New Quick Lunch Sets & New Menu
Items
Another
year passes by and I am back at Kogetsu
at The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur
for a taste of their new menu items and new quick lunch sets. Kogetsu, which means Reflections of the Moon on Water, has been
serving authentic Japanese cuisine to many gourmands set in traditional
Japanese ryokan overlooking a lake at hotel. The Japanese restaurant is
spacious and offers diners a choice of regular dining room, a separate teppanyaki
room, sushi bar or tatami private rooms. The menu is filled with a list of
sumptuous authentic Japanese dishes prepared by resident chef Taketoshi Minami
and his team.
To
cater to the many diners’ busy hours during work days, Kogetsu has introduced a choice of 3 quick Lunch Sets that will
satisfy the appetites during lunch hours. These lunch set are full meals with choice
of meat or seafood that comes with salad, soup and free flow of green tea.
Fish
lovers will enjoy the Sanma Teriyaki Set
(RM53), a healthy dish of grilled pacific saury drizzled with teriyaki sauce.
The fish is beautifully grilled with a good smoky note and the flesh is fine
and sweet. It’s perfect for lunch as it is light. It also comes with Chawan
Mushi and some tsukemono.
Tori-Katsu Curry Set (RM50) is a bowl of comfort. Crispy
breaded chicken is smothered in Japanese curry sauce with tender potatoes and
carrots on rice. I like how the curry sauce is not as sweet as most Japanese
curries are. Good choice if you are looking for some comfort food.
I
would recommend Wa-Don Set (RM48)
for big eaters as it has a mini Udon and mini Tanin-don served with salad and
tsukemono. Tanin-don is a beef version of Oyako-don. Sliced beef is simmered
with onions and egg in a sweet soy broth and is eaten with rice.
Besides
the quick lunch sets, Chef Minami has also introduce a list of new menu items
at Kogetsu. There are new
appetizers, main dishes and noodles.
We
started with a delectable Squid
Tentacles in Wasabi (RM38). Nicely chargrilled, the squid tentacles are
lightly chewy and smoky. Dip these in wasabi mayo with soy sauce, the tentacles
are good stuff.
Same
goes with Dried Stingray Fin (RM42),
the appetizer is quite unusual but is perfect with sake or beer. The fins have
an unusual dense and chewy texture. The salty briny flavour is quite addictive
and makes great snacks.
Japanese Beancurd with Fresh Salad (RM28) is light and healthy. Crisp
shredded greens, silken tofu cubes, fresh cut tomatoes and bonito flakes are
dressed with a creamy and tangy citrusy dressing. Easy to enjoy some greens.
Going
more luxe, enjoy the Baked Scallop with
Fish Roe (RM32) for its richness. Sweet scallops on shells are baked in
creamy and rich fish roe sauce. A squeeze of lemon eased off the richness of
the fish roes and enhanced the flavours beautifully.
Fried Mackerel with Curry Sauce (RM39) is delicious! No sauce but
there is light curry spices on the beautifully grilled fish. It’s moist and firm.
The subtle hint of curry spices is rather delicate so don’t expect heavy
flavours but enough to give the dish a different flavour note. I enjoyed this a
lot.
Breaded Salmon Cutlet with Miso Sauce (RM42) is big on flavours. The crispy
salmon has generous lashings of the robust nutty and savory miso sauce. On a
personal note, I would love to enjoy this with rice because of its heavy
flavours.
I
enjoyed the crispy Asparagus &
Silver Fish in Batter (RM42) a lot. It’s simple but the combination worked
well in flavours and textures.
I
wanted to order rice when Eel with
Burdock Roots & Egg (RM45) arrived. Eel pieces is simmered in a claypot
with burdock roots and egg in a lightly savory and sweet broth. The burdock
root still has a good bite, contrasting with the soft eel and egg. It’s quite a
rich dish with the creamy and smoky eel.
Wheat with Red Snapper in Broth Kyoto
Style (RM38)
epitomize what Japanese loves, delicate and soothing flavours that showcase the
ingredients’ freshness. Delicate shoyu broth with soba noodle and sweet red
snapper proved to be a good dish anytime.
Same
goes with another classic favorite of mine, the Nabeyaki Udon (RM43). Slurping thick lightly chewy udon noodles in
a delicious broth with poached eggs, prawn tempura and some other vegetables is
soothing and satisfying.
Clams in Sake (RM30) had us savoring clams cooked
in sake broth. It’s decent as the clams are succulent and tender.
My
first thought of the Eel Roll &
Crispy Salmon Skin Roll (RM43) that it would be too overpowering with the
layer of herbs. I was glad it didn’t. The soft eel and crispy salmon skin
provided good flavours and textures while the generous coating of herbs added a
unique note to the roll.
Mushroom Teppanyaki (RM27) is a popular requested dish
and I can see why. The assorted mushrooms sautéed a la teppanyaki style in
luscious butter and shoyu sauce and topped with lots of fried garlic and spring
onions. It was so aromatic and had a burst of sumptuous flavours. The mushrooms
really soaked up the buttery goodness and the garlic is just perfect to tie up
the flavours.
The Beef Teppanyaki (RM75) is a sure crowd
pleaser. Glorious cuts of tender and juicy beef cooked in butter and shoyu
sauce with dashes of pepper and served with lots of crispy garlic slices is so
good, you might not want to share this plate.
For details of Kogetsu’s new Quick Lunch Specials or
New Menu Items or to book online, go to www.shr.my or email dine@thesaujana.com
KOGETSU
The Saujana Hotel Kuala
Lumpur,
Saujana Resort,
Jalan Lapangan Terbang
SAAS,
40150 Shah Alam,
Selangor.
Contact: 603-7843 1234
Email:
senja@thesaujana.com
Website: www.thesaujanahotel.com
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