Chinese New Year Menu in KL / Selangor

Chinese New Year falls on the 8th February 2016 this year. To usher in the Year of the Monkey, I have put together a list of hotel restaurants (which I have personally tried and would recommend) for your reunion dinner, CNY family dinners or to entertain your business clients and company 收工酒宴 ("sau gong") dinner.

1. Four Points by Sheraton Puchong (Pork-free)

As the hotel does not have a Chinese restaurant, there will be a reunion buffet dinner (7 Feb 2016) at The Eatery with dishes such as sun dried oyster dumplings, wok fried tiger prawn, build your own Yee Sang counter and many more. A buffet dinner is also available on the first day of CNY with more choices for the entire family to enjoy.

Alternatively, you can also choose from 3 specialised banquet menu, with prices starting from RM1,488 nett per table of 10 persons. There is a minimum requirement of 3 tables, and the menus are available from 8-22 February 2016. The highlights here include steamed sea nutrition pearl tiger grouper, and wok fried tiger prawns with chilli garlic crumb.

Available from: 8-22 February for the banquet menu. 

Price: The dinner buffet is priced at RM128 nett per adult and RM64 nett per child between 4 to 12 years old. Banquet menu prices start from RM1488 per table of 10 persons.

2. Celestial Court, Sheraton Imperial KL (Pork-Free)

Celestial Court will be featuring 4 exclusive prosperity 9-course set menus in conjunction with the Year of the Monkey, with reference to the legendary story of the Monkey King, namely "Journey to the West, Eastern Sea Palace, Celestial Gatekeeper and Uproar in Heaven."

There will also be 8 types of yee sang, including 3 luxurious yee sang using live Boston lobster as well as monkey head mushrooms and banana yee sang. Our favorites here are Thick Broth with Baby Lobster, Shredded Jade Abalone, Dried Scallop and Sea Cucumber, and Duo combination of tiger king prawns.

Price: The set menus are priced at RM1988, RM2088. RM2288 and RM2688 for a table of 10 persons.

3. Lai Po Heen, Mandarin Oriental KL (Pork-Free)

Toss to prosperity,  good fortune and health with 5 different yee sangs available here - choose either sliced Abalone in Thai dressing, Yellow Fin Tuna and Salmon, Soft Shell Crab and Snow Pear, Salmon and Assorted Vegetables as well as Assorted Vegetables and Shredded Fruits in Sesame Dressing.

There are also three 8-course set menus offered, Fortune (RM278 per person), Prosperity (RM388 per person), and Wealth (RM628 per person) with a minimum of four diners, available for lunch and dinner. Our favorites here include double-boiled abalone soup and sea cucumber with morel mushrooms and maca, steamed Omega rich grouper with chopped chilli paste and ginger parsley paste and Lai Po Heen's CNY "Fatt Choy" sun dried seafood pot.

Available from: now until 29 February 2016.

Price: Fortune (RM278 per person), Prosperity (RM388 per person), and Wealth (RM628 per person) set menus.


4. Five Sen5es, The Westin KL (Serves Pork)

Check out the yee sang here at Five Sen5es, which features Norwegian fresh salmon sashimi, Australian spring abalone, as well as Chinese pork jerky (aka bak kwa!).

There will be 3 exquisite set menus offered here as well as festive a la carte items as well as an enhanced dim sum brunch for the festivities. Some of our favorite dishes here are the deep fried pork spare ribs with berries and haw berry sauce and crisp fried prawn with pumpkin and salted egg yolk mousse.

Available from: 2-21 February 2016

Price:Start from RM1688 nett per table of 10 persons


5. Vistana Kuala Lumpur Titiwangsa (Pork-Free)

There are 3 menus to choose from - Set Menu 1 (RM998++ for 10 pax), Set Menu 2 (RM1198++ for 10 pax) and Set Menu 3 (RM1398++ for 10 pax) - one of the best value for money hotel CNY menus in KL. The menus are available at Vistana Hotels in KL, Kuantan and Penang from 1 to 22 February 2016. One of the more affordable hotel CNY set menus in KL.

We liked the deep fried grouper with spicy Thai sauce as well as the Hong Kong style crispy prawns with wasabi dressing. 

6. Tai Zi Heen, Pullman KLCC (Pork-Free)

Tai Zi Heen will be offering three selections of a 9-course festive set menu packed with must-have Chinese New Year dishes for the perfect reunion celebration. You can choose from Spring & Happiness (RM1788 per table of 10 pax), Everlasting Prosperity (RM2288 per table of 10 pax) or Wealth & Fortune set (RM2788 per table of 10 pax).

At Tai Zi Heen, you can try their new yee sang creation with crispy whitebait topping. We love the crispy prawns coated with lemon dressing, tropical fruit salsa and tobiko caviar as well as the steamed dragon tiger grouper

Available from: 18 January to 22 February 2016.



Gong Xi Fa Cai to all!

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