Had dinner at Rossini's (Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) tonight. The restaurant is small. I ordered the mushroon risotto with duck breast. Even though the restaurant was almost empty (there was only one table occupied by an old couple when I walked in), I had to wait for quite some time before my dish was ready. The risotto was usual, with quite a generous amount of mushrooms but the duck breast slices was overcooked and tough. Another mistake the chef made was leaving the skin on the duck, which became too chewy through the overcooking. If the chef had wanted to leave the skin on, a better serving suggestion is to roast the duck so that the skin is at least crispy. All in all, an unspectacular experience.
Even though this is an Italian restaurant, the selection of Italian wines are limited (only two types were offered). On learning that I liked Frescobaldi's Brunello di Montalcino, the captain went to pick his last 1996 bottle to show me (not on the wine list) and offered to sell me at RM320, which is a total rip-off. I had managed to get my highly rated 1997 Frescobaldi Brunello di Montalcino earlier last year for S$55 per bottle from a distributor in Singapore.
Posted by ymchee at May 28, 2003 10:14 PM | TrackBack