Miraku is having Unagi Promotion from the month of July until August, and Food Promotions team decided to check it out last weekend.
The menu and the classic table setting of Miraku. If you plan to go, it is advisable to make an appointment for a private room.
Miraku is a restaurant that respect their customers' feedback, for example the chopsticks in Miraku are replaced now. During our last visit, we were still using the wooden chopstick which is claimed not hygenic because it is bleached.
We kick off our dinner with this Appetizer.
As we are loyal fans of Miraku Salad, we ordered it as soon as we saw it in the menu.
Miraku Salad RM 18.00 (small)
This salad tasted good; yet at an affordable price. Miraku Salad's vegetables are crunchy and blended well with the slices of salmon sashimi, crab meat, octopus, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and tomato dressing. The tomato dressing of the salad is made of tomato puree and mayonnaise grind together.
Next up is the 2 orders from the Unagi Promotion menu.
Unagi Kabayaki RM 14.90
This is the grilled eel with sweet sauce. Unagi served are fresh. How do we define it's freshness? It's fat and bouncy. You will know the difference if you compare it to the one sold at the malls.
Unatamadon RM 19.90
Unatama don is short for unagi don (don means bowl) and tamago (egg). This bowl of rice has many slices of unagi and is filling. The portion served is good for one pax.
Next, we ordered the famous Japanese Soba. It is the simplest meal, yet hardest to prepare.
Next, we ordered the famous Japanese Soba. It is the simplest meal, yet hardest to prepare.
Cha Soba RM 20.00
Cold green tea flavored Buckwheat Noodle with cold dipping soba sauce.
Mix all the ingredients together in the cold dipping soba sauce and dip the noodles in for the taste of the soba sauce. Do not keep the noodles too long as it is to be eaten when served cold.
And the dinner set we ordered.
Gyu Toubanyaki Zen RM 42.00
The complete set consists of kobachi, zensai, salad, sashimi, touban yaki, nimono, rice, miso soup, pickles, chawan-mushi and dessert.
Rice and sidelines.
Slices of Beef (Touban Yaki)
The technique of grilling the beef slice to medium well is to turn the beef slice every 4 to 5 seconds until you see the top layer is cooked.
We ended the dinner with sips of cocktails and mocktails.
Cocktails (front) and Mocktails (behind)
Cocktails (from left): Sake Margarita and Sake Screw Driver; RM 10 each.
Mocktails (from left): Fruit Fantasy, Fruit Punch and Tropical Delight; RM 12 each.
Environment & Cleanliness: 9/10This restaurant gives us a comfortable feeling. The respectful chefs, waiter and waitresses wear formal attire and greeted each and every guest.
Food Presentation: 9/10
Food prepared are all arranged well presented, very similar to what you see from the menu.
Portion: 7.5/10
Portion served for a person is good enough. If you wanted to eat a few things at once, you can order the smaller portion or ala carte.
Taste: 8/10
For a Japanese restaurant, Miraku's taste of food is up to the standard.
Service: 9/10
There are buttons in the private rooms where you can press to call the waiters. The waiters will come within a minute the button is pressed. Also, they are attentive to their customers' feedback.
Value for money: 8/10
Miraku is a fine dining Japanese Restaurant and the price paid is reasonable for the environment and food served.
OVERALL
A restaurant we would love to visit again, for it's authenticity and the comfortable environment.
Current promotions at Miraku are:
1. Unagi Promotion
2. Eat Sushi All You on every 2nd and 4th week of Sunday
3. Happy Hour
4. Miraku Loyalty Card
Miraku Japanese Restaurant
1st Floor, G Hotel
168A Persiaran Gurney
10250 Penang
Tel: 604-229 8702
Fax: 604-229 8560
Business Hours: Monday to Sunday
Lunch 12.00pm to 2.30pm
Dinner 6.00pm to 10.30pm
