Breakfast at the Club Lounge was calm. One could get the food at the self-serve counters or, order from the menu. Staff was courteous and extremely helpful. Kudos to the team for their eagerness to ensure the guests were well fed.
Breakfast
lounge interior
self-serve counters
cold cuts
honey and jams
dessert
various magazines
breakfast menu
scrambled eggs, hashbrown and salad
prawn noodles
The prawn noodles was a hearty bowl and the soup was definitely flavourful with the right amount of umami. That handful of fresh sprouts and leafy greens were much appreciated.
porridge with sausage (self-serve)
fried noodles with beef rendang, fried beancurd
kueh and pastry
kueh keria, bingka ubi and pastry
Urban Farm
The space just outside of the lounge was the Urban Farm. It was quite a spacious area and lots of greens to look at.
Urban Farm
lovely lettuces
banana tree
Evening Cocktails
Was there for just one drink as I have a dinner appointment that night. Was approached by a staff and he asked if I wanted to try his concoction. Ok, why not?
The drink was pretty to look at, sweet and with low to moderate alcohol strength.
drink with no name (citrus fruity)
snacks for the drink
Overall experience at the Club Lounge was good. Helpful and friendly staff were key to the favourable guest experience.
Saw that this restaurant offers omakase and I have not tried one before, so why not? Made reservation for 12pm slot for the MYR188++ lunch omakase. A deposit of MYR100 was required when confirming the reservation.
entrance
I was there like 5 mins earlier and staff informed that one needs to wait till the appointed time to be seated.
staring at sake bottles to pass time
Seemed like no one arrives on time for omakase? It was a whole 10 mins of awkwardness as the Chefs saw that I was the only attendee who had arrived for the 12pm slot and our small talk only lasted for about 2 mins before they decided to leave me alone and go about their prepping work.
first person view
gari was set ahead of lunch
sauce glaze for the sushi
various toppings for the nigiri
Was a tad surprised that no complimentary green tea was offered at the establishment. Ordered the Kojimaya Untitled #01 sake to try. The 'Untitled' is the brewery's way of expressing going beyond the concept of categories.
Taste profile of the sake was light and crisp with rounded sweetness.
My omakase session started at about 10 mins past 12pm.
Asked Chef if he mind people taking photos, and he said go-ahead and that they are used to it.
Lunch Omakase
Appetiser
appetiser - fried fish with corriander sauce, crab meat with spinach and ikura
The spinach was lightly blanched and hence, the flavour was subtle for the first dish in the appetiser.
fried fish with corriander sauce
The fragrance from the fried fish was captivating and the green sauce had a mild hint of spice.
Sashimi
kanpachi, ika and toro (added MYR30++ for a piece of toro)
Thus far, my experience with ika sashimi outside of Japan has not been great and likewise, the version here did not dispel that notion. I loved kanpachi and this met the expectation and it was a good choice to top-up for toro. Chef slightly aburi'ed the toro and hence, I could savor the lovely oily fragrance from the fish.
Chawanmushi
with truffle and cheese
Oh my, first impression of the chawanmushi was "Why is it so big?" Ok, I was amused alone as the rest of the dining companions were still at their appetiser/sashimi course.
This dish came in the biggest container that I have ever seen for a chawanmushi! Impressed and there's this naggy feeling that I'd be full by the end of course #3.
cheese pull~
Served piping hot, so it naturally one needs to slow down even for fast eaters. The truffle was not overpowering and I was surprised, that cheese works in chawanmushi too.
Nigiri
Chef Danson preparing the 1st nigiri
seabream with plum sauce
Had accidentally smeared almost half the plum sauce onto my fingers so am not sure if that was the reason why the 1st piece was just clean tasting.
Aji (spanish mackerel)
pretty looking akami with caviar
Actually, I had no idea how many pieces of nigiri would the Chef be serving. He didn't mention, and I didn't ask and menu did not state. Haha!
