On Fatty’s 24th birthday eve, we had his birthday dinner at Il Lido which we went on our 1st anniversary.
For his birthday instead of lunch, we went for dinner because my man is a busy man.
Who else work a full day on a Saturday? *roll eyes
#1 Sorry for being jakun but must all the gourmet bread at fine dine restaurant be that hard to chew? I ate like a cow or a horse (whichever makes you laugh)!
We ordered a degustation set menu, priced at Rm198 to share.
#2 Amuse bouche.
#3 Hokkaido scallops with celeriac & truffle cream. The scallop was fresh and juicy, and when combined with truffle cream it can’t go wrong.
#4 Roasted goose liver with duck bacon and lentils. Foie gras will always be our favorite dish wherever we go and indeed it was divine. The foie gras was cooked to perfection, crisp on the outside and silky smooth on the inside.
#5 Chitaruggi with lobster and smoke paprika which the birthday boy really liked which I couldn’t agree on.
#6 Wagyu beef cheek with caramelized root vegetables. Beef cheek was extremely tender and the sweetness from the root vegetables that balances out the dish was a good touch.
A set of degustation for the both of us is definitely and obviously not enough, so we ordered more.
#7 Beef Carpaccio with rucola and ‘Vacche Rosse’ parmigiano cheese, RM36. Beef carpaccio came at the start of our dinner and it really did opened up my appetite. We ordered the same dish the first time too, just too good to resist.
I’ve made a conclusion that we both couldn’t stay away from scallop, foie gras, and carpaccio when it comes to fine dine.
JUST TOO GOOD!
#8 King Prawns with Spicy Cannellini Emulsion, RM48. When it comes to fine dine I rarely go for anything spicy but I did that night. Extremely flavorful without being too spicy, just nice to make you want to eat more.
#9 Crab Ravioli with Fava and Cured Roe, RM48. This is another very flavorful dish and the ravioli comes in olive green which is made to perfection.
#10 We were already quite full the meal but because we both are greedy people, we ordered Spider Crab Soup with Sambuca (Rm38) before we proceed for dessert. When the soup arrived, it arrived in a bowl with only crab meat and the silly me was wondering ‘didn’t I ordered a soup?’ but before I have the chance to question the waiter pour a pot of soup into the bowl.
We both gave the same expression, ‘Ohhhhhhh…’.
#11 Molten Lava Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream was included in our degustation menu and while Fatty was away from his seat, I secretly requested a candle to comes along with the dessert.
#12 Just to surprise him when he came out of the washroom and look how happy he was, haha.
#13 I hope he enjoyed the dinner and enjoyed me being his date.
#14 The-ever-so-annoying-and-naggy-girlfriend.
After our dinner, we went up to their rooftop lounge bar to have a look and we pretty much enjoyed our quick and short moment at the top as there were no one else. :)
#15 Whenever I dress up a little nowadays, Fatty will asks me ‘ootd?’. LOL!
#16 ♥
Bill came up to Rm450+ including the glass of red wine Fatty ordered.
ilLido Italian Dining + Lounge Bar
183 Jalan Mayang (off Jalan Yap Kwan Seng)
50450 Kuala Lumpur
MalaysiaPhone: +603 2161 2291