ALISAN ANNOUNCES BENTO BOX LUNCHES

Special offer of four dishes for only £5.50

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:

 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

1. Wan Ton Soup
2. Vegetarian Sweet Corn Soup
3. Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup
4. Hot & Sour Soup
5. Vegetarian Hot & Sour Soup 
    

And choice of one Main Dish: 

1. Sweet & Sour Chicken
2. Chicken in Black Bean Sauce
3. ‘Ko Po’ Chilli Chicken
4. Crispy Chilli Beef
5. Beef in Black Pepper Sauce
6. Beef in Oyster Sauce
7. Sweet & Sour Pork
8. Roast Pork (Char Siu)
9. Aubergine in Black Bean Sauce
10. Szechuan Spicy Tofu
11. Mixed Vegetables in Garlic Sauce 
     

Served in a Bento Box with: 

1. Steamed Rice or
2. Egg Fried Rice or
3. Stir-fried Noodles with Beansprouts 

Dessert
25. Fruit
A 10% discretionary service charge is added to the bill.
 
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.  Alisan has special Christmas menus available throughout December.

WEMBLEY RESTAURANT A FINALIST IN NATIONAL RESTAURANT AWARDS

Alisan’s Golden Dumpling Dim Sum Feted

Alisan Restaurant in Wembley has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Restaurant magazine ”Best Dishes” awards.

Alisan’s Golden Dumpling is recognised as of the three best dim sum dishes in the country.  Other finalists in the sector are Kai Mayfair and Moa Tia in Fulham

Golden Dumpling is a traditional Chinese dim sum with a modern touch.   Its pastry is "golden" in colour, which is the result of steamed pumpkin being mixed in with the dough, whereas most traditional steamed dumplings are white in colour.  The combination of chopped prawns, diced scallops and pumpkin steamed in pumpkin flavoured dough gives this Alisan speciality an exquisite taste.

In Chinese, dim sum, which literally means, “to touch your heart” are a variety of savoury pastries, steamed or deep, fried dumplings and stuffed buns.  Dim sum is a Cantonese custom linked to the Chinese tradition of drinking tea or "yum cha" in teahouses - a place where people can meet up, drink tea, have a conversation, socialise and eat dim sum.

The winners to be decided by a judging panel comprised of The Craft Guild of Chefs and Restaurant magazine staff will be announced at a special black tie awards dinner being hosted at The Honourable Artillery Company in London on ?? December

Alisan's dim sum chefs are Bao Chen and Seng Chow.  Both Chen and Chow previously work at Hakkasan, the UK’s only Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant. Both trained under Hakkasan's renowned Dim Sum Consultant, Choong.

Contact: George Shaw at Avocado Media on 01892 750851 or geo@avocadomedia.co.uk to arrange a review or competition prizes.

Editors' Notes: Photos and copies of the menu available.

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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