Memories of a Short Meal Break

I have heard from people their favourite food here and personally would come back for them. I decided to make a visit to taste it out myself. On one of the off day from work due to company force leave, I finally have my chance to do so.

Some of you may have nostalgic feel on the the photos below. The place looks familiar, or you may have seen the sellers somewhere before. Just continue reading and find out...

Soya Bean RM0.40 per cup




Fish Ball Soup RM1.00




Fried Egg RM0.50 per egg




Wan Than Mee RM2.50




My favourite, pork meat marinated in chili sauce.


Hokkien Mee RM2.00


Hokkien+Loh Mee RM2.50

The food above is now more pricey compared to 10 years ago. During the good old day, RM 1.50 is sufficient enough for a good breakfast. Any idea where all these good food comes from?

It is all from Chung Ling High School's canteen. I believe if you are a student from this place, this is the one thing that you'll miss and you are proud of.

When I was eating there, old time memories came back flashing my memories of the 15 minutes short break during the schooling days. Bell rings, students marching towards the canteen, eating and chatting, announcements and then back to our classes. I had my good time during my at the school last week, so readers take your break and look back to your old time sweet memories.

Hot & Roll in Penang

Hot & Roll is a new shop that is recently set up in Queensbay. Judging from the outlook of this happy colors shop, we check out their food.

In their menu, they have two types of base, one is the Prata and the other is the Crispy Wraps.

On the left side, the girl is preparing the crispy wraps while on the right, the prata. To me the crispy wraps will be more suitable for the sweet choices while the prata is good for the savoury choices.

Chicken & Cheese Prata, one of the best seller.


With only RM 3.90, I get a filling tea break.

Environment: 6/10
Small shop lot with only a few chairs.

Food Presentation: 6/10
All rolled up in a small paper box.

Portion: 7/10
Small but filling.

Taste: 7/10
Personally like the mixture of the Chicken & Cheese Prata. The ingrediants inside are: process chicken slices, cheese, parsley, grounded black pepper and mayonnaise, a good combination.

Service: 6/10
Two working waitress only, but both provided the ordinary fast food service.

Value for money: 8/10
It's only RM 3.90, for cheese and some chicken slices. What's more you can get in a shopping mall?

OVERALL
Good to go for teatime or if you wanted a light meal and especially for those who are constantly “On-the-Go”.

Hot&Roll
LG-87A (LG-71), Queensbay Mall
100, Persiaran Bayan Indah
11900 Bayan Lepas
Penang, Malaysia
www.hotandroll.com

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Ryoma Japanese Restaurant

Ryoma Japanese restaurant is well known in Penang for it's VIP treatment and serving the finest Japanese food.

We dropped by a week ago, to check out Ryoma. One thing for sure is, everything on the menu is pricely.

For Japanese food enthusiast, the good news is Kobe Beef is also in the menu. It's not something we can have anywhere else. That will be a plus point for Ryoma.

Many types of sakae for display.


Appetizer for guests


Katsu Ni RM25
Egg and Pork cutlet boiled with sweet soy sauce


Yakiniku Don RM30
Sweetened Roasted Beef


Zosui with Salmon RM16
Rice porridge with (salmon/crab/chicken) and egg


Seafood Fried Rice RM22


Unagi Fried Rice RM33
Fried rice with grilled eel


Kakiage Udon RM22
Udon topped with tempura of shredded vegetable and seafood


Cold Somen RM18
Somen cooled on ice


Spicy Ramen RM22
Noodle in spicy soup

Environment: 8/10
Place is air conditioned and has soft type of music which is good for guest to relax.

Food Presentation: 7/10
Food is neatly arrange and well presented.

Portion: 6/10
Food portion in average, enough for one.

Taste: 6/10
Most of the dishes is salty compared to other Japanese restaurants.

Service: 6/10
The overall service was good food is served fast and waitress are attentive. There is even a jokey at the parking place. Except for one waitress, which remarks porridge is for the sick.

Value for money: 6/10
Expensive as we pay for the restaurant environment. Quality of food is normal as compared to other Japanese restaurants.

OVERALL
Visit if you wan to indulge in an authentic Japanese food and have a VIP experience.

