Coffee Elements, All Seasons, Penang

Coffee Elements is not a new face in Penang and it is still going on strong . The recent good news I heard from one of the proprietor is that Coffee Element is going to open another outlet in Kuala Lumpur, the first over there. In Penang, there are existing two outlets, one in All Seasons, Air Itam and another in Gurney Paragon, Gurney Drive.(info at the bottom)

A refreshing drink to begin with and a healthy one indeed.I couldn't help but remove some of the minty leaves to eat with my dish too. And then we had a big portion of salad. Fresh and crisp leafy vegetables coupled with cherry tomatoes and olives. Balsamic olive oil dressing is best to go with salad for me instead of the usual thousand island dressing. Thumbs up to Coffee Element for giving us the option.

Minty Mint

Rocket Salad

Honey Mustard Chicken and Chicken with Cream Mushroom are highly recommended. First of all, I liked that they serve with lots of fresh salads at the side in both the dishes. The Honey Mustard Chicken is crispy and tender on the inside. It goes well with the honey mustard sauce. The chicken thigh of the Chicken with mushroom cream is tasty to the core. And the citrus taste of the orange cubes with the salad is complementing and makes it all very whole for me.

Honey Mustard Chicken

Cream Chicken(Chicken Thigh)

Cakes are all freshly baked homemade and there are around 3 choices to choose from. I have tried quite abit of their coffee selections except the cold ones. The hot ones like latte,flavored latte and mocha and also the chocolate drinks are enjoyable. You might see more when you visit my blog's facebook page. And I usually go to Coffee Element, Gurney Paragon as its more convenient for me, but hopefully one day they will have the same food selections too in Paragon. 

Cafe Latte

So happy to have achieved this design of my mocha, I was being very careful to sip it slow. I just love looking at beautiful things in whatever form it might be. 

Mocha
I'm not a science stream student but that looks like some equations of some kind in the picture below. Can anyone tell me what does it equate to? Or am I just entirely mistaken.

 Drop by their Coffee Element Facebook for latest updates. It's a good place for gatherings and parties too.

Address: 2nd Floor, All Seasons Place, Lebuhraya Thean Teik, Ayer Itam, Penang &

                                            3rd Floor, Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang

                                                           Contact No:  012 4782693 

Mizi Bistro, Crystal Point Penang

At long last, Mizi Bistro has graced us with their opening in the South Penang.

 They have a wide selection of poultry, fish and local cuisines and the main meal can be made as set express lunch or set meals as shown right at the bottom of this post. Set meals comes with free flow of ice cream. 

Mushroom soup

Ordering my fancies at Mizi, their signature mushroom soup and chickne lasagna. Some of us have been patronizing their cafe since they started their JL cafe in Prangin Mall 3rd floor. Ever since, they have opened Mizi Bistro at Tesco, Seri Tanjung and another at New World Park. Only of recent, they have moved the one at New World Park to Crystal Point, Bayan Lepas.

Chicken Lasagna

Chasseur Chicken Chop

Birthday girl Gina with the huge plate of caesar salad with cajun chicken

Mona with the the glass of Mocha

All of us including the kind lady boss Lai Yin ( far left, white blouse with specs)

They have private rooms situated at the side of the restaurant for private functions as well. Nice ambience and comfortable seatings. 

Congrats Mr.Tarmizi and Lai Yin on your new opening!

Set meals and Express Lunch set menus

Location:

Mizi Bistro

Refer to their website for more updates
Mizi Bistro Website
Contact no:(604)-6386508

Haven Harbour Cafe, Penang

A random search for a cafe nearby in georgetown and here we were at the Haven Harbour just right behind Giant Supermarket. It is a corner cafe at Chyme Heritage, Nagore Square.

As we entered, all I saw was high chairs and tables. Not that I really mind,I just wanted the normal seating scenario. Probably due to my hesitation, the waiter read my mind and offered us a place upstairs.  I love it upstairs except for my heels making sounds on their floor. Lol!
We took a mixture of set lunch and also from breakfast menu.

Booster juice

Mushroom soup and my flat white

Morrocan Baked Eggs

Spicy Aglio Olio with bacon set rm25(set menu as shown below)

Delicious muffin

Creme  Brulee

The seatings

I will make a summarisation as overall I'm happy with the food, drinks, service and environment. The only thing I was a little disappointed is the creme brulee as it was not to my liking. As usual, if there is creme brulee in the menu and room in my tummy, I will order it.

It's a great place for gathering although upstairs there's abit of an echo so everyone can hear everyone. Unimportant I suppose,  an upside for netters as there is free wifi. Self service to the free flow of skyjuice with lemon. Something that I appreciate very much. It's so nice of them to gave cold and lukewarm options.

The Haven Harbour(HH)
21 Jalan Bawasah
10500 Georgetown
Penang

Business Hour: 11am – 12midnight

Tel: 04-2266508

Nice soft toys around for picture taking ;  )

Hola

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

Paris Penang, Bayan Bay, Penang

    Tucked within a breezy, cosy area in Hammer Bay is Paris in Penang. Hailed from Paris himself, Mr.Amrani has a kiosk selling french crepes as seen in the menu below. It's only been about 3 months but soon there will be some changes to the layout with some extension of roof and lighting. Hope to visit again, because I simply enjoy the taste.

La Banana - rm13

Choco Crispy - rm14

I love it, the first one I tried was the La Banana, with banana slices and coupled with ice cream and other inconspicuous but flavorful ingredients. And the next is new in the upcoming menu, Choco Crispy. Choco Crispy is heavy with peanuts, and if you are not allergic to nuts and love the crunchiness of it, do try this.  It's all delicious to the core, From the pancake itself to the sauces and of course the ice cream that adds the extra kick.



Paris Penang Cafe FB Page
Location:  3, Pesiaran Bayan Indah 2 (Behind Gold Coast Condo) - Click to get map directions
Contact No: 011-1505 8372