Tuesday, September 23, 2008

~ Buka Puasa @ Manhattan Fish Market ~

Hari nih, aku amek emergency leave. Irfan tiba-tiba pulak demam. Lepas bawak Irfan ke klinik, aku ajak Atan pegi shopping barang rumah. Singgah di Casa Moda, berjaya beli satu bamboo mat. Warna dark brown. Okeh la harga pun tak mahal RM45. Dari Casa Moda, menyinggah ke Jusco. Atan nak carik jeans, aku plak nak carikan Irfan kasut. Lepas dapat jeans Atan, jam dah pukul 6:15, tak tau nak buka kat mana, aku suggest ngan Atan gi Manhattan Fish.




Budak demam & Daddy nya


nih jer yang ada atas meja aku masa masuk waktu berbuka


tak la ramai sangat orang, tapi kelam-kabutnya Ya Rabbi!

Lepas booking tempat kat MFM, aku layan plak Irfan makan kat McD. Dah lapar la tu, yelah, demam, mintak macam-macam plak. Ice cream la, burger la, toys la. Dalam kul 6:45, kami dah sampai ke MFM semula. Aku memang dah lama sangat nak makan kat sini, tapi Atan dok kata ngan aku chef dia Nepal la, orang Vietnam la... tu sumer yang memantulkan hasrat aku tu. Tapi masa booking tadi, aku siap tanya adik waiter tu, sape yang masak, etc etc. Adik waiter tu siap tunjuk kat aku chef dia yang mana satu. Okeh okeh puas hati. Budak melayu yang masak.




Kami order Ramadhan set for family, cost at RM59.90, consist of a seafood platter, 3 soya bandung, 1 appetizer and 1 dessert. 1 dessert? Huh! Nih tak boleh jadi nih, aku order dessert tambahan, a chocolate mud pie. Atan pun jeles, dia pun order 1 lagi dessert, chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream.


muka dah bosan tunggu air


Budak demam

Jam dah hampir 7:10 petang. Minuman masih belum sampai ke meja kami. Yang ada hanya beberapa ketul kurma dan dipping sauce. Diorang nak suruh aku makan kurma dip in garlic sauce ke hape nih? Aku tengok meja lain ada yang baru sampai order air terus jer dapat. Aku nih dah menonggok kat situ dari 6:45 air minum pun tak nampak bayang. Last-last aku panggil satu waiter ala-ala rupa mamak gitu. Dia dengan muka blur terus angguk-angguk. Ntah dia dengar le tidak apa aku kata, sebab laju sangat dia berjalan.


Our appetizer, garlic mussel

Ohhhh dengar rupanya, sebab lepas tu terus dia anta air ke meja kami. Makanan pun sampai terus, okeh la tu sebab aku nampak meja lain lum dapat makan lagi. Baru jer nak makan, timbul satu insiden yang menyebabkan keadaan dalam MFM kelam kabut sket. Ada customer marah-marah coz dia dah booking seat tepi dinding, alih-alih masa wife dia sampai wife dia kena duduk kat meja tengah-tengah dunia, dekat lak ngan pintu gi kitchen. Apa lagi, maybe brother tu baru sampai, some more penat, lum buka lagi, mengamuk la dia. Coz dia dah datang awak-awal book seat then MFM kasi seat tu kat satu couple.


Yummy Seafood Platter

Nasib baik settle cepat, kalau tak tu lagi terganggu aku nak makan. But aku kagum ngan cara adik waiter tu cakap ngan brother tu. He keeps on apologizing, that's the way to calm an angry customer. Cuma supervisor/manager MFM tak pro langsung, lepas brother tu marah-marah, dia jerit-jerit kat waiter dia suruh serve semua orang cepat-cepat. Oh come on la... kena marah ngan customer tu adatlah. Tok sah la campak kemarahan ko tu pada orang lain.


This is how they served the platter, burn baby burn

Okeh, other than unexpected incident, all is superb. The appetizer is garlic mussel, which I looooveeeee so much. Creamy and garlicky (got such word huh?). The mussel is fresh and big. The seafood platter also superb. Dory fish cooked to a golden perfection, squid, prawn and rice in a big platter enough for 3 people. Cuma drinks dia jer yang tak complement the food, for seafood like that, the non alcohol beverage that they should serve is ice lemon tea. Baru terangkat! Nih serve ngan soya bandung. huhuhuhuhu pasangan yang amat ganjil rasanya.


Tiramisu

Their dessert that come together with the Ramadhan set is a Tiramisu, which I don't adore so much. The coffee taste is too mild to my liking. But not for their chocolate mud pie which is created in heaven I guess. Hahahahaha... the cool creamy chocolate was served in a perfect way. How about the other dessert yang Atan order? It is lovellllly too. Warm brownie served with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream. Yummmm yummmmm.


Chocolate Mud Pie


Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream

Verdict, food is nice. Drinks is so-so. Service is quite slow. They should perk up and equip their staff with skills. Other than that I just enjoy myself!


Selesai!

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