Showing posts with label Buffet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buffet. Show all posts

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Pasta Buffet @ Italiannies, 1 Utama

Entry: 75
21st March 2007

Dear Diary,

Here comes the day darling and I have been waiting ages for. Italiannies 'Never Ending' Pasta Buffet on every Wednesday at only RM19.90++ per person is truly never never ending for us. We've been coming back for good quality pasta and it is now our 3rd visit here today. We headed off to 1 Utama for a late lunch and a shopping trip right after my class in the afternoon. I thought we could eat a horse since we were both famished to the verge of death. Haha... Well, not so serious la :p


The thing I love about Italiannies is the setting of this restaurant. It's quite a cosy and romantic place to bring your special someone on any occasion for fine dinning. Their menu however, is not very extensive in food but you'll be amazed at the variety of cocktails and alcoholic drinks they serve. I spent some considerable time meditating on their unique names but I cant remember any unfortunately :p


Never Ending Bowls of Pasta. Yes people!! All you can eat pasta. Just mix and match the choices available on their menu, order and enjoy!


I just love their complimentary bread dipped in olive oil and balsmic vinegar in which the waiter pours into a little platter. They used to serve us 5 to 6 slices of bread on our first two times here, but today they only gave us 4 slices. Maybe they sort of noticed that we never finished the bread.


This is the Fettuccine Beef Bacon Cabonara I ordered. I for one, go weak with desire everytime I see the word cabonara appear. What more if it's simply calling my name from Italiannies' menu?? The cabonara here is simply fabulous and it is the only pasta I would talk about even in my dreams. Its rich creamy sauce is perfectly paired with their smoked beef bacon. A match made in heaven...


Darling, my one and only true cabonara buddy, also enjoys a good plate of cabonara. He opt for Penne Beef Bacon Cabonara as he was hoping that by ordering penne, the portion size would be smaller. To our surprise, the serving that came was huge. Much more than my fettuccine. And it was so unfair that his had more cream sauce than mine :( Lol...


For his 2nd round, darling ordered Penne in Spicy Marinara and topped with Calamari. Those fried calamaries were really good. Just like the one we had in TGI Fridays. But I think the one in TGIs was better. Darling complained that the spicy marinara sauce wasnt spicy at all. I guess it was drowned out by the tomato puree.


For my 2nds, I ordered Penne in Pomodoro sauce topped with Mussels. I regretted ordering this as I didnt like the whole thing at all. The tomato based sauce was too sour and my mussels tasted unfresh. I couldnt finish this plate and that was all I could take for the day. The same went for darling as he was just too full and sick of the spicy marinara pasta. This totally contradicts my introduction of Italiannies' good quality pasta! Well maybe we'll only have their cabonara the next time we come here :p Oh and the calamari as well!! :D

Cheers,
~* joychariz *~

Thursday, February 01, 2007

1st Year Anniversary Celebration @ Shogun @ 1 Utama

Entry: 48
24th January 2007

Dear Diary,

Today marks the special moment that darling and I got together one year ago. It wasn't exactly a smooth journey for us to make it till now. Being only humans, we all have our imperfectness, our selfishness and self-centered natures. For the both of us, well, we had our differences, our arguments, big fights, little fights, and not to mention loads of things to content and squabble about. However, we also did have our happy times being together as a couple. The love, bond and care we have for each other is something only known and shared between us but inexpressible in words. We love the times we spend together and we deeply cherish the companionship of one another. Through everything that happens, darling hopes that my faith in him will continue to remain strong. I know he loves me with all his heart and I want him to know that he means the world to me. I hope and pray that our love will continue to grow stronger each passing day and that there would be many more anniversaries to come for us to treasure fondly in our hearts.

To celebrate this day, we had our anniversary dinner at Shogun in 1 Utama. Darling had already planned to bring me here months ago knowing that I've always wanted to come here after being so freakingly nuts about japanese food. Keke... :p

All the yummy food we had. We had sushis, cheese baked oysters, mussels, grilled salmon, tempura and some other things which names I cant really recall :p Oh, and lots of green tea too. Haha!! I only managed to take a few pictures legally before one of the waiters told me that I'm actually not allowed to take photos there. Grrr.... I need photos for my blog la :( I had to secretly snap quick shots when the waiters were not around. That explains some of the blur pics. Darling helped me out too. Naughty us. Keke... :p

Cold cold Soba. I thought it was pretty okay but darling didn't like eating it cold. Hehehehe....


