The Tavern on the Harbour

I got huge amount of back-dated post, mostly related with my big day celebration; bear with me and I'll update them one by one if possible. As we know, we always get the tastes of Italian food everywhere in Penang, yet we never come across our mind to have a truly authentic Italian food over here, as in Non-Halal. Now we have an authentic Italian food called Via.Pre which located diagonally opposite of QE II; opened few months ago.

The restaurant is somehow hard to discover as it located behind lot of white pillars without any signboard, I heart the feel they gave.

Board that placed in front of the main entrance, that's where you know here we have this restaurant, a hidden one, laugh. 

Their mail box with carving on top, which bring out an image that Via.Pre is a Tavern on the Harbour.

The interior which full of Italian style. They have a sister outlet at Bangsar Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur that named as Vineria.It. 

They have a barroom over here where they mix nice cocktails, served fine wine and champagne.Dessert counter is provided as well.

Different kind of liquors are placing on the table, as decorations.

The unique table lamp that made out from water pipe. Cute no?

Each of the table will have a cup of fresh flowers, like a sprinkle on huge table.

Here I introduce the handsome owner of the restaurant, together with him, there is another cobber that run this restaurant also.

Starting of the meal, we were served with a basket of bread together with mixture of olive oil and vinegar, free of charge.

A basket full of Baguette and buns, like titbits for you while waiting for meals; they served your food one by one, like a real authentic Italian restaurant should have this mode; served the next dish after you finished the previous one.

Melanzane . RM14

Eggplant rolls with mozzarella cheese and ham; this was my first time to eat so much of eggplants and the taste is better than I thought.

Cheese Fondue . RM28

This starter is not included in the menu, yet strongly recommended by owner, wanted us to have a try on the real Italian starter. From the photo above, we got a heap of cheese wrapping soft bread inside which also stuff with another kind of cheese.

Divide the cheese to few parts, and wrap it with pork bacon, it taste sinfully awesome! Heavenly food that gonna make me fat and fatter!

Carbonara . RM24

The classic spaghetti, cooked with egg yolk, pepper, crispy bacon and pecorino. This is differ with the Carbonara that I usually had; the taste of bacon is fuse inside the spaghetti, great!

Plate of cheese powder served together with the Carbonara, in case you want more cheese on your meal, to make it even creamy. 

Have I got your interest to visit here badly? Laugh. It's really a good place to hang out with friends, for chit chat, good food and wine.

Via.Pre: Tavern on the Harbour

Add: 5, Weld Quay, Georgetown, 10300 Penang.

Business Hours: 11.30am-10.30pm (Daily)

Contact Number: 604-2620560

Website: http://www.via-pre.com

. . . . . . . . . . .

Keep fit after birthday week is a must!

Sip the cold drink on top of hill

Planned to bring Ah Wang for food hunt, whole day long; it seemed like our stomach don't want us to torture them this hard. To burn all the fat and food inside us, we were going to Penang Hill for a walk; I keep going to this awesome place once a month, or more? Laugh. Each time with a different story mode, I'll never get bored with this.

I guess that day was my lucky day, first time to get in the first loge of cable car, so honor to stand beside the cable car driver too.

Wanted to take this photo for times, it's like another whole new world after the tunnel, like our life; finally I got one now. 

Ever see this stairs on the way to Penang Hill Post Office? I know where it leads to, yet I never been there until that day, I stepped on it.

You'll get to see this vintage chair along the way to the top.

It's David Brown's on strawberry hill, a long forgotten garden which is a quintessential British colonial Restaurant and Tea Terraces. 

Here's the restaurant part, with a big pond in the middle of the land, I'd heard that they served a variety of great food and fine wine. 

It's kind of enjoy to dine at top hill with stunning view on the island; I'll leave the great food for my next visit.

We went for a drink at their Tea Terraces where you surrounded with trees and nice songs they play.

Shirley Temple (RM18) on the left and Grenadine Sunset (RM18) on the left; both with special taste that they mixed for us.

Can you imagine how fast is the cable car run on the railway? Like a roller coaster! Laugh.


David Brown's Restaurant and Tea Terraces
Add: Strawberry Hill, Penang Hill, 11300 Ayer Itam, Penang.
Business Hours: 9am-9pm (Daily)
Contact Number: 604-8288337

. . . . . . . . . . 

Where else can you find these place out of Penang?

