KTS Garden offers an unique dining experience

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AMPLE SPACE: The function hall has been specially designed to cater for large events or conferences.

AMPLE SPACE: The function hall has been specially designed to cater for large events or conferences.

KUCHING: Taking into account the rising demand for different dining experiences, KTS Garden is set to arouse the palettes of discerning diners with its unique concept and tantalising menu.

Curious to find out what new features were available, The Borneo Post scouted out the place.

The conclusion was the only way the dining experience at KTS Garden could be truer to its origin is if diners were actually eating their meals by the side of a great mountain view and perfect landscape garden.

The surrounding ambience was calming and scenic, and could only get better in time to come as the fledgling plantings matured and thrived. To sum it up, the chic dining outlet did have what it takes to be the next ‘talk-of-the-town’.

KTS Garden executive Adeline Lau told The Borneo Post in an interview recently, “Looking at the way our local food industry is shaping up, it is something we really look forward to each day. We are evolving as we speak and will continuously add new and interesting features to make the whole dining experience a treasured one.”

EYE CATCHING: To make it even more interesting, sets of ‘tangram’ have been installed on the building’s attic depicting seven cats playing with a ball.

EYE CATCHING: To make it even more interesting, sets of ‘tangram’ have been installed on the building’s attic depicting seven cats playing with a ball.

According to the group project department manager Jeffrey Yeung, the whole KTS Garden development involved an investment of over RM10 million and was sited on 10 acres of land.

“Considering the size and the future development which will be carried out in stages, we believe the four acres of allocated landscape and three acres of car park compound will be able to cater for growing community needs,” he pointed out.

In terms of design, KTS Garden was previously a factory building that was relocated from its Pending location, which saw most of it structural design being transformed and reused for this development, he revealed.

From the process of dismantling till the birth of a new landmark, it took just 10 months for KTS to complete its main project, while the rest was scheduled to be carried out gradually over the next two years.

“As the building ages, it will look even better, given that we have taken into account the growing green landscape that will soften the ‘hardness’ in between the gaps. It takes time for freshly planted greenery to transform into a lush permanent environment,” Yeung explained.

To make it even more interesting, sets of ‘tangram’ were installed on the building’s attic depicting seven cats playing with a ball. “It is a dissection puzzle consisting of 50 pieces of flat shapes that are put together to form a desired shape,” he added.

Passersby are treated to a colourful display of playful cats just having fun on the attic, an apt scene representing the essence of Kuching. Something that people observe and have a smile on their faces.

“The project is also in line with KTS Group’s 50th Anniversary. This project started as a corporate responsibility initiative to convert a vacant property into a public space for the benefit of Kuching residents, while waiting for the right opportunity to develop it further,” Lau commented.

KTS Garden houses a main hall and a Chinese/Cantonese style cuisine restaurant that will be able to accommodate up to 60 tables and 20 tables respectively.

The function hall was specially designed to cater for large events or conferences, while Cheng De Restaurant would focus mainly on walk-in customers with specialty dishes of its own, she elaborated.

“One of our selling points is the installation of big projector screens that sit on every corner of the hall, which I believe bodes well for any kind of large scale event, complemented by a high-end sound system to provide excellent audio resonance,” she added.

On top of that, the function hall is also ‘half-encircled’ by custom-made glass sliding doors that provide diners with a view of Mount Santubong as well as the surrounding amazing landscape garden and the flowing river by the side.

“Once the garden is completed, we are looking forward to holding the first outdoor wedding, accompanied by bright outdoor lights, balloons, decorations and bands performing at their best throughout the starry night.

“It is going to be a totally different and eye opening experience for Kuchingites, a sight that will hopefully be repeated often as more functions are held in this scenic environment,” she suggested.

In terms of parking, Yeung said it should not be a problem as the current compound would be able to take in 238 cars, further adding that the parking facilities would be extended to accommodate 250 parking bays soon.

On the other hand, KTS Garden also has a one kilometre running track which will be open to public once completed offering a safe and conducive environment for families to enjoy their time together.

“Moving forward, we will soon have our own food and beverages zone, located next to the KTS Garden building, which will see a steakhouse, seafood restaurant, ice cream shop, florist shop and  other facilities set up to make things merrier and interesting,” he added.

“All this will be coming up in the second stage of development of KTS Garden. It’s still a work in progress and we will be fine-tuning the facilities as we go along. At the end of the day we want Kuchingites to have an experience that they will treasure and want to come back again for,” Lau said.