indulging before calling it a day

a few colleagues (8) and i decided to go to burn a deep hole in our pocket and fill our tummy with exotic fine dining in ipoh on thursday night. it is sort of like a celebration that we survived the working year and it is time for the holidays. it was my idea actually. read about this place 'indulgence' from the papers a few times already, but have yet to find the time nor the ppl to direct me there. finally rounded up enuf ppl and a navigator...off we went on a rainy evening. so we sort of like braved the rain just to go there. hhahaha. the bungalow aka the restaurant. you won't even see this from the roadside and there is no signboard to guide you into this lot. it is opp heritage hotel if i am not wrong...but not direct opposite ah...further down the road from the hotel. the bungalow is sheltered by trees but there is a brick wall outside with the name of the restaurant.

we did not go for 3-course-meal. pokai loh...and our tummy could not fill so much lah. in the end, we ordered, 3 appetisers, 6 main course and 4 pieces of cakes. appetisers are foei gras, scallop and salad.

oh, they gave a complimentary bread basket (can be refilled) and the bread was GOOD! thumbs up. it disappeared so fast so there was no photo. hahah...

vege pizza. lots of leaves...dunno what you call them. the pizza crust is really thin. rm30.

tuna. rm65. the cod was better than the tuna.

risotto and soft shell crab. love the soft shell crab. soooo crispy. rm42.

blood orange (from australia) and prawn salad. rm42.

a chicken dish.

pasta with calamari and cherry tomato.i think it is called 'duh!'. rm36.

hokkaido scallop (3 pieces) and mushroom. rm59.

oh blimey! cod and pumpkin chips...their version of fish and chips. rm52. not a fan of pumpkin, but the fish was good. thick and fresh and succulent.

foei gras flown all the way from france. since this is the chance to try and be adventurous...try lah. and yuck! everyone's face muscles all pulled in when they tasted it. not our flavour. i bet it is an acquired taste. rm52. it was very soft in the middle. i chose those sides which were more burnt than the middle, so the smell of the liver was not that strong. once is enuf and now i can tell ppl i have tried foei gras.

tiramisu...supposedly the best dessert here, but it was ok...better than others tiramisu but i din feel blown out of this world. something was just missing.

the dessert tower...check your cakes before you order them...all are just as tempting

my favourite: chocolate and mango. the mango was really fragrant.

blueberry mascarpone. not enuf blueberry. hehe...all these cakes are quite expensive ah...rm14.00 for this and tiramisu. choc and mango is rm8.50.

i am glad i went with a big group, then we got to try a variety. i won't mind going again to try other things on their menu. they menu is quite extensive and it is changed from time to time.

the staff there were all really friendly and fast. a glass of water took a tumble on the table and it was cleaned and wiped and mopped in a twinkling of an eye.

advised to book if you plan to go in the weekend. i heard their breakfast set is good...can't wait. all those carbs...my favourite for breakfast.