Gelatomio On The Rock, 1st Avenue, Penang

Well, it's me again! It's been a long long time since I blogged. I went to try out this traditional Italian ice cream which is quite famous, Gelatomio. 

I think many of you do know this ice cream but it might sound funny, the first time I saw it, I was like "yucks!" because of the texture, which is much unlike the normal ice cream. To put the "yuck" feeling to rest, I try them out myself today. Gelatomio On The Rock, the name sounds great, as they prepare the Gelatomio ice cream on a cold stone, mixed with several toppings. I attached the video on how the mixing was done at the end of this post.

There are 24 flavours in total, avaiable in Gelatomio for you to choose. I know 24 flavours are just too difficult to choose but you can try them before ordering. Just enquire the friendly server to give you a small bit of sample to try first.

Stracciatella + Cookies and Cream (Almond and corn flakes as topping)

Green Tea + Black Sesame (Almond and raisins as topping)

Actually the portion is quite big, unless you are a big eater, one should be enough for 2 pax on sharing basis. Well, for me, it tastes real good. Desserts make one's smile and this definitely will.

Preparation of Gelatomio On The Rock

Venue

Gelatomio, Lower Ground Floor, 1st Avenue Mall, Penang

Price

RM20.90 (1 pax)

Facebook

Gelatomio

If you like my post and if you think it is interesting, please click the LIKE/SHARE button to share with your friends and family. After all, sharing is caring. Thanks :D

Gathers In Restaurant, Bayan Lepas, Penang

I went to Gathers In Restaurant for lunch today for the first time. It is a Classic Western and Italian Cuisine restaurant located at Bayan Lepas, near the industrial zones. They served a variety of western and Italian cuisine at a reasonable price. For me, the taste is not bad , as it is considered cheap for a fine dining. You can either order ala-carte or set at additional RM5 to get Soup of the Day, drink and dessert, aside from the main course. If you are ordering the set, you will be given a piece of garlic bread as well.

Gathers In Restaurant

Gathers In Restaurant

I ordered 2 sets of lunch today at additional RM5 apart from the main course price each. Each of them comes with a bowl of soup of the day (mushroom soup), 1 piece of garlic bread, a glass of drink (ice-lemon tea, homemade nutmeg juice or barley) and dessert (fruits) and the main course as well.

Soup of the Day (Mushroom Soup)

Garlic Bread

There are 6 pieces of garlic breads there because that one was ordered separated by me. The garlic bread is really crunchy and nice. You can see lots of garlic on top of them. The soup tastes nice too. Creamy and tasty.

Carbonara Spaghetti

Grilled Chicken Olio Spaghetti

These are the two main courses I ordered. The carbonara tastes nice  and creamy. The toppings are shredded mushroom, sausages, bacon, ham and cheese. But, you can see the whole thing was mixed up because I forgot to take picture before I eat. Too tempting maybe. For the Grilled Chicken Olio, it is something I would say when Chinese meets Western. The grilled chicken tastes so "Chinese" but the others taste so  "Italian". It is really special and you can try it.

But to me, the portion is quite big. I peeped at the table next to mine and they ordered Picata and the chicken is really big! For those who works nearby Bayan Lepas area, you can go to try them out. It is located at Sunway Prima, Bayan Lepas.

Venue

Gathers In Restaurant, Sunway Prima, Bayan Lepas, Penang

Price

Carbonara Spaghetti RM10.90 (Ala-carte price)

Grilled Chicken Olio Spaghetti RM12.90 (Ala-carte price)

Garlic Bread (6 pieces) RM4.80

For set:

Soup of the Day + 1 piece of Garlic Bread + Drink + Dessert 

(Add RM5 for each main course ordered)

NO Service Charges

NO Government Tax

Business Hours

Monday to Friday 11AM - 2.30PM / 6PM - 10PM

Saturday and Sunday 6PM - 10PM

Close on every Tuesday

If you like my post and if you think it is interesting, please click the LIKE/SHARE button to share with your friends and family. After all, sharing is caring. Thanks :D

