[Invited Review] Spice Market Café, Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa

Dear Readers,

Thinking of having your tummy full and indulge in a nice buffet?

If you are thinking of it, think no more! Spice Market Cafe in Rasa Sayang is the right place for you.

Thanks to Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Food Promotions had a chance to dine in this well known buffet dinner last Sunday. It was one of the best we ever had!

One of the most famous buffet in Penang Island that you shouldn't miss, Spice Market Cafe has a lot to offer. This International Buffet has a variety of cuisines, ranges from Western, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and our very own local delicacies.

Along the pathway to the Spice Market Cafe

Classic entrance of the Spice Market. Notice the unique fan?

Very nice setting for the theme of Spices

A layout on food served from each section for International buffet

Let's move on to the pictures and tempt your taste buds. ;)

Appetizer Section

~ Appetizers ~ Salads ~ Air Dried Beef ~ Smoked Salmon ~

~ Bread and Buns ~ Cheese ~ Tomatoes ~ Zucchini and Cucumbers ~

Cold Cut Seafood Section

~ Slipper Lobster ~ Yabbies ~ Prawns ~ Mussels ~

Japanese Cuisine

~ Inari ~ Raw Salmon ~ Octopus ~ Vietnamese Vegetable Rice Roll ~

Indian Cuisine

~ Chicken Tikka Masala & Eggplant Masala ~ Lamb Satay ~ Tandoori Lamb & Tandoori Chicken ~ Tandoori Fish ~

Local Delicacies

~ Selection of Noodles ~ Enoki Soup with Shredded Chicken ~ Fish Head Curry 'Penang Mamak' Style ~ Wok Fried Prawn with Capsicum & Pineapple ~

Western Cuisine

~ Pan Seared Fish Fillet with Herb Butter ~ Vegetarian Moussaka ~ Beef Lasagne with Ricotta & Mozzarella ~ Roasted Potatoes with Caramelized Onion ~

~ Cajun Scented Whole Fish Fillet ~ Lamb Cutlets with Crispy Sage & Capers ~ Roasted Sirloin of Beef ~ Roasted Mediterranean Style Vegetables ~

Dessert Bar

The very famous dessert bar in Spice Market, where the children will flock around. They have very colorful cakes, candies and desserts displayed attracted us to capture more photos.

~ Pancake Ingredients ~ Ice Kacang Toppings ~ Ice Cream Toppings ~ Ice Creams ~

~ Chocolate Fondue ~

~ Puddings, Cakes and Fruits~

~ Cake not labelled ~ Red Currant Bavaroise ~ Sauted Rhubarb Raspberry Crumble ~ Baked Cheese Cake ~

And here's to share some of the food we took. Yumm.... My personal favourite? Tandoori chicken and lamb.

Some chef cooking on the spot.

We enjoyed dining at this place and if you want to, the good news is, they are having a good promotion now!

Promotion link: http://www.exclusivediningclub.com/dining/CulinaryHighlight.htm

Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa Penang
Batu Feringgi Beach

11100 Penang
Malaysia

Tel: 604-888 8888

Fax: 604-881 1800

Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/penang/rasasayangresort

Do share with us your experience too ;)

Farewell Lunch at Paddington House of Pancakes

Hi Readers,

I would like to share with you my dining experience at Paddington House of Pancakes, Round-the-world Lunch Set at only RM13.80++ !

I organized a farewell lunch for a colleague at Paddington House of Pancakes, 1st Floor Queensbay Mall.

For the farewell lunch, we all have Round-the-world Lunch Set at only RM13.80++ which is available in 8 choices. All sets come with beverage, a main course and a special dessert (mini dollar pancake sundae).

The choice of beverages are long black, flat white, hot tea, ice lemon tea and soft drink.

Long Black

Flat White

Hot Tea

Ice Lemon Tea

There are are 8 choices of lunch set, we ordered 7 types as below:

American Set

Honolulu Set

Tokyo Set

Mexican Set

Classic Buckleberry Set

Brussels Set

San Francisco Set

End the farewell lunch with this special dessert:

Mini Dollar Pancake Sundae

~Best wishes to Terrance~

This promotion is still valid, enjoy your lunch!

Link:http://foodpromotions.blogspot.com/2009/02/paddington-house-of-pancakes-round.html

Website: http://www.paddingtonpancakes.com/

Thai Station

Hi Readers,

This week's food review is about Thai Food. We went to this restaurant located in Prangin Mall, Penang. The price for the food is affordable and there is a lot of variety of food offered.

Spicy Tomyam Fried Rice RM7.50

One of the most famous delicacy in Thailand, the Tomyam. This sourish spicy rice is fried together with squids and prawns.

Phad Thai RM7.50

The Thai version of our local Char Koay Teow. It's fried koay teow with prawns, vegetable and some grind nuts. A slice of lemon to complete the dish. One of our favourites!

Spicy Curry Chicken RM8.90

Tasty curry sliced chicken with some taste of santan. This dish is averagely good.

Belacan Shrimp Paste RM7.50

This fried rice that comes together with sliced chicken cooked with belacan shrimp paste suits the salty dish lovers.

Spicy Tomyam Seafood RM14.30

Their most famous dish, the Tomyam Seafood soup. The Tomyam soup was not thick enough but the tasty part is, it is served hot to arouse your taste buds!

Thai Station @ Prangin Mall
Address:
33-01-118A, 1st Floor, Prangin Mall, Jalan Dr. Lim Chwee Leong,
10100 Penang, Malaysia.
Opening Hours:
12.00pm – 9.00pm
Contact: 604-262 8080

Happy dining!