Ryoma Japanese Restaurant
5G, Jalan Tanjong Tokong,
10470 Penang
Tel: 604-8918388
http://www.ryoma.com.my/

[Invited Review] Pearl Palace Chinese Restaurant

Up on a small hill near the Sungai Ara area, there is a country club by the name of Setia Pearl Island. This place is owned by a major construction company, SP Setia.

On the 1st floor of this building, there's a restaurant by the name of Pearl Palace. This restaurant serves Chinese food and also provides 8-course meals for wedding dinner. You can check their wedding packages menu, here.

When you enter the restaurant, there's a scenic night view of the Setia Pearl Island township. A perfect environment for family reunions and dinner. We are all impressed with the huge and old Ginseng displayed on the left of the restaurant entrance wall, which cost RM 200 000.

Chef Wong and Miss Tan, our host for the night, introduced to us a few of their dishes. Among the dishes we had are:

Fish Steamboat 鱼锅 RM 45

This plate of slices of raw fish, tofu and different types of vegetables is served together with the fish steamboat.

While in the fish steamboat itself, there are fried slices of fish. For more steamboat packages, please click, here.

Steamed Beancurd with Salted Egg and Prawn 百花蛋香豆腐蒸凤尾虾
(S-RM 25, M-RM 35, L-RM 45)


Braised Fresh Mushroom with Bamboo Shoots 浓汤竹笙扒玉菇
(S-RM 15, M-RM 22, L-RM 35)


Braised Dry Abalone and Sea Product in Claypot 小干鲍烩海味褒
(S-RM 80, M-RM 160, L-RM 220)


Deep Fried Chicken With Marmite Sauce 妈密鸡

(S-RM 12, M-RM 20, L-RM 30)

This plate of marmite chicken was presented with carrot crafted artistically into dragon by Chef Wong.

Pomfret in Two Preparation 俩味斗昌 (depends on market price)


Fried Wet Hor Fun with Slice Abalone 鲍片湿炒河粉
(S-RM 12, M-RM 24, L-RM 38)


Double Boiled Aloe Vela with Red Dates 冰糖芦荟红枣
(S-RM 8, M-RM 18, L-RM 30)

Food Promotions team would like to thank Jason & Gill for organizing a good dining experience for us at Pearl Palace. Among the dishes served, our recommendations are, the Fish Steamboat and dessert, double boiled aloe vela with red dates. Other than that, we have friendly and attentive waitress serving us while Chef Wong spent some time after the tasting section to hear our feedback and suggestions.

You can also drop by to read, the reviews from others who attended:
http://www.gourmetgarden.com.my/
http://allaboutpenangfood.blogspot.com/
http://yummy-station.com/
http:/www.alliefoodtalk.com
http://buzzingbee.blogsome.com/
http://cariso-food.blogspot.com/
http://www.stevengoh.com/
http://crizfood.com/

Pearl Palace Food & Beverage

Setia Pearl Island Country Club
8 Persiaran Kelicap

11900 Bayan Lepas
Penang, Malaysia

Tel: 604-643 9888/644 9355
Fax: 604-645 9888

Business Hour:11am - 3pm and 6pm - 10pm
Close on Monday

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Sunshine Market Food Court

Bayan Baru Market Food Court or also known as Sunshine Market Food Court bring together wide varieties of Hawker Food suitable for all races. Today we will share with you, our most ordered drink and lunch meal there.

We would sit near Bong Stall No.19 that sells refreshing ice blended drinks.


Corn Ice Blended RM1.00


Coconut Ice Blended RM1.20


One of the popular stall in the Food Court is Lai Hoe Stall No.99


Deep Fried Fish

Lai Hoe price list shows 2 types of soups (pure soup and tom yam) and 3 types of ingredients (fish, prawn and pork) choice. Additional charge for extra orders.

You can choose bee hoon or maggie noodle, fried fish or non fried fish too. Below are some of the fish noodles examples:

Fish Tom Yam Bee Hoon


Deep Fried Fish Tom Yam Mee


Deep Fried Fish Tom Yam Bee Hoon


Deep Fried Fish Pure Soup Bee Hoon

It is enjoyable and tasty, however good things requires time and effort. Take note that you need to check and remind the owner of Lai Hoe Stall on your order constantly. Enjoy~~

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