Goku Raku Ramen, Gurney Paragon, Penang

I am back! It's been a few weeks since I last updated my blog. Many things went on these few weeks; parents visiting me and some other personal stuffs. But, whenever I managed to go out to eat, I did snapped a few pictures but I find no time to update my blog until today. Ok, cut the talking but start with the real business. I think all of you realized that Japanese cuisines are getting hotter and hotter in town. This particular shop sells some particular Japanese cuisines, Ramen. I ate at this shop a few times and I think their ramen is very nice. Goku Raku Ramen, I don't know why it was named so. However, take note that it is a NON-HALAL restaurant. The special thing about this ramen is the soup.

Goku Raku Ramen

I managed to ask the restaurant waiter that their soup is cooked with "pig bone" for a few hours. Recently, they came out with the soup cooked with "chicken bone". That's the reason their soup tastes so nice and thick.

Ultimate Tonkotsu Ramen (Shoyu)

The one above is cooked with "pig bone". I will tell you how to differentiate between "pig bone" and "chicken bone". The one I ate above is the "ultimate" version of the ramen and the flavour is shoyu, means soy sauce.

Ultimate Tokyo Ramen (Original)

The one above is the one cooked with "chicken bone". That's how it looks for original flavour. The meat is the char siew pork. Both of them taste really nice. Now, eating ramen needs a few basic knowledge. 

For ordering, pick the ramen you want, ultimate or super char siew and etc from the menu, then choose your soup flavour and your topping. From the menu (I didnt manage to capture), those under Tonkotsu Ramen are cooked with "pig bone" and those under Tokyo Ramen are cooked with "chicken bone".

Before eating, do you see the piece of seaweed above? Remember, do not mix the seaweed with your soup as it will dissolve. Before eat, sip an amount of the soup first, to "rinse" your mouth so that taste will start to stay in your mouth, mix the ramen except the seaweed and FEAST LIKE A KING!

However, good things does not come cheap. Taste is good but a bit pricey. Try them out if you go to Gurney Paragon. Recently they are running some sort of lucky draw when you dine-in. You will need to pick a card, scratch it and if you are the lucky one, your meal on that day is FREE. The promotion is until 31 January 2013. By the way, LIKE their Facebook and you will get a free drink costs RM4.90. Show them that you LIKED their page from your mobile device. I am not sure when will the promotion lasts.

Venue

Goku Raku Ramen, Gurney Paragon, Penang

(Next to Meet Fresh)

Price

Ultimate Tonkotsu Ramen (Shoyu) RM22.90

Ultimate Tokyo Ramen (Original) RM21.90

Service Charge 10%

Government Tax 6%

Facebook

Goku Raku Ramen

If you like my post and if you think it is interesting, please click the LIKE/SHARE button to share with your friends and family. After all, sharing is caring. Thanks :D

James Foo Western Food, All Seasons Place, Bandar Baru Air Itam, Penang

I realized that I seldom post about western cuisines but more on Japanese cuisines instead. Today, I am going to share with you one of the famous "local" western food in Penang. I went to James Foo for the first time last weekend during my Christmas Walk Around Penang. They have two outlets in Penang, one at Fettes Park and another one at All Seasons Place, the new "Strip Mall" in Bandar Baru Air Itam. I went to the one at All Seasons Place, which was newly-opened not long ago on 19 December 2012. I reached there at around 11PM at night and to my surprise, almost FULL HOUSE.

James Foo Western Food

Before I went there, my friend told me James Foo is quite famous and the food is quite nice. But, no one tells me it is cheap. How cheap? Let's read till the end. By the time I read the menu, I thought they gave me the wrong menu.

James Foo Western Food

Tissue paper

They even have their own printed tissue paper. When I mentioned "local" western food at the beginning of the post, I mean that James Foo is a local restaurant, serving western food, not those franchise from US or other western countries. Now, let's look at their menu.

