Ivy’s Kitchen @Chow Thye Road, Penang

If you’re looking for something quick and tasty AND affordable, look no further than Ivy’s Kitchen in Chow Thye Road (off Burmah Road). Ivy’s Kitchen offers delicious local fare that comes in convenient fulfilling combo meals.

And not just one or two choices, but SEVEN choices for patrons to choose from. How’s that for variety? The [...]

Tags: Assam, Bee Hoon, Beef Rendang, Burmah Road, Combo Meals, Curries, Curry Prawns, Fish Crackers, Fried Fish, Hard Boiled Egg, Ikan bilis, Meal Selections, Nasi Lemak, Noodle Soup, Porridge, Sambal, Taste Bud, Tastebuds, Two Choices, Watermelon Juice

Buffet Breakfast @ Metropole Hotel, Macau

We very nearly missed our first buffet breakfast at the Metropole Hotel. Because we mistakenly thought that we had to pay MOP40 for the breakfast.

So the plan was to find a quick bite to eat near the hotel before starting on our tour of the city. Alas, when we reached the lobby, rain greeted us. [...]

Tags: Beeline, Buffet Breakfast, Buffet Spread, Buffet Table, Coffee Tea, Fair Share, Fried Dumplings, Fried Noodles, Fruit Juices, High Hopes, Hotel Macau, Pan Fried, Pastries, Pickled Vegetables, Porridge, Receptionist, Savoury, Seaweed, Soyabean, Waitresses

Xuan Xin Restaurant @ Gurney Plaza New Wing

I must admit that somehow the food outlets at the new wing of Gurney Plaza does not seem to excite me very much. In fact I am most of the time stumped for ideas on where to eat whenever I’m in Gurney Plaza. Perhaps I go too often!
We were there recently and wanted to have [...]

Tags: Beef Fried Rice, Chinese Dishes, Chinese Style, Dish, Esquire Kitchen, Food Outlets, Glance, Gurney Plaza, Herbal Soup, Honey, Lemon Tea, Liking, Noodles, Odd Combination, Plain Rice, Porridge, Quick Lunch, Style Dishes, Sushi, Sushi Restaurant, Two Persons

Seafood Porridge @ Sg Tiram

There is little kopitiam at Sg Tiram (along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, on the way to the airport, after the factories Osram, Bosch and Amphenol) which is famous for its seafood porridge.
This kopitiam is popular with the factory crowd as it is nearby and opens for breakfast. For breakfast, they serve simple items like nasi [...]

Tags: Amphenol, Brisk Business, Fish Balls, Fish Cakes, Fresh Fish, Fried Bee Hoon, Hot Cakes, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Nasi Lemak, Noodle Soup, Pork Balls, Porridge, Rice Flour, Rm6, Roti Bakar, Salted Chicken, Signboard, Sultan Azlan Shah, Tiram, Toast Bread