A new Chinese restaurant of epic proportions, somehow confined within a shopping mall.
Their braised pigeon with ham is a work of art. The pigeon flesh is tender and meaty for a change, the bird's head is crisp enough to be chewed, while the well-chosen assortment of veggies is fresh and crunchy.
Foie gras with abalone. Thickly sliced, expertly seared liver = buttery bliss.
Baked lamb ribs. Reasonably juicy and well-marinated, but not outstanding.
"Village-style" prawns. A tried-and-tested recipe; no surprises, but no complaints either.
Grand Palace,
Pavilion.
Ooohh.. A new restaurant in Pavilion.. Is it on the 6th floor next to the Thai restaurant ? The foie gras looks like a must try dish
ReplyDeleteyeps, this took over li jin's location. it's affiliated with imbi palace and jaya palace...
ReplyDeleteHmm so finally a restaurant-within-a-mall done right? KL folks who practically live (and work!) in malls should so rejoice!! Why can't a decent one come to MV, hmmmph!
ReplyDeletewah the foie gras is indeed a VERY big piece..
ReplyDelete550ml: i wish i lived/worked in a mall! yeah, midvalley seems to prize quantity over quality ... pavilion has a better balance
ReplyDeletejoe: and reasonably priced too ... RM68 for that along with the abalone...
oh? Li jin gone???
ReplyDeleteHumrph..abt time. the food was not tht good
how grand!
ReplyDeletetng: only went once, thought it was ok :D
ReplyDeleteciki: in accordance to its name! =)
I thought it was the abalone which was puny :P not the foie gras.. lol!!!
ReplyDeleteJenn will be drooling at the sight of the lamb rack... I wonder if it's comparable to the one in Bukit Tinggi Pahang.
leo: heh... the lamb here was ok only. i've not tried the bkt tinggi one, but i think that would probably still be better. :D
ReplyDeletewas thinking of doing lunch in Grandmama's, but ended up at Tony Roma's. hehehe ... too hungry, cannot drag self over to 6th floor ... *_*
ReplyDeletefine dining in a mall? now that's new.
j2kfm: but it's just an elevator ride away! :P
ReplyDeletecan't believe you're this fast to post about Grand Palace! Even I'm the friend of the bosses also went there later than you!
ReplyDeleteeiling: heh. it looked interesting enough to check out quickly :D
ReplyDeleteabalone? *faints* foie gras? *faint faint* two combination in one platter? *resuscitation needed*
ReplyDeleteThe last i went to this place for a function, they serve birdnest soup as a dessert. And the HK artist, Alex Fong was there too.
augustdiners: yikes, i'm terrible when it comes to hk celebrities, i had to google alex fong. bird's nest soup seems to be quite versatile, i recall that shangri-la does it in mooncakes too, very yummy :D
ReplyDeletei would drink bird nest soup every night as well (i only get the homemade kind back at home). the only reason why i drink it is because it's supposed to be good for complexion.
ReplyDeletei’ve been taking the store-bought kind online (e.g. www.geocities.jp/hongkong_bird_nest/index_e.htm of famous branded only of course) which is directly mailed from Hong Kong. this would be at a more affordable price.