I've been to this restaurant which is one of the dining outlets of the RENAISSANCE Kuala Lumpur Hotel sometime back and I didn't find it interesting or extraordinary then. Come last Sunday my family and I were invited for a Sunday lunch and when I was told it was to be at the Temptations in Renaissance Hotel I wanted to decline but then I felt the "temptations" to give it another try, and in all fairness, perhaps I was off-mood the last time I was there.The word 'temptation' interestingly denotes what one will do to please oneself out of curiosity and let go of your guards at the expense of going against one's own beliefs, which may result in regrets or disappointments. The second experience is more of a disappointment (like I told you so) than a regret. The lack-luster buffet, which offered a mediocre selections of neither international nor local dishes and loads of uninteresting desserts laid out simply to fill the otherwise empty food serving shelves.What made it more depressing was the un-freshness of the ingredients in some of the dishes.. The only vegetable dish (Kai Lan) was soggy and rubbery. The prawns/shrimps of the Sambal Udang have been recycled so many times in the kitchen, (which is normal for hotels with many eating outlets because of economic reasons) that they were so sagged that you won't be able to peel it off its skins.Well, before I get tempestuous... enough said for a restaurant which confirmed my initial feelings and because of temptations made me go against my better judgment. .As the saying goes, "Once beaten twice shy" only this time temptations made it "thrice" shy.
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