Ember

today is my birthday lunch with Meixin. and Meixin is one of those friends who would be sweet enuff to make an effort to plan, to find a nice place and even make reservations. all i need to do is attend and be surprised!

she chose ember @ Hotel 1929..




the complimentary bread...



which was served warm. i kind of like it though as you may already know, im not a bread person.



for lunch, ember only has set lunch instead of the full menu. but their set lunch itself is already smashing good! i enjoyed every bit of my meal! their set lunch is only around $30 odd (i cant remember) ++ with an additional $6 top up if you want foie gras for your appetiser.

the foie gras are done 3 different ways. i chose the one done with mirin and soy sauce...




i was in ABSOLUTE DELIGHT when it arrived! Coz the foie gras is sibei big piece! i think (i tried hard to recall so im quite sure), i've never had a restaurant given me such a HUGE piece of foie gras before and it makes me CRAZY HAPPY!! DAMN SHIOK!!

and not only is it big, it tastes WONDERFUL!! really really! even the mushrooms below are soaked with the fragrance of the foie gras... its super delightful! I LOVE IT! and this foie gras alone is enough for me to say, IM SO COMING BACK HERE!!!

even meixin is making plans to bring her mummy, her hubby etc back here!

meixin's foie gras is done with caramelised apples below...



again, still very big piece. i know you probably cant see how big it is, its about one middle finger long! and its THICK!

for mains, i had the steak...



its very small piece but good thing is, its thick. and its pretty good too. the top part is actually golden mushroom and its slightly soaked with the sauce which makes it even more delectable. its yummy!

meixin had the seabass which before it arrived, i thought it would be a boring choice but i was wrong. the seabass was so good too!



the seabass was slightly crispy on the outside, nicely seared with pepper and salt and the inside was done just nice. the nest of mushroom below went very well with the sauce also.

sides of salad and fries.

simple salad but had a very nice sourish sauce....



fries with a really good slightly spicy sauce...



i like the sauce. though its slightly spicy.

den when it was dessert time, i was pleasantly surprised...



preplanned by xin when she called to make bookings. so sweet of her!

actually since we've known each other during our JC days, we've been doing that for each other. we'd share a locker and we'd drop little surprises and gifts for each other every now and then!

the dessert on top is the nougurt. its not bad. 

but my dessert was SUPERB!

i had this before during my visit with Cynthia and i already loved it. it is something i'd crave for just that i never had the chance to head back for it....



its coconut panna cotta with gula melaka and water chestnuts. its SUPER NICE!