Banquet Venues

The biggest headache now is determining the venue to host the banquet in KL. Since OWLoon is from Kuala Selangor, we will need to have separate dinners.

My parents and I took turns drafting the invite list. In the end, we settled for 30 tables... Of the 30 tables... 23 goes to relatives and my parents' close friends... 1 table for OWLoon's family... and that means 6 tables for my friends and colleagues...

My parents and I have had numerous discussions on this... and even a few arguments... restaurant vs. hotel... To me... I would love to have an intimate wedding reception at a small hotel ballroom... but since 80% of the guest lists are elderly folks... FOOD takes precedence over ambient. :(

Thus, the hunt for the proper restaurant venue begins...


Noble Banquet

• Location: Main road of Jalan Imbi...
• Pros: A ballroom on it's own... only opens for banquet...
• Cons: The stupid restaurant wants MORE tables since the stupid hall can accommodate 60 tables! 30 tables would mean they have to sell the balance... Limited parking space...

Ming Cuisine

• Formerly known as: Cheow Yang
• Location: PJ... From Sin Chew... take the 12 o'clock turn at Rothman roundabout... (opposite British American Tobacco)
• Pros: Brand NEW building with exceptionally high ceiling... With 30 tables, I can take the entire main hall... (as per picture below)... Ample parking space...
• Cons: But I wasn't quite sure if the place would be too narrow... cos the entire hall is rectangle in shape...

Oriental Pavilion

• Location: Level 1, Jaya 33, PJ
• Pros: Cosy ambient
• Cons: Low ceiling... Small hall... With 30 tables, it would be rather cram... so much so that the banquet manager said that the bride may have to walk in front of the groom during the march in!!!

Flower Drum

• Location: Next to Noble Banquet
• Pros: Nice deco
• Cons: Looks like a typical Chinese restaurant

I have always thought that restaurants are cheaper in cost... But after visiting all 4 venues above, I realised that the menu and price per table is comparable to hotels... The most expensive menu is about RM1,399!!! But then of course, there are also cheaper menu at restaurants like Tai Thong, Six Happiness etc... But like I said... FOOD is of no.1 importance thus the 4 venues above... which are highly recommended by relatives...

Of the 4, we will most likely go for Ming Cuisine...