Light and refreshing ... Peroni on the left. On the right, what looks like a kopi, ooops cappucino, is really a nice Tiramisu!

Jones the Grocer, Khalidiyah - Great place to throw a party!

Located: Pearl Plaza Tower, next to Onyx Hotel and near the Corniche and Khalidiyah Park
Contacts: Monica is the friendly and efficient banquet manager for all party enquiries, you can reach her at the store on +971 2 639 5883
Directions: Enter from 7th (Sheikh Zayad the First) or 32nd (Sultan Bin Zayad) Street when you see "Porcelanosa".


We hosted a party recently at Jones the Grocer, and the service and food was impeccable. The best 2 tea-time dishes were definitely the mini croissants, and the incredible Wagyu beef pie!


We also enjoyed the Wagyu burgers (Mini-ones!), and a selection of sandwiches too.

As the sun sets over Abu Dhabi ... Happy Merdeka, Malaysia!

As the sun sets over Abu Dhabi this evening ...



... I am reminded that it is Merdeka day in Malaysia, Happy 52nd!

Happy Birthday to me! Trident, Mumbai - India

Time for some room service...


Really good bread selection :-) and delicious butter!


Ah ... PORK for mains, what else :-) Pork Chop ala oriental. Nice!


The occassion? My birthday ... Happy Birthday to ... me!


Time to dig into my raspberry cheesecake ...

ps. A little tip for the guy who brought me my birthday meal!

Happy Birthday, J! Petroleum Club - Petronas Twin Towers

Add: 41st-42nd floor, Menara Berkembar Petronas II (Petronas Twin Towers, Tower 2) , Jln Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 2166 3200

The view from the members-only Petroleum Club ... remember the Catherine Zeta Jones film, Entrapment?


Here's our western set dinner at Dulang Suite one evening, thanks to S for being a wonderful host :-) The Macallan for afters and Havanas were espesh fabulous!

Salade of Braised Osso Bocco Pommes
with mesclum mixed apple and garlic emulsion


Fresh Asparagus Soup
with almond flakes and fresh cream


Baked Tower of Seabass and King Prawn
on mushroom and onion potato cake,asparagus tips, turn parisianne carrot and swim in carrot lemon juice


Pralines, and ...
Durian Tempura
served with ice cream


Our dining table in the opulent atmosphere that can only be the Petroleum Club ... men must be attired in suit and tie, and strictly no batik!


We were there to celebrate our dear Lil Jo's birthday ... Hugs!

Happy Moo Moo Birthday, AY!

Some close-up shots, can you guess ...


Heh heh ... HAPPY MOO MOO BIRTHDAY, bro!