Five Senses dimsum buffet @ Westin Kuala Lumpur

Contradicting with my usual preference of a meal, Barry brought me for another buffet.

I do not usually opt for buffet as I'm a small eater, and I'm under the

impression that buffet are meant for people who go for quantity, not quality.

Still, it is my belated birthday treat so what do I have to complain?

Furthermore, Five Senses is located in the prestigious Westin Hotel, how bad could that be?

For dim sum brunch, we were charged RM70++ per pax. 

Not bad for a place that is reputed for their Chinese cuisine and dim sum 

- do note that this is a non-halal outlet.

What resembles the sight of the sun from afar... 

Classy entrance

Five Senses serves variety of dishes from their buffet line to served dimsum selection.

What greeted us on the buffet line are plenty of desserts...pastries... kuih-muih... chocolates...
Now behold sweet tooth!
As here you may find your candy castle!

When we were seated, Barry has already reminded me about the

Char Siu (barbecued pork) and Siu Yuk (crispy roast pork).

He claimed that it is one of the best one he have tried so far! 

It was indeed... very delicious! Soft pork belly meat with crispy skin... uh-la-laaa!

The char siu with sweet sauce and roasted duck is very recommended too!

One of the reason I love dining here is that we do not have to move an inch from our seat.

The staff would go table by table to offer certain dimsum that is ready for serving.

One of our must-have dimsum dish is the Lor Mai Kai (steamed glutinous rice with chicken).

My personal preference for lor mai kai is that it should be equally "wet".

I hate it when lor mai kai is only wet on top, then plain, white, and dry at the bottom.

There is also Freshly Cooked Porridge at the buffet line.

Choice of fish, prawns, pork slices, oysters, century eggs, salted eggs, and

many more that you could choose to dump into the porridge which will

then be cooked and served at your table.

Braised Chicken Feet isn't my favourite but this served at Five Senses are not bad.

I would prefer the Pai Kuat (steamed pork spareribs with black beans).

Dimsum is only complete with Char Siu Bao (barbecued pork-filled buns).

I love the filling in this one, but would comment that the bun is a little too thick on the outside.

Fried stuff like the Wu Kok (fried yam puff with barbecued pork filling), 

Salad Ha (fried prawn dumpling), Char Siu Sou (barbecued pork pastry),

are the BEST in the fried selection! It will get you hooked!

As we were busy enjoying our dimsum, I forgotten to take photos of 

Har Gow (steamed prawn dumpling), Siu Mai (pork and prawn dumpling), 

and Chee Cheung Fun (steamed rice roll with prawns / barbecued pork). 

It was all delicious! I love the sambal that was served with the chee cheung fun!

We had only a number of dimsum that day as both of us are small eaters. 

We hope to come back soon to try out the rest of the dimsum selection!

Ze bozz Barry!

Looking forward to be there again one of these days!

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Genting Highlands and Fortune Dim Sum Sri Petaling

Something went wrong somewhere and my Genting blogpost went cuckoo!

Luckily there is a softcopy and photos in my PC and I manage to re-post this...

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Genting Highlands is always the best choice for a short getaway from the hustle and bustle of the everyday urban life.

We get to enjoy the cool weather at Genting Highlands, laze around while enjoying hot chocolate and to walk around at our own pace. Our Nuzul Al-Quran PH was not a waste at all...

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Little Izzy was so occupied with her games and storybook in iPad2. And apparently, she likes the blueberry cheesecake more than tiramisu in Coffee Bean. I agree with her choice too because the blueberry cheesecake is definitely yummier! ;)

Hey Barry! Where is your mobile manners?!! Haha~

All 3 of us was struggling to find a wi-fi spot. Why is it so hard to online and check-in?!! I've missed earning some points in foursquare just because the stupid line in Coffee Bean is just too slow!!!

We took the opportunity to add more memories by taking photos on our way back to the hotel room. These good memories is gonna last a long... long.... time.... :)


Hou Mei Restaurant at Genting Highland sucks to the max! All of us ordered food varies from tom yam seafood, curry laksa, wan tan noodles, chicken hor fun and I ordered chicken rice. All these food are LOUSY. My steamed chicken is cold and tasteless! Will not go near this restaurant anymore!
And if you look closer at the above photo, you can see that Alicia is carrying a big G2000 bag. It belongs to Barry. He had shopping mood that day and was crowned champion for the total of money spent. Bet he won't call me for Starbucks anymore for the rest of the month... Haha!



We went to Fortune Dim Sum at Sri Petaling. It is one of the famous dim sum shop that everyone is talking about.

This place is not a disappointment to me, as the food is slightly above average, and there are several unique dishes such as "kai wor pao" (like a lor mai kai inside a pao), and a dimsum that has sausages in it with wrapped bacon. I enjoyed my all time favourite fried salad prawn too! Three of us had around 15 plates and the total bill come out to RM52. Overall, I would say that this restaurant is a place worth visiting.

Genting : 16th & 17th August 2011

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