Celebrate the Brilliant Year of the
Monkey
More
indulgence awaits this festive Chinese New Year as The Westin Kuala Lumpur welcomes the year of the Monkey with
abundance of festive favorites! The
Westin Kuala Lumpur’s Cantonese restaurant, Five Sen5es, is set to impress diners this Lunar New Year with a
multi-sensory dining experience of Sight, Taste,
Scent, Touch and Sound.
As
the New Year revolves around blessings of
Longevity, Riches, Peace, Wisdom and Virtue,
Chinese Chef Tan is presenting his repertoire of mix traditional and modern
signature creations in 3 exquisite festive set menus together with a selection
of fresh Yee Sang, alluring festive a la carte dishes and an enhanced dim sum
brunch.
Five Sen5ses, a modern and contemporary dining
space that serves Cantonese cuisine, has diners enjoying a plush menu of
scrumptious dim sums to gourmet dishes of premium ingredients. The restaurant’s
décor captures the essence of trendy and modern aesthetics with lots of
gorgeous hues of cherry wood set in well-spaced design. Diners can enjoy their
meal on the modern banquette seating or the traditional seating in the main
dining room which happens to also showcase an open live kitchen as its
highlight. Surrounded by nature’s elements of greens and water as well as stone
elements, Five Sen5es is indeed a
sight to behold.
Below
are the selections of dishes selected from the 3 festive set menus as well as a
la carte available from 9 January to 21 February 2016. Starting off with a big
auspicious bang, we toss into the New Year with an enhanced obligatory Yee
Sang!
As
Yee Sang is symbolic of good luck, properity, health and things auspicious, go
lux this year and savor Five Sen5es’s Norwegian
Fresh Salmon Yee Sang & Abalone with Added Charcoal Grilled Meat.
The
Yee Sang itself is a kaleidoscope of colors and flavours with an assorted
textures from its classic ingredients as well as modern additions. With Chef
Tan’s special plum sauce, fresh slices of creamy salmon, highly prized
Australian Spring Sliced Two Head Abalone and smoky charred sweet grilled Bak
Kwa, the Yee Sang is indeed truly special and luxurious.
While
the standard portions available cater to smaller groups, special sized ones may
be available subject to availability. Ours was a portion fit for 30 pax. It was
indeed a memorable night filled with lots of fun cheers and laughter as we Lou
Hei in amazing heights!
Besides
that Yee Sang, there are also other Yee Sang such as Taiwanese Top Shell Abalone
& Norwegian Salmon Yee Sang and more. Yee Sang can be enjoyed by dining in
or to be taken away for celebrations in the comfort of your homes with loved
ones. Prices start from RM76 nett per standard serving.
A
first for me, the Double Boiled Pigeon
with Chinese Ham & Baby Cabbage was deliciously comforting albeit a tad
rich. Pigeon was superbly tender with rich and smooth flesh while the cubes of
Chinese ham added loads of umami flavours to the broth as well as textures. The
baby cabbage boiled for hours literally melts-in-the-mouth and lend its
sweetness to the robust broth.
The
Poached Chicken with Spicy Garlic Sauce
may looked decent at sight but the flavours and textures of this dish was
impressive and went beyond our expectation. Succulent and tender poached chicken
are smothered in a piquant sauce that is beautifully addictive. Lots of crushed
peanuts coupled with aromatics and hints of chili took this dish to new heights
as we find ourselves scooping up the sauce happily that went so well with the
chicken!
The
next dish of Deep Fried Pork Spare Rib
& Berries with Haw Berry Sauce looked gorgeously festive in colors and
presentation. Though the dish looked modern at sight, rest assured, the
flavours are truly traditional as Chef Tan uses Chinese ingredients of brown
sugar pieces coupled with dried haw berries and other ingredients to concoct
this dish. The natural sweetness of the brown sugar and distinctive flavours of
haw really brought back childhood memories when savoring this dish. Coupled with
fresh berries, the dish really stood out in flavours.
