11, Jalan Susur,
Pekan Dengkil,
43800 Dengkil
Tel#03-8768 8476
Having worked in Cyberjaya for close to a decade now, I sometimes feel a pang of jealousy over people working in the urban areas e.g. PJ, KL as they get better food options. But then I think about how much their average lunch costs, I don't feel as bad anymore. Although Dengkil is technically not in Cyberjaya, it's about 10minutes drive away and the lunar new year was the perfect excuse for a longer lunch break.
The set menu is meant for 10pax but it was definitely more than enough for us 12 fully grown, not-small eaters.
What other way to start a CNY meal if not with the mandatory
yee sang? This is my first for the year. Sadly, being older means not as much of social invitations that my only other
yee sang was during the reunion dinner T_T While it's the usual fried this-and-that, it's the sweetness that make this nice.
Appetizer platter. The salad prawn had a good mix of fruits and mayo. Sliced cold roast duck was a pleasant surprise, tender with a sliver of fat underneath the skin. Fried pork ball came with a hot oozing cheese smack in the middle. Mix cashew nut stir fry with bell pepper and chicken were all right. The middle was steamed pork paste with pork skin. All a good indicator of things to come.
Seafood soup. It did come with what looked suspiciously like sharkfin but at RM 688, I don't think it was? Sadly, this tasted rather fishy without vinegar.
Pan fried prawn. Kinda garlicky, kinda crunchy. All fresh. I was just too lazy to have more than one.
Roast duck and roast chicken. We really got the bag for our bucks with this one. Both were well marinated, may be a tad bit salty but I think it's because you're meant to eat them on its own.
Steamed fish. Everyone was raving about how fresh and big this was. My peasant uneducated mouth just didn't know how to appreciate the finer things in life.
Medley of mushroom, bean curd skin and abalone. The last was a free gift which they did us the favor by cooking it into this dish. While mushroom ain't my thing, I did like the bean curd skin, soft and full of the mushroom flavor.
Look at that baby. So huge. But really though, what's the big deal about abalone? Sure, the texture is lovely in the mouth but taste? Nothing. Same goes for scallop. So bloody expensive. Or maybe again, me too cheap to understand them.
Glutinous rice steamed in lotus leaf. It's great that restaurants are now moving towards a more sustainable (for the lack of a better word) approach when it comes to this dish. They used to serve it in one big plate so everyone can help themselves. That inevitable means you end up with a lot of leftover. Now that they serve it in individual packs, everyone just takes one and tada. This one came with
sambal in the middle to serve you some heat when you least expected. Great stuff.
The meal ended on a sweet note with iced lychee drink. Perfect in this hot weather.
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