haha..we(at least for me and my friend) typical Malaysians just simply don't know how to appreciate it. I'd prefer the dishes in bigger portions and less fancy. Well, its Lafite..I guess they can't really do that. Any idea if Frangipani/Le Bouchon does otherwise?

Well I kinda like Damon's style.. a bit of molecular gastronomy.. haven't seen it anywhere else in Malaysia. Was introduced to the concept when I saw Anthony Bourdain do his show on Ferran Adria's El Bulli, and managed to snag a taste from a former student of Adria's at Bacchus in London (restaurant has since closed). Lucky for me Damon is here in KL at Lafite.

We'r paying mainly for the presentation and all the fanciful fusion works..not practical for most people who want to taste really authentic stuff like ratatoiulle...etc. just my 2cents.

Ferran is at El Bulli every single day that El Bulli is open for business. That's 160 days a year. He said some people think he's not there. They only open for dinner and they serve 50 customers every night. There are around 70 people who works at the Bulli and 40 of them are chefs that prepares the food for the diners.
Every diner gets a personalized menu and the serving chit that's marked as the food gets served at the end of the meal.

French fries aren't french

Putra man ... I lost my starwood coupon book ... don't ask me how but I fooking lost it and I have no idea where it is, lol. Free night hotel stay, the 3 free dining for 2 vouchers, none of them used yet ... so sad

Went to Soi 23 at Pacific Regency 2 days ago.

Ordered green curry, deep fried seabass, kailan ikan masin, choc banana milkshake, and rich choc cake, with fried fish cake and some stuff popiah like thing for appetizers.
I have big appetite eh?

The price is surprisingly cheap but the service is good.
The food is just okay.

Parking is 10 bucks per entry

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Added on May 22, 2010, 9:31 am
I think there are only a handful of sales rep around here in M'sia.
I'm sure most of us is handled by the same sales rep.

managed to find my coupons. they were in my laptop bag ...

anyway what exactly is Malay fine dining? Went to living room for their complimentary set dinner, and uh ... for $98/pax the price I guess qualifies for 'fine dining' level but the food is uh ... the quality/taste was great, but the style wasn't much different from uh ... those Malay nasi campur shops ...

Tried Villa Danieli. awesome deco but i am unimpressed by the food.

Which japanese restaurant?

MYR hehe, sorry. If don't count SP discount is RM107 per person for 1/2 starter, pasta and dessert, with no wine = that is expensive to me when the food wasn't anything fancy.

SP got 3 hotels with 3 italian restaurants mah, so have to try. Food-wise it's Prego > Favola > Villa Danieli (my opinion lah). But decoration/ambience wise VD blows the other two out of the water.

Iketeru

more appropriately it's KL Hilton's block. I just got confused on which tower, you know la that floor is linked.

Refer http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/KULH...hotel/dining.do

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Added on June 7, 2010, 1:35 ameh who merged another thread here? suddenly i am highlighting a non-fine dining place. arrgggh. sure is stimix do wan.

my post on Jun 5 2010, 03:23 AM is in reply to hyumi's thread that got merged here.

He did not ask for fine dining also.

This thread is "Fine Dining Recommendations, Romantic, Birthday or family gathering"

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Added on June 8, 2010, 9:54 amRm50 per pax can do a lunch party at Alexis via set lunch but I not sure weekend got or not.

Hmnnnn probably to break this thread into two kua?

1) Fine Dining - For whatever occasion wth budget >RM50/pax
2) Budget Dining for whatever occasion

Atleast this will filtered those really into expensive stuff & those just wanna budget celebration?

Yo, any fine dining peeps want to go for a spending spree in High Tide@Menara Taipan?

Is the lamb shank nice?

how is the price range there..? is it expensive..?

anyone been to Essence, Shereton Imperial KL recently?

heard they got this 'A Touch of Thai' something....

@Putraskyline

Finished my voucher already 

Agree with you Essence's food is nothing to shout about.

Wonder this 'Touch of Thai' thingy good or not.

look here http://www.timeoutkl.com/food/promotions/A...of-Thai-Essence

RM98 per person. Starwood Previllage discount applies rite (2 person dine, 50% off)?

I'm going tomorrow. Shall put up some pictures after that.

The couple sitting beside us even asked for the ala carte menu.
You know how bad the buffet is.

These restaurants are in Pavilion? I've never seen them before. 

Guys, any idea how much would a meal be at any of these three restaurants and out of the three restaurants, which would you recommend?

RM 200 per person?

Hi,

Besides the Starwood Privilege card, are there other similar schemes? The Starwood one sounds great but is obviously limited to Starwood hotels/restaurants in KL (if they include most of their vouchers for other places in Malaysia, I would go for it!).

Hope someone can let me know as I have plans to dine out and stay in hotels a lot in th next few months!