PETALING JAYA, Jan 20 — It's the perfect time for a restaurant to reopen with a new look. Ti Chen at The Saujana Golf and Country Club, with a new contemporary décor, is all set for the coming Chinese New Year celebrations. Set within the club grounds, the restaurant already has bookings for various celebrations.

Known for its Cantonese and Sichuan dishes, Ti Chen has put together four eight-course set menus to welcome in the Year of the Dragon.

There is the Pearl Set, which at RM888++ comes with a complimentary bottle of Misterio Cabernet Sauvignon. The Jade Set at RM988++ has a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 years;  the Golden Set at RM1,398++ comes with a bottle of Hennessy VSOP and Emperor Set a bottle of Singleton Single Malt Whisky 12 years.

We had the Salmon Yee Sang to toss, with a generous portion of salmon. The Shark’s Fin soup with crabmeat and dried scallops followed. You can request for a replacement soup if you have ethical issues about eating shark’s fin.

The Roasted Chicken with Tong Kwai comes with a thick sauce infused with the herb. It does not drench the crispy skin of the chicken, which you can enjoy, and then dip the meat into the sauce.

The Stirfried Prawns with Seasoned Salt had a nice aroma, and there was talk at the table of eating everything, including the shell. They tasted good.

Steamed Red Snapper with Superior Soya Sauce carries with it the symbolism of abundance during the new year. So eat up and be prosperous.

Braised Sea Cucumber with Fish Maw, Dried Oysters and Fatt Choy was a popular dish at our table. The white smooth fish maw apparently gives you stamina if you eat enough of it, according to the restaurant manager. So what’s not to like about this classic dish, especially if there is well-braised sea cucumber in it.

The Chef “Special Loh Mai Fan” is sticky rice first sautéed with mushroom, dried prawns and chicken, then steam wrapped in lotus leaves.  There was a huge portion of this to satisfy those who love rice.

Dessert was Mochi filled with red bean paste.

If you don’t have 10 people for this set, you can come in a group of five and pay half the amount for the table. This applies to the other sets too.

You can also order Yee Sang a la carte if you are not having the sets. There’s abalone, salmon, jellyfish and vegetarian goose Yee Sang, and the Rainbow Yee Sang.

Ti Chen is open from Tuesdays to Sundays. The Saujana Golf and Country Club is located in Jalan Lapangan Terbang SAAS, 40150 Selangor Darul Ehsan. Call 03-7840 5502 or email dine@thesaujana.com.