Menu Page 1

Menu Page 2

Please click the pictures above for larger view. In today's world, where everything is so expensive, where can you find a restaurant serving mushroom soup at RM3!!! Fish & Chip at RM9!!! Not even road-side stalls or food courts offer this kind of price!

Grilled Chicken and Fish Combo

Grilled Garlic Chicken

That night I ordered the above two items. But I heard their Chicken Gordon Bleu is quite famous but sold out by the time I ordered. About the taste, I would say it is nice based on the price. I mean, with that price, we cannot expect something like those in TGIF or hotels. The taste is pretty much normal and average, but with that kind of prices, I guess it is good enough. Just to be fair :)

Receipt

Surprisingly, we still can eat western food for RM24.10 for 2 pax in Year 2012. No service charges and no government tax.

Venue

James Foo Western Food, All Seasons Place, Bandar Baru Air Itam, Penang

(At Lebuhraya Thean Teik)

Price

Grilled Chicken and Fish Combo RM11.00

Grilled Garlic Chicken RM8.50

NO Service Charges

NO Government Tax

Business Hours

5PM to 11:30PM

(as for now until further notice)

Facebook

James Foo Western Food Facebook

If you like my post and if you think it is interesting, please click the LIKE/SHARE button to share with your friends and family. After all, sharing is caring. Thanks :D

Ong Cheng Huat Seafood, Bagan Lallang, Butterworth, Penang

Supposingly, I cannot write this post anymore and you cannot read it too because we are "supposed" to be dead by now, 21-12-2012. But somehow, there must be a mistake in Mayan calendar which I hope it will stay wrong forever and ever. Besides the Dooms Day, today is also Winter Solstice according to lunar calendar. But I am not going to talk about Winter Solstice as I am having a bad day today, leave it for my next post, hopefully. Ok, let's get back to business. Ong Cheng Huat, a seafood restaurant at Penang Mainland and I had my lunch there today. This restaurant is a seafood restaurant but it is not located near any seas or rivers or even ponds. It is situated near the jungle, and how I wonder it was called a seafood restaurant.

Ong Cheng Huat Seafood

Under the blazing sun, I took this picture because the sign board is far away from the restaurant and it is near the road entrance. Normally, people go to this restaurant for the spring chickens. Yes! spring chicken! Again, not-so-related to seafood. But one thing, the seafood here is very fresh, even not near the sea. They do sell a lot of seafood here but limited as compared to other seafood restaurants.

Fried noodle

I really like the fried noodle here. Although my friend from Penang claimed that this is just a normal fried noodle available elsewhere in Penang too but to me, NO! The other fried noodle is different from this one, maybe because my friend seldom eats outside.

Fried Kangkong with Sambal

Kangkong is also known as water glorybind, water spinach, water convolvulus or swamp cabbage! Sambal is a mixture of spices, shrimps, chili and some other stuffs and it is spicy. Weird thing, they only have 2 types of vegetables, either Kangkong or Emperor Vegetable (Basella Alba).

Spring chicken

Spring chicken

In case if you don't know what is spring chicken, it is a young chicken, aged from one or two to ten months old. It has a tender meat. My own definition, I called it "the son of the chicken" or "the baby chicken". The meat is different from the adult chicken.

Steamed fish

Juicy and fresh

Whity fresh

The fish above is called "ang sai" in Hokkien. Its scientific name is Lutjanus erythropterus. It is also known as Crimson seaperch, Saddle-tail perch or Rounded snapper. It is very fresh. They steamed the fish with garlic, ginger and some ingredients. You choose either fish head or fish tail. Must try!

Since only my friend and I were going, so we didn't order much to avoid food wastage. I went there a few times and I think their "Quality Check" is really good, always the fresh one only to be on the tables. Besides, food serving time is really fast, all the above dishes were served within 10 minutes. I guess it is because they have a big kitchen with lots of chefs. With their limited menu, each chef is specialized in one dish, so serving time is fast. Not to forget, it is quite cheap too! Do try out if you are in Penang Mainland.

