Marini's on 57 at Petronas Twin Towers

Very often, with the arrival of our precious little one, we sort of forget each other. Our minds are so preoccupied with all the minor lil details about the bubs; from how many ounces of milk she drank today to the colour of her poop (disgusting but true), that we tend to throw romance out of the window.

On that random day, hubby decided to award his sleep-deprived wife with a surprise date for two. You see, my hubby is not the most romantic person, and I do admit that I took a second to check out if the moon was blue that night. So when he suggested we take a drive down to the city to have dinner and drinks at a mysterious place, you can imagine my excitement and earnest anticipation.

And true enough, he didn't disappoint.

As we entered the lift that took a decade to reach the ground floor, I felt a wave of apprehension and I pondered the small possibility of being stuck in this 3 by 3m confined metallic surroundings with two other distinguished looking middle-aged couple. I got better of my clautrophobic self and held my breath as the lift door closed and I felt my ascent begin. 

1---22----35-----50----------57!!!!

After a rather surreal minute later, we landed on the 57th floor. And by "landed", I meant I felt almost like half an astronaut. (This is even before the drinks by the way)

Marini's on 57

Level 57,  Menara 3 Petronas, Persiaran KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

+603 2161 2880 / 4880 or +6017 688 0167

First impression: WOW. The view of the twin towers is absolutely breathtaking! 

But much to our disappointment, the dining area had been booked out that night due to a private function, so we had to settle with sitting by the bar and waiting for a seat , which we didn't really mind cos the service was really quite impeccable, and it gave us ample time to check out the drinks list.

Cocktails, Liqueurs, Imported beers, scotch, whisky, vodka, Wine, Champagne. You name, they've got it. Although the price is on the higher side, the view and the service was well worth it. 

After a glass of Frangelico, we were whisked to a small table next to the bar. It is pretty exciting stuff to see the mixotologists perform and take so much pride in their work. And the cocktails there were yuuuummmmm.

We also ordered some snack dishes, like fried chicken, calamari, and angel-hair pasta, which was nothing special, and did more than enough to delight our taste buds!

You can expect all your senses to go on an overdrive by just sitting in this place. The diversity in the customers, the lighting, the view, the eye candy, the old school R & B and the delicious cocktails..

Ahhh.. just the way to maximise the few hours we have away from parenthood!  I will definitely return to try out the mains!

Hasta la vista, Marini's!