Restaurant: Le Bouchon, Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

In my glorious confident voice, I told her, it has been all planned.

The day’s itinerary has been confirmed and all she had to do was to seat down, relax and let the day passed. She seemed unperturbed although she could definitely expect something, for it was her grand day, her birthday.

With a job title; consultant for almost two years, the first thing you learn is that you dont really consult all the time but rather you are a con-sul-tant. The convincing voice had always been part of the plan and it didnt fail me even at the most crucial of times.

I originally thought that with a deadline of 1 month, we ought to try Cilantro with all the various posts on multiple orgasms happening in that place. After all, it was a no-brainer answer to where i would take her for dinner? But so it was, until i was told they dont open on Sundays. Ouch.

Plan B.

Where can one take their loved one to a romantic place without breaking the piggie bank? I can safely say LeBouchon is one of them. For starters, the menu is posted on their website. So with careful calculation, you should comfortably estimate how big a hole, your wallet will suffer at the end of the night. I digress.

She had a long day with class, and the last thing i wanted to do was to give her more stress, especially on her birthday especially on a moody drizzling Sunday evening. To add more drama to give it a twist, we arrived rather early as they dont open till 7, and we hopped over to the Fish and Chips Bar for a Kilkenny. We almost ordered Fish n Chips and wanted to call it a night, thankfully not.

Walking inside LeBouchon gives you that rather cozy feeling. The warm orange light which is horrible for pictures, the rather simple decor and the french music that seemed to be on “repeat” mode was all it needed to sooth you into that comfortable seat next to a sealed “fireplace”.

Taking charge of the night, i had to indulge in some foie gras despite the 5 minute video where i saw geese getting stuffed food through the beak, and livers getting bloated to 10 times the usual size. It was almost as if i had to go down the sin highway one more time, before i convert myself to an angel.

So there was no need for Plan C.
The flexibility of a CON-sultant.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars. To be honest, either i am not well educated to enjoy french food but there were certain items i loved but some were abit of a love and hate affair (according to my girlfriend). Then again, for only RM78 you can get a nice slice of foie gras though. The ambience is lovely so if it is a romantic candlelight dinner you are thinking of, please drop by for a visit. Total damage? RM272 if i am not mistaken, definitely not priceless but a worth while visit.