The first wedding of 2009! Concorde it is, the former Le Meridien Hotel, tucked in a corner in Orchard, just next to the Istana.
The spacious ballroom, good enough for 28 tables, not too crampy. Chandeliers lined the ceiling...quite a cosy feel! I happened to walk past the showroom for the weddings..there are options of cream and red for the table cloths.
Table setting...oops for the orange hue in all pictures, resulting in the food looking all the same...:P
The wedding favour, a glass coaster! I'm on my way to completing my dining set, chopsticks, 2 saucers, 1 coaster!
Dinner began at about 830, a good 1 hour after the stated timing, considered early for a chinese wedding...God forbid those days where dinners started past 9, to ever return!
Concorde Cold Cut Combination (Suckling Pig, Deep Fried Prawn Rolls, Prawn Salad with Fruit cocktail, Deep Fried Nori Rolls, Jelly Fish)
Suckling Pig slices were crunchy and tasty, I couldn't help but eat everything, fat-skin-meat down! :)
Prawn rolls and nori rolls somehow tasted the same.
Prawn salad's pretty normal.
Jelly Fish came with shredded carrot..maybe that made it sweeter than it should be.
Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Fish Maw and Crabmeat
The server scooped a ladle per bowl, that resulted in us getting half a bowl each and having to top up accordingly. Fish Maw somehow makes the soup's consistency funny, otherwise, it warms the stomach.
Steamed Live Prawns with herbs in Chinese Wine
Once again, the server had this weird habit of serving the most minuscule of portions first, an effort to hugely whet your appetite? YES, one prawn each...when the whole plate had at least 3 servings per person!? Succulent and fresh prawns with delicious broth!
Braised Sliced Abalone with Mushrooms and Spinach
Yummy dish, I had more servings of mushrooms.
Steamed Garoupa in Hongkong Style
Not too overcooked.
Crispy Roasted Chicken
One age-old wedding dinner dish, but I like! The crispy skin and crunchy keropok.
Braised Sea Cucumber with Button Mushrooms and Seasonal Vegetables
Doesn't this remind you of the previous dish, Braised Sliced Abalone with Mushrooms and Spinach? Being a major vegetable fan, I'm certainly not complaining! Just interesting that button mushrooms are used...the sea cucumber tasted much like fish maw.
Braised Ee-fu Noodle
A not too bad ee-fu noodle at a wedding!
Mashed Yam Paste with Gingko Nuts
I was looking forward (all night) to the dessert and was disappointed, the yam paste was so mashed by the server, I ended up not tasting the yam at all, just loads of coconut milk and gingko nuts. :(
Service at Concorde has plenty of room for improvement, should the food be served in bigger portions to clear the dish rather than give us ridiculously small amount and having to refill them ourselves?
Food was not too bad!
And that wraps the first wedding dinner for 2009, a wedding lunch and two more wedding dinners...left!
The spacious ballroom, good enough for 28 tables, not too crampy. Chandeliers lined the ceiling...quite a cosy feel! I happened to walk past the showroom for the weddings..there are options of cream and red for the table cloths.
Table setting...oops for the orange hue in all pictures, resulting in the food looking all the same...:P
The wedding favour, a glass coaster! I'm on my way to completing my dining set, chopsticks, 2 saucers, 1 coaster!
Dinner began at about 830, a good 1 hour after the stated timing, considered early for a chinese wedding...God forbid those days where dinners started past 9, to ever return!
Concorde Cold Cut Combination (Suckling Pig, Deep Fried Prawn Rolls, Prawn Salad with Fruit cocktail, Deep Fried Nori Rolls, Jelly Fish)
Suckling Pig slices were crunchy and tasty, I couldn't help but eat everything, fat-skin-meat down! :)
Prawn rolls and nori rolls somehow tasted the same.
Prawn salad's pretty normal.
Jelly Fish came with shredded carrot..maybe that made it sweeter than it should be.
Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Fish Maw and Crabmeat
The server scooped a ladle per bowl, that resulted in us getting half a bowl each and having to top up accordingly. Fish Maw somehow makes the soup's consistency funny, otherwise, it warms the stomach.
Steamed Live Prawns with herbs in Chinese Wine
Once again, the server had this weird habit of serving the most minuscule of portions first, an effort to hugely whet your appetite? YES, one prawn each...when the whole plate had at least 3 servings per person!? Succulent and fresh prawns with delicious broth!
Braised Sliced Abalone with Mushrooms and Spinach
Yummy dish, I had more servings of mushrooms.
Steamed Garoupa in Hongkong Style
Not too overcooked.
Crispy Roasted Chicken
One age-old wedding dinner dish, but I like! The crispy skin and crunchy keropok.
Braised Sea Cucumber with Button Mushrooms and Seasonal Vegetables
Doesn't this remind you of the previous dish, Braised Sliced Abalone with Mushrooms and Spinach? Being a major vegetable fan, I'm certainly not complaining! Just interesting that button mushrooms are used...the sea cucumber tasted much like fish maw.
Braised Ee-fu Noodle
A not too bad ee-fu noodle at a wedding!
Mashed Yam Paste with Gingko Nuts
I was looking forward (all night) to the dessert and was disappointed, the yam paste was so mashed by the server, I ended up not tasting the yam at all, just loads of coconut milk and gingko nuts. :(
Service at Concorde has plenty of room for improvement, should the food be served in bigger portions to clear the dish rather than give us ridiculously small amount and having to refill them ourselves?
Food was not too bad!
And that wraps the first wedding dinner for 2009, a wedding lunch and two more wedding dinners...left!
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