China House @ Georgetown, Penang

It has almost 2 years since i step into Penang again. This time is for my friend's wedding which falls on 11th November. I booked my flight many months ago once i received notification from the buddy. I reached Penang one day earlier before the wedding. Boon Yi recommended me a nice place called China House which is located between Beach Street & Victoria Street. The amazing heritage old shop houses terrace place transformed into a cafe cum dine-in place & art gallery for customers.

I am amazed with the structures and the decorations of the place. It truly a colonial place which makes us feel so vintage and comfortable for leisure time. However, one thing to take note that the parking space is limited and you might have difficulties to find place to park your car. It's worth though to give it a try here and enjoyed the atmosphere and the ambiance of such a cosy place. 

Each area of the place has different theme and the dinning areas option are available indoor and outdoor too. Too bad as i am using iPhone to take photos so spare me from my poor quality photos of the place.

We went there on 11th November which is happened to be Boon Yi's birthday. So we have a mini celebration. Just two of us only with a nice meal and companion. Each table is set up with white 'mahjong' papers. I even saw some of the customers drew on the papers so i requested for colour pencils from the staff. Guess what, i got the brand new crayon set. I was kinda happy to reminisce my favourite drawing session with colourful crayons. I drew a birthday cake on the papers.

Let the photos below do the talking:-

Chinese Pear Salad - RM30 per serving. 

It's one of the popular salad which served with shaved parmesan, cranberries, coriander, cashews, red onions and crispy greens. I can taste the sweetness and sour taste from the combination. It makes my appetizing more appealing. I love the colours of the salad too. 

Boon Yi's Beef Curry Spaghetti - RM28 per serving.

The presentation looks tempting to us. The beefball taste good. The meat is not tough and still manageable. I love the curry sauce made to accompany the spaghetti.

The recommendation drink- Gula Melaka Pistachio Shake -RM16

I don't really like it though because it is way too sweet for me. The taste is strong too. I can't take it and didn't finish them in the end :(

Boon Yi with the cake

Dessert always served after main course. We headed to the desserts area to pick the cakes we want. They served varieties of cakes and it looks good and taste good too in my point of view. We choose Banana Trutle Torte - RM15 per slice. It was 'huge' slice for us. The taste is fascinating. The sweetness of banana with the chocolate makes the overall taste bud feels satisfying. 

After the lunch, we headed upstairs level 2 to see the art gallery. It was understand that there is different theme of art exhibition going on monthly. This time round we saw the circus art exhibition. I took some of the photos from the gallery and here I am sharing for your viewing pleasure.

 

*All photos taken using iPhone 4s* 

Location address:-

China House

153- 155 Lebuh Pantai

Georgetown

10350 Penang, Malaysia

Tel: +604 2637299

Website: www.straitscollection.com.my/

Restoran Ang Hoay Lor Restaurant

Recommended by Ah Luar for first stop lunch. It's a Hokkien restaurant which famous with their hokkien specialty dishes.It is one of the authentic restaurant in Penang. It's an old restaurant with home style feeling and authentic feel when you step in. 

First we have Fried Tang Hoon topped with prawns and oysters. The noodles are fried with wok hei feel and tasted smooth as its' look. The beautiful strands of the noodles makes the foods look appetizing. 

Next we have Bak Kee Soup. As you can see from the picture, the pieces of meat that are coated with corstarch and deep fried before cooked in a starcy soup with cabbage. The soup was very strong flavored and it taste delicious. A small bowl of it will be just nice for me. Too much of it will turned out to be otherwise.The meat is tender and crunchy on the outer layer.

Not forgetting the famous fried oyster which taste different from the ones i tried in Singapore or JB. This is more sticky type and the oysters are fresh as well. Kudos when you have it with their chilli sauce.

Lastly, Fried Oyster mee which has the yellow noodles with pork, prawns, vegetables and oyster. The gravy was indeed blend well with the combination and enjoyed the yellow noodles with the gravy.

Total lunch is around RM68 for 4 pax include a pot of tea. If you wish to try them out, be prepared to wait for more than 20 minutes for the foods to be served. We were like hungry ghosts when the foods are served. The waiting time is always painful as we need to wait for 2 tables' dishes are served. We are served by elderly so you can guess the speed is a bit slower than youngsters. It's family business i guess because they all worked like family. 

Location address:-

Ang Hoay Lor Restaurant

260 Jalan Gurdwara

10300 Penang

(Brick Kiln Road)

Tel: 2624841

Penang Delicacies

The unforgettable taste when i went to Penang last month. Sin Yee's mum bought us for makan session at hawker stall along road side which i had not experience it for a long time.

1. Ais Kacang with coca-cola taste and enjoying every sip of the ices.

2. Chew Kuey which taste delicious with the chili sauce. It has a smooth appearance with rich ingredients in it. Yummy as it taste different from the one i had at else where.

3. Ikan bakar. Totally in love with it.

The special chili sauce goes very well with the fish.

4. Seafood porridge which is famous along the road nearby to Penang airport. It served very big portion and i can't finish my own portion. It also have seafood noodles and we can choose the seafood varieties on our choice of own.

Ah Chuan with his tom yam seafood noodles.

Siham with her seafood porridge.

Delicious soup taste and definitely miss the taste of it.

Hopefully got a chance to try it another time.

Blue Reef Fish & Chips

This is my second time to Blue Reef. My first time was 2 years back when i went Penang. This time round is for Sin Yee's birthday and this restaurant has already expand branch to shopping mall. Blue Reef is well-known with it's fish and chips and truly it is with it's large portion of serving.

Mushroom soup and it taste creamy.Delicious!

Appetizers to go with it but i forget the name.

It served with bread and the cheesy prawn on top and appetizing!

Onion Ring which is crispy but in terms of taste kinda tasteless. But it still taste good with their in-house tartar sauce.

Spaghetti with creamy mushroom sauce which taste equivalently with the appearance.

Thumbs up!

Cheesy pizza. Sorry i forget the actual name of the pizza. But they do served varieties of pizza which you can choose from.

Birthday gal & Grace with their choice of dish.

Photos below are different kind of fish and cooked with traditional beer batter or bread crumbs.

They have the Spanish mackerel, halibut and garoupa fish to serve as fish & chips. Price is approximately RM26.00

Grilled Salmon Fish Fillet served with mashed potato, sauted vegetables and bearnaise sauce. Price: RM25.00

Birthday gal with her nephew.

Lastly the photo of the family for the dinner.

The price range from RM19++ onwards and consider reasonable for western foods as their serving is quite big.

However, Penang is a food heaven place where we can just go to any hawker stall along the road side can enjoy nice foods. So depends on what you want to have to fill your stomach :)

Blue Reef Restaurant:-

Straits Quay,
3A-G-20, Ground Floor
Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang
10470 Tanjung Tokong,Penang
Malaysia
Tel: 016-4059182
Fax:04-8996127

22 Lebuh Lembah Permai 4

11200 Tanjung Bungah

Penang

Tel: +604-8999 128