Celebration pt. 2...

As ive promised, i will review the food at Biba's cafe, Mandarin Oriental...

Upon arriving at this self-proclaimed Six-Star Hotel, we were amazed by the amount of guests at the lobby and lounge and patio...alrite, how'bout EVERYWHERE? Apparently it was one of those 'days' that the typical chinese would consider 'lucky' or 'blessed' or i-dunno-wat to get married or engaged....such superstition...

We were seated at the edge by the window where it looks out to the Fountain@KLCCpark, it is a beautiful view, seating there and admiring the scenery for a few bliss minutes, before we ventured into the drinks and liquor menu. One look at the wine list, i know i wasnt gonna take wine, then at the cognac, of coz not! Liqours, there were baileys, tia maria, kahlua and the like...oh pls, i still have 'em at home...then came Whiskeys like JD and Johnny walker 26 years and 48 years(i thought, who cares bout the year, im not a liquor connoisseur anyway), chivas regal blue and black label...i told myself, no, this wasnt a night to get drunk...so in the end...LOL...


I had myself a margarita (frozen) which is priced at 23++, and then i took the buffet dinner at a rate of 59++ per pax. I started off with my fave oysters, as usual, i didnt take the fresh seafoods on the rocks, coz i didnt feel like eating seafood that night...(I know oyster is in the seafood category, but shaddap..). The oysters were freshed, and pretty appetizing...i ventured further into the salad bar,where i took some pasta salad, squids and octopus, mushroom salad, bacon salad and i particularly like this one : Baby potato with Chivas and grilled duck breast...of coz, ive taken jz a pinch of everything to savour the taste...Throughout my years of buffet experience, ive learned that U CANT HAVE EVERYTHING, and as much as my stomach would take me, i will only choose my fave cuisine...

Being a regular at Shang's lemon garden myself, i can say that out of the four cuisines featured (Italian,Western, Indian and Chinese), ive only gone for the italian and western cuisine there...After the salad, i went for smoked salmon, this time a generous helping...haha, i jz cudnt resist salmon...Next on the list was Japanese Cuisine, i felt almost like a cat when i subconsciously took the sashimi (salmon, tuna, scallop) and Sushi...

At this point, im already feeling a storage at my belly, it wont b long b4 it will send out the out-of-storage-space message... At the western counter, i got this enormous slice of prime rib from the chef, and along with baked potato, cauliflower and broccoli, it was a hearty meal in itself...The rib was only OKAY, didnt taste as good as the one at The Ship (The best Steaks in town, that's what the motto said...).

After that, i voted for pasta, i ordered Fussili in Whitesauce, and the conclusion is, ive always liked whitesauce, and i STILL DO...at this point, i knew im gonna stop eating soon if i were to save some room for desserts...and as usual(or forever), i didnt go for the malaysian cuisines and the indian cuisines (im sorry, but im jz not gonna waste up the limited space...alrite, i loathe it..) I took some Dim Sum jz out of curiosity...took a bite of it, and there goes the rest on the plate, completely out of harm from my digestive system...not until mom ate it, she said i will never appreciate chinese food, since she commented that the Dim Sums were Delicious (ugh~)...and so she said Shang would definitely suit dad more, coz it has more chinese dishes and Dad is such a typical china man...

While i was at work that morning, it seemed that they have argued of whether going to Shang or MO for dinner, dad luvs Shang, but i had told mom i wanted to try MO, since they've been and i havent, in the end, she had chosen my choice...(im such a spoilt brat). Mom said she didnt wanna go Renaissance and Equitorial as the food aint nice, Mutiara serves mouth-watering food too, she said, and promised that would be our next destination...(ive been there and i must agree that i have a similar taste bud as mom's, but not Dad's)...So we discussed of the nice food around town, dad says Nikko is yarky (he dislikes Jap food) and mom(she's been to basically every hotels in town), she likes Concorde, Crown Princess, Istana and The Regent...we have yet to try out the new Hotels like Prince and Hilton@central (PJ Hilton is nice)...

Im glad that i have ordered Margarita, it was thirst-quenching and chilling...Mom said the best Margaritas in town is the one at Tapa's, Micasa( i think, dunno the exact place)...she said dad and her used to bring us there while we were kids (we didnt go there for margarita of coz, they did...), and she adores the Blue Margarita...she will bring me there one day, Hooray....i have known mom as an alcohol person, but her sickness now means she can no longer consume alot...that must be hard for her...

I finished off my meal with the veal occa brusto and chicken skewer...then im all ready for desserts...and what's dessert without Coffee? Overall, i would prefer the desserts at shang more, coz they have my fave cheese cakes...the cakes that night features alot of chocolate and caramel, and yes, it is Sweet! i took some mousse and puddings, some french pastry and settle down for that sweet indulgent...at the end of day, i washed down everything with ice creams and sherbet...the coffee flavour is a hit...mom said we still have haagen daaz in the fridge at home...i said dun tell me anything that even imply the existence of food...i was so STUFFED...after some fruits, we headed back home...happy and satisfied...will i go there again, u asked? Definitely is the answer....