Monday, March 21, 2011

our Valentine's day @ Tao

-14.02.2011-
valentine's day is a big day for every couples...
on this romantic day, every restaurants, shops will be decorated...
can easily feel the love in the air~
in fact, the true story behind this romantic day was a sad story...
can't remember when was it, the story was about people were not allowed to get married as the government wanted the man concentrate on fighting during the war~
but there was a priest named Valentine insisted on hosting wedding for all the couples...
when the government found out Valentine still hosting wedding, he has been sentenced to death...
therefore, to commemorate Valentine, people declared his birthday as Valentine's day...
that's a little about the story...
and i'm still celebrating Valentine's day...
this year, we decided to have buffet...
a buffet restaurant that we wanted to try for so long... 
Tao Authentic Asian Cuisine @ Giza Sunway Kota Damansara
menu~ they served ala-carte buffet... or they should said "Eat All You Can"... XD
simple table setting~ although it was Valentine's day... 
we took their Valentine special package which costed us RM198 for 2 pax...
initially they charged RM58++ per pax for dinner...
we were so lucky that night~ the waiter who served us was so kind...
he introduced those hot pick menu for us...
and reminded us that sashimi was served as buffet near the entrance...
right after our order made, bei walked to the oysters and grab some for us...
fresh oysters but were a bit too small... =P
the 1st ordered dish - tempura...
nice! the prawns were fresh~
crispy outside and soft inside...yum!
i kinda like this cheese baked scallops...
cheesy yet not cover the scallop taste...
like like like~ do remember finish it while it still hot...
they served variety of sashimi...
and we tried almost every type of it...
fresh enough~ i might not go to Tenji anymore...
the Valentine special...
not really a fantastic dish, but the rose added some credit on it...
or should say bei added some credit on it by using the rose... =)
a very nice looking dish...very the Valentine... ^^
grilled salmon with special sauce...
but i didn't know what's the sauce...
tasted quite okay~ i didn't really try on it because by the time it served on our table, i already quite full...
i only remember the salmon was quite fresh... (>.<)
the Valentine package came with a heart shape balloon, a teddy bear soft toy and also a bottle of red wine...
we kept the red wine because we wanted to travel back to hometown right after the dinner~
the red wine was not nice! the teddy bear was not nice! only the heart shape balloon was nice! 
we enjoyed our Valentine dinner a lot...
and the staff over there was kind and polite...
they provided good services...
because of their good services, we don't mind to be their spoke person... XD
throughout the dinner, we grabbed a waiter to help us on taking instax photo...
although the photo was not perfect, but still thank to his kindness...
we had another instax photo at the entrance before we left the restaurant...
and i love that photo so much!
met a very friendly couple, they helped us took photos too...
and of course, we helped them back~
our lovely photos... had a great night with bei~ happy valentine's day everyone!
it was a great night~
i will definitely go back whenever i feel like having Japanese buffet...
 it might not as variety as Tenji or Jogoya...
by paying only RM58++ for dinner, what do we expect?
somehow it's cheaper, fresher and nearer to me... ha!

Address: 2nd floor, No 2, Jalan PJU 5/14, PJU 5, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel. No.: 03-6148 2826
Fax No.: 03-6148 5826

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie

- 27 February 2011 -
it was a long waited weekend~ i can still remember my feeling, my thoughts and my heart was bothering by a matter that beyond my control...
what to do? life meant to be uncontrollably...
over the weekend, thanks to my beloved family and Bei...
although they didn't do any special thing for me, but at least they keep my mind away from the problem...
i knew about Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie from magazine...
wanted to go since i read the write up...
a week earlier, i actually went and i reached around 11am...
unfortunately, i didn't get to enter the cafe...was too pack and full!
i was really disappointed...luckily my second visit never go wasted... ^^
this time we reached there around 8.30am...and the seats over there were almost all occupied...
they are too famous~ let's check what actually made them so famous...
upon arrival, we saw the simple and nice "house" with a classic stone oven...
i love the classic white bungalow so much~
there are few seating areas in the cafe...
the open air seating area where just beside the entrance into the cafe...
the indoor seating area which is attached with the cafe...
there is another open air seating area at the back...didn't manage to take any photo because everyone was looking at me...
a small dining room located upstairs too...was a simple small room...
upstairs dining room was closed during the earlier session...only will be opened when both indoor and open air seating area were full...
while i was walking on their serving area...
there were too many choices, until i can't decide what to take...
my eyes wanted to eat all...but my stomach can't take all of them... aiks...
let's see what we had that morning~
drinks wise, i think there are still rooms for improvement...
only Hot Cappuccino (RM 6.90) served nicely...
first round, we had Onion Sausage (RM 3.80), Mushroom Kinoko Crispy Pizza (RM 4.80), Bartlett Strawberry Tart (RM 4.90) etc...
Onion Sausage was normal; Mushroom Kinoko Crispy Pizza was not up to expectation, the kinoko mushroom don't taste good on that...
the strawberry tart was quite good, but just a little too sweet for my liking...
they looks lovely...that's the reason why we actually went into the cafe 3 rounds... XD
Cheese French selling at RM 3.80 was good...the bread was soft and the cheese's portion was just nice...
Tuna French (RM 3.60) was similar to Cheese French, add on tuna in it...tuna lover will love it very much as they were not stingy on ingredients...
Mango Cheese Tart (RM 4.30) attracted us with it's nice looking...taste wise i don't really like it...for me, it tasted weird...
Turkey Ham & Eggs was once of my favourite... selling at RM 3.20... it was a classic combination... love it!
i could just have pastries for my 3 meals a day...how about spend my whole day over there? ha!
after we finished all the above...we went in for second round...
and we had French Toast at RM 4.30, Chicken Curry Donut at RM 3.80, Mushroom & Turkey Crispy Pizza at RM 4.80 and Chocolate Chip Bread at 3.20...
French Toast was the normal French Toast with a better outlook...
Chicken Curry Donut tasted excellent for first few bites, then it turns too oily to finish it...
Mushroom & Turkey Crispy Pizza was excellent, love it very much...was my another favourite~
Chocolate Chip Bread was soft and nice...worth to give a try...
looking at the photos and i'm hungry now~ miss them so much... 
i wonder how we finished every single bread and we can still went in the third round...
and yes! we went in the third round and made our order on their breakfast menu...
we chose 2 out of 4 -  the Beef Bacon, Scrambled Egg, Sausage & Toast (RM 9.50) and Omelett (RM 9.50)...
Beef Bacon, Scrambled Egg, Sausage & Toast was normal breakfast that we can actually cook ourselves...
Omelett was not what i will like because i find it very weird...the ingredients they put in the omelett were not what i like...especially the onion and long bean...
not recommended for these! should have just taken their breads and pastries...
actually i wanted to try on their Hot Menu which introduced in the magazine...
but Hot Menu only starts at 11am and we were rushing for our massage appointment...
never mind...it would always be a good reason for my next visit...
hopefully i can get a seat when they start serving their Hot Menu~ pray hard for my next visit!
all their prices were nett price...Public Bank credit card or debit card users were entitled to 10% discount on the total bill...^^
spent around RM110 for 6 pax breakfast...ridiculous? it all depends on your preference...
Address: No 7, Jalan Delima, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel. No.: 03-2142 6611
Email: info@levain.com.my
Business Hour: Monday to Sunday, 8am to 8pm...