I was also wondering if one was supposed to take the sushi plate from the counter or just the sushi piece but seemed like the service staff would be hovering nearby and will assist to take the plate placed at the counter by the Chef and places it in-front of the diner.
next piece, aburi in-progress
aburi saba with ginger flower
I can safely conclude, that I liked the aburi'ed version of the sushi more than non-torched version. And, I overheard the couple next to me requesting Chef to aburi all the nigiri in the set for her companion as he doesn't eat raw fish.
hotate with ikura and cream cheese
The junior Chef was helping Chef Danson to torch something else while he was prepping for the others. I was wondering whose dish was that for, and it turned out, it was for the finale handroll.
Handroll
Engawa Handroll
Of course, the handroll was handed directly to the guest, with which I accepted with thanks.
delicious handroll
Ok, now I understand why so many raved about engawa handrolls. It was simply delicious with the oily mouthfeel and the slightly torched fragrance. And to have two pieces of engawa in the roll, was indeed luxurious.
Soup
red miso soup
The red miso soup helped to cut away any greasy feels from the previous courses.
Dessert
goma ice-cream with blueberry
I was feeling rather full while trying to finish the miso soup. Black sesame ice-cream was just the right remedy to end of the meal.
Service was good at this establishment. Chef Danson explained all the dishes served and he was happy to respond to any queries that the guest might have. Service staff was also pro-active in clearing away empty plates.
Sushi Qubey
Address: Jln Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
The traffic from KLIA to city center was heavy on my day of arrival as it was a few days leading to the Lunar New Year holidays. Thus, reached the hotel at about 6.45pm and by the time checked-in was completed, the evening cocktail had just ended.
I was allocated a room at the 3rd floor which made me curious as usually Club Rooms would be at the higher levels. The staff shared that only the lower floor Club Rooms has a bathtub.
COLLECTION Club Room
welcome amenity from GHA Discovery
coffee
The coffee capsules were nice, though the box holding them, appeared to be somewhat dusty... Taste-wise I liked the classic and decaf.
The welcome plate had pineapple tart, two small slices of cake, strawberry coated with chocolate, white chocolate and a cookie. Thanks to GHA Discovery, it was a nice coffee break.
in-room mini-bar (chargeable)
view from bathroom
Looking forward to the day when in-room minibar would be complimentary for guests staying in Club Rooms.
filtered drinking water in the bathroom
Tried the laundry service and was happy to note that the service was fast and fuss free. Just that the return of the laundry was thwarted twice (unintentionally) due to the 'DND' sign was up, and I didn't know that they would return it in the evening time for the same day service and the retry was the next morning around 8+am. Sorry and thanks to the laundry team!
area outside the rooms
Went downstairs to the Botanist Lounge & Bar in the evening, to see what's interesting over there.
Botanist Lounge & Bar
The place was chill chill and there is actually no need to wait, and one should just seat themselves where ever they prefer.
I only saw two staff at this place when I visited. Hence, it might be hard to catch them from your table but I suppose, one could find them at the bar area.
menu
waiting for musicians to arrive
not busy
Was hungry, so ordered the beef ribs nasi lemak and a cocktail. Don, the staff on bar duty that evening warned that the nasi lemak would need about 45 minutes to prepare. Ok, then I'll just enjoy the drinks first.
Florida Beach @MYR58++
Made a mistake by telling Don that I didn't like too strong a drink. Should've just let them bring the default version instead of this modified version which was nice as a mocktail.
snacks for the drinks
The live performance started at about 15 mins after 9pm. A two-pax band (one keyboardist and one vocalist) and they seemed to prefer music from the 80s.
Angus Beef Ribs Nasi Lemak Bunga Talang @MYR68++
The nasi lemak had blue-pea rice, blanched kang kong, cucumber slices, fried peanuts and anchovies, sunny side up (with a tad burnt bottom) and a large chunk of beef ribs. The beef ribs was tender and especially flavourful at the fatty bits. Sambal was spice level 1 out of 5. This plate was a heavy meal for supper and the richness of the beef ribs got to me towards the end of the meal.
Berries Rhapsody @MYR48++
I ordered another drink from Don with normal alcohol strength and he said he will concoct something. He brought out the Berries Rhapsody. The taste was reminiscent of Ribena.
Parkroyal Collection Kuala Lumpur
Address: Jln Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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