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THE K Hotel is the latest ‘dining out’ destination in Juffair and it was my first visit. Unfortunately I was away for its grand opening but I had already heard great things about its Asian Fusion restaurant Mo Kan and its mouth-watering dim sum selections.
When you arrive at the premises the K sign shines brightly, portraying an oriental feel to the premises but I had my feet firmly on the ground and my head in the Klouds!
I wondered why they called the steakhouse restaurant Klouds when it was on the ground floor ... until I noticed the twinkling stars on the ceiling. It’s a very clever way to add to the ambience as you’re filling your dish with a salad starter.
I’m starting to feel a bit like a steak connoisseur living so close to the Bahrain Rugby Club and being able to regularly sample Mano’s marvellous meat masterpieces, so putting the new kid on the block to the test was a task I was looking forward to.
Unfortunately the T-bone was off the menu, so I went for the sirloin instead, which I was promised would be ‘aged to perfection’ as well as succulent and flavoursome. It stood the test, lightly-basted with a special ‘house recipe’ and char-grilled to a medium perfection alongside the tastiest grilled tomato ever.
The service was slick, the presentation of the food superb and the beverage list extensive and reasonably priced.
The main course can be accompanied by any two of a vast range of side dishes at no extra cost and I kept mine simple with fries and buttered sweet corn ... plus a creamy mushroom sauce from another extensive list, which surprisingly included a spicy madras curry.
Kathryn’s rib-eye, a lightly marbled cut, was slightly overdone as she prefers her steak more on the rarer side but the real test came with the desserts.
She is not a great one for puddings but show her a crème brulee and her eyes light up. And, when it comes to crème brulee she is a perfectionist.
Serve her a soggy one, or a burnt one and she’ll bend your ear in the car all the way home. I’m a simple man, after a good meal all I want to do is sing-along to my Drifters CD on the drive back to Janabiya ... so this was a critical stage of the evening.
Would the crème brulle past the Kathryn test?
I was a little worried. There was a touch of ginger in the egg custard ... not one of her favourite flavours.
‘Good’ she said, as she swallowed the last spoonful.
Better than Saturday night at the movies ... complete silence of the satisfied kind all the way home.
And by the way, my home baked apple tart was a triumph too. We’ll be back!
DON’T miss Kloud’s ‘Chicken Fiesta’ being served up by Executive Chef Sylvester Rozario until July 15.
Guests can help themselves to the salad bar buffet and then choose a main course and dessert for just BD9, plus 15 per cent service charge. The menu includes Arabic Sheesh Tawook, Iranian Jojo Kebab, Indian Tandoori Chicken Tikka, char-grilled chicken, chicken leg with rice or potato wedges and breaded chicken in the basket followed by a choice of spicy mango salad with ice cream or Baked Alaska.
The restaurant also offers a salad buffet free with every steak purchased during dinner time until July 31.
