Moon Palace Revisit @ Bandar Puteri Puchong

Moon Palace Restaurant in Puchong is consistently the top weekly post on our blog...are there really so many unique visitors searching for Moon Palace or is their management so free to continuously click on the link? =P Either case, we both found the food at Moon Palace really good at a cheaper price than other restaurants so we returned for another meal. A few of our friends did tell us though that they did not enjoy the food there so perhaps it depends on your luck.
   
One of our visits was during Chinese New Year where we had the set meal for RM 368++.

      

Yee Sang

   
The Yee Sang is really fresh and they were very generous with the amount of raw salmon. There was no greasiness to the ingredients or slightly stale smell that is sometimes present in the Yee Sang served at other places. All in all, a yummy and refreshing dish with just the right amount of oil and honey.

     

Seafood and Crabmeat Soup

   
The thick soup had tons of seafood which made the price of the set menu more than worth it. The portion was quite big too for us to have seconds.

      

Butter Prawns

   
Even though it was a Chinese New Year set menu, the dishes were not prepared in advance. This Butter Prawns dish was deep fried moments before it was served and the prawns were extremely hot. The prawns were really fresh and tasted sweet and the deep-fried shreds of batter were extremely crunchy and flavourful due to the addition of curry leaves. Too bad the quantity of prawns was quite little =(

       

Tong Po Meat

   
I was never a big fan of these sort of braised meat but this was quite good - super tender fatty meat well flavoured by the dark caramelised gravy. Steamed buns were also included for us to mop up the sauce.

     

Blanched Bok Choy in Herbal Soup

   
The vegetable dish was very light on the tastebuds and I like the addition of wolfberries in the gravy / soup as it lent its sweetness to the dish.

     

Steamed Fish in Soy Sauce with Ginger and Wood Ear Fungus

   
Very fresh, firm fish. The inclusion of wood ear fungus was unique but I much prefer parsley instead =P The soy sauce based sauce was a little oily though.

     

Glutinous Rice with Chinese Preserved Sausage

   
Perfectly steamed glutinous rice with lots of preserved Chinese sausages and liver. Yummy but I wonder why they served it in such a big dish.

     

Mini Longevity Buns

   
Soft mini buns with warm lotus paste filling - what more can I say about buns?

    

Iced Sea Coconut and Longan 

   
Sweet syrupy dessert with lots of bouncy longans and sea coconut. I like that there are bits of ice in the dessert which makes it so satisfyingly chilled.
 
No matter what others say, I still think Moon Palace is really good and will definitely return for special occasions.
 
 
PawPoints: 4 Paws
Pawket: Cheese
         
       
Moon Palace Restaurant
1st Floor, Tower 2 @PFCC
Bandar Puteri Puchong
Tel: 03 8063 8122
Daily: 11am - 11pm

Moon Palace Restaurant @ Bandar Puteri Puchong

My mum first came across Moon Palace Restaurant when she saw their ad in the newspaper. I tried googling for some reviews but there weren't many and there were even unfavourable ones. Since the pictures of the restaurant looked clean and new, I decided to take the plunge and book a room at this restaurant anyway.

   
The restaurant is located at Bandar Puteri Puchong, near the Giant Hypermarket. It is decorated in a modern Chinese style with lovely VIP rooms and cute seat covers as you'll see if you scroll below. As they opened at the beginning of the year, there weren't many people there - only 2 tables when we were there for lunch on Sunday.
 
The staff who took my mum's call sounded polite and cheery and when we were there, one of them was stationed permanently in the VIP room. She was friendly with a nice smile and ever so hardworking, changing our plates after every course and refilling tea without being asked to. Very good service I'd say.
     

Love the olden script in its logo

   

Samfu for the chairs

   
I love how the seat covers are designed to look like traditional Chinese clothing with those oriental buttons. I forgot to take a picture of the VIP room but as you can see from the above picture, the walls are carpeted in a modern and chic design. There is even a karaoke set for you to sing your hearts out.

   

Cutlery

 
As you can see, the cutlery and all dinnerware are new. Even the tablecloth is creamy white with a nice floral design.
   

Condiments

     

Combination Platter

   
What a lovely looking and huge combination platter! Clockwise from left, you'll find glazed pork belly, crab claws in an orangey sweet and sour sauce, stir-fried seafood, celery, carrots and snow peas in a vermicelli basket, deep-fried spring rolls and in the centre, cold marinated jellyfish on cucumber.

• The pork belly coated in a thick BBQ / Worcestershire glaze was well marinated. The meat was cooked to perfection and was not dry.
• The crab claws were really good too, covered in a thick orange-coloured BBQ sauce.
• The stir-fried veg and seafood were light and crunchy - I liked this a lot too! The same cannot be said of the deep-fried vermicelli basket though as I couldn't break it apart with the serving spoon so I abandoned it.
• Deep-fried spring rolls were average only.
• The cold dish of marinated jellyfish on cucumber was appetizing and provided a nice contrast to the other hot dishes.

