[Invited Review] Ivy's Kitchen Ala-Carte Menu

This is our 2nd visit to Ivy’s Kitchen, since our first visit there sometime ago. This round, we were warmly introduced to their ala-carte menu. It is undeniable that Ivy’s Kitchen serves good and high quality food; ranges from hawker delight, seafood, set meals to fancy dinner.

The following ala-carte dishes are served together with plain rice. It is certainly the right choice for those who opt for fancy luncheon or dinner.

The Tofu Soup with Seaweed RM 10

It comes with tofu, mustard (so called Choy Sum in Cantonese), fish ball, minced chicken meat, small prawns and seaweed. In addition, the added of garlic oil gives the soup a tastefulness taste.

Bitter Gourd with Bean Paste RM 8

Kailan Sambal RM 8

2 types of vegetables Bitter Gourd with Bean Paste and Kailan Sambal were served to us during the session. I personally find that the Kailan Sambal is special as Ivy used Kailan instead of Kangkung that is so common to us. Besides, she even used the homemade sambal paste that brings out the specialty of this dish.

Joo Hoo Char RM 10

This is one of the famous Nyonya specialty. The combination of shredded turnip and the cuttlefish was tastefully done. It is nice to be eaten together with lettuce wrap.

Chicken Lobak RM 6

This side dish tasted so good; we highly recommend you to order this dish.

The Assam Prawn RM 8

It was well-seasoned with the “Assam” paste and the taste is so sweet and tasty.

Curry Assam Fish RM 7 per 100 gram

This is best to be served together with rice. The spiciness and tastiness of the curry is well balanced with the additional of tomatoes and ladies fingers. The fish that was served is “Tenggiri”. However, customer may request for the following choices based on the catch of the day.

“Tenggiri” – RM 7 per 100 gram
“Senangin” – RM 8 per 100 gram
Black Pomfret – RM 9 per 100 gram
Silver Pomfret – RM 11 per 100 gram

Chili Crab RM 30 per 600 gram

This portion can serve for 2 to 3 persons. According to Mr. Tan, Ivy created this home-cooked sauce from crashed chilies, eggs, unions and ginger. The sweet taste of the crab combined well with the sauce. This is indeed a satisfying and tempting ala carte item for me.

Ivy's Kitchen is a warm and homely type of restaurant which serves home cooked meal. Go try it out and do check our Food Promotions 1 Year Anniversary Readers Privilege Vouchers for discount and promotion.

Ivy’s Kitchen
558 Jalan Chow Thye,10250 Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: 013-433 7878 (Mr. Tan), 016-433 7130 (Ms. Ivy)
Operating hours: 8am-9pm (Daily)

*PORK FREE*

For the menu go to: http://www.foodpromotions.com.my/2009/06/ivys-kitchen-menu.html

Previous review: http://www.foodpromotions.com.my/2009/06/mouth-watering-home-cook-meal-at-ivys.html

* Photo taken by Kelvin

[Invited Review] Mouth Watering Home Cook Meal at Ivy’s Kitchen

Ivy’s kitchen landed in Penang for 2 years. The business is run by Mr. Tan and his wife Ivy. The restaurant is named after the beloved wife and she is the chef behind the scene while Mr. Tan is taking up the management and customer service role.

Ivy’s kitchen is located at Jalan Chow Thye, a sideway from Jalan Burma with Jemputree as the corner landmark. The restaurant in rent of a colonial style building with nice and simple nyonya touch decoration. It is certainly a fine place for meet up, gathering and reunion and etc.

Initially they focused on the nasi lemak market and later venture into nyonya recipe to provide wider food choices to the customers.

Lets see what is offered in Ivy's Kitchen....

Combo Meals consists of Set A to G.

Combo A: Chicken Rendang RM9.00

Combo B: Beef Rendang RM8.50

The rending chicken and beef are typically sharing the same thick curry sauce which is not too spicy but yet remain the aroma it should be. The meat is cooked to the exact time that the tenderness is just there.

Combo C: Nasi Lemak RM7.50 *Most ordered combo


Combo D: Fried Fish Meal RM9
Choices of cintan noodles, bee hoon, tang hoon and porridge

Combo E: Curry Prawns RM9
Combo F: Curry Lemak Fish RM9
Combo G: Curry Assam Fish RM9
Curry Fish can be stingray or thread fin.

* Among all the combos, only Combo C origin with coconut rice, others comes in plain white rice BUT we have a choice to switch to coconut rice without any extra charge. Just make the request during your order.

All set meals come with a fresh fruit juice and a jelly. Except Combo C comes with watermelon juice. Just top-up 50 cent for juice of your choice.

Add on desserts for the combo meals:
Rojak RM2 (Normal Price RM3)
Red bean soup RM1 (Normal Price RM1.60)

Next we move on to the ala carte menu...
Fruit Juice

Fruit juice prices range from RM2.20 to RM2.80.
Add 80cent mixture of 2 fruits
Add RM1 for mixture of 3 fruits

We even ordered a new juice ‘Cucumber+ Mint’ which is not in the menu. Mr Tan are flexible enough to arrange for us. The only one word I could say to describe the juice is 'Refreshing'. Cucumber has a cooling effect which is a perfect match to come with spicy food. It can also helps to relief fewer . Mint itself has a nature fragrant, high water content and is one of the start ingredient in the health diet recipe.

Add On

Joo Hoo Char RM8.00

Loh Bak RM6.00

Cincaru Ikan Sambal RM3.80

Noodles & Porridge

Grouper/Koay Kow Porridge RM9.00

Koay kow, prawn, fried fish, fish or chicken with a choice of bee hoon, cintan, tang hoon or porridge. Skills and recipes are derived and inherited from Ivy’s mother who had made life-long business in Koay Tiao Teng specialty.

Laksa and Poh Pia Chee
These two comes together form a great combination.

Poh Pia Chee (Fried Spring Rolls) RM2 per piece and RM3.80 for 2 pieces

Penang Assam Laksa RM5.00

Dessert

Red Bean Soup RM1.60

Red bean soup with sago. Ivy even added dried lily bulb, silver fungus or longan to it. Dried lily bulb is good for lungs. Nutrition level of silver fungus is almost similar as bird nest and elder generation people take this as an economic replacement to bird nest which is good for our skin, liver. Longan helps to boost up energy.

Customer can also have steamboat there, just call-up for order reservation and food preparation. With price range of RM40++ or RM80++.

Furthermore they have discount stamp reward. How does the ‘discount stamp’ works?
1. There are 10 boxes to be filled with stamps.
2. Each RM5 spending will get one stamp. (No restriction to one receipt, meaning RM50 per receipt will complete the full coupon)
3. After completing the coupon, you’ll get RM7.50 rebate for the next dine in.

Thank you Criz for hosting this review and introducing such a warm and nice food spot. Other bloggers who attended the review are:

http://crizfood.com/
http://www.lingzie.com/
http://mylovemyfood.blogspot.com/
http://www.what2seeonline.com/
http://buzzingbee.blogsome.com/
http://food-4tots.com/
http://yumyumbites.blogspot.com/

For the menu go to: http://www.foodpromotions.com.my/2009/06/ivys-kitchen-menu.html

Ivy’s Kitchen
558 Jalan Chow Thye,10250 Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: 013-433 7878 (Mr. Tan), 016-433 7130 (Ms. Ivy)
Operating hours:8am-9pm (Daily)

*PORK FREE*