Venue

Ong Cheng Huat Seafood, Bagan Lallang, Butterworth, Penang

Google Map

View Larger Map

Price

Fried noodle RM5.00 (2 pax)

Fried Kangkong with Sambal RM5.00 (2 pax)

Spring chicken RM12.00 (RM6 each)

Steamed Fish Head RM26 (one side of head)

Business Hours

11AM - 5:30PM

Closed on Mondays

If you like my post and if you think it is interesting, please click the LIKE/SHARE button to share with your friends and family. After all, sharing is caring. Thanks :D

Hock Seng Rojak (Rojak King), Macallum Street, Penang

Last few weekends, I was hunting for this so-called Rojak King. I am very curious of this self-proclaimed Rojak King and I decided to drive all the way to GeorgeTown to hunt down the "king". But, to my disappointment, I went to the wrong side of the town. But, I got lucky last weekend because finally I managed to hunt down the so-called Rojak King. I will tell you how get there at the end of this post because it is kinda tricky. If you follow my post about GP Soon Rojak, you should have know what is rojak. If you have not, let me summarize it, rojak is some sort like fruit salad, just that the sauce is totally different. When it comes to food, most of the people like to self-claimed that they are the best, Number 1 or this, the King! How often do you really think this true? But this Rojak King, finally, you found one in a million, the real hidden "king" in the midst of self-proclaimed kings.

Rojak King

I don't know the reason they called themselves Rojak King but if you ask me, their rojak paste is really different from the one I had before in my life. Their rojak paste is so thick that it is hard to dip in the fruits. Besides that, normal rojak paste is just a paste but some people add in peanuts, chili power or chili paste and belacan powder to boost the taste. This Rojak King, they add in dried shrimp apart from the one aforementioned, directly making them the King of Rojak. Dried shrimp really really enhance or boost the taste to the max. When I put the paste in my car, the smell of the dried shrimp filled up my whole car in seconds. So, for those who allergic to shrimps or hate the smell of the dried shrimps, please be aware! But according to the owner, previously, this stall was operated by an old man but he has retired since he is old and weak now. I think the old man is her father.

Thicky rojak paste

Peanuts

Dried shrimp

Adding in the dried shrimp, fabulous!

Rojak paste

Do I need to write more? I guess the pictures above are more than enough to make you drool now. For our Muslim friends, I am not sure if this is "halal" or not because I do not see any "Ditanggung Halal" sign as in GP Soon Rojak. If you ask me to compare which one is better, I would tell you, Rojak King and GP Soon Rojak have different type of rojak paste. Rojak King's paste is like tasting chocolate, seriously, my friends said it was like eating chocolate fondue. GP Soon's paste is like normal rojak paste but the taste is better than the normal one. "King" is always different, no? So, no one is better because both of them still serves the best rojak in Penang.

She is very friendly

Left: Big
Middle: Medium
Right: Small

Small

After I mixed the paste

The current owner is very friendly. I managed to snap nice pictures are all because of her. Since they are quite famous, their rojak is a bit pricey. The price ranges from RM6 to RM12. The reason behind is because I think dried shrimp is not cheap and because of the fame. But, good food does not come cheap. The different between small, medium and big is shown in the picture above. But, for big one, they give 2 rojak pastes. The portion of the fruits and squid vary according to the size and price. For take-away, rojak paste is separated from the fruits and the paste is put in the small container. If you want to eat on the spot, you can request them to mix the paste and fruits together for you. I recommend not to mix together if you want to take away as the fruits will become watery and the whole rojak will be watery. Try it out and let me know how would you describe the rojak paste.

