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Earlier, I mentioned that I was at Genting Highlands for the eGenting Programming Competition 2005. Well, that night after everything was over, a few of us decided to stay a while longer and take in some cool highlands air. Since it was dinner time, our first stop was to Ming Ren Restaurant.

Ming Ren is a lamb specialty restaurant located on the Lobby Floor of Genting Hotel. The restaurant, very obviously, specialises in lamb dishes (which WL loves). Personally, I just like the place for its almond mint desert. More on that later. The five of us decided to have the Tri Combination Platter (Lamb served in three different styles, BBQ, stewed and steamed?), and Kai Lan in oyster sauce. WL wanted to have soup, so upon the recommendation of the captain that served us, we decided to go with the Claypot Yam and Papaya Soup. Finally, there was of course the Almond Mint Beancurd Jelly for desert.

The soup was good, with a hint of herbal stock, and I recommend it as a starter for any meal that you decide to have at Ming Ren. I love Kai Lan, so I can’t complain about that. However, since this is a specialty restaurant, lets focus on the lamb dish that was served. As mentioned earlier, the lamb was served in three flavours (you can actually order these seperately from the ala-carte menu).

The first and best is the roast lamb ribs (lower right). These were still hot when served and the meat was crisp from the roast. Then there was stewed lamb (lower left). As expected, the lamb was tender from the slow simmer. I liked the flavour of the lamb in the sauce although some may find this a little pungent. The last one is stirfried lamb (top), although I could be wrong. One way or the other, I didn’t particularly like the taste (or lack of) of this dish. The sauce lacked flavour and the colour of the dish was a little dull. I suppose two out of three is good enough.

Desert was of course the almond mint jelly. Served in a tall glass, the jelly had just the right amount of mint in it, enough to make it refreshing and not overwhelming. I personally do not like the taste of mint at all, so an “excellent” for a mint flavoured desert coming from me is saying alot.

As we were waiting for the bill, we noticed the dishes that were ordered by other tables. Sizzling hot-plates, roast quarter lambs, lamb in beer, and a host of other dishes. They all looked and smelled apetising from where we were seated. Too bad we were too full to have seconds. The bill came out to RM104.50 inclusive of taxes.

Inspite of being quite full when we walked into the restaurant, I enjoyed the meal. I recommend the restaurant if you’re ever in Genting Highlands and have some spare cash to blow. On a side note, although this is a lamb specialty restaurant, it also serves other meats and vegetables as well. So don’t worry if you’re not a lamb lover because the kitchen is quite good and the dishes that they cook up reflect on this.

Ming Ren, The Lamb Specialty Restaurant
Lobby Floor, Genting Hotel,
Genting Highlands.
Operation Hours: 12.00 noon - 3.00 pm, 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm
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