New Year’s Eve Special at Bossa Nova
I know I know, Christmas is not even over yet and here I am blogging about New Year’s eve! The thing is, Bossa Nova at Parkroyal Hotel will be having a New Year’s Eve Dinner Set on the 31st of December 2010. And since this restaurant is usually packed during dinner, I’d suggest you to book early to avoid disappointment! Let me do a preview on what will be offered during the New Year’s Eve dinner. 
Elegant red finish on the tables and chairs
Before dinner started, we were served with complimentary bread and butter, warm and soft. It’s amazing what little gestures like this does to a great dining experience.
Complimentary bread and butter
The Appetizer started with Sliced Lobster Medallion with Black Caviar served with Golden Kiwi Vinaigrette and Shiso Mix. The lobster was blanched just for a short while, so I could see that the outside had turned orange while some parts of the inside were still raw. I enjoyed the succulent and juicy texture to it but it was perhaps a little fishy in taste? But look at the caviar! It’s not everyday that I have those and I thought they were lovely!
Sliced Lobster Medallion with Black Caviar served with Golden Kiwi Vinaigrette and Shiso Mix
The next course was a bowl of Porcini Mushroom Consomme, which is actually not very common with Western restaurants. Most restaurants serve cream-based soup rather than clear soup so I was really interested to know why this was different. And the first sip of the soup cleared my doubts. A burst of flavour playfully toyed with my taste buds. It was the type of soup that made you keep drinking more while trying to figure out the spectrum of flavours within. And best of all, it’s light and healthy too.
Consomme of Canard with Porcini Mushroom
To conclude the appetizers, we had a mini glass of Strawberry Sorbet, which I thought was quite fascinating! I mean, sorbet and appetizer usually don’t appear in the same sentence but the idea of having sorbet before the main course was quite refreshing! It worked to clear our palate of the appetizer that we had, ensuring that our taste buds were fully ready for our next course, which was the mains. It also helped that the Strawberry sorbet was sweet and nice!
Strawberry Sorbet
Loved the sorbet!
When it came to the mains, we could choose between the lamb or the fish. I had the Three Bone Lamb Rack crusted with Herbs served with William Potato, Ratatouille and Natural Jus, which came in a really pretty presentation. The Lamb was grilled medium well, with the crust still slightly crispy and the interior pink and tender. Cut a piece and soak it with the jus for optimum taste! Loved the fact that it wasn’t very fatty too.
Three Bone Lamb Rack crusted with Herbs served with William Potato, Ratatouille and Natural Jus
Saucer, on the other hand, picked the Baked US Seabass served with Apple Cider Balsamic with Potato Cake and Braised Endive. I have to say, the aroma from his fish was really quite enticing! I could smell it from across the table and it was good! Upon cutting the seabass, I could see that the skin was crispy and fragrant, while the meat was amazingly fresh, smooth and flaky. I kept asking Saucer to let me try a piece after another! *LOL* I guess if I were to choose, I’d prefer the seabass.
Baked US Seabass served with Apple Cider Balsamic with Potato Cake and Braised Endive
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Comments (27)
Hey girl, great piece of write-up there. Glad you enjoyed the exclusive sampling. Sorry I could not join you guys for long on that day, but hope to catch up with you again in the near future. Have a merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year!
haha i oso wondering eh? new year eve? LOL!! xmas not over yet. :p
Caroline recently posted..MM – The First Noel by David Archuleta
all the foods looks great!
love the sparkling xmas tree too! 
looks delish. totally drool worthy… *slobber*
I love the dessert
mimid3vils recently posted..Truffle Xiao Long Bao @ Din Tai Fung
Been there before. Last time used to be not that good. It’s good to see that they have improved now.
smallkucing recently posted..I Made Birdie For Tang Yuan Festival
New Year’s eve or even New Year I’ll be at home… eating confinement food with Jenn (she’s my wife by the way)!
So more ginger based stuff.. also Chinese wine LOL!!
Leo (thule) recently posted..King Crab @ Kelana Jaya PJ
That’s such an interesting and different New year’s eve celebration! But I’m sure a memorable one for years to come
*PENGSAN…and you can guess why! LOL!!!
suituapui recently posted..Top of the world…
great food!! too pricy for me though! T3T
definitely will try this place when I’m more capable…LOL
ericleeh recently posted..Labuan And Sabah
gosh! the skewers look damn delicious!
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Lovely food and ambiance there
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Nice shots there! Grilled skewered meats sound like a good deal. Remember I watched on TV once, when there’s this restaurant serving Brazilian type of grilled meats, and you have to signal for them to come over and slice them off the skewers for you. Unlimited portions.
Good concept of buffet.
Thanks for the compliment! Although I’ll have to share it with Lionel
Well if you go to Bossa Nova on any other nights, they do have this Brazilian buffet where you could have unlimited portions of skewered meat!
wow, very nice food leh.. especially the skewers, so impressive!! so you just help yourself with the skewers, or there’s somebody to serve you with those?? and i like the dessert too, so colorful and rich looking~~
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If you go during the normal buffet nights for the skewers, there are people walking around with the skewers and they’ll come to you! Unless you tell them not to
Wah! So fast talk about New Year’s Eve? LOL!!
foongpc recently posted..Exploring Dusit Thani Hotel
Ooh! The food all looks very delicious! Nice! I like the bread and butter!
foongpc recently posted..Exploring Dusit Thani Hotel
It sounds like you are a conesour and a gormet person my friend. This all looks so good it reminds me of the days when i used to manage a resteraunt. Great post my friend.
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Thank you Bill! Great to have you dropping by!!
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always a treat visiting your blog
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Thank you darling! That’s so sweet
Your pictures are gorgeous! Wishing you and family a wonderful Christmas, enjoy the holiday, eat plenty, be merry and have fun!
Mariuca recently posted..Villas in Italy- Amsterdam and More!
Arghh…the Three Bone Lamb Rack looks delicious. It’s really good place for fine dining
oh my..I’m drooling!! i love all the pics…yum yum!
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It’s always good to see other people with an appreciation for Jazz, I’m a enjoyer of jazz myself! Great read.