Steamboat @ La Maison. Silka Maytower Kuala Lumpur

When friends and family gather around to cook their own food, pleasurable times beckon. It is the best time of the year to have a reunion and enjoy the festive season over a boiling hot pot of goodness instead of the usual 10-course Chinese set menu. La Maison at Silka Maytower Kuala Lumpur is now serving Bubbling Prosperity Steamboat sets to usher the prosperous Lunar Year of Sheep.

Here the steamboat set gives diners myriad choices to feast to their heart's content. You can pick between Chicken Broth and Tom Yum as the soup base, but a mixed pot for two choices is also available. When the broth arrives, we can smell the beautiful aroma of a heady and aromatic soup. Both broths are superb in flavours but my personal favourite is the sweet and sour tom yum soup that lends a spicy hot aftertaste on the palate.

Come in a set, the meat portion includes chicken, beef, seafood and assorted meatballs. Although we cook the beef slices well done, it remains tender and tasty. As for the homemade meatballs, they are equally awesome from the bouncy textures with various ingredients.

Seafood lovers will rejoice as the restaurant offers generous portions of fish slices, prawns, squid and crabsticks. The seafood here is served fresh and good to go with both broths and different sauces. 

Beancurd skin, mushrooms, and assorted vegetables are fresh and come in a sufficient portion for us. Meehoon and noodles, on the other hand, provide a boost of carbohydrates to the meal.

The sauces here certainly will not outdo other steamboat places, but the ones available here are pretty good to go with all the items in the boiling broth. Apart from the typical sweet sauce and thick chilli sauce, we are surprised by a serving of peanut gravy that reminds me of the satay dip. It adds a touch of sweet crunchiness to the steamboat items.

If you love going adventurous with flavours, the homemade spicy dip is a must-have as it is perfectly blended using green chilli, red chilli and lime to give you an instant kick. With so many condiments to mix and match, the possible flavour combinations are endless.

Available for daily dinners, the steamboat set is priced at only RM23++ per person and completed with complimentary refillable Iced Lemon Tea and double scoops of Ice Cream. 

La Maison Restaurant
Silka Maytower Kuala Lumpur
No. 7, Jalan Munshi Abdullah,
50100 Kuala Lumpur.
Reservation: 603-2692 9298
Fax: 603-2692 9991
Email: reservation.maytower@silkahotels.com
Website: www.silkahotels.com/maytower
Facebook: fb.com/silkamaytower
GPS: 3.154084, 101.698235
Business hours: 6:30am - 11:00pm