Mykii

For food I will travel(provided there is transport home for me). So when I was invited for a food tasting @ this venue I was abit "errr" since it was all the way in Holland V but after checking out the website, I forgot all about the dreadfully long trip home and was looking forward to the dinner.

Mykii actualli is a fusion of 2 words "Mykonos" and "sky". Kinda to hint at the whole concept of just relaxing and chilling out. It aims to allow one to just drift away from their hectic lifestyle n just take some time to be calm n relaxed.

Just standing outside and lookin at the restaurant, I loved how they used white and blue for their colours. It really does remind me of those travel shows I so often watch that show true white houses with beautiful cane/ wood furniture and accents with bold colours. The blue is a nice and calming touch, I loved their sky blue sofa seats and how the seating arrangements are well spaced out. Lighting was not too harsh and even the counter area looked well organized, pleasing to the eye and having the mini desserts on display helps too.

Looked through the drinks menu, i wanted to try one of their Granadas. The one that caught my eye was the

*Lemony Crush* - Lemon juice with mint leaves. Now I usually steer clear from lemon juice cos I hate the overly tangy taste of lemons but today I just wanted to try it out. The tangy taste was there but it was subtle with a hint of sweetness. The mint leaved also added more oomph to it as it was zesty, and very refreshing. I sipped it up together with the small bits of crushed ice which i love chewing on.

From glancing at the menu, u can tell that their cuisine is fusion inspired and ok i admit that was wuite worrying as usually fusion food is an aquired taste and is hard to pull off so my fingers were crossed. The appetizers all looked so well appetizing(duh) and good thing theres a lot of us so we all picked one each so that we can try

*Pissaladiere* Mykii's Signature wild child that brings an open-faced provencale tart perfectly dressed with a healthy wholesome selection of roasted capsicums, anchovies, olives and onion jam.

*Tamarind Glazed Chicken with Glass Noodle, Green Papaya & Asian Herbs* An all-time favorite Thai dish is revitalised with Mykii's new classic interpretation.

*Mezze Platter* Created with Middle Eastern and European influences in mind. 3 dips served with lavosh and grissini

*Papaya & Avocado Salad* A light, refreshing mix salad of papaya and avocado dressed with zesty dressing of lemongrass and lime.

*Caesar Salad With Fritto Mistro* Classic caesar salad paired with Italian-styled breaded seafood served in a thin pastry.

The Caesar salad came with a pastry bowl thingy which was supposed to be broken and mixed with the salad but after I broke it apart it looked not as pretty. But well taste wise. The breaded calamari and prawns were kinda normal and the pastry reminds me of a thicker and crispier po-piah skin. But not bad too.

For the Pissaladiere. The pastry was slighty soft due to all the ingredients on top but still retains it slight cruchiness. The onion jam was a nice touch and it gave it a taste that was very *zing* I thought it was not bad

The papaya and avocado salad was just what it was, papaya, avocado and greens but the dressing of lemongrass and lime really gave it a kick. I loved how refresing it was yet again it was subtle.

The Tamarind glazed chicken was tender, the tamarind taste wasnt too prominent to me but i liked the green papaya and glass noodles. Really whet my appetite.

The mezze platter came with Salmon, Garlic and White beetroot dips. I liked the Salmona and Garlic dips a lot but like Combat Wombat, It would be nice to get softer breads though.

For the mains, I was torn between the Prawn Casserole In Spicy Tomato With Kaffir Leaf Pilaf and the Deep Fried Goby Fish With Sticky Plum & Ginger Sauce and went with the latter as I was in a fish mood.

The dish looked very intresting. There was about 4 pieces of fish stacked on each other and on top of it was the Sauce and some greens(beansprouts included). Now the fish was battered but the batter wasnt too thick and oily thank god but it was a wee bit tasteless. However with the plum and ginger sauce. It was yummy. The plum was very prominent over the ginger aspect though. Mayb a slightly abit more seasoning should be added to the fish. But it was a nice dish.

I did pinch a bit of the Seafood Linguine with Laksa Pesto and OMG it was fantastic. Iv tried a another version and didnt enjoy it that much but this version rocked. The flavours really stood out and I really felt like I was eating laksa. I especially liked the tau kwa(isit tau kwa or tau pok). It really absorbed the laksa sauce and When I bit into it, all the juices came out and oh yumm.

Even before the mains were served I was already looking forward to desserts. Had my eyes on the *Nutella Squares With Salted Caramel*

But before that came, I did pick out a few of the mini desserts. There were plenty of varieties like Tiramisu, Noisiette, New York Chezcake, Walnut Tart with caramel, choices of Macroons. The macroons (namely the salted caramel one) was good. Nice and dense and ok it was just good. Wasnt too wowed by the mini cakes but i Loved the Walnut Tart. The tart was crumbly and you could taste the butteryness of it. The filling balanced it out as it was adequately sweet with chunks of walnut. And who could forget the sinful caramel. Yum.

But when my Nutella came, the nut went nuts. It was warm and soft and the Nutella was oh so good. I mean cmon, Iv got a whole bottle of nutella I can easily just eat like that so why order this. But this really is wow. The warmed brownie like base, the salted caramel and then the Nutella on top. Its something that every chocolate or Nutella lover has to try.

I got to pinch the *Gula Melaka Creme Brulee With Pineapple* *Granny Smith & Aloe Vera Crumble*

The 1st of of the two was disapointing. Couldnt really taste the Gula Melaka but its intresting how they incorporated the Pineapple into the dish. Found it a bit too pudding like though. Kinda expected a more smooth texture. The Granny Smith and Aloe Vera Crumble was powerr though. Another Mykii signature dish, this was fantastic, especially loved the ice cream. We did enquire frm the service staff if the ice cream was inhouse to which he replied "yes". followed by "we scooped it from the ice cream tub". Lols. cant blame the poor boy. He looked like he was fresh out of Secondary School.

Speaking of, service was good. Not only to us but to other customers as well. I noticed how each customer was given sufficient attention and how water was constantly topped up and they enquired abt our meals(not one waiter but each waiter) and if we wanted to order other drinks once our drinks finished. Our plates were cleared only after we were done and cutlery was changed too. For a relatively young and I reckon fresh out of school for some of them staff, they were very professional and very commendable.

Finally, I tried some of CG's Rose beer which tasted a bit like a fruit drink. It was not bad though. Im not really a beer drinker but i did like it.

All in all it was a nice dinner. Good food, a belated Birthday Celebration, conversation with friends(old n new). I would definitely be back. Though this time it'll be harder to choose as I'll probably want to order most of the appetizers ;)