Jollification at Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites

So, December is here yet again, its the season of giving as everyone knows. 

It's almost Christmas! Yay~!

Anyhow, last 2 weeks I have to reject the invitation from Pullman, Miri as it was too last minutes and I have other things to attend so I was a bit frustrated (with myself of course) for not able to went there and have a good time. Why? That will be a reason for another entry.

But for this particular post, its really more about Merdeka Palace Hotel here in my own city, Kuching. Home sweet home.

They are opening back one of their glorious function room called La Habana. Well, not really quite a "function room" if you get what I mean. When you mention function room to me, maybe I'll more picture it as a a big spacious room to held a party of hundreds or even thousand maybe. Well, that just me 🙈🙈

But this La habana Cigar Divan is actually just a nice room for a private event, a small party, kind of giving a homey feelings to those who are in it.  It is actually a cigar room, so hola to all cigar lovers out there.🙋🙋 This is an opportunity for you guys to relax and try their wide selection of imported Cuban cigars. Their cigars are kept in a special room with perfect level of humidity that has significant effect on their taste. 

To all party lovers out there, when you are trying to find a venue to gather or hosted a party, don't forget to put La Habana in your wishlist. This Divan offers a warm ambiance dominated by elegantly plush furnishings and comfortable sofas. It opens daily from 3pm to 11pm with a seating of 35 person. Just perfect for your small informal gatherings. 

Now, let's talk about the thing that we've all been waiting for. The FOOD! 

Ready? 

Let's take a sneak peak first for most of the food that you guys can savour during the Christmas Eve Dinner/Lunch/Brunch and for the New Years Eve at Merdeka Palace. 

Fruit Skewer, Marshmallow on sticks with chocolate fondue for the dark and white chocolate lovers. I think by now people know how good the fruit with chocolaty tastes. Well, who can say NO to the chocolates? I certainly can't! 🙅🙅 

Christmas Yule Log

Caprese of Tomato with Mozarella Cheese

Bruschetta Fiorentina

Beef Lasagna is to die for. Creamy and melt in your mouth not in your hand.

Gratinated Prawn with Newburg Sauce

Seafood Paella

Pollo Ananas and Four Cheese Pizza. My kind of favourite pizza. Thin layers, crispy and luxurious rich taste. 

Air Dried Beef with Honey Melon 

Mushroom Cappuchino. I can never get enough of this. The texture is so creamy with a distinctive taste of the mushroom itself on the bottom. If you drink this like me. Bottoms up! 

Baked Chicken Roulade with Chicken Juice

OF ALL THE FOODS THERE. I OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THIS CHICKEN ROULADE IS MY FAV 😜😜

Aglio Oglio. A bit bland for me.
Perfect level of spiciness but thats it

I like this. Nice concept where you can try to squeeze
the juice inside the cake to give it a zesty taste. 

Chocolate fudge cake/tiramisu in glass with add
on chocolate 

Inside the cake after being squeeze. Nope. I though it would
be pouring in there (so was everyone else) but nope.
100 Marks for the effort! It does give a slightly
different taste.

You know how great the foods are when you see almost all the plates is empty. Oh ya the drinks is actually one of their specialty, White and Red Sangria Mocktail. Totally forgot to take those drinks pictures. 

So, don't forget to mark the date people! 

Merdeka Palace this month have so many things to offer in sharing the bliss and happiness of Christmas while welcoming the New Years. Variety of special feast and promotions giving you an unforgettable experience this festive seasons. 

Make your way to Aurora Court Coffee House or Ristorante Beccari Italian Restaurant on 24th December 2016 for their divine and flavorful Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner. 

Both restaurants have planned a rich, lavish and opulent meal. It is definitely sumptuous and certainly abundant. Beccari invites guests to celebrate "Buon Natale" and experience flavoursome and luscious Christmas Italian buffet spreads by Chef De Cuisine Gedang Jetom and his culinary team. For only RM110Nett for adult and 50% off child range 5 to 12 years old

Appetizers such as:

• Assorted Cold Cut Platter
• Air Dried Beef with Honey melon
• Shrimp Cocktail with quail egg 

Main Dishes:

• Beef Lasagna
• Lamb Shank stewed in Root Vegetables
• fresh pasta
• pizzas and so many more

They also will open a carving station featuring Roasted Whole Turkey and Roasted Lamb Shoulder and then you can complete your dining experience with delicious desserts especially the signature dessert, Beccari Tiramisu.  

