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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Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf @ Bangsar Village

If childhood memories didn't fail you, you may have remembered being told of a tale 

starting with "Once upon a time, there were 3 little pigs... and a biigg... baadd.. wolf!"

As the tale goes on, the pig managed to build a brickhouse and being forever safe from the hungry wolf.

The tale in this eatery somehow, ended quite sadly for the pigs.

Well, one will know how it ended when the dishes are named...

"The one that didn't get away"... 

"The wolf's favourite"...

"Piggies rolling in the mud"...

This little place in Bangsar Village draw alot of crowd recently

and it wouldn't harm wolfing down the piggies, ehhh??? 

Greeted by queuing patrons, we took our number and amazingly only had to wait 

for 15 minutes before being seated despite no reservation being made. 

Bur don't risk it. For important dinner, do call for a reservation. 

Simple yet a cozy ambiance in Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf

Freshly made cakes on display

Me.. peeping.. snapping away...

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For starter, we had Garlic Roast Pork which is undoubtedly well marinated

and topped with fried garlic, made us wanting for more. One turned down by the dish was,

the roast pork skin, which I would prefer really crispy!

Garlic Roast Pork - RM15

Caesar Salad served with pork bacon and fried poached egg.

What? Fried? Yumzzzz.... :)

Caesar Salad - RM22

The Wolf's Favourite

Now how could I resist my favourite carbonara which had just made better with pork bacons?

Seated on the perfect plate of carbonara is a poached egg.

Once I make a light cut, huff and puff comes the runny yolk! Voila!!!

The Wolf's Favourite - RM27

We were indeed very satisfied wolves that night.

A quick verdict

Ambiance - 7/10 (seating were quite close and crowded)

Food - 6.5/10 (probably some ribs and burgers would bring this up a little)

Price - 6.5/10 (a little pricey for something that I wouldn't grade an astoundingly delicious one)

Details if interested

Lot G1A, Ground Floor, Bangsar Village 1,

Jalan Telawi Satu, Bangsar Baru,

59100 Kuala Lumpur

+603 2283 2270

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