Hardwicke House Penang

What a long silence from me! Almost 2 months friends don't hear from me. My mum were sick and I had been busy taking care of her and I don't have any time or mood to post up any news. Only close friends of mine will know what happen. But, my mum had lost in the battle and she leave us on 17 Oct 2009 (Saturday) at 3.15pm at the age of 59. Yup, it was on Deepavali. Since then, I had been busy running around for prayers and doing some other things. I really don't have the mood to do anything. But, my son make me realise something. On the second day of my mum death, I sat down at the corner where my 6 years old son were with me. He was busy playing with some clips and when he saw me crying he asked me, "mummy, are you sad"? I just keep quite and did not answer his question. He use his index finger and draw a circle and tell me this, "it's a circle of life". He shocked me by saying that. He is only 6 years old and he is a late talker. Well, like he says IT'S A CIRCLE OF LIFE. I got to move on with other things. Being the eldest in the sibling, I have to be strong.

After, 2 months of being silence let me share with you a nice place in town that you can consider of having a good and cheap buffet lunch during the weekdays. It's only RM18++. Off course, don't expect to have big prawns or exclusive items for such a cheap buffet. It sounded cheap and many of you might ask will this be a good one. They might not have a very wide range of items but if I am not mistaken, they have a salad counter which have more than 10 items with 4 different dressing, 1 rice, 1 noodle, 6 main course and quite a good range of desserts inclusing of ice-cream. I have been there a few times for lunch and they are always pack. Try to make a reservation especially on Sunday lunch. Sunday buffet lunch will be at RM20++.

Hardwicke House

One of the dining area. If you have more than 10 pax, try to request for this area. Again, please make a reservation first

I like this area. Guess it meant for those who are there for wine

Some of the dessert that we find it yummy

You like it?

Some of the food we had

We find that the salad was good. My youngest sister who don't like vegetables like their salad so much. What a surprise!!!

The salad bar

The flyer

Hardwicke House

67, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah

10050 Penang

Tel : 604-226 4998

If you are planning for a small function and interested to find out more, try to contact Peter Tan, one of the owner. He will be glad to assist you.

We will try out the Buffet Dinner soon!!!

No Longer The Same - Claypot Restaurant, Penang

Claypot Restaurant that situated at Tanjong Tokong Hillside is no longer the same anymore. They have change management for 9 months already. This is one of our family favourite restaurant. Honestly the food is not that good compare to the previous owner. Anyway, they do provide you the good service but I want my good food!!!!

We did not finish the dish ........................... we don't want to waste the food but the food is no good lor. Even my kids cannot finished their rice.

DISSAPOINTED!

Penang - Breakfast at Old Town Cafe

My family is a regular customer of Old Town Cafe at e-gate, Penang. We normally take the kids there for a short break. We were told that the new breakfast set is coming and we wanted to try. It is only available on Monday - Friday. They don't serve it on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday. We manage to go there last week to try.

The menu

I ordered set2 - My Meehoon Set @ RM3.90/set

My mum ordered Set4 - My Noodle Set @ RM4.90/set


Hubby and the kids have Set5 - My Western Set @ RM5.90/set


You can add RM1 to change to other drink

My Meehoon Set - not too bad lar but I prefer the fried tomyam beehoon

This is worth to eat. RM5.90 got sausage, ham, egg, beans, cucumber and toast bread

My Noodle Set - we can do it at home but sometimes we just want to sit down and have someone do it for us. So, got for pay for it lor.........

Anyway, all of us enjoy our breakfast. I have to been to a few Old Town Cafe outlet and I find the one at e-gate got better service. My bad experience is at New World Park and BM. The waiter will pretend they did not see the customers.

SOMETIMES, WHAT WE EAT FOR BREAKFAST IS NOT IMPORTANT BUT IT'S WHO WE ARE EATING WITH!!!

Penang - Coffee Island

Last week, a friend of mine drop by my shop and we went over to Coffee Island for lunch. It's my first time there. Honestly, I love this place. This place had been operated for almost 4 months already.

In Coffee Island, you get to choose either to sit outside where you can enjoy the natural air or you can sit indoor to have the cool air from the air-cond. There is also a small corner for customer to surf net. If not mistaken, it's free of charge.

I ordered Iced Forest Fruits Tea (RM5.50). It's good. Refreshing

My friend ordered Honey Lemon Juice (RM4.90) which she said not too bad either

My friend order Dhoby Ghaut Fried Mee (RM7.50)


For myself, I had ordered Cheesy Chicken Chop Rice (RM10.50)


We realise alot of customer ordering bread. So, we decided to order 1 to shared. Steam Bread with Kaya & Butter (RM3.60). Nothing really special except that the bread is soft

The total bill come to RM35.20 inclusive of service charge.

Overall, we find the food is quite good and reasonable. A recommended place to unwind after a hard day of work. Also suitable for business discussion. They have a wide range of local food too. You can find other famous local hawker food - which name after them. For example what my friend had ordered, Dhoby Ghaut Fried Mee.

Few days ago, me and hubby took a friend from Melaka to dine here. He love this place too. Cozy and relaxing.

Coffee Island

77, Persiaran Gurney

10250 Penang

Tel : 227 2377

Open daily

11am - 3am
PORK FREE

Bali Hai Seafood - Are Outside Food Clean?

Once awhile me and hubby will go for tim sum after we drop our kids in the nursery. As usual, today we went to Bali Hai Seafood at Gurney Drive for tim sum. We normally go there too because it's located not too far from my shop.

