Swiss Garden Hotel’s new ballroom – Grand Hibiscus

• Tweet
• Sharebar

• Tweet

Swiss Garden Hotel, located in the heart of Pudu, recently opened its doors to the brand new wing just next to the existing hotel. With that, 2 new ballrooms are born – the Grand Lotus ballroom and Grand  Hibiscus ballroom. Grand Hibiscus is the largest ballroom in the hotel, able to seat 40 tables or 400 people in banquet style. Recently, we had the opportunity to enjoy Swiss Garden’s hospitality in their brand new Grand Hibiscus ballroom for the very first time.

Grand Hibiscus ballroom, Swiss Garden Hotel

Foyer of Grand Hibiscus ballroom

Set with beautiful white roses (my favourite!) and gorgeous lavender, the whole ballroom was brought to life! I have attended quite a number of weddings before, where the decorations usually theme around red or gold, but never lavender. I find it very soothing and calm, which is perfect for the wedding couple who would usually be stressed on the wedding night itself, making sure everything goes well. Well, been there, done that!

Beautiful white rose centerpiece

Fresh white roses in the midst of lavender

Main table arrangement

Menu of the night

I totally fell in love with the roses and lavender! They looked so beautiful, so elegant! So fresh! The accompanying ribbons and table cloth only made the whole outlook more perfect.

Beautiful table decoration

Standing majestically in the centre front of the ballroom is a large projector screen with a stage, perfect for that toasting ceremony.

Centre stage

There’s also a red carpet leading from the entrance to the main table.

Main table

There is also flower stands on the sides of the red carpet, making the entrance all the more grander.

Rose flower stand

Even the cake is lavender-themed!

Beautiful lavender theme cake

Champagne glass fountain

After admiring the ballroom in awe, we had the chance to sample one of its wedding set menus. There are several different sets available ranging from Lavender, Red, Gold and so on. The price ranges for these wedding sets are from RM788+ to RM1,388++.

When the first dish arrived, I couldn’t help but notice the cute little couple in the middle! I suppose only the main table will get to see this on the wedding dinner. An Infusion of Hot and Cold Combination came with 4 variety, but I loved the crispy prawn the most! The light and crispy exterior enclosed the succulent and fresh prawns meticulously, lending us the crispy and soft feeling all in one.

An Infusion of Hot and Cold Combination

Braised Shark’s Fin Soup with Crab Meat and Crab Roe was filled with thick slices of shark’s fin in the thick gravy for that wholesome soup. Adding in some vinegar gave it starchy soup a soury taste that was just appetizing.

Braised Shark’s Fin Soup with Crab Meat and Crab Roe

Kwai Fei Chicken was poached chicken which had very smooth skin and flesh! The texture was one of the smoothest that I’d tasted, even the chicken breast meat was tender and moist. Well done indeed!

Kwai Fei Chicken

The next dish was really memorable to me, for the Red Garoupa “Yin Yong” Style was unique and one-of-a-kind! Especially noteworthy was the deep-fried fish rolls filled with cheese in the middle. One bite into the fried fish would render the cheese melting in your mouth. Munching it together with the fresh fish produced a combination I never experienced before, but commendable nonetheless.

Stir-fried garoupa from Red Garoupa “Yin Yong” Style

Fried fish rolls with cheese from Red Garoupa “Yin Yong” Style

I enjoyed the wok fried tiger prawns due to the fragrant Nestum coating them. The prawns were large and succulent, not to mention they were cooked in 2 ways! One with Nestum and the other with mayonnaise.

Wok Fried Tiger Prawns “Yin Yeong” Style

Delicious Nestum tiger prawn

The plate of Braised Abalone, Sea Cucumber and Black Mushroom with Broccoli was definitely a plate of treasures! Everyone of us almost fought over the huge and firm abalone, braised to perfection in the delicious gravy. I, on the other hand, enjoyed the sea cucumber very much. And my, they were huge!

Braised Abalone, Sea Cucumber and Black Mushroom with Broccoli

The fried rice, even though looked normal, was full of flavour and aromatic with the smell of fried egg. Every morsel was coated evenly without any rice lumps.

Salted Egg Fried Rice

For dessert, there was a plate of pastries together with winter melon ‘tong sui’. The pastries came in duo too, for the couples who are indecisive. I particularly favoured the fried pastry filled with  lotus paste, though some of us thought the mochi with green bean paste (like those of tau sar peah) were good too!

Pastry Duets

Fried pastry and dessert soup

The winter melon soup was full of melon slices and tasted sweet with a refreshing feeling. Without a doubt this meal felt complete with the ending by these two special desserts.

Double Boiled Shark’s Fin Melon with White Fungus and Honey Dates

witch with Jessica and Coco

Chef who made it all happen

The dinner was beyond satisfying. Couple that with the perfect decoration and environment, a wedding dinner couldn’t be any better. Feel free to check out their different packages for that special occasion.

Address:
Swiss Garden Hotel
No. 117, Jalan Pudu,
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.
Tel : 603 – 2141 3333
Email : [email protected]