Birthday Dinner @ Las Carretas 28/01/09

Time birthday Limau, we never actually have the time to celebrate it esp.with cake. That is why i've planned a not-so-surprise dinner for him at Las Carretas, a mexican restaurant at Jln Semantan..(Opposite IBBM & CIMB Bank building tuh).

The 'syiok' thing here is the way birthdays are celebrated..Sum of u must be picturing the surprise birthdays usually held at TGI Friday etc.. Where the crew will gather around and sing "happy birthday to u".. But its a little bit different here..Apart from Limau getting a complementary cake with candles lit on, they started off with cheeky mexican song like "La Bamba"..They were playing guitars and singing around us.. and all the crews (even the kitchen crews) and other diners were singing and clapping along.. And the best part is, Limau need to wear a BIG mexican hat..and DANCE to the beat! hehehhe.. While Limau is about to blow his candle, a crew jumped in and asked Limau to pose. He snapped Limau's picture and after everythg settled down, we were surprised by a neatly done card with Limau's picture inside it.. Im so glad that what we get is beyond my expectation..

Overall:

The food is good (walaupun ramai org ckp overpriced..)

1) Wagyu cheeks (My fav nyum2)

2) Charbroiled Veal Striploin (Veal is the meat of calves aka. young cattle taken from a cow's offspring and slaughtered before it reaches one year old. Though Veal can be produced from any calf, most Veal comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds. Compared to other meats, Veal has a delicate taste and tender texture)

3) Poppers (Deep Fried Battered Jalapenos Stuffed With Four Types of "Quesos" & Served On A Bed Of Shredded Lettuce With Tomato Salsa)

4) Crema de Champinones with truffles (Smoothered Mushroom Soup) - The best mushroom soup i've tasted... ;P

5) Nachos with 2 spicy dippings

6) Home Made Brownies

The staff is soo friendly and fun

The interior is fancy but yet can be romantic

The service can be personalised (table setting, birthday surprise, occasion etc)

Ive always luv to go there...especially with gurlfrens during friday lunch time.. =)

Website: http://www.lascarretas.com/