Jemputree (Jalan Burmah)

Located at  No.64, Jalan Chow Thye, Off Jalan Burmah, this restaurant is beautiful at night. Suitable for couples and families since the atmosphere is calm and soothing so it is easy to have conversation. Plus they also provide enough fans to feel cool enough to stay comfortable. There are mosquitoes but they rarely bite, I wonder what their secret, hahaha.. However, maybe you want to apply some repellent before going there to be safe.

My friend who is a frequent there suggested nasi lemak (they come in many variations such as chicken rendang, beef rendang) and burger. But me being me, I ordered cordon blue chicken and their special coffee latte.

Unfortunately, something happened to their nasi lemak cook because that night, the nasi lemak tasted horrible however the cordon blue was nice. I love the gravy. It goes well with the chicken, cauliflower and even the corn. On the other hand, the coffee was not to my expectation. I mean for that price, it is just an ice coffee with whipped cream on top.

My friend did complaint on the nasi lemak and the restaurant did apologies and waived the nasi lemak from our bill.

They serve quite a variety of foods from tom yam, nasi lemak and some malay traditional like cucur ikan bilis and ubi rebus but I think, I will go there again to try all their western foods because it was nice and comes with reasonable price. Maybe this should be their speciality.

Plus the environment is nice and romantic.. hehehe

Place : * * * * *
Food : * * * (minus from the horrible nasi lemak - no consistency)
Price : * * * * (reasonable for this type of restaurant)

Gee Tomyam (Mutiara Height, Jelutong)

Hahahahahaha one more place that is super cheap yet delicious but very secluded and hard to park and dine there.

First introduced by my best friend who lives there. This place serve all the dishes like any other tom yam place including the steam fish which is my favourite.

Located on the ground floor of the Mutiara Height Condominium (from the main gate, it is at the end of the shops row, on the left side, next to the swimming pool). If you want to have dinner there, you have to park your car along the road side then go to the guard post and ask them to let you in because you want to eat there.

As for me, since my best  friend lives there, I am able to park my car inside the condominium area using the visitor pass. Maybe you too can try asking the guard officers to give you the visitor pass for a short while, just for dinner.

The tom yam arrived after I took this picture. Seriously these were one of the best dishes I ever had for the 'tom yam gang' category. The steam fish was not too sweet. Just a nice mixture of sourness, spicy and everything else. The portion was big and plentiful of ingredients especially in the tom yam. And you would not believe this. All of the above including the tom yam, rice, and drinks for four persons all amounted to not even RM40.

Except for the location, other than that, I am totally satisfied with this place. Do give it a try.


Place : * * * (very secluded)
Food : * * * * *
Price : * * * * *

Yeay! 5 stars for food and price!

Kaffa Espresso Bar (Jalan Greenhall)

I've been driving past this cafe quite a few time when going to the Padang Kota to chill by the seaside. Seriously this cafe looks really beautiful at night especially the open area on the second level. They also have beautiful decorated wall on the ground floor area which you can use to take nice picture of yourself or your group of friend. ^_^

So, I manage to pull some courage and decided to hang out with my friends over there. Kaffa has been known to have beautiful decorated cafe and as per today, they already have 3 branches here in Penang.

I got the above pic from their website. Notice the beautiful setting on the second level. And, for easier access, park your car beside the Dewan Sri Pinang because the car parks provided along Jalan Green Hall will mostly full.

They serve coffee, pasta, cakes, and some western foods. I chose their English breakfast even though its suppose to be dinner and hazelnut latte as usual. Owh ya, their coffee is a bit bland for my taste, so I ordered double shot hazelnut latte.

The food was average except for the omelette which was nice. My friend ordered some cake which was also not to my liking. But the coffee was good. I had 2 servings of coffee. 

The atmosphere was nice but a bit hot because the wall (you can see the wall on the right side of the first picture) kinda block the air from the sea and the yellow bulb make it worse. But nevertheless we still had fun catching up to our stories. If you cannot deal with the heat, you can choose to sit at the ground floor where they provide the air conditioner. (the waitress did mention this to us but we still chose to have the open area sitting on the second floor because its beautiful!)

