We trawled the mall left and right,down and up(wasn't much to explore cos not many have opened for business)before settling on this place since it was something different,while the prices were quite unbelievably down to earth.
Dome?done that...
Kim and Gary?spare me....
Rotiboy?...heard that the managress was very LSLY and didn't want to find out the ugly truth just yet
Kenny Rogers....once too many
Old Town?....yawn
Considering that Kedah has some great hidden dining gems like that fantastic curry place relocated to a new bungalow a stone's throw away from the famous Alor Setar nasi lemak(haven't tried the nasi lemak,don't get me wrong),plus the fact this outlet had its roots in both Kulim and Sungai Petani,I didn't mind trying.
Upon entering you will naturally head for the partitioned seating with cloth lanterns hovering above.
Big mistake I tell you if you weigh above fifty kilos or are more than 5 foot tall.The longer you sit there,the more it feels like you are privy to a seedy kuomintang gathering.Space is so tight that claustrophobia could set in.
2 on the same side of the table makes it terribly crowded.This is worse than dining on a KTM train buffet coach.You have to sit with your rib cage upright and your elbows tucked in.
Angmos would become deformed xmas turkeys once they wriggle their way out.
Though this restaurant got a great interior designer to do the job,I think maximizing space and capturing potential customers attention,was on top of the cards instead of diners comfort.
Creative efforts went into the presentation of foods as well as drinks but the downside is most foods were way overflavoured.
The coffee was definitely 2 times stronger,2 times more fragrant and 2 times sweeter too.
Exactly what you get when you put 2 packets of instant coffee in a cup.
Ice blended fruit drinks are the same case too.Way too sharp,as well as way too sweet.
More does not make it better ok?
Hongkong Tea was NOT hongkong tea.
Noodles had lost its springiness and reeked of slimy alkaline water.Ugh!
Dimsum made a grand entrance but turned out to be a disaster(I can't believe they're affiliated to another dimsum restaurant,I've had better in that rundown shophouse in Gurun) with a floury substance swimming inside the casing and minced pork that tasted downright strange.
3 people across our table took turns in not wasting their stone dishes.One lady went to the loo so long (cos the loo has pleasing mosaics and a passageway that looks like the way out of a circus mirror maze)that by the time she returned,she still had to eat in slow motion,a small mouthful of whatever was left.
A pair of lovebirds embedded into a nearby partition,ordered the largest dish for two on the menu which came in a wooden barrel.Fat people never frown at good food but they most certainly did.
A child in the middle,only ate the meat from a burger,then proceeded to create finger art on his plate using a galaxy of sauces underneath.Tra lala lala...
I do believe that the operator of this place really does want to deliver value for money meals and is out to impress us Penangites.Somehow they don't understand that less is more.
It's like a child trying to impress his parent with a sandwich that has everything from the pantry in it;
or like Amy Beh's recipes....a long list of unnecessary ingredients to impress clueless cooks.
Presuming that they did the same to their ajinomoto,that'd explain how some of us developed Chinese Kitchen Syndrome afterwards.
Pluses?
Food here is very filling which is a good thing for some considering the reasonable price.Great value for money if you can cast aside the overzealous flavouring.And the Hongkong carrot cake that tasted more like a cross between dry koay kak and non oily ckt was a surprise.
When and if I ever do come back,I'll just have the warm water please...no more shocks thank you.
Dome?done that...
Kim and Gary?spare me....
Rotiboy?...heard that the managress was very LSLY and didn't want to find out the ugly truth just yet
Kenny Rogers....once too many
Old Town?....yawn
Considering that Kedah has some great hidden dining gems like that fantastic curry place relocated to a new bungalow a stone's throw away from the famous Alor Setar nasi lemak(haven't tried the nasi lemak,don't get me wrong),plus the fact this outlet had its roots in both Kulim and Sungai Petani,I didn't mind trying.
Upon entering you will naturally head for the partitioned seating with cloth lanterns hovering above.
Big mistake I tell you if you weigh above fifty kilos or are more than 5 foot tall.The longer you sit there,the more it feels like you are privy to a seedy kuomintang gathering.Space is so tight that claustrophobia could set in.
2 on the same side of the table makes it terribly crowded.This is worse than dining on a KTM train buffet coach.You have to sit with your rib cage upright and your elbows tucked in.
Angmos would become deformed xmas turkeys once they wriggle their way out.
Though this restaurant got a great interior designer to do the job,I think maximizing space and capturing potential customers attention,was on top of the cards instead of diners comfort.
Creative efforts went into the presentation of foods as well as drinks but the downside is most foods were way overflavoured.
The coffee was definitely 2 times stronger,2 times more fragrant and 2 times sweeter too.
Exactly what you get when you put 2 packets of instant coffee in a cup.
Ice blended fruit drinks are the same case too.Way too sharp,as well as way too sweet.
More does not make it better ok?
Hongkong Tea was NOT hongkong tea.
Noodles had lost its springiness and reeked of slimy alkaline water.Ugh!
Dimsum made a grand entrance but turned out to be a disaster(I can't believe they're affiliated to another dimsum restaurant,I've had better in that rundown shophouse in Gurun) with a floury substance swimming inside the casing and minced pork that tasted downright strange.
3 people across our table took turns in not wasting their stone dishes.One lady went to the loo so long (cos the loo has pleasing mosaics and a passageway that looks like the way out of a circus mirror maze)that by the time she returned,she still had to eat in slow motion,a small mouthful of whatever was left.
A pair of lovebirds embedded into a nearby partition,ordered the largest dish for two on the menu which came in a wooden barrel.Fat people never frown at good food but they most certainly did.
A child in the middle,only ate the meat from a burger,then proceeded to create finger art on his plate using a galaxy of sauces underneath.Tra lala lala...
I do believe that the operator of this place really does want to deliver value for money meals and is out to impress us Penangites.Somehow they don't understand that less is more.
It's like a child trying to impress his parent with a sandwich that has everything from the pantry in it;
or like Amy Beh's recipes....a long list of unnecessary ingredients to impress clueless cooks.
Presuming that they did the same to their ajinomoto,that'd explain how some of us developed Chinese Kitchen Syndrome afterwards.
Pluses?
Food here is very filling which is a good thing for some considering the reasonable price.Great value for money if you can cast aside the overzealous flavouring.And the Hongkong carrot cake that tasted more like a cross between dry koay kak and non oily ckt was a surprise.
When and if I ever do come back,I'll just have the warm water please...no more shocks thank you.
