Eastern Garden Restaurant, KL

                   Eastern Garden Restaurant specializes on Chinese cuisine and does not serve food with MSG. Miss Tan, one of the proprietor and chef is fastidious when it comes to preparation of the food and seeks to prepare healthy, tasty dishes. If you are use to the taste of MSG in your food, then it will take awhile to acquire a taste you might deem lesser but it is actually the opposite. Everything will taste as it is without the mask of MSG. 

                 Occasionally they have dishes that are not mentioned in the menu and one of that dish that we had was Dragon Fruit chicken. Instead of the usual orange, mango sauce we usually have else where, dragon fruit was definitely my first and it was really good with the chicken. My other fancy is the homemade beancurd with pumpkin sauce. 

                Even though my trip to KL was a bit tight, was glad to be able to drop in a friends restaurant. Thankfully it wasn't too far off from where I stay. And having a friend who is good with driving around KL was a blessing.

                       There are ample parking spaces along the road and they are open for lunch and dinner.

                       For more information, details are at the end of the post.

Dragon fruit chicken

Wild boar with lemongrass

Homemade Beancurd with pumpkin sauce

Baby Lettuce Garlic

Love the herbal tea. With the lady in charge!Nice seeing ya, Suan Lian!

Find out more at Eastern Garden Food Facebook Page

Address: Click on address to see the directions

169 Jalan SS19/6

Subang Jaya

Contact number:

011-3748 8936

Madam Soon at E-Gate, Penang

courtesy of Penang Restaurant Directory

I love Nyonya food, not because I'm half Nyonya but its the richness in taste that attracts me. My first time to Madam Soon at E-Gate was fulfilling. I was fascinated with the small order notepad the waiter was using and asked to take a picture of it. And it looks like we ordered a lot by looking at those codes but we did not. I wondered what some of the codes meant.

The Sambal Prawns were among our top tastiest and then the braised Pork Ribs as well. My friends enjoyed the pumpkin cakes which I suggest to eat it while its hot or it becomes rather unappetizing. 

I poured lots of the curry of the assam fish onto my rice, something I quite like to do for curries that I like. 

Inchi Kabin was really good too. The Lor Bak was not to my fancy though. 

Wifi is available and service is commendable.

Nyonya Style Sambal Prawn - RM16.90

Assam Curry Fish - RM17.90

Deep Fried Chicken Lor Bak - RM 8.90

Inchi Kabin - RM9.90

Braised Farlic Pork Ribs - Rm16.90

Pumpkin Cake - RM4.90

Double Boiled Longan Sea Coconut - RM5.90

Visit their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Madam-Soon/113627462058782

Madam Soon Cafe

1-1-14 e-Gate

Lebuh Tunku Kudin 2

11700 Gelugor, Penang

Phone: 04 656 2009

Yummy Cuisine Sg Ara [ Invited Review ]

This is a place you would like to return often to when you are at that area in Bayan Lepas.  First of all, the food is great and fast. I have been there a number of times however this time the proprietor May invited some of us to taste some of her best selections. I did a post on my last quickie meal at Yummy - yummy-cuisine-sungai-ara-penang, some of what i like as well especially the belacan chicken.

We had lots of laughs and even made new friends with the next table and of course our individual taste comments were one of our main topics over the lunch table. We already had lots of food in the morning yet this lunch could still spur us on so my write up is based on all the talks we had that day.

The entry to Yummy Cuisine. It is just a road away from KFC.

Bamboo prawns is delicious beyond compare. Fresh big prawns covered with its gravy that just speaks of alluring Malaysian taste yet not too spicy for the spicy stricken people. I have also tasted their butter prawns last year and it was very appetizing as well. Oh yes, so is the assam prawns and like I said I have been here a number of occasions.

Bamboo Prawns ( Tekong Haei - Hokkien translation)

Here we have Kuchai Pia and I think in English the vegetable is a sort of chives based on my google research. This is something different and with its crisps, you can just dip into the chili sauce and eat it on its own.

Chives Biscuit (Kuchai Pia - hokkien translation)

Another deep fried dish tofu , soft on the inside, which also goes well with chili sauce. 

Chiau Pai Tau Fu

Now here comes the fishes, this nyonya fish has a unique taste of different spices and with its tinge of sourness, the whole combination was superb. Love it! And May said it is called 'Ikan Senangin' in malay.

Nyonya Fish

This Tippan fish is spicier than the Nyonya fish and its crispy sides are nice to chew on and I love that they included one of my favourite vegetable- 'kacang botol' in English it is called winged bean which i read it is good for reducing high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The whole dish just whets my appetite.

Tippan(hot pan) Fish

Then we had the pork dish and though it looks dry but the meat is tender and nice. Goes well with all the fishes. One of my friend enjoyed this very much, and it is something she used to eat during her growing up years.

