Yella Fork , Georgetown, Penang

Yella Fork , a cuisine fusion by Australian and Malaysian recipes sets it's ground here recently around a month plus ago. I went in wanting to try their best selection and I believe I did. We were greeted by the owner and head chef of Yella Fork Julian Ooi who was trained in Australia and she's back here collaborating with her brother on delivering Penang a taste from the Down Under.

Starting out with a pleasant latte and cappucino(Fairtrade coffee) and interestingly 50% profit goes to save rainforest in Sabah and Sarawak, 50% goes to the coffee bean farmers in Australia. Something new to my knowledge in the coffee industry.

Moving on to the belly-heartwarming food, here we have the springroll and we got to try their lemon pepper homemade sauce which I liked. A little of sour and tinge of spice in it. It goes well with the salad but I dipped my springroll in it as well. Then the mushroom soup of medium thickness and pleasingly tasty.

Here comes the signature dishes which I quote Julian 'everything is good to me' when I asked which is their signature dish. So, to be specific we picked their Roasted Pork Belly, the pork belly was marinated for 24 hours and the verdict? It was crispy at the side, tender on the inside. Excellent!

Pie in the sky is a chicken pie and its made out from an Australian recipe. Lovin' this and nowadays its hard to come by a good filling chicken pie. I remembered a friend's mom who made fantastic chicken pie when I was in high school and since then every other chicken pie seem mundane. 

At Yella Fork, the sauce seems to complement with the pie. I had a hearty balanced meal.

The sets are pretty flexible and the prices are reasonably priced and no additional taxes included at this time.

Yella Fork preview

Address: No 27A, Jalan Chow Thye, 10050, Georgetown,Penang
Contact no: 011 12568528
04-2288910
Email: yellafork@gmail.com
Services: Private function, catering, reservation.

Eighty Eight Restaurant, Penang

It's been quite awhile that I have wanted to try this place. My ex-piano student used to work there as one of the assistants in the kitchen and I heard great feedback about it. 

The Eighty Eight Restaurant that was previously located at Kelawai Road has moved (address at the end of the post). The ambiance and setting of the restaurant is classy yet quaint. 

Look out for the flower signboard 'cos the word Eighty Eight is tiny when you are driving.

the crowd on a weekday

Carrot Soup

The soup was creamy and tasty. I put a little pepper to spice it up to my liking. Clams was the entree dish and it was really good, wish there was more. I could slurp up the entire bowl if I want to.(but no I did not, its fine dining ;  ))

Clams

The main dish was Paprika Chicken. The chicken was soft, tender, a little burnt on the skin but no worries. It was fairly good. The beef steak however is commendable. Tender, juicy , cooked just right and the accompanied potato was delicious. Though the price was a tad bit high but for a fine dining setting, its to be expected.

Paprika Chicken

Beef Steak

As for the drink, I chose coffee over tea and it was made by the Coffee Lane crew. Excellent for those who are into siphon type of coffee. I took half without milk and the rest with milk. Just for fun. By the way, Coffee Lane has a new premise at the end of the restaurant. A cosy corner for those who are interested in quality coffee. I used to go a few times when it was at its previous venue.

For Eighty Eight ,If you like to order extra drinks, you can order from the drinks menu. Sky juice is charged at RM 1.00 but its refillable so that's good. 

Black Coffee

And the finale of the list is Raspberry Parfait,a frozen dessert with chocolate syrup and chocolate biscuit crush making the sourness from the raspberry more delicious.

Raspberry Parfait

Eighty Eight Restaurant
No 5, Gat Lebuh China
George Town Malaysia
*Closed every Monday

Clockwise Place, Georgetown, Penang

Clockwise Place is a 3 month old cosy cafe cum hostel that serves reasonable food courtesy of Ukrainian recipe. The place is vibrant with colours and with clocks, pictures,  postcards as part of their decor. 

 We were having brunch that morning and I wanted a healthier selection thus the salad. 

There is a team of Ukrainian that serves, cooks and manage this fine place. Excellent service I might add. We were served with non local sweets/chocolates at the very beginning. Love the chocolates. It is nice to be able to enjoy some Eastern European cuisine here in Penang.  Definitely suits my taste.