While Aurora Court Coffee House offers a combination of traditional and contemporary Christmas specialties. Aurora also inviting us to indulge your taste with the same Roasted Turkey or Lamb Shoulder with a selection of sauces including Giblet and Cranberry Sauce. Or maybe you guys more inclined to try their freshly prepared pasta cooked to perfection on the spot. Beside that, they also have a selection of seafood on ice, sushi and sashimi and their signature dishes such as Shawarma, homemad Roti John and Mini Burgers. I can vouch for their mini burgers! I'm talking about luscious food. We are talking juicy, moist and delectable taste here. Surely mouthwatering. and oh yeah of course their desserts for only  RM90 Nett for adult, 50% off for children and RM70 for senior citizen from 6.30pm to 10.00pm. 

On Christmas day itself, you either can have lunch or brunch from 11am to 3pm with only RM68Nett for adult, 50% for children or RM48 for senior Citizen with a great spread of Christmas specialties ranging from local to internationals fares specially created by the talented culinary team. 

Menu range from:

• Cold Dishes of Poached Snapper Medallion
• Prawn Cocktail with Honey Dew
• Cold Tandoori Chicken Fillet
• Cold Roasted Beef Rolls 
• Potato Au Gratin
• Grilled Sausages with Onion Sauce
• Beef Steak Tagalog with Onion Ring
• Breaded Fish Fillet with Tartar Sauce 

and then end the meal with assorted desserts such as Christmas Yule Log, Christmas Stollen, Ginger Bread and other Christmas goodies. 

Wait! It still not end here. They still have New Year's Eve Buffet Dinner on 31st December 2017 from 6.30pm to 10pm at both restaurants. 

Aurora Cafe offers a luscious buffet spread by their Executive Chef Fadill and his culinary team with wide selection of menu such as: 

• Marinates Squid in Japanese Dressing
• Seafood on Ice
• Sushi and Sashimi 
• Shawarma (Signature dish)
• Homemade Roti John and Mini Burgers 

Or if you guys searching for more on western foods, can head to Beccari with their menu prepared by Chef De Cuisine Gedong Jetom and his culinary team starting from:

• Carpaccio Di Pesce Di Giorno 
• Pizza Station
• Salad & Soup
• Beef Lasagna/Costolette Di Agnello 
• Carving Station
• Live Cooking Stations for pasta 
• Great selections of delicious desserts and sweets

Remember this. you would not be presented with sparse food, a scanty meal or a thin plate.


Dinner or lunch is to heavy for you? Worry not because Merdeka Palace hotel have it all covered. You can directly call or walk in to the Seattle Coffee & Tea and enjoyed vast  of Christmas Goodies & Takeaways that they can offered from 15th December to 26th December 2017. 

There, they have a finely crafted traditional Christmas Goodies of flavourful Gingerbread House, traditional Christmas Stollen, Christmas Apple Strudel, Chocolate Chips Cookies, Christmas Fruit Cake and Christmas Pudding. Too sweet and savory for you? What did I say earlier? Worry not cause MP still offer Roasted Whole Turkey, Roasted Lamb Leg (bone in) and Roasted Beef Striploin, all accompanied with condiments and vegetables for you to satisfied your piquant taste from that tender and well seasoned meat. 


My company for the night, our fellow bloggers, Aliey and Irene who's not in the picture. Maybe next time when we met again for next events. Checkout their links for their post about this. 

and thank you so much Merdeka Palace hotel for the invites 

For reservations or more details call:

Hotel : +6 082 258000

Ext for F&B Office : 8004 [8:30am to 5pm]

Ext for F&B Outlets :
Aurora Court : 8061
Ristorante Beccari : 8080
Seattle Coffee and Tea : 8087

Facebook : Merdeka Palace Hotel MPHS
Email : bqt@merdekapalace.com | azeanaazrina@merdekapalace.com | melessa@merdekapalace.com

p/s: Credits to Aliey

Here's one for the memories ✌✌

and

Chilled Out! Restaurant, Kuching

Ever thought of having a nice family dinner in a fancy enclosed, safe environment with air conditioning suitable for both you and your little ones? If you don't know what I am talking about, read on and let me introduce one more place to add in your long listed of places to eat in Kuching.