Lamju Bak - Pork dish

Our Lunch Cuisine

May Soon - proprietor of Yummy Cuisine with her delightful dishes

The sight of satisfied customers

Yummy Cuisine Restaurant
Closed on Mondays
Address: 308-A-1 Jalan Dat Ismail Hashim, Sungai Ara, Penang
Contact Number : 04 - 6441636
Mobile Number : 012-526 8621(May)


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My Home Style, Tanjung Bungah, Penang

My Home Style Restaurant was opened this year and this was my first time. Situated at a quiet residential area opposite a field, this was not easy to find unless you know Tanjung Bungah well. This area is quite new to me though I have cycled most parts of Tanjung Bungah  during my childhood days. Fret not, I have the map for you right at the bottom.

My sister has been there for three times already so I was thinking the food must be good. So she went ahead with the orders quickly and what i fancy about this place is the arrival time of the food was ideal. After a few chats and before you know it, they are laid out before you.

Wheatgrass Honey  (I love it)

Chicken dish (Pek Cham Ke)

Siakap fish curry- oooh..the taste and the thickness of the gravy was just right.

Bitter Gourd with Egg - I do not particularly like bitter gourd but I kind of like this.The blend of the bitter gourd,eggs and its sauce makes me forget I am eating bitter gourd.:)

French beans with dried shrimps

   Another dish to try is Zeng Kong Pork, it was a tasty dish unfortunately the picture was lost in motion, I can't express how disappointed I am.

Our total bill came up to around RM120 inclusive of drinks and rice. They have 3 categories which is small, medium and large with their prices accordingly. The receipt was not itemized and we were in a hurry to go off that I was not able to confirm the names of these dishes. Coincidentally my sister has no recollection either. Overall,the pricing is reasonable and the taste is good. No air-conditioning but its comfortable.

Address : Permai 32, No.2, Lebuh Lembah Permai 4, 11200 Tanjung Bungah, Penang.

Contact no: 012-4927275 , 016-4759181

Xuan Xin Restaurant at Gurney Plaza

The owner of Xuan Xin Restaurant and Xuan Xin Steamboat Buffet at Tanjung Bungah is known to be the same. I have not tried the latter, only the one at Gurney Plaza, 2nd floor, right next to Sakae Sushi.

We were busy settling in and ordering the dishes as you can see. My sister has been here a few times so she did the ordering while I was busy taking photos as usual. Drinks came first and how the colors attracted my shutters that I've got to stop anyone from drinking till I finish snapping the picture. There was the blue ice drink and the rest are fruit juices of many kinds.

Here are all the dishes we had for the lunch. Due to a small miscommunication, we ended up with two types of taufu but it is alright, both were pleasantly tasty. I liked the prawn dish, the 12 pieces of pork(Sioh Bak) and the vegetable dish the most.

Here is my small dumpling which my sister commented that the one in Dragon I is better(just for extra information). Just remember to let the juice leak out in your mouth and not out of it 'cos that is just the way to eat it. *smile*

So if you want to celebrate birthdays or have a reunion, this section is great for some private party. There are only two table with 10 seatings with a nice view facing the G hotel area. The bill for our lunch this day was around RM 200, thanks to my eldest sis for the treat. And a happy birthday to my dad! :)

Hailed from Hong Kong - not my nieces but the Kitty Kats dresses. Cute eh? 

Tai Fuu Chinese Restaurant, Bayan Lepas , Penang

*Please be informed that this restaurant is no longer in operation

How many of you in Penang have been to this place? It's a simple looking restaurant that serves tasty food(air condition included). Do ask the chef on his specialties as some dishes are not listed down in the menu. Many might not be attracted by the interior but once you give it a try, you wouldn't mind going again. So friends, if you work in Bayan Lepas, along Maybank and Jaya Catering. Try this place out. Details are at the bottom of the post.
First, they will serve you with their complimentary soup. The salad prawn is just right with fresh cut lettuce but I would normally have with less thousand island.

Siao Pai Chai - RM 6.00

Marmite Chicken - RM 8.00

Fu Yong Tan - RM 8.00

Salad Prawn - RM 12.00

These are specialties(shown below) that are not served everyday but most days, so enquire about it. The sauce is really nice that goes with the chicken and everything else. i do not have the pricing as it was on a different occasion (birthday celebration) ordered by someone else. Yes, you can make reservations for special occasions and during Chinese New Year they have a different menu. Pictures below are courtesy of my friend JL! You can visit one of her posts on food http://uniqueyenmei.blogspot.com/2010/12/shabu-shabu-at-lolipot.html. Many Thanks!

Pek cham keh

For curry lovers, do try the Indonesian Curry Prawn. I love to flood my rice with the curry and enjoy my scrumptious prawn. It is served with ladies fingers as well.

Indonesian Curry Prawns

Pandan Biscuit

Pasang / Peanut soup

 Address: 20, Jalan Tengah, Taman Sri Tunas, 11950 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: 04-6437885
Business Operating Hours:
11:30am - 2:30pm
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Closed on Thursday