I enjoyed my Olivier Salad very much, with cubes of chicken,  eggs, potatoes, cucumbers, green peas and onion with their sauce. It was a perfect dish for me.

My friend's omelette was a simple yet a pleasant meal. Out of three coffee , I liked cappuccino the best especially when its still warm.

The Apple Strudel is one of their signature dish and I highly recommend it. Love the generous cream they put in as it complements the strudel with sweet, sour combination all at once. 

I'm looking forward to trying more dishes from them.  Indeed a nice hangout place that offers free wifi and no extra taxes.

Apple Strudel

Latte

Cappuccino

Clare's Mocha

Omelette set

Olivier Salad

Happy friendly team that served us that day

Penang Clockwise Facebook
75, Stewart Lane, Georgetown, Penang
04-2614235

Hainanese Delights, 1926 Hotel, Penang

Hainanese Delights is situated within 1926 Heritage Hotel along Burma Road.  As you enter the lobby area, the restaurant will be on your right.

Besides the hainanese dishes and some nyonya type of dishes, there is something different in a cuisine like this that I will highlight.

They have pies, chicken, lamb and macaroni pies. My godbro ordered a large chicken pie(see below) and it was pleasantly tasty as the cream, eggs amd chicken are all tasty altogether. The crust is soft as well but I'm not too fond of mixed vegetables, other than that, I enjoyed it.

The rest of what we had are shown in the pictures below. Quite similar to nyonya food but not as many spices in it. Their website which is given at the bottom of this post, has their menu in .pdf format that you can download. Very informative indeed.











 Website : http://www.hainanesedelights.com
Address : 227, Jalan Burma, 10050, Penang
Contact No/Fax No : 04 - 2261926

Ye Wei Vietnamese Restaurant

Ye Wei vietnamese restaurant is located at Transfer Road, an easy spot to find along the road. Parking is quite easy as you turn into the road right before the restaurant. 

This place sells a pretty wide range of local Vietnamese dry foods as well as their coffees. We wanted to try their vietnamese dishes and because we were in a long table setting, some dishes were divided into smaller plates thus the photo taking as such.

The vietnamese rolls never fail to disappoint me nor the egg omelette.

The fried chicken and fish tasted normal like a usual Chinese dish. However the brinjal dish is delectable and usually I'm not a fan but for this I am.

The tea was not in the menu but upon request,  Ah Hong the owner obliged us and made us their homemade tea . The wife is a vietnamese and was busy cooking in the kitchen. 

The place is non air conditioned so dress casually to enjoy the meals. Prices are reasonable. 

Add: 168, Jalan Transfer
Tel: +6 012 909 8339 / +604 226 4363

Little Nyonya Cuisine, Gurney Plaza

James, the owner of Little Nyonya Cuisine currently has three outlets, right where we were was at Gurney Plaza and the other two respectively at Bukit Jambul and Queensbay Mall.  This particular day is a meeting between my sister and James and food tasting agenda.

There might be a future fourth outlet in KL Pavilion Mall. You are one of the first to hear it. But until that truly comes to pass, let's enjoy the Penang outlets first. Most times when I'm in Gurney Plaza, its rare for me to see alot of empty tables, even on some weekdays. Weekend crowds throng this eatery, definitely a heavy traffic area.

There are wide varieties in their menu,  ranging from dishes for group eating to standalone rice/noodles for one person. 

My most likeable dishes are arranged from top to bottom. 

(Desserts excluded)

Assam Koh Prawns

Sambal Kacang Botol (Four Angle Beans)

Beancurd

Inche Kabin

Ju Hu Char

Ikan pari

Mua Yu Chicken

Beef and Mutton Satay

Cendol

If you like cendol, I would recommend this. Sweet as usual but not overbearing.  'gula melaka' is used unlike some outlets, they use brown sugar. I'm not much of a cendol, ice kacang fan but the rest who ate it seems to enjoy it. 

Ice Kacang

Food tasting with family and friends, James ( front, left ) owner of Nyonya
Cuisine.