Mother’s Day Family Brunch Set Menu at Soleil

[Review]

The Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2015 dinner which I had at Soleil (which you can read here – https://timchew.net/2015/10/09/migf-review-soleil-modern-european-restaurant/) was so memorable that I was quite intrigued to find out what they had in store for Mother’s Day this year.

The restaurant has a special Mother’s Day family brunch set menu which is available from the 6 to 10 May. There will be a selection of dishes from seafood starters to several meat options, side dishes of your choice, and of course – desserts. As well as offering our special sharing dishes, the restaurant will also be serving their ala carte menu.

The special menu can cater for both small (3 – 5 people) and large (8 – 12 people) sized families and you’re advised to place an order three (3) days prior the occasion to avoid disappointment. Family members are encouraged to carve their own roast and to serve – a well-known English tradition for a Sunday roast, although the staff can do it for you if you so choose.

So let’s have a look at the special Mother’s Day menu.

Mother’s Day Special Menu

Carving Selection

Roast Beef Cuberoll

Spring Vegetables, Red Wine Gravy, Yorkshire Puddings

RM285++ per kg or RM425++ 1.5kg

(Beef from Australia)

Wagyu Beef Tomahawk

Glazed Vegetables, Kampot Pepper Sauce, Crushed Kipfler Potato

RM950++ 2kg

(Wagyu Beef Tomahawk from Australia, Kampot from Cambodia, and Kipfler from Australia)

Whole Roasted Lamb Rack

Grilled Vegetables, Eggplant-Miso, Rosemary Jus

RM295++ (serves 3)

(Lamb from Australia)

Seafood Selection

Seafood Platter

Tiger Prawn, Mussels, Clams, Cold Water Shrimp, Oysters, Smoked Scottish Salmon

RM230.00++ (Serves 2)

(Prawns from East Coast of Malaysia, Oysters from Ireland, Mussels from Australia, Clams from Malaysia, Shrimp from Holland, Smoked Salmon from Tasmania)

Fresh Oysters

Dutch Creases, Tasmanian Prime, Irish Premium, Cloudy Bay (from New Zealand)

RM175.00++ (For one dozen)

King Crab & Shellfish Brodetto

Turkey Chorizo, Saffron, Homemade Parpadelle

RM395.00++ (Serves 4)

(Brodetto is a tomato based Italian fish soup)

Special Egg Selection

Organic Scrambled Eggs

Caviar (10g), Chive Flowers, Smoked Petuna Ocean Trout

RM285.00++ (Serves 4)

(Organic Scrambled Eggs from Raub, Pahang, Caviar from France, and Petuna Ocean Trout from Tasmania)

Special Dessert Selection

Pavlova

Red Fruits, Kiwi Sorbet

RM120.00++ (serves 6)

Black Forest

Cherry Brandy Ice-cream

RM120.00++ (serves 6)

We got to try a couple of items from the menu above.

Seafood Platter – RM230.00++ (Serves 2) – Tiger Prawns, Mussels, Clams, Cold Water Shrimps, Oysters, Smoked Scottish Salmon

(Prawns from East Coast of Malaysia, Oysters from Ireland, Mussels from Australia, Clams from Malaysia, Shrimp from Holland, Smoked Salmon from Tasmania)

(Pictured above is a serving platter for 6 pax. Normal serving is two pieces of each seafood)

Oh my! What a beautiful sight to behold! Deliciously fresh seafood that was served with three (3) dipping sauces including a house-made wasabi pickled sauce which was both spicy and piquant at the same time! My favourite was definitely the fresh and plump oysters and I had quite a few!

Roast Beef Cuberoll with Spring Vegetables, Red Wine Gravy, Yorkshire Puddings

RM285++ per kg or RM425++ 1.5kg

A gorgeous medium rare roast beef cuberoll with the beef imported from Australia. This large piece of beef was slow roasted to perfection by Chef Evert, retaining the nice, tender and juicy meat inside with a nice crust outside. I really couldn’t stop eating this and good thing there was more than enough to go around.

The sides which includes roasted spring vegetables like corn and asparagus

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You can opt to carve this yourself like traditional English families do…or get the kitchen to do it for you if you like. I suggest giving it a go and if you really can’t carve it properly then you can seek the assistance of the kitchen staff to do it. And please don’t let mom do it! She does all the cooking and preparation on normal days and on Mother’s Day it’s just appropriate that someone else in the family serves mom!

Chef Evert preparing a portion for me — Chef Evert expertly carved up the roast beef and seasoned it with some freshly ground black pepper

The Yorkshire puddings pictured above were the mini version for us to try. The actual ones will be full sized.

Black Forest cake with Cherry Brandy Ice-cream – RM120.00++ (serves 6)

End the meal with something sweet like the Black Forest cake which is served with house made Cherry Brandy ice cream. I really loved the ice cream which had a good balance of richness, sweetness and cherry flavour. The Black Forest cake was nice too and not like the commercial ones that you normally find in bakeries.

All mother’s will receive Soleil’s “Don’t mess with MUM” Mother’s Day apron, box of chocolates and a bottle of Crémant de Bourgogne sparkling wine worth RM280 (only for spending above RM1000.00 (excluding GST) in a single bill).