While everybody blogs about Chinese New Year food, I will blog about Western food.
I took a day off from work last Monday together with hubby so that we could go for a nice outing (without the boys *chuckle*). We went to a very nice old place, in Jalan Bukit Bintang - The Ship, yay!
I had the seafood chowder.
Hubby had the creamy crab meat and corn soup.
I also tried their creamed spinach. Delicious!
For my main course, I ordered the seafood au-gratin. It has oysters, scallops, fish, squid and prawns inside, covered with bechamel sauce, topped with baked cheese. Ooooh la la, delicious to the max!
Hubby ordered the ribeye steak.
We had an enjoyable lunch, and I did a lot of walking and shopping too at Sg. Wang - an old place, full of memories for many I guess.
I always stayed at Bukit Bintang and I always wanted to drop by The Ship...but I never got round to doing that. Did go to the fun pub upstairs a few times though - those days when I could still drink. I hear the food is very good...but the place is too dark to take nice pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the place is very dark.. Been like this since day1, dark place, but there's a pub upstairs.. Food is good, old school, old waitresses, old place, but everything is nice there - the soup, main course, even the banana split, hehe..
Deletehaha, yes!! I gotta agree with you it's CNY food and CNY food everywhere in blogs and FB, aiyoyo, all look the same nia.. so "refreshing" to see some western food in your blog today.. hehehe!! wah actually I said like that, later kena hentam and boycotted by the rest tim, sei lor~~ xD
ReplyDeleteat least you all are having nice CNY dish lah (trying to goreng back the situation), me for the past 20 over years hor, every year also steamboat one.. starting in CNY eve for the reunion dinner.. and you know la, Chinese tradition always will prepare more food than not enough to eat right?? so cannot finish on CNY eve, how?? the next couple if days, two meals of steamboat in a day lor to clear stock of the leftover.. wah, eat until, see steamboat also scared jor.. that's why I only steamboat ONCE a year during CNY, enough!! LOL
Deletewah, so happy ah?? both took leave together, ditched the kids and go paktor chang toi geok woh.. The Ship!! yes of course I know this place but then too bad la, I have actually not been there before though I always wanted to try.. this restaurant was very "bah bai" among our parents' generation one leh, you know?? I think they still like to go there for gatherings and what nots geh..
Deletethe food must taste superb though I think they are still too old school to have those wowable presebtation like many contemporary (and overpriced) restaurant out there.. so it's like a very "frank" meal, you won't see flamboyant presentation but what you see is probably what you taste, good thing huh??
Deletethe seafood chowder if not mistaken is one of their famous dishes leh, and can see lots of liu inside woh.. the seafood au gratin and steak also looks good to me.. but then hor, are you sure those were what you ordered ah?? cannot be lah, Princess Ribbon ABC woh, eat so little only meh?? sure there were more you ordered to wallop one.. especially that you walked so much for the day, sure hungry and can eat a whole cow gak!!! come come come, show us all what you ordered!!!
Haha, won't kena hentam and boycott la, memang ma, we are speaking the truth, same food everywhere - pak cham gai, yee sang, steamed fish, braised meat with sea cucumber, pineapple tarts, so leh, it's good to have some steamboat or western food now, hor?
DeleteMil used to have steamboat for reunion dinner for the past 2 years, but the rest "sik dou geng" (eat until scared) jor.. CNY eve tak habis the "liew", so they gotta eat the "liew" for the next 4-5 days !! Cook maggi mee or whatever, dump a few pieces of "liew" inside, so they scared jor loooo, no more steamboat..
Oh yes, tu kei happy geh, we sent the boys to the daycare, and we went out for some shopping in Time Sq first, but most of the shops tak bukak leh, like mm yau jou like that, so we went to have lunch first, then back to Sg. Wang (coz we need to get to Sg. Wang to cross over to The Ship), wah, all shops open jor in Sg. Wang, very "yit lau", so I did some shopping lor, bought some dresses and shoes..
Food is nice, like you said, old school.. Their fish & chips, chicken maryland and banana split ice cream still taste very nice, haha.. But of course I don't order fish & chips and chicken chop la, ngam mou? Eh, these was the only food we ordered la, coz I still munch this that in Sg. Wang and Time Sq.. I munched Famous Amos in Sg. Wang, then when we were back to Time Sq (coz we park our car there), I munched on some hotdog bread from Aunty Anne.. hahahahaha.. Fei sei ngor loooooo..
you can eat like a hippo and yet look like "ngan tiu gwai meng" all the time!! aiyoh, you are making all women and also men (especially me!!!) so jealous lor, because even we breathe also can get fat!!!
DeleteWhoooaaa! So romantic! Both of you should sail the ship more often and do the Titanic pose at the door! Wakakakaka
ReplyDeleteThey just opened a brand new one at the corner of Jaya33. I want to try that one as I believe it would not stink like the one at Uptown. Your Cream Spinach really attracted my attention to go and eat there this week!
I wish we could sail the ship more often, haha, but I think it only happens once in a blue moon, coz hubby seldom takes leaves.. Only me, the naughty one, tipu MC once a month to go do my hair and stay at home watch Astro.. Ooops, *shhhhh*
DeleteI have many friends who have kids now, and all of them are like you, they look forward to having the occasional paktor time without the kids in tow.
ReplyDeleteOur generation, we still think The Ship is a very "atas" place to dine in, but my sister and juniors, they will: "Huh? The Ship? That lousy place? Cheh!"... Tsk, kids nowadays...