CHILLED OUT!

Nope. That's just not me asking you to chill. That is just one fancy restaurant names located in the Spring Mall, 2nd Floor just in front of MBO Cinemas. You know, the one next to Kidz Paradize Playground. It is Sarawak First Ever Kids Friendly restaurant, where both adults and kids can enjoy the whole outing together making it the most enjoyable family bonding experience ever.

Chilled Out! is a restaurant with a Difference!
It is a child friendly restaurant, focusing on kids and educational plays a key role as well. With a superb child friendly atmosphere, all families will have a great dining as food is more than a necessity where it brings people together whether its connecting with old friends, meeting new interest or just bonding. Chilled out! pride itself for delivering only the best wholesome meals in a most enjoyable and worthwhile environment that is safe, healthy and with lots of educational value for the kids. 

Entrance Chilled Out! Restaurant

WHAT SO SPECIAL AT CHILLED OUT?

⏩ Cater for all event (birthday party, family reunion, company event etc)
     
The place itself already is great and fun and attractive, plus the food is super great with large portion and reasonable price. What more reasons do you need to cater event here? Hop on the ride enjoy it while you can. The place can hold up to 70 peoples at one time, or 80. If your willing to sit on the low stool for kids. As for me? I don't think I mind though. I might even consider to sit on the floor and make myself comfortable as I wouldn't want to miss having/attending party, reunion yada yada yada here. True story 😉😉
Oh, they have buffet options if you guys prefer buffer than ala carte.


⏩ Special corner for kids dine in 

Chilled Out! Restaurant even provide a table for little ones, with cute little chairs and tables. Refer to the picture below. Wouldn't you want to sit there yourself?

There's also another table inside the playroom/classroom in case there's not enough table for the little ones outside, especially during events.

⏩Kids Playroom area for kids to play and learn fun educational activities 

There's a playroom area or classroom, for the kids to play and learn through fun activities assist by the workers there while the parent can still enjoy their meals or they can join in and have fun together with their kids. 

For example there's an activity call Rain Cloud in A Jar and Aqua Jar.

Rain Cloud in a Jar is basically making something like a rain with colors but obviously its in a jar. It looks very colorful and pretty actually. Let your kids run their pretty fingers playing with colors and making colored rain!

Aqua Jar actually looks more like snow globe to me but instead of snow in a globe, they made it in a jar and obviously with water hence the name Aqua Jar fill with marine life toys. 

Play This Video to see some of the activities your little one can do! 

HAPPY KIDS WITH HIS NEW DIY AQUA JAR

⏩ Weekend Fun Educational Activities for Kids and Family During Weekend

Beside the activities mention above they also have other activities such as coloring, drawing, baking.
They usually collect and keep the drawings and display them in the playroom. Our little one need to be appreciate and I think this is really one of the best ways to show our appreciation to them. They will feel happy and excited to know their hard-work is being seen by others.

Normal activities usually will be held in the playroom/classroom unless heavy activity like baking or anything involved water, it will be held at the rear room somewhere near the kitchen and watchroom (Bilik Tinjau)

The activity is more like ongoing activity, anytime you guys went to the restaurant on certain dates, your little one can participate in their activity for the day with reasonable price. Read more on what the activities they have for this October 2017.

Watch Room (Bilik Tinjau)

Activity Room at the back

Kids Playroom

⏩ Nursery Room Complete With Toddler's Facilities 


I think nursery room is a plus point for this restaurant. You don't have to worry if you need to change your babies diaper or a place to nurse your little one. There's just a place around the corner


😍😍

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⏩ Special Pastry and Kid's Menu in Kid's Style 


For now, they using the old menu for kids only with wording. But if I'm not mistaken I heard they are going to update the menu with more pictures which for me is more suitable for kids to see cause kids do love 'pictionaries' and I think they are more understanding to see pictures rather than words.

Take a look at their variety menu for kids and even babies!