Year End Dinner at Starview Restaurant

Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai !!!

My department organized the Year End Dinner at Starview Restaurant in the New World Park, Penang. In Starview, they cater for wedding package, steamboat, 8-course meal and ala carte.

The Chinese New Year Package menu on the glass window

The stage in the center of New World Park

Here we share with our readers some of dishes we dine at Starview Restaurant:

We started off with instant Lou Sang bought from outside cause Starview will only offers Good Luck Yu Sang dish on the 23 January 2009 onwards.

Golden Suckling Piglet

Braised Sliced Abalone Shell with Sea Cucumber

Nestum Prawn

Steamed Fish "Hong Kong" Style

Fried Rice in "XO" Sauce

Overall the food is delicious but the portion is a bit small for big eaters. Environment and the service is good too. A recommended place for Chinese food lovers.

For special promotion package and deluxe package go to: http://foodpromotions.blogspot.com/2009/01/starview-restaurant-special-promotion.html

Starview Restaurant
102-B - 104-B-4, New World Park
102 Burmah Road
10050 Penang
Tel: 04-226 6544, 226 5213 & 227 4507

32 at the Mansion

Along the northern portion of the lengthy historic road which is now the centre of a trendy precinct dubbed 'Upper Penang Road', the locality comprises upscale restaurants, bars, pubs, boutique and antique shops. There is one particular heritage building that stands out from the rest, “The 32 Mansion” is set by the sea, with ample parking space, the restaurant incorporates a spacious lounge and dining area.

Beautiful ambiance, soothing music and delicious food makes 32 Mansion an ideal venue for a romantic dinner.

The menu features a wide range of Continental and European cuisine accompanied by a wide selection of wines. A good place to consider for Valentine's Day and other special occasions too.

Piquant salad with spicy lemongrass vinaigrette (house specialty)

The mixed fresh vegetables with the strong lemongrass vinaigrette was crunchy and spicy at the same time. A very interesting combination.

Soup of the day and Garlic Bread

The garlic bread was crisped in the oven with a generous amount of garlic and butter. They were good and blend well with the creamy soup.

Baked Salmon with Horse Radish Sauce, RM 42++

This dish gave the impression that every little detail was being paid attention to, from the salmon right down to the garnishing and dressing of the sauce. The salmon was a fresh and baked to perfection and tasted nothing less than excellent.

Charbroiled NZ Sirloin Steak with black pepper sauce, RM 74++ for set dinner

This dish was averagely good. We ordered a medium well steak, but it turn out to be quite cooked. Nevertheless, the beef steak is still tender and mix well with the black pepper sauce.

Chocolate Almond Cake

The chocolate cake decorated with some almond nuts on the top and a pinch of cream, nicely prepared. It's a sweet delicacy to end the sweet lovely night.

32 at the Mansion

32, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Penang
Tel: 04-262 2232

Website: http://www.32atthemansion.com/32/index.html

Dinner at Ingolf Kneipe (German Cuisine)

Hi Readers,

This week we will present to you the new place we dine in:
Ingolf Kneipe (German Cuisine)

This is a German restaurant and bar located at Tanjung Bunga at the Hillside, just a few shops away from the 7-11. It has a great environment and you can see a lot of westerners dining there. It is well known for its big portioned with a reasonable price for the food.

We started off with the Cream of Forestmushrooms (RM 8.80). Rate of this soup? Superb, because it is rich enough to my liking and it has a variety of mushrooms finely blended with cream. The colour of the soup looks brownish as it’s served with a hot bun.

Next comes the Hungarian Goulash soup (RM 8.80) that has a few piece of tender beef simmered with paprika. This soup is a bit too salty, but the slices of beef are cooked till tender.

We ordered Braunschweiger Style Onion soup (RM 8.80) as well. The onion is simmered in chickenstock and enhanced with beer and a touch of garlic, topped with roasted chessecrouton.

As for the salad we choosen the Mediterranean Style Salad. It consist of fresh Cameron highland lettuce garnished with smoked salmon, prawns, feta cheese, tuna and olives, surrounded with tomatoes, cucumbers and capsicums served with vinaigrette plus together with some white and wholemeal bread.

From the Grill speciality menu, we ordered Julian’s Mixed Grill one piece of tender pork chop, beef, lamb chop, bacon rasher, and chipolatas. It is also served with some garden salad. (RM28.80) The beef is a bit overcook but the lamb chop was excellent!

Dining in a German restaurant will not be complete without ordering German sausage. Thus, we ordered a pair of smoked country sausage served with vegetables - lentilstew and mashed potatoes. The texture of the sausage was cooked to perfection and served together with honey mustard.

Next will the German Butcher splatter that has one piece of chicken, country and pork sausage two nuernbergers, grilled bacon, ham, pork patties, chicken meatloft served with sauerkraut, potato cakes, onion sauced and mustard. (RM 44.80). We are a bit disappointed with this dish are the there is no decoration at all not even with some salad or so on. But the meats taste good as it is perfectly grilled together with the sourly sauerkraut.

For the last dish, we decided to order the crumbed chicken schnitzel Julian’s style served with creamy mushroom sauce accompanied by fried vegetable and mashed potatoes (RM 24.80). It just the normal chicken chop version but what is so special about this the mushroom sauces that taste special.

The restaurant menu has an extensive food choices from the range of salad, appetizer, main grill dishes that are mostly pork, beef, lamb and sausages as well as other side dishes. There are wide variety of beverages all well from the soft drink, fruit juice, alcoholic drink, cocktails and not to be miss is the German beer.

Happy 2009 and cheers to everyone!!!