Food File: the Ship, Bukit Bintang

Welcome to the Ship at Bukit Bintang!

This was my second visit and like the previous one, it was a dinner party. Upon entering, one's ears will be assaulted by music provided by the currently featured live band. 

I didn't quite dig this group- they played waAAY too many metal rock numbers that were painful to my 'finer' sensibilities... :P

For a set party like this, one will be served the obligatory mushroom soup with bread and butter. Then you need to choose one out of a choice of three set meals...

I suggest you go for the mixed grill (strip of beef, chicken and lamb; chicken sausage, beef bacon, fried egg, fries and vegetables), more variety and taste, but a bit wasteful if you're picky about what you eat...

If you're feeling a bit posh, then by all means go for the salmon steak. It's delicious, really! But all you get is a pice of fish with vegetables and fries...

But if you like something fancier, go for their 'Tiger and Phoenix' set- basically sizzling grilled tiger prawns and chicken cutlet together with corn on the cob, tomatoes and fries. This one's a real production number: first they put a bib on you (to prevent splashes from the sizzle) then they serve the thing with a whole lot of sizzle and smoke. However, I didn't taste anything special about it, it's just prawn and chicken...

Somewhere around 10.00pm, Bibi Keypoh (if you are wondering what I am, I am woman under construction) comes on comparing shoe size to dick size, especially for foreigners... Quite entertaining :)

This is followed by a mime and dance show. Depending on your luck, you usually get a truly fantastic show but we were presented with a somewhat boring one that night.

However, Bibi Keypoh and the dancers took centre stage one more time for a midnight encore and THAT show was, fortunately for us, most fabulous!