       

Shark's fin soup

 
Shark's fin protesters, hold your horses! It's just a name and I'm sure for such a cheap price, no sharks were harmed in the making of this comforting bowl of soup filled with lots of crabmeat.
 

Suckling pig

   
Ooo yummy! White bread and some patty (I detected some salted egg yolk in the mix) and topped with a crispy suckling pig skin. Yum!

   

Cod in Superior Sauce with Beancurd and Woodear Fungus

   
This was rather average as is typical steamed fish but the cod was really smooth with firm white flesh.

   

Braised Mushrooms and (Mini) Abalones

   
This was also average - the usual fare of mushrooms, gingko nuts, beancurd and baby abalones and a bit of blanched pak choy stalks on the side all flavoured with thick oyster sauce.

    

Stir-Fried Vegetables

 
This was a surprise winner! For me at least, the other senior citizens were all spitting the fibre out =.= I found it extremely delicious though...some sort of mountain vegetable with sweet stems stir-fried with crunchy mini salted fish and squiggly squid. If you've eaten the noodles (Sansai Udon) at Sushi Zanmai before, you'll know what sort of vegetables I'm talking about.

   

Longevity Noodles

   
The set menu originally had Fried Rice but as we were celebrating pawprints' obaachan's birthday, we swapped it with Longevity Noodles. As you can see, it doesn't look very appetizing =.= I wish the broth was less watery, it would have been much better if they had thickened it and made it into gravy. But once you scoop the noodles into a bowl minus the "soup", it looks quite ok as you can see in the below picture. It tasted average to me only...not something I'd recommend. 

    

Close-up of Longevity Noodles

   

Longan and Sea Coconut

   
The Longan and Sea Coconut at Moon Palace is a much much nicer version compared to other restaurants. The soup was syrupy and sweet and concentrated with hints of lemon and honey (lemon hachimitsuzuke ^_^). The addition of numerous ice cubes ensured that the drink is sufficiently cold and refreshing. Love this!

      

Chinese birthday buns

     
As it was obaachan's birthday, we also switched the usual Chinese dessert with Chinese birthday buns in the shape of a peach. Soft, moist buns with a centre filling of lotus paste.
   
Wasn't it a very good meal? This 8-course meal for approximately 10 people was only priced at RM 498++ which is way cheaper than other restaurants. The taste and superb service was also well worth the price tag. We definitely wouldn't mind returning for any future events.
 
 

PawPoints: 4 Paws

Pawket: Cheese

   
Moon Palace Restaurant

1st Floor, Tower 2 @PFCC
Bandar Puteri Puchong
Tel: 03 8063 8122

Daily: 11am - 11pm

Puchong Yong Tau Fu @ Kampung Batu 14, Puchong

During one of our trips to Puchong, we decided to re-visit Puchong Yong Tau Fu. This place is quite special because customers are allowed to pick their choice of fresh ingredients and pass it to the kitchen staff who will then stuff and fry/ boil them on the spot. This gives assurance that the Yong Tau Fu here is always fresh =)

The vegetables are stuffed to the brim with minced meat and fish paste and the cooks are definitely not stingy with the amount of stuffing as the assorted Yong Tau Fu all look much bigger in size than their cousins at other outlets.

We ordered a side of rice to accompany the dishes. Alternatively, you can opt for Chee Cheong Fun or an individual order of Pan Mee.

Assorted Yong Tau Fu in Soup

All non-fried items are served in a huge bowl of potato leaf soup. The soup was very flavourful and sweet with a strong taste of anchovies (MSG?) and generous handfuls of sweet potato leaves. We ordered the stuffed tofu and stuffed bittergourd.

I find the bittergourd not as bitter as I would have liked but that is not really a big deal. The tofu is firm with a slightly coarse texture and a sort of beancurd-y skin. I would have preferred the silky smooth melt-in-your-mouth kind that breaks apart if you are not skillful when handling your chopsticks.

Crispy Fried Items

We also had a side serving of deep fried stuffed brinjal and wantans.

• Adequately sized crunchy wantans with lots of porky filling.
• Fried eggplant oozes a bit too much oil but nevertheless tastes really good.

All in all, it was a really good meal and very affordable one too considering the quantity we ordered. Will definitely return when we're in Puchong.

PawPoints: 4 Paws
Pawket: Onion

Puchong Yong Tau Fu
Lot 105, Kampung Baru
Jalan Tembusu, Batu 14
Puchong
Tel: 019 678 8188
Tue-Sun: 11am - 9.30pm