The Orchid @ Lake Club

A long overdue review that i havent done due to my occassional mood swings and other more urgent reviews that may look more appealing ..Though this place is not bad at all..its exclusive..even more exclusive then restaurants that money can buy.. Situated in Lake Club, the first requirement is being a member there..and thats not all..the dress code is as strict as La Fite in Shangri La, the leather shoes, shirt and tie..the whole show as if i am going to work.. the worst thing is no one told me about the tie..and i didnt drive my car..so i had to put on their century old tie that i couldnt tie a proper knot on..disgusting and it put me off my dinner straight away..Breathe in and breathe out..i was here as a guest to have dinner with my uncle and auntie..so lets be gentle and get on with the show..

A classy menu..

While we waited..sip a glass of wine..was it good? it was abit too thick and abit too strong..i still prefer a light pinot noir..

Bread and butter perhaps? Suddenly it was as if i was transported to a higher class "The Ship"...the items seemed very familiar..very old school..

The oxtail soup that came looked like curry..it was good but very heavy on the cream..the oxtail piece teased me with its little chunks of meat..

Then came my dose of zinc..fresh oysters..i had 6 and that is about as good as it can get..a far cry from my university days when i wallop 1.5 dozens during half price wednesdays..

A combo of prawn and steak..a dish that was plated pretty decent unlike the less appetizing ones that my father and mother got..and since i thought there all look more or less the same, i spared you guys with the identicals..

I ordered a prime rib, medium rare...came out to be more like a medium well..so i knew i had the right to get another one..didnt mind the fact that he might spit in my food..came out really rare..and i thought to myself, maybe i should have stuck with medium from now on..the meat on the inside wasnt bloody and at first i thought it was not fresh but later on, discovered it depends on the way it is kept and cut and etc..The accompanying mustard went straight up my nose and i generously spread the bernaise sauce onto my slab of steak..

To just finish it off, a crepe suzette that required some sort of brandy poured into a pan "live" with orange juice..just didnt figured why he couldnt spare my crepe and let it soaked till it was like crap..the ice cream didnt light up my day..boo..

Overall, this place is just not meant for the youngsters..this is a good old school restaurant that practices a serious dress code serving really retro steak dishes and appetizers..exclusive to members keep the crowd small and leave lots of room to talk all night long..a live band accompanies and theres a huge dance floor to waltz the night away to the classics.. Perfect for me..25 years from now on..wait for me.. An ok 7.3 out of 10, i would say..Since its for members, you guys should know about the place..need i say more? prices are around 20-30% more then "The Ship" prices..which is roughly RM30-40 for the steaks..(10USD)