Still in the mood for Chinese food ? How about May Garden ?

If you are an old timer, you will remember the best suckling pig is from May Garden.

Not sure if this has changed.

But if you are looking for a good suckling pig meal, this place will never let you down.



Here is also one of the rare restaurants in Penang which serves roast on a normal day.

And they do it pretty well too.

Tried this menu sometime back ...

Nothing to complain.

Plenty for everyone.

Again with festive season now, advance booking necessary.

Prices may have gone up though.



Happy Chap Goh Meh !!!

Chinese New Year Delights @ Starview Restaurant

Chinese New Year is just round the corner ...

Welcoming the year of the Goat.

Time to spend good, quality Food Time with family and friends.

Here is one suggestion.

Instead of ordering a 10 course meal, why don't order only the best or maybe we should put it the all time favorites ...

And where else to go during the festive season ?

How about STARVIEW ?

Make sure you make your reservations earlier cause they a frequently overbooked during this time!

Another trick is make sure you have these yummylicious dinners with only people you like and familiar with, don't invite too many so that there is plenty left for second rounds.

Don't invite the greedy and inconsiderate who keeps one filling their own plates with no consideration for others :-)

Sumptuous Chinese New Year dinners must be delicious and overflowing, so no one must go home with a half full stomach.

So let us start off with the large prawn salad.

Followed by the yummy chinese style seafood chowder.

Yup NO sharks fin, you heard me right, not even on Chinese New Year...

Save the sharks!

Below is the recommended menu

And of course we must have the all time favorite Suckling Pig.

Healthy cod fish after that ...

Some light dishes to go with the heavy duty ones.

Good balance ...

Have to say the noodles is just so-so.

If you are superstitious and noodles is a must have then must order it.

Happy Pre-Chinese New Year folks !!!

1. Starview Restaurant
2. Address: 102-B-1;;102-B-4, Jalan Burma, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

   Phone:+60 4-226 5213
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Pan Mee @ Times Square Penang

Brought by a friend to this place.  This is like the cleaner version environment for Pan Mee fans.  Indeed most hawker places in Penang are sub standard in terms of cleanliness.  So this can be a place for you to bring ya non local friends.  Of course everything comes with a price ... The prices here are slightly above the hawker price.

The shop isn't very spacious and it gets filled up pretty fast during lunch time.  Choice of soup and dry, thick, thin or shredded typical of most pan Mee places.

This dry home made chilli is a must try and it is super yum especially if you are a chilli lover!

Good alternative place to bring ya friends ... Nice lunch venue ...

Fusion Gone Wrong - House of Udang Galah

 The name sounds really high end and so is the venue.

Unfortunately, the food is not great.

To be direct, it's lousy :-(

Foodie has decided to check this place out, since there has been much mentioned of it.

If you are travelling on your own and would like to come here for dinner, please be careful, it is pretty dark and quiet and may not be that safe at dawn.

Right, let's get back to the food ...

 we got the set meal ... and you would imagine for the grandeur of it's name everything would be featuring the tiger prawns ie udang galah ... nope ...

it is mainly Chinese dishes ... Chinese dishes and more Chinese dishes ... 

 a very typical 4 season platter err.. look closely ... siu mai ???

 half filled bowl of soup which is half cooled as well cause they were short of waiters ...

never mind ...

 here's where the fusion food starts going wrong ...

look closely, yes, nice fresh garoupa ... steamed with 'kei chi' and 'dong gui' ???

nothing beats a simply steamed fresh garoupa I stress ... just simply steam it - timing is the key.

So this fish tasted funny, not to mentioned it was over done ... what a waste ...

 more Chinese dishes ... over cooked chicken

portions are very large but not very tasty ...

 then comes the Udang Galah ... steamed Thai style ... plenty of sugar ... a lot of lime and chilli ...

why ??? masking of the unfreshness of the prawns ...

sorry folks ... this is a major let down ...

the long awaited udang galah ... the dish of the day ...

is a major major major disappointed :-(

 we end with the 'sugar fried noodles' ...

super sweet

once again huge portion but ...

 Nice seating area upstairs and downstairs ...

Ah ... one more thing before we end ...

Mr Skinny manager was not a good combi to the fusion gone wrong ...

no smile, service is never pleasant with a grouchy manager ...

 Therefore, this place has been rated a NO GO by Foodie's standards

Sorry guys ... the food is just all wrong ...