HBD My Bro

August 19, 2012

It was my brother birthday, along with our little family, (mom, dad, me, bro, and sis), we went to Central park to had a dinner. Due to Ied Mubarak (Lebaran) holiday, the shopping mall was so crowded, lots of people were going out to had their own supper.

Actually we prefer to eat chinesse food, because mom n dad are kinda picky and the taste of those chinesse food is the best best fit to their tongue. We visited several Chinesse Food Resto such as May Star, Jun Njan, asking for a seat but the waiting list was quite long thus we decided to move to another resto with more reasonable waiting list.

The decision was MANHATTAN FISH MARKET. The menu are similar with FISH n Co, they provide FIsh n CHips, seafood platter and any other seafood such as Mussels, Lobster, Scallop and the most favorite dish: prawns.
It only takes few than 10 minutes for us to get a table to sit. So happy because we're already hungry hohoho..

what we order?
1. Manhattan Seafood Platter (179k)
*with chef recommendation mark on the menu*

It was a BIG BITE for us, the plate contain:
- 2 pieces of dori fish with melted mayo and tartar sauce
- 4 pieces of grilled prawns, which grilled in front of your table. The Sea-agent (the crew) coming out with combustion appliance to burnt out the prawns. It smells so good when the prawns being grilled
- 4 pieces of super-crunchy-fried calamari that looks like onion ring
- 4 pieces of fried mussels, which the taste was not too good in my mom's opinion
- a huge bunch of french fries, rice and vegetables

2. Grilled Salmon with Rice (79k)

It was a small bite for us. The salmon was so bold and worth with the price. But unfortunately, i don't like the dish. It smells not to good in my opinion, the fish was not fresh, so i just ate a small bite of it.

3. Mushroom Soup

I love the soup, it was tender, juicy and taste so nice. And i guess it would be nice if there was a zuppa on the top of it :)

4. Garlic Herb Mussels, served with thin bread
Eeemm, actually i don't ate the mussels because I'm afraid it will makes me itchy and allergic. I only ate the bread, I put it in garlic sauce and it was sooo nice...

5. Caesar Salad, a very fresh lettuce, dry toast, and egg with mayo sauce, love it <3
6. For drinks, we order: Citrus mint soda (non-refillable), Lemon tea and Sprite/Cola (refillable)

After that we went to Sogo to buy a pair of sandals for my father. It was 08.30 at night and the store preparing to closed on 09.00 due to Ied Mubarak Holiday.
I bought an Andre Valentino sandals for my dad, and suddenly I remember the time when my dad bought me a pair of shoes, and this time is my turn to show him my sincere love and caring... love you, Dad <3 <3 <3

Next, we're going to Tribeca Park to enjoy the night view.
A birthday celebration wouldn't perfect without a cake, right?
So, We bought a red velvet cake @starbucks. The cake so soft, and the mocca creamm.. hemmm yummy..