One of the Memorable lunches, The View, Eq

27 Jan 2012 - 5th day of 1st month in Lunar calendar


3rd day of CNY, already go back to office to work, just because as a low level and newbie in company, I do not have many days of leave to apply. sigh, pathetic.. work for company, die for company. Trust me, I do not have this problem when i was still a student.

However, a good meal and some good people or good scenery, good words, could actually cheer up my day and motivate me at work.

That day I've had a good and sweet meal at The View, Equatorial Hotel, for the 2nd time in my life. and hell yeah, darn expensive one lo~ at least for me, yes it is..

It is kinda special that The View is a semi buffet type of restaurant, so these are what i got for my appetizer. few slices of smoked salmon, some "fresh" oysters, salad and pasta. the oyster is not very bad even though i put it in quotation mark, but i wouldn't say they are extremely fresh or impressive also la.. haha.. first, the oysters are not as clean, there are still some small pieces of residues or shells, 2ndly, they are not as fresh that u would wanna ask for more more~ haha...

Though d smoked salmon is quite nice, i kinda like it, i love any kind of salmon as long as they are fresh. Cos it is sliced from a big chunk, so the outer layer is salty and spiced, therefore i put a lil tartar sauce to enhance the taste. I didnt get the prawn as it does not make me feel like eating them.

Buffet Appetizer

I kinda love the natural lighting from outside of the drop down window, which i could get a lil shadow and some side ways lighting.. haha... and so far, this is d place that can give me the satisfied natural lighting that i've ever had.

Basically after the appetizer, with the bread and lobster soup (soup of the day) as starter, we are already half full or near to full. We picked the one that has been bokeh-ed in this pic, which has a cut on top with spreaded sea salt, to deep with vinegar and olive oil.

Bread

That day were abit unusual that they have more customers than last time I been there. and there were even one table of customers that had left after taking appetizers and couldnt wait for the main courses. and they have decided to lodge a complaint to the hotel. No surprises, the managers still talk to them very well and apologized to em, not like d hot issue of the fried chicken shop that happen lately.

I have decided to order a Roasted Cod, or perhaps, its ok la, anyone order also the same.. because i seldom decide on the food that I want, cause first, when i am hungry, i feel like eating everything, 2nd, i dn like to clash food with people on my desk.. erm.. funny thinking, yea?

Roasted Cod, RM88++ fatt fatt ah! huat ah! ong ah!! ',^

The roasted Cod, for RM88++, well, it is real cod, so as can see from the pic, it is not huge. the plate is big, and the surface area of the fish is even smaller than my phone. my new phone. haha... but it looks nice, right? the taste is not that bad, since cod is kinda tasteless, and i like d roasted feeling of the skin.. hehe...

Mixed Seafood, RM75++

Mixed Seafood, for RM75++, which i barely remember the full name of the course d, with 4 pieces of shrimps, and few pieces of big scallops, and seafood XO sauce? (barely remember), and potato + spinach vege as the base. i would prefer the scallops and sauce than anything else on the plate, because i don really like too much potato with main course. it is not very bad taste or what, but i just personally would like to share with others rather than to finish it myself. although the serving portion is not very filling, but to top up after the appetizers, i feel kinda full after eating, and couldnt really finish it.

After the meal, I went to the toilet and kinda got lost. which I got confused with the way to go out to lobby and the way to the lounge. hahaha.... This meal cost RM189.10 for all the food and taxes. expensive, isnt it? wow.. yeah... its a very memorable ones...