Saturday 21 July 2012

Yeng Keng Cafe & Bar

Curious where to have Hainanese cuisine in Penang? Here we are, Yeng Keng Café and Bar in Yeng Keng Hotel on Chulia Street, Penang. Yeng Keng Café and Bar not only served with western cuisine, but with carious kind of classic hainanese dishes. For your information, Yeng Keng Hotel is one of the kind heritage boutique hotel located at the core of George Town.

Yeng Keng Café and Bar also serves with variety of western cuisine such as lamb shank, pasta, sandwiches, soups and salads and local hawkers favorites.



Yeng Keng Chicken Chop cost RM15 per portion for one person. Big portion is served with big deep fried chicken thigh with homemade red sauce (main ingredients: mushroom slices, corns, green peas, and carrot), a lot of french fries, veggies and few slice of cucumber come together as side dish for this big portion of chop.


Fish & chips cost RM15 per portion for one person. Big portion is served with big deep fried fish fillet, French fried and few slice of cucumber. In addition, sometime the Fish & chips is served with coleslaw other than few slice of cucumber.


This is a must try for all spring roll lover and one of the chef recommendation, Hainanese’s style spring roll (Choon Pieh) cost RM12 for 2 pieces. The main ingredients packed inside the roll are chicken meat, prawns, crab meat, mushroom, onion and some carrot.


Chicken Pie is a must try at Yeng Keng Café and Bar. Its value for money, the Chicken Pie can be serves 4 to 5 persons, priced at RM25 per portion. Bigger portion is available for 10 persons, priced at Rm35 per portion. 24 hours pre-order Reservation is upon required for this.


One special dessert is the Bomb Alaska, priced at RM20 per portion. However, we did not order for this because want to try the Cakes of the day.










Overall the food & beverage is considered tasty and highly recommended, friendly and cordial services provided. However limited parking space is available although there are some parking lots located just behind the hotel. Mainly focus on heritage ambiance is a good choice for those who want to have something special for their dining. 

Yeng Keng Café and Bar
326, Lebuh Chulia,
Georgetown, World Herritage City of GeorgeTown.
Tel: 04 262 2177
Business Hour: 8:30am to 10:30am (Breakfast)
                        12:00pm to 10:00pm (Lunch & Dinner)

Saturday 7 July 2012

Chez Weng Precinct 10 Strait Quay

Another cozy ambience with a special dining theme is now opened at Precinct 10, Penang. Chez Weng Modern Grill Restaurant is decorated with colorful curtains, large and bright light bulbs are hanging over the high ceiling. Dining areas are on the ground and 1st floor with cozy chairs and tables.  

This is my first time visited with online vouchers that cost only RM18.80 for a selected appetizer (soup of the day), main course of four selections (Grilled Chicken Thigh, Fish & Chips, Spaghetti Carbonara, Pizza Magarita, and Hawaiian Pizza), dessert (Panna Cotta with Straberry and Chocolate Sauce) and a refillable glass of iced tea. 

Soup of the day is a mushroom soup with few slice of garlic bread.



Three pieces of Grilled Chicken Thigh is on the top of fried potato with red capsicum sauce. 


Panna Cotta with Strawberry and Chocolate Sauce, served with a slice of strawberry is on top of the caramel.


Spaghetti Carbonara 


Panna Cotta with Strawberry and Chocolate Sauce, served with a slice of strawberry is on top of the caramel.




Cozy ambience provided with a casual dining theme, friendly and cordial services provided. Free WIFI available and convenient location and ample parking space.

Chez Weng Modern Grill Restaurant
Lot 10C – 18 & 19
Precinct 10, Jalan Tanjung Tokong, 10470 Penang
Tel: 04 899 9878
Business hours: 11:30am – 11:00pm (Close on Monday)