It’s
also another first for me for the fish course. While most places tend to stick
to the classic steamed fish, Five Sen5es served theirs as Braised Pomfret with Roasted Pork Belly & Cherry Tomatoes. The
majestic fish was lightly battered and fried to a crisp finish with a soft and
moist flesh. The lightly sweet and sour braised pork belly and cherry tomato
sauce was moreish and tasty. It did reminded me of the classic sweet and sour
dish and yet this one was taken to another depth of flavours with the addition
of roast pork and lots of garlic cloves.
Many
deemed that the next dish is simple to prepare but according to Chef Tan, the
dish of Crisp Fried Prawn with Pumpkin
& Salted Egg Yolk Mousse really requires skills to prepare. One needs
to make sure the prawns are just nicely coated with a thin batter and fried to
perfection before coating them in just the right amount of the creamy pumpkin
and salted egg yolk. There was also a good balance of sweet and salty flavours
between the pumpkin and salted egg yolk to ensure that this dish taste sublime
in every sense.
Slow Boiled Clay Pot Rice with
Assorted Wax Meat & Chestnut
is literally my top favorite clay pot rice dish this year! The rice is
beautifully fluffy, almost creamy with a luscious tender bite. The abundance of
rich and moreish waxed duck meat, Chinese sausage, liver sausage and chestnuts
with lots of spring onions and special sauce takes the rice to whole new
heights in terms of flavours. The sumptuous balance of sweet and savory is
mastered to perfection and I find myself going back for seconds despite being
already full. A must- order dish as this one is the best clay pot rice with
waxed meat version I have had this year!!
End
the feast with an unusual but delectable dessert of Glutinous Rice Dumplings in Sweetened Soya Milk & Ginger Juice with
Deep Fried Chinese Pancakes. Even the dessert is crafted with much
thoughts. Chef Tan and his team has painstakingly wrapped Nian Gao with sweet
potato to resemble a tortellini dumpling before steaming it and serving it with
freshly grated coconut. The rice dumpling was delicious too with a sesame seed
filling while the sweet broth was served warm with gentle notes of delicate
sweetness.
Five
Sen5es Chinese New Year Set Menus
Happiness
Reunion Chinese New Year Set Menu 1
RM 1,688 nett per table
of 10 persons
Blessings
Reunion Chinese New Year Set Menu 2
RM 1,988 nett per table
of 10 persons
Abundance
Reunion Chinese New Year Set Menu 3
RM 2,288 nett per table
of 10 persons
List of festive set menu
details are available here.
Simply
Dim Sum Brunch (09 February 2015 and weekends)
The second day (09
February 2016) of the Chinese New Year is also known as “Hoi Nin” in Chinese,
meaning the beginning of a year. Celebrate the day with an enhanced version of
the Simply Dim Sum Brunch, which is based around the All You Can Eat concept as
well as interactive pass around dishes. On top of that, Roasted Whole Pig, Poon
Choy and Wax Meat Rice are especially added to the sumptuous buffet spread to
mark this auspicious day.
Simply Dim Sum Brunch
with enhanced menu is also available over the weekends from 02 to 21 February
2016. Five Sen5es has pull out all the stops with their All You Can Eat Dim Sum, to the extent
that for an additional amount, diners can enjoy free flow of selected beverages to
go with your All You Can Eat experience.
RM138 nett per person
Includes free flow of
Chinese tea
additional
free flow of soft drinks and Chinese tea RM20 nett per person
additional
free flow of soft drinks, chilled juices and selected beers RM60 nett per
person
additional
free flow of soft drink, chilled juices, selected beers and wine RM80 nett per
person
For Reservations, please
contact Westin Dining at 603 2773 8338 or email: westindining@westin.com
FIVE
SEN5ES
The Westin Kuala Lumpur
199, Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100, Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60)(3) 2731 8333
Website: www.thewestinkualalumpur.com
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