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The
award-winning Alisan Restaurant & Bar, adjacent to Wembley
Stadium and Wembley Arena, which has established itself with
connoisseurs of fine Cantonese and dim sum dining, is now serving
special offer Bento box lunches offering a selection of 4 sumptuous
items from choice of 25 dishes for only £5.50.
A
bento is a type of lunchbox that is very popular in Taiwan with
origins that can be traced back to 12th century Japan. A bento is a
meal packed at home or a 'takeaway' common in Japanese and Taiwanese
(Chinese) cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, meat or fish
and one cooked or pickled vegetable.
In
Japan, it is considered an essential skill of a Japanese housewife
to be able to prepare an appealing bento boxed lunch. The food is
often arranged in such a way as to resemble objects such as flowers,
leaves and dolls.
Commenting
on the new additions to the menu, Alisan director Colin Wong said,
"The restaurant is highly popular with concert goers and sports
fans visiting the area, the well-heeled and business clients with
expense accounts, but we also wanted to appeal to local office
workers on a budget in and around Wembley Retail Park.
Bento
boxes are served each day (closed Tuesdays) between 12.00 noon and
3.00pm. Diners choose a starter or soup, main dish, with a noodle or
rice dish and a sweet from:
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Choice
of one Starter or Soup:
Starter
1.
Vegetarian Spring Roll
2.
Seafood Mango Spring Roll
3.
Chicken Satay
4.
Sesame Prawn on Toast
5.
Capital Spare Rib
Soup
6.
Wan Ton Soup
7.
Vegetarian Sweet Corn Soup
8.
Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup
9.
Hot & Sour Soup
10.
Vegetarian Hot & Sour Soup |
And
choice of one Main Dish:
11.
Sweet & Sour Chicken
12.
. Chicken in Black Bean Sauce
13.
. 'Ko Po' Chilli Chicken
14.
Crispy Chilli Beef
15.
Beef in Black Pepper Sauce
16.
Beef in Oyster Sauce
17.
Sweet & Sour Pork
18.
Roast Pork (Char Siu)
19.
Aubergine in Black Bean Sauce
20.
Szechuan Spicy Tofu
21.
Mixed Vegetables in Garlic Sauce
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Served
in a Bento Box with:
22.
Steamed Rice or
23.
Egg Fried Rice or
24.
Stir-fried Noodles with Beansprouts
Dessert
25.
Fruit
A
10% discretionary service charge is added to the bill.
A
judging panel from The Guild of Chefs on behalf of Restaurant
Magazine recently voted Alisan's Golden Dumpling among the country's
three best dim sum dishes.
Alisan
is also a recommended venue in the new 2008 Which? Good Food Guide
for London.
The
restaurant has a roomy mezzanine level bar and a private dining area
complete with karaoke facilities with 20,000 stored tunes, making a
popular venue for celebrations.
The
Aroma Group, which opened its first of its eight restaurants under
the Aroma brand in Stevenage in 1997, also has locations in Wood
Green and Shepherd's Bush in London, Luton, Northampton, Braintree,
Basildon and Hemel Hempstead.
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