⏩ Kids Now Can Create Their Own Meal Set With Our Special Kids Menu


 Don't forget you heard about this from me! LOL

From this month onwards, kids can customised their own meals with what main meal they want, the side dish and drinks.

With each order of custom meals, your little one stand a chance to get cool homemade craft, depends on the organizer for the day. It can be either cute handkerchief or bookmarks from ice cream sticks and among other things.

⏩ Discounts. Discounts. Discounts!! 

Do you know that Kidz Paradize, VH Green Nature Park@Matang and Chilled out! Family Restaurant are all sister company. That means you can get discount everytime you go to one of the place or even better to all the place. It is like when you go here, you get something from there and when you go there, you got something from here etc

Discount for student is up to 20% provided they show their ID card from school or college. Not the name tag card ok? LOL. I checked with them No name tag is acceptable for discount.

Visitors from sister company (Kidz Paradize and VH Green Nature Park) can get 10% discount voucher if they buy family package from the park and that voucher can be use and redeem at the Chilled Out! Restaurant and 20% discount redeemable when they buy day pass ticket from the Kidz Paradize.

The same rules apply when you dine at the restaurant, if you spend RM50 at the restaurant, you'll get RM10 discount at Kidz Paradize. and free day pass if spend more than RM100. Cool huh? To think about it, you actually get more than what you bargain. (You have to check again about this promo with the restaurant itself. T&C might change anytime after this posting)

The Sister Company

So come and check it out with your little one. New activities waiting for you guys here this October!

My Perspective:

Their concept is superb, as they want kids to be kids, you know kids nowadays are way too eager to grow up. We the adults who want to be kids again. Get it? They are too heavy on the digital media nowadays on gadget like phone, tab etc.

So, they are making a colorful restaurant setup to attract kids and trying to make the restaurant not only to fulfill our stomach requirement😋 but for fun and educational as well.

It is like we're back to basic,  restaurant with reading corner you can sit there and have a story time with your kids.
Even the workers say,  if some of the kids were crying,  they will try to comfort them and read books to them although they said 90% of the times,  they failed. Lol. But you know,  its the thought that counts.

While dining in with the representative from the HQ last Saturday (October 7, 2017), sometimes even they themselves will go to the field (restaurant) to teach and guide the kids to do all the activities, not too heavy on the syllabus but more to fun and interacting ways to attract kids to learn.

Every Saturday they even have a lucky kids to be chosen randomly from the customer. 2 kids to be exact to eat for free. Yes you read this right. FOR FREE. But its random people, so you wouldn't know, but the chances is there so grab your bag and bring your kids down to the mall now. You might be in luck this week.

And additionally, in one month, they will be 2 times or 4 times, I forget about this (SO SORRY), they will put like a mystery gift below the table. Yes, the table that you sit on that day. This is a surprise as well, so you wouldn't know and again, take your chances people. Don't you feel excited? If suddenly you sitting on the table with mysterious gift and your kids get chosen for the free meal. Double yay~! Maybe you get free ticket or even 50% discount? You wouldn't know. So what's the harm right?

Follow their Facebook Page for ongoing Promotion, they will announced it in the facebook from time to time cause they will announce through ONLINE only.


And thank you for the invites by Chilled Out! Spring, we are able to taste few of their main dishes and snacks.

Chicken & Lamb Combo RM32

Chic & Chop on Grilled RM20

Chic & Chop on Grilled RM20

Australian Lamb Chop RM32

Sauce Choices. Since  I can't decide what to eat. Lol. So I'm trying all 4 sauce. Teriyaki, bbq, Mushroom and blackpepper. 

Pinocchio Pasta Carbonara RM8

Pasta Carbonara RM17

Nasi Lemak Chicken Curry RM12

Stuffed Chicken Wing RM9

Stuffed Chicken Wing (Minced Chicken, Minced Shrimp, Mushroom, Vege)

Their Signature Drink: Lemongrass

Herbs for the drinks

Restaurant Setup

and last but not least. One for the memories!
Cheers from us Sarawak Bloggers 🙋🙋

UPDATED:
Since everyone updated already. You guys can check out what other bloggers think about this restaurant outlet from the link below.

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MY LENSE MEETS THE WORLD



Until next time 😘😘