Having gone through a wedding myself and having so many friends who have gone through it, we feel that it is always challenging to pick the correct venue for a wedding or even events in general! ... and then try to decide whether the food is good or not?! This blog is dedicated to trying to share options to soon-to-be-wed couples, event organizers on venue and menu choices.

My blog focuses on providing information, in hope that it would give you better insights into restaurants, their food, their limitations, their general price factors and many more. This is so that it could help you in choosing the next venue for your event.

Monday 7 January 2013

Sunset Cruise @ Mines Resort City

If you are looking for something unique for your function, you could possibly try out the Sunset Cruise… in the middle of the City!! The Sunset Cruise is a concept developed by the Mines Resort City that lets you have a view of the lake while having a private romantic dinner. From the lake itself, you are able to view the sunset… well.. that’s why its called the sunset cruise. Obviously the timing needs to be right but they will let you know what is the best and the entire experience is roughly about an hour and a half.

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A cool experience when I tried it was the Water Lift! the journey starts from the middle of the mall, then the boat proceeds to a ‘lift’ that is powered by water. The compartment starts to fill with water, roughly 60,000 gallons as I was told, then when we are at the right height… its off to the lake!

THE PACKAGES

To get on the boat, you need to choose your package. There are 3 packages to choose from. The packages includes the boat ride and some free add-ons:

  1. Love and Romance (from RM539 per couple)
    - comes with a bottle of Red Wine, Photo session & Box of Heart-shaped chocolates
  2. Enjoy A Moment (from RM229 per person for a group of 3 – 6 persons)
    - comes with a bottle of Sparkling Juice and Photo session
  3. Sunset Party (from RM199 per person for a group of 7 – 10 persons)
    - comes with a bottle of Sparkling Juice and Photo session

You will be given 2 choices for your food menu ranging from RM80 – RM90 per person.

MENU CHOICE A

Here is the menu that we tasted:

  1. Appetizer
    Seafood Salad with Tomato, Cucumber, Lettuce and Orange Sauce
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  2. Soup
    Leek & Potato Soup with Poached Egg, Spring Onion and Truffle Oil
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  3. Main Course
    Grilled Chicken Sausage with Mashed Potato, Onion Marmalade, Tomato Salsa and Au-Jus
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    There are also 2 other choices on the menu for main course but we didn’t have the time to try. The Pan Seared Salmon and the Braised Lam Shoulder.
  4. Dessert
    Homemade Crème Brulee
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  5. Drink
    Pineapple Fiesta
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MENU CHOICE B

The second menu choice that we managed to taste:

  1. Appetizer
    Pan Fried Scallop with Cauliflower Puree, Tomato Salsa, Spring Onion and Au-Jus
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  2. Soup
    Creamy Pumpkin Soup
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  3. Main Course
    Grill Lamp Rack with Mint Risotto, Kailan and Shitake Mushroom Sauce
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    The other choices were Pan Seared Seabass and Marinated Chicken Roulade
  4. Dessert
    Oreo Cheese Cake
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  5. Drink
    Berry Berry
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Here are some shots of the inside of the boat where you’ll be dining…



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VenueMenu Recommendation for Weddings

For this particular setting, the venue is too small to hold a large wedding. But possibly good for a Proposal, an Anniversary dinner, or possibly a pre-Wedding get together.

Event Capacity: max 10 persons for pre-set 4-course Menu
Event Option: You would need to provide at least a day notice so that they can set the tables exactly to the no. of person your party will hold
Location Convenience: Mines City, easily accessible from KL or PJ. When the boat goes out to the lake, it’s a nice quiet setting
Halal/Non-Halal: Pork Free
Type of Cuisine: Italian/Fusion/Middle-Eastern/Japanese – set menu choices
Price Range*: $$

*price range is my personal rating system out of the overall venues that we have been to. It is a rating of between $ to $$$$$


Mines Cruise
Mines Resort City, 43300 Seri Kembangan
Selangor
www.minescruise.com

For bookings, call +603 8942.1818 (8.30am – 5.30pm) or +603 89458860 (11am – 10pm)

 

photos by Edwin Tan

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