Loh Mai Kai (glutinous rice with chicken & mushroom) is one of my favourite. So, we ordered 2 loh mai kai. While enjoying the timsum and talking to hubby suddenly, I found a fly in my food. Yuks......................... eeee................................. nmch. Wtf is this!!! Hubby called the person in charge and when he told him about it, she just smile and then she said they will not charged us the loh mai kai. So, she use her pen to cut away the order in the chit and just walk away. MCH, I don't want free food. I can afford for that. She did not even say sorry about it.

See the extra 'black bean' in my loh mai kai?

Now, can you see it????


1 loh mai kai is RM2.50. So, blue pen is used to amend in my card to indicated no charge.

Never thought that a restaurant like Bali Hai Seafood is so unresponsible. When, hubby go to the counter to pay, he mention to the lady boss. She act like nothing and did not even apologise for the incident. Food is so so in Bali Hai but where is the hygiene? Where is the cleaniness? That show, how clean the kitchen is and how hygiene the workers are too!!! So, do think twice if you want to go to Bali Hai to dine. I am so dissapointed with them. This place use to be one of our favourite restaurant but now.............................................

DISSAPOINTED!!!

They Serve Only Fish!!!

Last 2 weeks, we were here for lunch - Restoran Kolam Ikan. This place had been feature in a few magazines. I always wanted to drop by this place and finally, we were there.

So from here, you know their contact no and business hour ok. This place is located at Sungai Kob. It's about 25minutes from the Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park

This place is located at the orchard - durian orchard

You will also pass by some palm oil tree

This is the eating place. Not sure how many people can accept this type of environment but for food lover, we will go anywhere to hunt for good food. Any food lovers agree with me?

Fried fish with 3 flavours - sweet, sour and a little spicy. It was good
Steam fish with special soy sauce and ginger. Forgot what fish is this already

This is good. Simple and nice. Abalone mushroom steam with garlic and dried chillies.

All the fishes are caught freshly from the pond. Pick your fish and they will cook for you. They only sell fishes ok. No prawn, crab, squid and other seafood. Only FISH!!!

This little fishes are told that it need another a year for them to grow before it's ready to sell.

The river is so clean and nice

The best thing during this trip is ................... this restaurant is open by one of dad old buddy son. His son used to come over to our house so often during our childhood time. So, I got a free meal for that day. He insisted that this meal is on him since he had not see me for so looooooooong. Feeling so paiseh. Thanks to you Yue Kor Kor. Yup, that's how I used to call him. In fact, he is already a good cook when he is young. I will surely go back again for some other different type of fish but I will pay the bill liau. No more free food.

Hakka Dish @ Edmity Claypot Restaurant Part II

We were again at Edmity Claypot Restaurant few days ago. Hubby love their dishes so much and he suggested that we go for dinner again.

This time, we order some other dishes to try.

Mongolian Lamb wrap with popiah skin
Anyone that love lamb will like this dish
Chicken on fried egg. It tasted good and my son almost finished up by himself
Vinegar Pork Trotter. They have a different way of doing it. Yummy .......
This is what all of us love most. Fried prawn on bread. The prawn paste are season and spread it on the bread. Put lots of sesame seed on the prawn and fried it.

It's really a nice and relaxing place for dinner.

Hakka Dish @ Edmity Claypot Restaurant

I have been super duper busy lately. I have lots of food photos in my camera which I had yet to download to my PC. During the day time, I am so busy with my shop business where I have lots of Malay customers that walk in to buy their baking needs. By the time I close the shop, I am so tired and do not want to do much stuff. Yesterday, after I had close my shop hubby suggested that we go for a home cook food. Yup, dinner on him. Wahahahaha.......................

Actually, we always pass by this restaurant when we drop our kids at their kindy but never had a chance to drop by to dine. Finally, yesterday we were at Edmity Claypot Restaurant.

Let me share with you some of the picture. Don't want to talk so much. Let you see ................

The entrace

You can dine outside if you do not want to sit inside

This is inside the restaruant. Cozy rite?

They also sell some sarawak craft. Nice and at reasonable price

While sitting down waiting for our dish to be served, they gave us each a bowl of soup. Tasty good. It's 'choy kon' (it's a dried mustard, if not mistaken) soup

Let's check out the menu..........................

One of Hakka famous dish ... Claypot Pork with Red Bean Curd @ RM8.00
Claypot Petai, Kacang Botl & Lady's Finger With Sambal @ RM10.00

Claypot Ginger Chicken @ RM8.00

Kailan with Oyster Sauce @ RM6.00

They had this folded paper that place on each table where you can later used to put the chicken bones

After dinner, I order a dessert called Golden Tiramisu. Actually, it's fried ice cream. A big ball that can share among 4 person @ RM5.00

Food is so yummy, and hubby suggested we get another dessert ......... Golden Rice Ball. Fried and served with some strawberry sauce @ RM6.00/5balls

It had got peanut and black sesame filling. Yum yum yum......................
Really sapu sampai bersih bersih..............
My son had 2 plates of rice!!! Thumb up

For those Penangnite who are looking for good food, do give it a try at this place. In conjucntion of the Hari Raya holiday there will be lots of outstation people travelling to Penang for a holiday so, try to look out for this place. They have some other Hakka dish that you can try too.

Edmity Claypot Restaurant Sdn Bhd
48, Jalan Sungai Kelian,
Tanjung Bungah, 11200 Penang
Tel : 04-899 7987

Not Halal
Close on Monday
Lunch 12pm – 3pm
Dinner 6pm – 10:30pm