A
Fabulous Christmas Party, The SOULed Out Way…
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Festive holidays are
always made better with awesome company and great food! The recent Christmas
Eve, I had a smashing whimsical time at SOULed
Out at their newly renovated quarters in Sri Hartamas. If there is a group
who knows how to throw awesome parties, I can tell you it’s definitely the fun elves
from SOULed OUT group. These elves
just know how to have a great time and are always creative when it comes to all
the functions they carry out at all their outlets whether it’s SOULed Out, WIP, Tujo and Hubba Hubba.
We round up some
foodies and met up at SOULed OUT at
Sri Hartamas on Christmas Eve and celebrated Christmas countdown with a big
bang. The newly renovated SOULed Out
is now modern and contemporary with a fun chic element. This is one restaurant
that I don’t mind enjoying their alfresco area as there are plenty of fans to
keep the ambience cool and windy. It is also spacious with two levels of dining
space. The ceiling of artistically decorated petal motifs and the whole
ambience is gorgeously lighted with flirty neon lights. Lots of white fills the
ambience through walls and furniture, allowing pops of colors through other
decorative elements and lightings.
The party kicked off
early in the evening and many diners were already seen filling up tables while
there were also many waiting in line for tables as well. There was a live band,
Colin & Friends crooning out Christmas songs as well as other music. The
whole place was decorated with lots of holiday merriments. It was certainly a
great place to ring the joyous Christmas with all the efforts put in by the SOULed Out team. This year’s theme, A Whimsical Christmas was perfect for SOULed Out. Every element was injected
with lots of whimsical notes and quirky elements.
In theme with the
holidays, SOULed Out chefs has also
whipped up a festive menu for Christmas Eve. The menu is filled with sharing
appetizer platter to mains, dessert and drinks. There is even a Carving station
of Roasted Turkey with the full
trimmings. Of course it won’t be a party with some giggle juices and SOULed Out is famous for their
cocktails, especially mojitos.
My giggle juices of
the evening were Lychee Mojito and Pina Colada while the partner has Dragonfly and Guinness. Little one had his usual favorite Fresh Apple Juice. The
Lychee Mojito was resfreshing and bursting with rum, lychee, lime and mint. Polishing
off that tall glass was easy and utterly satisfying! The Pina Colada was good
too with its hit of strong rum, creamy coconut and tangy pineapple.
Our appetizers for the
night took off with a big round of Nachos,
Calamari, Crispy Shrimp, Chicken & Beef Satay and Summertime Salad. This round alone is already a bountiful feast!
Crispy corn Nachos piled beneath a blanket of
melted cheese, salsa, jalapeno, lettuce and sour cream is the perfect snack
anytime for me.
SOULed Out Satay is delectable as these skewers
are plump chunks of meat beautifully seasoned with lots of spices and nicely
grilled. The tender juicy meat has just the right balance of savory with
sweetness. Dip these into thick chunky peanut sauce for extra yumminess!
For golden fried
appetizers, the crispy Calamari and Crispy Shrimp are the perfect snack for
beers or cocktails. What’s not to like when the Calamari is crispy outside and tender inside served with tangy
spicy chili sauce or glorious golden Crispy
Prawns served with two sauces? The prawns was quite large and was really so
yummy that I believed that I had three of these crustaceans.
The Summertime Salad is well studded with
chargrilled seafood on a bed of green, orange segments and tangy capsicum
vinaigrette. At least we had some greens that evening pumped up with grilled
prawns, calamari and fish…
Hailing from the
Carving station, we also got to try the Roasted
Turkey with stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce with some roasted potatoes.
It’s a good roast as it has enough moistness in the meat and the gravy and
stuffing balanced everything nicely.
Mains from the
Christmas menu were Kris Kringle Beef
Tenderloin, Yuletide Seabass and Smoked
Herbed Crusted Premium Roast Beef. I had the Kris Kringle Beef Tenderloin
while my other half had the Yuletide Seabass.
The Kris Kringle Beef Tenderloin has a
large piece of premium Australian beef tenderloin nicely chargrilled to medium.
The tenderloin is served with sun dried tomato mashed potato, sautéed
watercress and mushrooms in a white wine jus. There were also some caramelized
onions crowning the beef. The overall combination worked out deliciously. The
beef was very tender and juicy with a good dose of smokiness and the sweet
onion added more bonus flavours. The sides worked really well with the beef so
to me, this dish was really satisfying.
The dish that rocked
my boat that evening had to be the Yuletide
Seabass. One taste of the baked seabass with a magnificent parmesan crust and
I am totally sold on the dish. I loved the new take on the fish & chip
idea. Serving the fish with sundried tomato mashed potato, fava beans with sage
and caper sauce really elevated the whole dish to a new level. I kept stealing
bites from my other half’s plate. If you do see this in their specials or
regular menu, make sure to order this!
Off the Christmas
menu, we also tried Sake San Pizza
and Sang Har Mein. Sake San Pizza is
a signature at SOULed Out. Its pizza
topped with smoked salmon, fish roes, greens, tomatoes, mozzarella and
mayonnaise with a wasabi note. The pizza has a fresh flavour note from all the
fresh greens and salmon.
Their Sang Har Mein has crispy wantan mee
topped with fresh water prawn and thick egg gravy. This is also a signature
dish that is loved by many at the restaurant.
My little one had
their Baked Macaroni & Cheese…
creamy with lots of ham and cheesy flavours.
Desserts were Tiramisu Crepe and Tropical Pavlova. Both desserts are very different from each other.
The Tiramisu Crepe is chocolaty and yet light enough to be enjoyed. It also has
a good strong note of coffee. The Tropical Pavlova is crispy and chewy meringue
topped with various tropical fruits and coconut cream. Though the pavlova is
really sweet, I still enjoyed it as the textures are very interesting while the
coconut cream is delish.
As the evening moved
on, there was a Best Dressed
competition for kids and ladies. It was without a doubt on who were the winners
as the crowd gets to decide by their loudest cheer for the winners.
We also played Christmas Bingo and there was also a Limbo Rock competition. Then we had
Santa’s SOULed Out elves perform
some dance entertainment for us too.
Just few minutes
before the countdown, we moved to their opposite lot where we were surprised
with Santa high up in the air waving to all of us, a balloon drop and a candlelight
ceremony. My little one squealed in delight as this was the first time he
finally have an interest in Santa and he also got to meet him plus the balloon
drop was the cake topper for him.
SOULed
Out Christmas Tree
held precious ornaments representing precious moments made through time in the
SOULed Out journey.
Indeed my Christmas
Eve was truly memorable. Great company of friends, cool and fun ambience,
scrumptious food and cocktails plus lots of entertainment makes the festive
season a precious memory. The next time you think of parties, you should
definitely head over to SOULed Out,
Tujo, WIP and Hubba Hubba for a
smashing good time!
SOULed
OUT
Sri Hartamas
No. 20, Jalan 30/70A,
Desa Sri Hartamas,
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 2300 1955 /
012 200 1955
Website: www.soulsociety.com.my/so
Facebook: www.facebook.com/souledoutkl