Price

Venue

Hock Seng Rojak (Rojak King), Macallum Street, Penang

Phone Number: +6016-4030724, +6016-4772472

Location Details

The location is a bit difficult to find because to be exact, it is at Gat Lebuh Cecil 1 (don't why they put Macallum Street). It is located in front of Sin Hong Leong coffee shop and it is trishaw stall. If you go from the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway from Bayan Lepas, keep right at the highway and turn right at the first traffic light to Gat Lebuh Cecil 1. The stall is on your left after you turn in. Do not turn to Gat Lebuh Cecil on the left. It is not at the left side (Town Side) but it is at the right side (Sea Side). See the picture below.

"B" is the location of Rojak King

Price

Small RM6.00 (include 1 rojak paste)

Medium RM8.00 (include 1 rojak paste)

Big RM12.00 (include 2 rojak pastes)

Rojak Paste RM7.00 (sold separately)

Business Hours

1:30PM - 5PM

Closed on Mondays

If you like my post and if you think it is interesting, please click the LIKE/SHARE button to share with your friends and family. After all, sharing is caring. Thanks :D

Kampachi Dinner Buffet @ Equatorial Hotel, Penang

For Kampachi Lunch Buffet, see here.

Yes! Kampachi again! Last few weeks, I went for Kampachi Lunch Buffet and yesterday, I tried out their dinner buffet. If you read my post about the buffet previously, I guess that the difference between the lunch and dinner buffet apart from the price, is the additional of oysters and lobsters. I guess I am right, but not 100% right. Actually the menu is a bit different from the lunch one. For dinner, there are fresh oysters and slipper lobsters, on the new menu. Besides that, one of the fried vegetables is changed to fried fish. There are teppanyaki prawn and grilled lambs as well to replace some of items in the lunch buffet menu.

Appetizers

Vegetable and fried sushi rice

Fried items

Fried items

From the picture above, the middle one was replaced with fried fish during dinner buffet and it was fried vegetable during lunch buffet.

Chicken soup

Beef soup

From my previous post about the lunch buffer, I did mentioned the two soups above. There are still available during dinner. Remember to ask them to add an egg in your bowl before they serve you the soup. It tastes nice according to my friend.

Slipper lobsters

Teppanyaki prawn and mussel

Slipper lobsters and teppanyaki prawn are something new at the dinner buffet, not available at lunch buffet.

Grilled fish

Squid and vegetable

Grilled lamb at the most right

Fresh oysters

Desserts

Honeydew Sago

When I said I am not 100% right at the beginning of the post, I mean that dinner buffet, the taste is better. There are more variety of desserts and the desserts look better. All the pictures above are just part of the buffet menu. I did not snap alot because some of them are available here. Sashimi and sushi are still available and for sashimi, there are more choices such as octopus besides fish. 

The pictures above are some of the items I had last night. Again, if you ask me, if you are a fan of fresh oysters and slipper lobsters, then you can go for dinner buffet. But if you do not like them, you can go for lunch buffet. Honestly speaking, fresh oysters and slipper lobsters are the two main additional items that differentiate between lunch and dinner buffet. I would say, lunch is the simplified version at lower price and dinner is the full version at full price, sounds reasonable? About the taste, lunch and dinner both are having a great taste of authentic Japanese cuisine. I guess most of you do not have to puzzle that what are the differences between lunch and dinner buffet at Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang now.

If you would like to see more about Kampachi Lunch Buffet at Equatorial Hotel, Penang, click here.

Venue

Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang (Dinner Buffet)

Price

Saturday and Sunday Buffet Lunch

Time: 11.30AM - 2.30PM

Price: RM68++ Adult, RM37++ Children

Saturday Buffet Dinner

Time: 6.30PM - 10.00PM

Price: RM92++ Adult, RM49++ Children

Service charge: 10%

Government tax: 6%

Reservation

04-632 7000

If you like my post and if you think it is interesting, please click the LIKE/SHARE button to share with your friends and family. After all, sharing is caring. Thanks :D