Lavish 18 at Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Hotel Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Ng See Yong (11070430) - FIA July 2012 Group 4

Happy Mid Autumn Festival everyone! Weee~ This September is full of festival! There’s Malaysia Day, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and what’s more? Me and my brother’s birthday! ( LOL! As if our birthday is a real big deal~ ) And more festival means? More excuses of celebration! Haha!

And thanks to Malaysia Day, I was able to spend my and my brother’s birthday back at my hometown with my family.

We had our birthday dinner at Dynasty, Renaissance Hotel, Kota Bharu, one of the renowned fine dining restaurants in town. The restaurant offers authentic Oriental and Fusion Chinese cuisine, where all food items are certified Halal. 

Executive Chef Mike in his kitchen, the genuine creator behind all these scrumptious delicacies.

Upon arrival, we are ushered to a table of twelve in the middle of the exquisitely posh restaurant while admiring the traditional Chinese ornaments, paintings and deco along the walkway. 

We were also told that there will be a Life La Mien Performance by a chef from Bei Jing during lunch and dinner session from from 11^th – 23^rd September. 

The guests reached not long after and the night’s rendezvous was complimented with a glass of champagne.

BRUT MILLESIME 1999, Laurent-Perrier

They gave us the white wine glass instead of the champagne class because the glasses they had were used as ‘dessert in cup’ at Palm Terrence’s dinner buffet (1st floor). *hit forehead*

The young Bei Jing chef deliberately prepared the La Mien for us.

Our delightful gastronomy journey began with the Five Happiness Platters.

Chuka Idako Song Tam

An interesting medley combination of Thai and Japanese appetizer that managed to zest up our appetite.

Deep Fried Salad Prawn

Deep Fried Crispy Sishamo Fish

The one that stood out the most was actually the crispy potato skin beneath the fish. It was drenched in the tangy sweet chili sauce that catered the dash of sweetness and spiciness. The sauce infused into the deep fried potato skin and successfully gave it a twist of flavour. Yummy!

Marinated Honey Soy Chicken Wings

The meat was tenderly roasted and it would be even sinfully tantalizing if it was eaten with its sweetened moist skin.

Scramble Egg with Shark Fin

Next up was Double Boiled Whole Shark Fin and Dried Scallop in Superior Stock.

The thick broth was undeniably flavoursome, but it was a tad too salty for my liking.

Our Thick La Mien (Hand Pulled Noodles) in Seafood Soup arrived with bountiful amount of seafood.

The noodles weren’t really springy, a little on the firm part. Perhaps, al dente I would describe?

(LOL! As if I’m having Italian pasta~)

The soup on the other hand is a little lacked of oomph, too mild for our palate.

Nyonya Style Curry Shark with Homemade Man Tou (Bread)

It was delicious! The Nyonya curry was cooked splendidly and with just the right proportion – tangy but not too spicy. The shark meat was super fresh as well as mouthwatering and by just dipping the delicate bread into the robust gravy was already enough an ecstasy.

 Stir Fried Marmite Huge Mud Crab

The dish had absolutely caught our eyes. Everyone didn’t expect to see these giant mud crabs and was curious of how Chef Mike was able to get these huge crabs as it was hardly possible to find crabs in Kota Bharu during the season due to the supply issue in the market.

 An applause to the chef *clap clap clap*! The mud crabs were deliberately cooked till perfection. The marmite sauce didn’t overwhelm the crabs while the originality freshness and sweetness of the crabs were totally retained. Another plus point was that the luxurious, rich meat could easily be separated with the shell. In fact, the shell was so delicate that one could effortlessly separate the flesh and the shell within the mouth! Believe me, I'm not exaggerating anything! The dish was finger licking marvelous and truly a bliss for ardent crustacean lovers like us.

After a pleasant crustacean feast, we were served with Braised Galore Seafood Treasure in Claypot.

The dish is a myriad of delighting sumptuous ingredient, such as fish maw, sea cucumber, abalone slice, cuttlefish, squid, and assorted vegetables – drooling and comforting.

Steamed Huge Fresh Water Prawn with Egg White and Dried Scallop

The velvety egg white merged really well with the succulent prawn. We enjoyed it immensely.

Homemade Beancurd Custurd with Pumpkin Puree

According to the chef, the beancurd custard was steamed for a long period of time until smooth. It had a wobbly and creamy texture while the pumpkin puree added a unique aroma to the dish.

Fried Mee Hoon with Roasted Duck Meat was full of ‘wok hei’, delectably delicious. 

The laden of the duck meat on the other hand was really tender and enticing, giving a plus point to the noodles.

At last, the milky rich yet refreshing Golden Fantasy with Mango and Sago Pearl dessert put the elegant dinner a sweet endnote.

After everyone was almost done with their chilled dessert, the light was suddenly dimmed and a birthday song was played (apparently we were the only one left at the dining hall~hihihi!). 

The waitress presented a cake with candle on top upon the table. 

Everyone sang us birthday songs of several languages (English, Chinese, Cantonese). Then, we made our wishes secretly in our hearts and blew off the candles.

Marble Cheese Cake from Lobby Lounge

It was slightly on the dry side, nevertheless, it was still acceptable.
However for this price, I would rather go for the cheaper Secret Recipe instead. *Ops!* 

The premier dining celebration lasted for 4 hours with chitchats, laughter, wines and delicacies. The overall food were superb and everyone enjoyed thoroughly throughout the entire dinner session. All of us went back with a brimmed tummy and satisfied smile on the face. We were absolutely glad about that. :)

Seems like Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner. 

Mooncake anyone? LOL!

Address : Dynasty Restaurant, 6th Floor, Renaissance Kota Bharu, Kota Sri Mutiara, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra,15150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Contact Number : 09-746-2233

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Verdict : Comments are based on personal opinions and quality or taste of food may differ with time.