They open everyday from 8am to 10pm (the serving) but you can just hangout till late.

Place : * * * * * (nicely decorated)

Food : * * * (need improvement)

Price : * * * (expensive but that is the price nowadays for a nice coffee)

Pak Long's Burger

You see, there are times when you feel like having the old style burger by the road side with cheese and egg, spicy chili sauce and mayonnaise. The one that is still piping hot and freshly made, which can't be beaten by any fast food chains' burger. Mmmmmm...

Once, I used to despise the road side burger because the patty usually smelled and tasted weird. Not until recently, I found a place that just fit my taste which is without the smells and actually taste good. Pak Long's burger because the owner is called Pak Long.

However, this place is tricky to find. Located inside the Taman Koskam in Kepala Batas next to the tom yam restaurant. You can google Taman Koskam and from there you can find it in the middle of the housing area. Although a bit tricky to find, this is surely a road side burger to try for. Open everyday  from 7.30pm until 12am.


The taste is superb without the smell of the beef, and the chili sauce and mayonnaise are just enough for the burger. The combination is just to die for. My favourite is the double special which I usually call 'papa burger'. 2 patties with a cheese slice in the middle and egg wrap on top. You can choose to sit and eat there, or at the tom yam restaurant or ask for a usual take away.

As any road side burger stall, they serve chicken burger, beef burger, hot dog and benjo/egg burger in many varieties.

Place : * *  (very tricky to find)
Food : * * * * * (full mark weehuuu)
Price : * * * * * (cheap)

Char Koay Teow (Telur Ayam Dibasuh)

I am talking about the char koay teow in Sungai Dua, Butterworth. This place is just 10 mins from my house, and almost everyday I will travel past this place. The operating hours start in the evening till early morning around 1-2 am depending on the number of customers and close on Wednesday. However, I only eat there when I'm having visitors/friends over partly because of the limited seats especially during holidays (they have a lot of seats but still not enough during peak season) and limited car parks. Usually I will come here a bit late around 12 am, for easier access.

Putting that aside, they serve char koay toew/ fried flat noodles and nasik goreng udang/prawn fried rice. They also serve just the prawn for around RM6/plate. Char koay teow comes in small, big, or special. Special comes with a fried egg on top of the koay teow. Bare in mind the portion is quite small so ordering 'big' might still not enough to satisfy you if you are really hungry.

The taste is just nice but still depends on the cook because there were times when my char koay teow come out a bit tasteless and too watery. The pickled chili on the other hand is not spicy and goes well with the koay teow.

For the first timer, from Seberang Jaya, take the Sungai Dua exit and turn right at the traffic light. If you are coming from the Kepala Batas, after the Sungai Dua toll, take the exit on the left. This place is located next to the Hameediyah Nasi Kandar restaurant. There is a specific car park but limited in number so you can just park anywhere along the road.

Overall:

Place : * * * (Again parking problem but easy to access)
Food : * * * * (Minus the inconsistency)
Price : * * * * (Cheap but small portion)

Mee Mamak and Roti Bakar Bangkok Lane

If you are coming from out of Penang, this mee mamak is a try for. Located at Bangkok Lane in Jalan Burma area, this mee mamak are worth to try. You can choose to eat mee goreng/fried noodle or mee rebus/noodle with gravy that comes with sotong/squids. If you are a vegetarian, you can ask for a vegetarian version, without the sotong.

I chose to eat mee goreng with sotong. The taste was just nice. Not too sweet, or spicy like some others that I've tried previously.

When I was there, the seats was fully seated, so I have to sit at the opposite of the hawker's place. The place where the mamak sells drink. They also sell roti bakar/toast bread which was super oishi! They use charcoal to toast the bread, then put some kaya/coconut jam and planta/margarine. The texture was very crispy on the outside while soft on the inside.

Place   : * * * (Limited seats and car parks)
Foods : * * * * *
Price   : * * * * * (cheap)