Turning 23, it is time for me to take on more responsibilities. I am so proud of myself because I cast my vote and it does make a difference because the oppositions will form a new government in Perak after securing majority of the state seats.
So, on my birthday, I was given a dinner treat to stave off the ravages of time at Trader’s Hotel. We were torn between Gobo Upstairs and Gobo Chit Chat. Gobo Chit Chat has entrancing light animation displayed on the ceiling but it has a more casual ambience while Gobo Upstairs, with tall glass windows where you can take in a great view of KL city is simply elegant. Casual or Elegant? Fancy Ceiling or KL view? We settled for Gobo Upstairs eventually.
We were brought to a quaint little corner facing the Exxon Mobil building. At another side of the restaurant is the lounge, where you can have a drink or two while overlooking the magnificent view of KLCC.
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Complimentary bread was served warm. The crusty bread was nice to be eaten on its own but it tastes even better with the truffle butter. How often do you see a restaurant serving you with FREE truffle butter nowadays?
Our order of brandy flamed lobster bisque with chocolate oil arrived shortly (RM 26++ each). It was rich and sweet and flavourful but too salty that I have to dunk thick wodges of bread in it to balance the saltiness.
Being the coward eater, we go for the recommended dishes. My order of lamb shank (RM 38++) is wonderfully flavourful and tender, the meat falls off the bone with some evil little fatty shards.
KampungBoy loves his beef short ribs (RM 38++) to every bit; the meat was cooked to perfection while the merlot based concoctions were remarkably rich and complex.
Good Food Make A Happy Girl
The meal finishes on a sweet note where KampungBoy has earlier aligned a little surprise for me at the lounge area. The initial plan was to proceed to Sky Bar for desserts and drinks but I got suspicious when the waiter urged us to the lounge area.
KampungBoy sang a cool rendition of the common birthday song with tweaked lyrics. It was hilarious. The night did not end here, we proceeded to SkyBar……
A quaint restaurant plopped amidst the busy KLCC area, Gobo Upstairs has the best food and excellent services for the most reasonable price; the total bill came less than RM 200 for a 3 course meal. 2 hours of parking is free upon validation for total bill above RM 250. However, for those who pay less than RM 250, you can park your car at Suria KLCC (RM 7 flat after 5 pm) and take a slow walk instead of going into the hotel’s parking which charge a higher rate.
GOBO UPSTAIRS LOUNGE AND GRILL
Traders Hotel
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur
Reservations: +603–2332 9888
Sweet! Especially the song at the end! hehehe.
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How sweet of Kampungboy to do all that for you!! Looks like you had a great time, Citygal.
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That reminded me of a meal that I had in Gobo ages ago. The beef shank really value for money. And so sweet of Kampungboy! Have a wonderful year of being a 23!
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Thank u, I think i made the right choice
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Wow… You’ve such a beautiful blog… ;D
And beautiful photos as well… thank for the link.. enjoy reading your posts.. keep it up!
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Happy Belated Birthday. Sorry was busy voting. The lamb shank look a lot better than the one I had in Chili’s 1 Utama.
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read some rather good reviews on shank…lovely…
happy belated birthday, citygal!
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daphne: yeah i almost burst out in tears..but i didnt haha
LL: thanks for ur recommendation sweetie
pea: haha lets go again ok? thx for the wishes
curryegg: ur welcome
simon: no worries..better late than never hehhe
nic: haha thx a lot uncle nic
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Happy Belated Birthday!
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A celebration in style! Happy belated b’day.
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sweet wonderful birthday! nv know there is such a good place to dine in up the traders. can over view the magnificient night view of KL too! nice one
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what a heavenly celebration with your darlin’!
and… a sweet ending with that dessert eh?
good food and good company! and.. romantic too
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Happy belated birthday and loads of brownie points for KampongBoy..!
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Awww…so nice to see young couples in love
) What a wonderful birthday celebration.
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We are so happy that you had well being taken care on that special day! I am sure he will continue to do so! right kampungboy? Food looks fantastic and so was the dessert!
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jason: thanks alot
tummythoz: haha yeah indeed
aiwei: haha yeah and teh food is not bad too
christine: haha ..i’ll ask chris to bring u there ok
mamabok: ahaha dun spoil him
wmw: awwww..we’ll grow up someday too
bbo: haha thanks alot ..
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happy birthday! but one thing… “Turning 23, it is time for me to take on more responsibilities” .. you mean you weren’t responsible at 22? LOL
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teckiee: haha can say so..spend parents money mar hahahaha
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aww so sweet! happy birthday!!
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