Tenji Japanese Buffet Restaurant

The place was relatively new and there were lots of hypes that were flying around that it was worth every sen spent. When we checked out the place, they were running great deals and we had our two-hour lunch for RM44 nett. The floor space is huge with over 200 tables and pretty well decorated but to us, it was secondary since we were looking out for good Japanese spread.

pathway leading in and out of the main buffet area

A good spread it was with sections serving tempuras, teppanyaki, soba, sushis, sashimis, salads, beverages, and of course, desserts.

Crab claw salad among few other salads served

pan-fried salmon, cod; japanese-italian inspired spaghettis

unagi, grilled beef, succulent stir-fried prawns

grilled mackerel

soba in hot soup

good selections of sushis

cold cut section serving fresh oysters, fresh sliced tuna, salmon, cod, cuttlefish, abalones, beef

The good thing about Tenji is that one never feel being shortchanged of the amount to eat and selections to choose from. Items were replenished quickly as they ran out, hence there was certainly no need to horde on the favourites.

fragrant coconuts which were great thirst-quenchers

Clearly the fragrant coconuts were favourites as they ran out as quickly as they were replenished. Fear not, one just has to re-visit the section to get another. Apart from that, there were varieties of fruit and flower tea as well as common favourites like coffee and cappuccino from the coffee machine placed next to the tea section.

delectable desserts from mochis, mousse, cakes and pastries that made lovers drooling all over

The dessert section serves the ice creams and the other selections is definitely haven for dessert lovers. From mochis to mousse, pastries to cakes, one certainly starts salivating by just looking at those colourful, delicious items. And the black sesame mochi is a must to try!

black sesame mochi (left) was really very good

chocolate fountain with quite a few items for dipping

Kids and adults seemed to have a spot for the chocolate fountain with fruits, bread sticks and other crispy pastries for dippings.

bread sticks for dipping into the chocolate fountain


Unlimited scoops of Haagen Dazs ice creams if you are a fan

If one can down five to ten scoops of Haagen Dazs after all the delicious items, or even if one is there just for the ice creams, it is still worth the money spent as there was no limit to the number of scoops one can take. So indulge away.

The only downside of eating at this place is the difficulties in getting your calls through to make reservations. Reservations are highly recommended as this place is quite filled up most of the time. We tried to make reservations for a second visit but were never able to get through. The line was either engaged, or kept on ringing without anyone picking it up. Try walking in, one might have better chance! Nevertheless, try it when one has the opportunity to.

Tenji Japanese Buffet Restaurant

Lot L-01-01, SohoKL

Solaris Mont ' Kiara

2 Jalan Solaris

50480 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 1700-80-1818

Operation Hours:

Daily

Lunch 11.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Dinner 5.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.

Supper 10.00 p.m. - 2.30 a.m.

Qin Han Lou Pun Choy

It was Kor Thung (Winter Solstice celebration), a day more significant than the Chinese Lunar celebration, and the day of the year for tong yuen (glutinous rice balls), which signifies completion of another year.

Grandma was in Bentong, with khaw foo and khum mou. Adrian and I made a trip there to celebrate the day with them. At dinner, we had the opportunity to try Qin Han Lou's seafood pun choy for dinner. First for me, it was quite a lavish looking dish. Quite a variety of seafood well arranged in the wooden tub, colourful and enticing :). On a personal note, it was not enticing enough to be worth the price paid (and there were three table that night), though I never got to know (will check with my khaw foo and update).

Among items in the tub were large prawns, scallops, clams, sea cucumber, abalone, shark's fin, and fish maw. Served with broccoli in clear gluey gravy, the portions were reasonabley adequate, though some had more and some less (understandable since it was seafood and some people do go nuts about seafood). The items appaered to have been steamed, braised or blanched before they were placed into the tub, hence the taste was light with a tinge of seafood sweetness.

Seafood pun choy

We had another dish of steamed fresh fish, lined with springy fishballs in light soy sauce. The fish was really fresh, hence the meat was crunchy and intact. Needless to say, the fish balls were made from fresh fish paste, rendering them crunchy and tasty. A another dish came along not long after the steamed fish was served, and it turned out to be lightly salted crispy fish scales (that of the steamed fish). Unordinarily, they turned out to be rather good :)

Steamed fish with springy fishballs, and crispy fried fish scales (that of the steamed fish)

This was definitely a Malaysian Chinese thing to have fruits served right after dinner. I would have had the fruits first if I had my say. The platter that came onto the table was quite pretty and colourful with oranges, watermelons, strawberries, and black grapes. Then they were all gone. :)

Theobroma Chocolate Lounge

Theobroma Chocolate Lounge arrived from Australia almost six months back and finally Adrian and I had the opportunity the try out something from there when we were in 1Utama Shopping Centre one weekend. We were window shopping and decided to take a quick sugar break. Whilst the premium delicate but beautiful chocolates were bit too pricey for our liking, we gave one of the chocolate beverage a try, so we shared the Iceland Princess.

Priced at RM10.90, the fragrant Belgian chocolate drink turned out to be quite a treat. With sweetness that was just almost right, it was creamy, rich and smooth.

Premium chocolates priced at RM3.90 per piece

Yummy looking chocolate cheese cakes at RM8.90 per piece

The chocolate fondue was one of the items on the menu, which we'd try when we next visit the lounge

Theobroma Chocolate Lounge

Lot FK3, First FloorHighstreet

1 Utama Shopping Centre

Petaling Jaya

Tel : 603 - 7725 0623

* Theobroma has another outlet at the Pavillion KL

Kow Po Ice Cream

We could not resist the temptation to try out the famous cendol at Kow Po that after our mini lunch feast on the Saturday we were in Bentong, we landed ourselves there shortly. What made it different was the homemade peanut ice cream and pineapple chunks that came with the simple dessert. The homemade ice cream was smooth and creamy whilst the pineapples chunks added tanginess to the usually refreshing plain cendol, which was priced at RM3.00 per bowl.

The cendol came with shaved ice, diluted coconut milk, brown sugar, attap seeds, red beans and chunks of pineapples

Shop owner preparing a bowl of cendol

A big tub of the homemade peanut ice cream among other flavours available to go with the cendol

No 2, Bentong Heights

28700 Bentong

Pahang

Tel: 09-2221258

09-2220391 (House)