More of the yummy food we had. This time, we tried their teppanyaki, soups and desserts. Omg, the teppanyaki was perfectly delicious! Darling and I both loved the beef they cooked for us. That got our highest votes! We went for second helpings and came back to the table with huger portions. Haha... However, the ready-cooked food there wasnt as nice as their teppanyaki. Should you visit this place, I recommend that you start with their teppanyaki section. We also tried their desserts. Their cakes were too sweet and most of it too dry. But their ice-creams were okay. We ate till we couldnt walk. Poor darling, he was trying to finish the food that I took but didnt finish. Haha!! And I didnt help much but to hurry him all the time. I was only wanting to try more things there you know. Kekeke... but then we forgot to try their sashimis, rolls and waffles. Maybe next time.

This buffet is priced at RM42.00++ per pax for lunch (12.00pm to 3.30pm) and RM48.00++ for dinner (6.30pm to 10.30pm). Our bill came up to a total of RM110.40 including tax. We are satisfied with the service here and most of their food but definitely not impressed with their desserts and ready-cooked food.

Thank you darling for the wonderful dinner and Happy 1st Year Anniversary to both of us once again :) This blog is dedicated to me and my darling. Hehe :) Yong yuan ai ni lau gong zhai!

1 Corinthians 13:13 ~
'And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.'


Hugs and Kisses,
~* joychariz *~

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Italiannies @ One Utama

Entry: 35
2nd January 2007

Dear Diary,

Wednesday is Pasta Day at Italiannies with their 'Never ending bowls of pasta' buffet. Darling brought me here two Wednesdays ago. We wanted to see how much pasta we could eat before giving up :p At the price of RM 19.90++, you can have as many servings of different pastas (Spagetthi, Penne, Linguine, Angel Hair & Fettuccine) with different kind of sauces (Pomodoro, Arrabiato, Carbonara, Spicy Marinara & Aglio Olio) and toppings (Shrimp, Fried Calamari, Diced Salmon, Broccoli, Beef Bacon, Clams, Chicken & Mussels). Best of all, you get to combine ur choice of pasta, sauce and topping as u wish. Awesome!! I couldnt wait to get started...


'Never Ending Bowls of Pasta' every Wednesday only @ Italiannies

We started off with their complimentary bread which is dipped into olive oil and balsmic vinegar.

My first choice of pasta was Fettucine in Cabonara sauce and Beef Bacon topping. This pasta was the star of the day. I totally loved the creamy cabonara sauce and beef bacon in which was served in a very generous portion. It's a combination made in heaven!


Darling's first choice was Spaghetti in Cabonara sauce and Salmon topping. I think darling enjoyed this very much being the ultimate salmon fan. Haha!! I tried some of his salmon. Pretty good. Darling said the cabonara sauce camouflages the fishy taste of the salmon very well. Cool...


My second choice was Linguine in Spicy Marinara sauce and Fried Calamari topping. My, I loved the crunchiness of the fried calamari. Amazingly good. The Marinara sauce was a little too sour for me though. I only managed to finish half this serving as I was already quite full after my first plate of pasta.


Darling's second choice was Penne in Arrabiato sauce and Mussels topping. Darling commented that this was good. The mussels looked BIG! I tried one. Absolutely nice and juicy. Yummy :)


I have to salute darling as he ordered his thrid plate of pasta. My, this guy can really eat. At times, I cant help but wonder what is he made of. Haha... His high metabolism rate amazes me. Anyway, darling chose Fettucine in Aglio Olio sauce and Shrimp topping. Those shrimps that came along were huge. Darling didnt have much to say about this pasta. I guess he was already starting to feel like a stuffed turkey then. Tee hee... :p

We were very satisfied at the end of the meal. Both of us full to the brim. Haha... This is the perfect place to dine at when u get really hungry and fancy an unlimited flow of food. But only on a Wednesday of course *grin*


Cheers,
*~ joychariz ~*