Samplings on the Fourteen is located on the fourteenth floor of Berjaya Times Square Hotel

The foyer/ bar area leading in to the main dining area

The main dining area which offers a view of the chefs preparing you meal in the open kitchen.

A beautiful Christmas tree right beside out table

The view of Bukit Bintang and surrounding areas

Rudolf Goes Green mocktail (R) priced at RM15++ and The Grinch cocktail (L) priced at RM21++ is available at three (3) of Berjaya Times Square Hotel’s F&B outlets – Samplings on the Fourteen, Big Apple Restaurant, and Broadway Lounge.

I opted for some red wine to go along with my dinner. Do note that the Christmas Eve Menu is not a wine pairing dinner (ie. not inclusive of wine) however there are wine options for you to add on should you be interested,

The pretty table setting.

Smoked Salmon and Prawn Salad – the slices of delicious smoked salmon were delicious while the caviar and fish roe added some indulgence to the dish. Most interesting was the prawn salad which was served atop some puff pastry which added a different (but pleasant) texture to the dish. Loved the presentation too and this was my favourite presentation of the night.

Cream of Pumpkin Soup – a really creamy and delectably flavoured pumpkin soup which I liked because I can handle creamy soups. The dollop of sour cream helped to add a little sourness to cut through the richness and balance it out. A heart-warming addition to the meal and the portion is not too big that you can’t eat your mains after that.

Minted Wintermelon Sorbet – a palate cleanser after the rich pumpkin soup. This one was nice and refreshing! Liked the little touch of mint and wouldn’t have minded an even stronger minty flavour.

Chef Val giving total attention to preparing the mains

Roast Christmas Turkey – this was my choice of main for the night and my first turkey for the year! The turkey breast and leg were prepared roulade style to seal in the juices and flavour (I really really hate slices of plain and dry turkey breast and luckily this was far from that). The beef bacon wrapped sage was an interesting addition to the dish apart from the turkey stuffing. As turkey is not the most flavourful of meats you might want to ask for extra brown sauce to go with it and the tasty stuffing which will soak up most of it anyway.

Slow Roasted Lamb Shank. We all only got to try our chosen main but there were good comments from those at the table who chose this dish and Spicy Sharon of http://spicysharon.blogspot.com commented “the lamb was marvellous – juicy and tender”. I personally think that it looks pretty good though but I would have preferred a bigger portion.

Pan Seared Cod – this was the choice of main of most of the girls at the table and they all had good comments about this dish. The cod was served with potato and leek mash, wild mushrooms, cured cherry tomato and olive tart with saffron sage.

Chestnut Mille Feuille – served with orange-flavoured Christmas pudding and cinnamon ice cream. A nice sweet end to the meal and this went very well with the freshly brewed coffee (you can opt for tea too).

Petit fours with coffee/ tea to end the meal