Might look lousy to some, dark place and location not very strategic, coz we cannot cross over from BB Plaza to The Ship already.. Have to walk one big round from an entrance in BB Plaza (they would close down soon), turn one big round to Lot 10, cross the traffic light (I think two traffic lights), walk half a round, then only sampai The Ship..
DeletePrice is atas leh, this meal cost RM170++ ...
Waah! Pengsan lah, RM170++ meals! My ship will sink la.
DeleteThe Ship...used to be my 'go to' steak place. Serves up some good old classic western dishes!
ReplyDeleteYep, nice food not a hang-out place for youngsters nowadays coz it's a dark place.. I still like their chicken maryland, yummmzzz...
DeleteLouiz, that was a nice outing! For once lah just two of you without the kids to kacau hee..hee... I like The Ship and have been to the one in Bukit Bintang only once. I usually go to the one in Damansara Utama but not that often. My favourite is either the steak or the chicken maryland. The one your ordered not ngam for me because it is too cheesy.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the sauce is very very milky, creamy and cheesy, it's actually very "nau", but I like it, coz it makes me full after that.. The creamed spinach really taste like cream, nice !!
DeleteWah! Pak toh time with hubby! Nice.
ReplyDeleteI love the food you ordered. Ooh la la is the right word for the seafood au gratin. I will sure pop after eating all those creamy dishes. Lol.
Gain 1kg plus after this meal, but now gone back to original weight after skipping dinner for a few days..
DeleteDinner time coming, looking at the foods makes me hungry...
ReplyDeleteEverytime I look back at my seafood gratin I get hungry too, and wana go back there to eat again..
Deletesomeone go 'pak-thor' with hubby....on a Monday...hmmnn...such a nice way to start the week!
ReplyDeleteYeah while everyone still in their cny holiday, I've started work, but took one day leave, but worth it la..
Deletehmmm.. so sweet huh..:) such a good day for you!! ^^
ReplyDeleteYeah, one day without the kids ok la, can get some quiet time..
DeleteWah, got go Pak Tor with hubby to eat very delicious food! This is belated Valentine's Day meal, right? Can you believe it - I have not been to any of The Ship's outlet! Hahaha, so katak bawah tempurung lah me. Your food is very tasty! I sure like cheesy and creamy food but I think I will be full after I drink the soup so no use lah me.
ReplyDeleteThe soup is very hoi wai one, you can order the seafood chowder, coz it's a bit sour and spicy one, wont feel full..
DeleteKong Hei Fatt Choy to you and your family! May all of you enjoy good health, wealth and happiness and have a Goooooaaatttt Year!
ReplyDeleteSame to you, gong hei fatt choy to you & family, very fast la time flies, today chor8 liao..
Deletewow... Louiz... great choices for a change! Chowder and all... The meal looks great! So it brings back sweet old memories? Hope you will do this more often....
ReplyDeleteYeah I love that place so much, shopping and all.. Sg. Wang, Time Sq, all I like..
DeleteHi Louiz,
ReplyDeleteNot very CNY??? No leh. I see that you have change your profile picture into a pretty picture of you with a very CNY red outfit.
I think you are not the only one who blog about non-CNY food... I saw Phong Hong ate non-Chinese food recently too. Whether Chinese food or not, I guess being happy feasting is the main purpose of dining out... Everything that you had in the Ship looks yum!
Zoe
Yeah not all talks about Chinese food la, it's good to see and eat some pasta and roast chicken after having so much steamed white chicken, yee sang, braised chicken feet with fatt choi, hehe.. Ooo yes, I love that au gratin dish, the cheesier the better, haha..
DeleteIts been a while I been to the ship. Love their steak ! Yeah, once a while, take a break and wind down.
ReplyDeleteYep, hubby likes their steak.. Ribeye and sirloin sedap.. But I still prefer my au-gratin, hehe..
Deletei've been to the ship too.. both this one and the one.. em.. at Batu Ferringhi !! The one at Batu Ferringhi was disappointing though :(
ReplyDeleteanyways.. i did not manage to snap any CNY food.. hence no CNY food post.. hahaha..
CNY is just another ordinary day to me.. After getting married, not excited about CNY anymore..
DeleteFood look indeed good, Ribbon.
ReplyDeleteYep good food, delicious! Would love to go there again..
DeleteHi Princess Ribbon, my first visit. I remember The Ship. Been there while working in KL...30 over yrs ago...Happy CNY to you. You look real cute with your ribbon.
ReplyDeleteHehe thanks.. I have so many ribbon clips, I wear it to work everyday, addicted to clips since young :)
DeleteMy dad is a huge fan of The Ship so we've always dined there at different stages of our growing up (we still do to this day!). I've never tried the creamed spinach, though. Super tempted!!
ReplyDeleteSedap !! You must go try, but the texture is like cream, a bit sandy (coz spinach has a lot of sand nomatter how thorough you washed it)..
DeleteHaha! Good, something different to read during CNY! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time since I've been to The Ship, there's another outlet near where I used to stay in Damansara Heights.
Yeah, I heard of the one in Damansara.. But dunno same taste or not with the one in Bukit Bintang..
DeleteThe Ship is a nice dining place with good environment. It is on the top of my list of placees to have gatherings with my friends. I like their restaurant painting because it really matches their theme.
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