84 March 2014 www.womanthismonth.com Famously Supreme showcase MEISEI Having established an undisputable position in the contemporary Asian cuisine scene, this fine dining venue invites you for a laid back lunch. Time constraints and for many, just a lack of motivation, often makes you end up eating a store-bought sandwich for lunch. However, connoisseurs of good food will go to any length to make each meal special. One place that never disappoints in dishing out premium quality preparations, even for a hasty lunch, is Meisei in Adliya. Known for its innovative menu and chef Michael Sang-Kyu Lee’s purist approach, the restaurant is a popular fine dining venue in the Kingdom. Its brand of Japanese cuisine is playful and novel, and yet retains all traditional flavours. Meisei’s lunch menu boasts a mix of vegetarian, meat and seafood dishes that are delicious and light. Priced between BD10 and BD15, the menu contains more than 10 dishes specially designed for lunch. Each dish is served with a complimentary miso soup and the signature Meisei salad. We decided to give this lunch menu a try and were pleasantly surprised. We opted for the grilled hammour jap tang and the tori katsu, which is corn-fed chicken fried with breadcrumbs and served with balsamic teriyaki sauce and potato mash. The soup and salad arrived almost instantly. The Meisei salad is a very simple medley of fruits and vegetables. Binding it together is a mild sesame seed vinaigrette. The main course was ready by the time we polished off our salads. Prepare yourself for the portions. This fine dining venue does not serve bite-sized delicacies; instead it offers wholesome servings, something chef Michael is particularly proud of. As much as you don’t want to disturb the presentation, the inviting aromas are hard to resist. The fish was seasoned with salt and pepper, seared and then baked to perfection. Served on a bed of sautéed seafood and sauce, the dish had all natural flavours intact, undisturbed by cooking techniques. The corn-fed chicken was crisp and quite surprisingly light on the stomach. Fried in soy oil, and served with sweet and sour balsamic teriyaki relish and curried mashed potatoes, this dish had a variety of textures and was simply delicious. Other promising contenders on the menu are Kobe beef Cantonese crispy noodles, Japanese fish and chips, spicy assorted sashimi rice, black Angus beef teriyaki, sashimi bento and sushi bento. “I cannot give you a two-minute lunch. If you come to Meisei, I want you to savour every bite since these are indeed the finest quality ingredients prepared with precise techniques mastered over the years by my chefs,” says chef Michael. Call 17 007-770.
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