I am here, again

Love when my friends from different states come over Penang for a short trip and visit me. This round my accompanier is Shin Wang aka Ah Wang. A cool dancer who likes sea and nature from his heart; influenced by him, I felt it was comfy to walk under the sun.

It was a getaway for him since the place where he currently stay now do not have seas like we have here, Bora Bora would be the best place for him to enjoy the moment. Came here few months ago, and I ordered the same food like last time. Laugh.

Thanks to him, I had a little getaway too for the week, I really thought that I were actually having a vacation on a unmanned island.

Under the hot sun, we were not the only people at Bora Bora, I guess most of them like to go there at night, for happy hour and beer.

Bora Bora Special Pizza . RM13.90

Eight inches of pizza is enough for two people and make you bloated, because they topped with lots of ingredients and cheese!

Baked Potato served with salad: Seafood thousand island and cheese . RM14.50

Together with the potato salad, we got fresh veges topped with only olive oil.

I couldn't resist it everytime I am here, the seafoods they served over here are fresh and don't have fishy smell.

I think I really need a getaway, real one.


Bora Bora by Sunset 
Add: Lot 415, Jalan Batu Ferringhi, 11100 Penang. 
Business Hour: 12pm-1am (Sunday to Thursday); 12pm-3am (Friday to Saturday, Eve of Public holiday) 
Contact Number: 012-5531313

. . . . . . . . . . 

Counted as my first birthday celebration for this year.

It's time for Ramen

April, my daddy's month, as well as mine; like our past years, we always celebrate our big day together since it's only 5 days apart. 

We, family yet without my brother-in-law went to Paragon for good food; we were so lucky to find ourselves a good parking lot, maybe the time was still early when we reached the place. Paragon was actually having a function, some sort like dancing in a group, Penang is always happening, love it.

That's where we were heading for, Goku Raku Ramen; too bad I didn't make a reservation before that, and it was full house that time. We supposed need to wait for another 45 minutes to get our turn, ended up they let us jump the queue and get us in, lucky no? 

Photo taken while waiting them to clean table for us. Goku Raku Ramen has gained its good reputation via outlet at Mid Valley before coming in Penang, they name themselves as "The Ramen Heaven" because they serve the best broths for Ramen, thick and creamy.

The menu, wood-like yet it's not handy enough; at the end of menu, they even put some instruction how you should enjoy the ramen.

A little surprise from them, when they placed your order, they will bring a temporary receipt for you, with a cutie clip on top! Lovely!

They decorated the shop with this, fake plant, on our seat and also the wall. Not much seats are provided, as the restaurant is not huge.

The open-air kitchen with all-white concept; these make the environment seems steamy as the gas flow out from the kitchen to outside.

Every table will have wood basket to placed all the mess kits and napkins.

Random snap on the basket and the logo of Goku Raku Ramen.

Let's start with the food now! Until end of April, they are actually having a promotion, each Large size Ramen are giving 50% off.

The signature: Goku Raku Ramen . RM18.90 (small); RM23.90 (large)

The Goku Raku broth noodles are topped with Char Siew, flavored egg, bamboo shoots, leeks, onion and seaweed. With these, they named this as The Ramen Haven, worth to try tho! The flavored egg is awesome with its velvety yolk. 

Jantama Ramen . RM14.90 (small); RM18.90 (large)

Noodles in Goku Raku sauce topped with shredded Char Siew, Soft boiled-egg, leeks, spring onions and chopped chicken. They are good in cooking good egg which all are marinated with special sauce.

Goku Raku Miso Ramen . RM19.90 (small); RM24.90 (large)

Miso Goku Raku broth noodles topped with cabbage, minced pork, flavored egg and fragrant garlic oil. I must admit that the noodle are the best Ramen I'd ever tasted, I'm not really into Ramen if compare to Udon, yet this noodle type ramen changes my mind.

Flower decoration near the counter, the restaurant is in red and yellow, just like the color in their logo.

Four of us ordered large size ramen, as the price was even cheaper than the small size one, and the portion for the large one is only 150g noodle. Had some chit chat with the cashier while waiting they settle my bills, nice to talk with friendly him.

Goku Raku Ramen
Add: Lot 163D-1-05, Gurney Paragon Mall, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Penang.
Business Hours: 10am-10pm (Daily)
Contact Number: 604-2260961
Website: www.gokuraku-ramen.com

. . . . . . . . . .

Happy birthday to my dad, and soon to myself.