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2013-06-06
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For detail review and more photos please visit - http://midas400.blogspot.sg/2013/06/birthday-celebration-with-hubby-at.htmlKuriya Penthouse is my favorite restaurant of the year so I had planned to give hubby a treat at this place since 2 months ago. I made reservations with them via email and enquired about what they can do for birthday boy. They offered to custom make a small cake (choice of 3 flavors) with a short message at a reasonable price of $6.00++. They promised to make it a surprise
Kuriya Penthouse is my favorite restaurant of the year so I had planned to give hubby a treat at this place since 2 months ago. I made reservations with them via email and enquired about what they can do for birthday boy. They offered to custom make a small cake (choice of 3 flavors) with a short message at a reasonable price of $6.00++. They promised to make it a surprise for hubby. I chose the Lychee flavor over mango & chocolate cos hubby like fruity flavor stuffs. And so we waited for D day to come.
For drinks, hubby picked a sweet Plum Wine 八岐の梅酒 $8.00++ recommended by the staffs. He had it 'on the rock' and he enjoyed sipping it with the huge ball of ice.
I had the Lime Juice $4.50++ which tasted alright.
For mains I chose the Noodle Set $42.00++ with choice of Udon (Hot/Cold) served with Starter, Assorted Appetizer Plate, Tekka Maki, Assorted Tempura, Chawanmushi, Dessert & Coffee/Tea.My Udon in hot soup....the udon is not the typical thick and chewy type sold in supermarkets. This one seem to be handmade as the thinner strands of noodle varies in thickness. I only had this once when in Japan. The udon was springy and smooth in texture, the soup has the light japanese soy taste and blends well with the simple garnishes of egg strips and spring onions. A satisfying dish!
The Assorted Appetizer plates 5 items. The Salmon Sashimi was fresh, Fish cubes with Vinegar Sauce was tasty, Chicken Karaage was crispy & juicy, Edamame & Prawn was also very fresh and the Potato Salad had generous toppings of tobiko roe - really yummy!
Starter - Edamame Tofu, nice and light taste with soy sauce and wasabi, Tuna Tekka Maki 鉄火巻 - the tuna is fresh but I find that they put in a little too much wasabi though, Chawanmushi - nicely done smooth and soft steam egg custard, Assorted tempura - fresh ingredients were used so everything tasted awesome!
Hubby's food choice Beef Shabu Shabu set $45.00++, served with Starter, 2 kinds of Sashimi, Chawanmushi, Miso Soup, rice & pickles, dessert and coffee/tea.
Hubby's verdict...the beef was good, very tender and the soup base was nice as well. He polished off everything in the set meal too.
Now comes the surprise... the customized birthday cake! *drum roll* Tata! The cake arrives with a sculpted ice-dome cover over it...looks very impressive! My money well spent...
We broke the ice to get to the cake...the Lychee Mousse Cake was not very sweet...with assorted fruits topping and a white chocolate birthday message...nice!
Another excellent dining experience with Kuriya Penthouse..kudos to everyone at Kuriya Penthouse that made this happen!
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