We usually wake up too late for brunch on weekends, but someone's recent 30th birthday brought us here for a belly-busting celebration.
Kicking off the Ritz's Sunday Roast semi-buffet with fresh bread & Echire butter, addictive enough to keep us returning for seconds and thirds.
DIY Caesar salad, with sides of anchovies & beef bacon.
Fine de Claire oysters, shucked to order, so patience is essential.
Meaty crustaceans. A half-shell can fill nearly 10 percent of our eating capacity.
Salmon gravlax. Beautifully prepared, possibly the tastiest in town. Other excellent starters include a mighty fine mushroom terrine and scallops with kyuri.
Succulent veal sausages with potatoes.
Customers can choose a main course from three types available.
Roast lamb with all trimmings. Satisfactory but not sensational.
Black Angus prime rib with bone marrow jus & Yorkshire pudding. Tender, but maybe we should have requested the medium-rare, pinker slices.
Salmon coulibiac _ essentially fish pie with bits of eggs and rice. Also worthwhile, thanks to the moist, meaty fish and fairly flavorsome stuffing.
Desserts include a mountain of macarons, but these have a hard, biscuit-like texture that make them less than magical.
One caveat: forget ordering fruit juice unless you're OK to pay RM24++ per glass, since only plain water is complimentary for this Sunday roast.
Lobby Lounge,
Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur.
