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Steamboat & BBQ Buffets at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur for just under RM60!

2018, bbq, Buffet, dinner, food, Food blog, Japanese, Japanese cuisine, kimchi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Pavilion, Restaurant, ROCKU, september, smileykisses, Suki-Ya, Uncategorized, Wordpress, Yakiniku

The two buffets that I had tried at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur are Suki-Ya and ROCKU Yakiniku.

So let’s just get right into it shall we? For my personal preference I prefer ROCKU Yakiniku (I’ll explain further below). However, Suki-Ya is good too tho. But depends on what type of buffet you prefer. I was luckily enough to try both in this trip. Shoooo ‘Tamjiak’ rite? I know I know.

First I will start with Suki-Ya. It’s a shabu-shabu Japanese hotpot. It’s more to the healthier side. You can choose 2 out of 4 soup bases which are shabu-shabu, sukiyaki, miso and kimuchi. I highly recommend the miso and kimuchi soup. FREE FLOW of freshly thin sliced meat from choices of chicken, beef and lamb (Pork free). There is also a healthy bar with decent selections of fresh Veges, mushrooms and frozen food (scallops recommended). They also have an a-la carte menu choices ranging from tofu to salmon sashimi.

But but but the star of this buffet is their signature specially made dipping sauce! It is the UMAMI of this buffet that makes everything taste extra yummier! So with further ado food pics to please your eyes. Owh nearly forgot to add in the bonus for dessert, UNLIMITED matcha icecream! Yasss!

Lunch : 11.30am -5pm RM32.80++

Dinner : 5pm-10pm RM39.80++

(Exclude tax)

Next buffet is at ROCKU Yakiniku. It’s a casual, upbeat and edgy restaurant. Melding traditional style of Japanese dining with modern entertainment. BBQ Japanese with cuts of meat raging from beef, lamb, pork and chicken. Live band performances (my favorite part of the buffet besides the bbq meats). Why I prefer Rocku than Suki-ya is cause just the ambiance the live band makes the meal just more enjoyable. I think I do not have to explain more and let pictures speak for itself aye.

Lunch : 11am – 5pm

Weekday RM39.90++ Weekend RM49.90++

Dinner : 5pm – 11pm

Weekday & Weekend RM49.90++

(Exclude tax)

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Kuching Festival 2018 (27 July – 19 August)

2018, august, cheese, dinner, food, Food blog, food fair, Japanese, Japanese cuisine, july, kuching, kuching festival, Meal, sarawak, smileykisses, Uncategorized, Wordpress

It’s that time of the year again, where whole of Kuching are crowded at Dewan Masyarakat MBKS for Kuching’s most iconic event of the year. This month-long food fair introduces not only the city’s local dishes but local dishes from other countries as well.

Do expect prices to be more expensive than usual and taste wise is just so so la. Can get local food cheaper and tastier at kopitiam. However, 2 reasons why I still go back is, 1 to eat those food that I usually only can have during the food fair such as Taiwan sausage, fried quail, fried ice cream..etc. Another reason is to check out what new food invention or food from other countries the locals introduce during that year. This year should be Japan’s famous summer dessert, which is the watermelon ice cream.

Went on the first day, quite bummed out as some of the stalls are still setting up and not open for business yet. But for this first round I tried mostly the ice cream and less savory dishes.

Without further ado, I shall not bore you with more words and indulge your eyes with snap shots I’ve taken from the food fair.

Processed with VSCO with a6 preset — Milo & Laici popsicle (RM1 each) [Stall 225]

Ice Cream Count : 1

Ice Cream Count : 2

Ice Cream Count : 3

Ice Cream Count : 4

Ice Cream Count : 5

Overall got full from eating too much ice cream so didn’t get to try out the other food stalls yet. Hopefully more to come. Maybe a part 2?

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Sushi Mentai 2018

2018, dinner, food, Food blog, Japanese, Japanese cuisine, july, kuching, Meal, Restaurant, sarawak, smileykisses, sushi mentai, Uncategorized, Wordpress

Yes! There’s a new sushi restaurant in town and it’s none other than Sushi Mentai!

Will start with the menu so that you guys can have a quick view of the selection of dishes they serve.

Their price are pretty decent.

I actually just came for the belt sushi but after being there twice I notice they mostly serve the red plates and only serve 10% of the yellow and blue plates which is quite disappointing.

They don’t have menu for the belt sushi so it’s pretty hard to order the ones that I wanted. But the one time I do so the staff in the sushi bar had a bad attitude and wasn’t keen on making the ones that I wanted.

Basically the sushi choices serve on the belt was limited and probably only 20-30% from the menu were being served. Pretty bummed about that.

So I hope they improve on the belt sushi choices and serve more varieties that is promoted in the sign above.

Ok now here are the actual food pics you all have been waiting for..

Overall it’s a pretty affordable sushi restaurant if you ask me but lots of room for improvement.

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Sushi King Ramadhan Buffet 2018 @ RM37.90

2018, Buffet, cheese, dinner, food, Food blog, Japanese, Japanese cuisine, June, kuching, Meal, Ramadhan, Ramadhan buffet, Restaurant, sarawak, smileykisses, Sushi king, The spring, Uncategorized, Wordpress

Basically I wanted to try something different for this Year’s Ramadhan buffet. Not the usually curry, rendang and roti Canai kinda buffet.

So this year, Sushi King had this Ramadhan Buffet promo for quite a reasonable price as you can see headed in the title. Not a click bait I promise. And all those bonanza lovers out there will definitely enjoy this buffet! I thought to myself, YES all those japanese curry I could indulge too so WHY NOT!

For info and T&C, pls click Sushi King Riang Ria 2018

Now, you all been waiting for FOOD PICS! Here are the Top 5 dishes I have chosen from this buffet..

Beef Curry Don
Sweet Sauce Salmon Cutlets
Soy Beef
Creamy Katsu Don
Tempura Sushi

So those are the Top 5 I felt its worth the try. Now more foodpics of the remaining dishes…

There’s probably 10 more dishes that I haven tried cause I have already exceeded the maximum amount of rice I take for the whole year.

For drinks, there’s the usual hot/cold green tea, roselle juice, honey and lemon.

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