Gurney Plaza - Chicago Rib House

Ever since CRH Juru Autocity closed down, I had been hoping they'll reopen either at Gurney Plaza or Queensbay Mall. And here they are, back on business in Gurney Plaza. It is located at the old Manila Place, which is along the same stretch as the Starbucks and Coffee Bean. Just walk along that stretch and you'll not miss it.

Since the return of CRH, I had been wanting to revisit the restaurant and chew on the juicy ribs again. :P And of course, the mocktail pina colada.....

The place at Gurney Plaza is smaller compare with Juru Autocity, but the business is much better. The crew are much more friendly and you'll feel a bit like TGIF style. :P


The menu, the content looks almost the same, with some differences.


The best changes they had made....."Kids eat free everyday!" :P


Decoration around the restaurant...


The bar......


Are you the loyal guests of CRH? :P


Waiting for our order....


Pina Colada mocktail......highly recommended!


Cranberries juice.


Fish & Chips for the kid. :) It is simple but is sufficient for a kid below 12. :)


Happy face, when the food arrived...


Another happy face.....


Half ribs for wife. Seems like they had improve on the ribs, it is more juicy compare to last time.


Ribs and salmon combo meal.


Closer look at the salmon, it is grilled lightly, so there is still part of the salmon flesh still raw, which make the meat taste juicy. For me, it is perfect. :P


Nyam nyam....my favorite pork ribs.......


Water boiled broccoli, for the healthy heart. :P


Buttered rice...


And....it is makan time! :)

After previous experience, we didn't order any appertizer or dessert. Fortunately we didn't order any, as I had to help finish up the kid's meal as well.

I must be back to eat the potato skin and fried mushroom!!!!

Lastly, if you are going there, especially on weekend and public holiday, make sure you call for reservation first, as it is always full of people. :)

CRH:
GPS Coordinate: 5°26'14"N   100°18'34"E
FB Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/CRHMalaysia?sk=wall

Jalan Padang Lalang - Swenz Cafe

After bringing the baby for jab, thinking of going for a brunch at Pak Hainan, when we walk to the restaurant which is just 2 shops away from the pediatrician clinic, I just realized that it already changed name. It is now Swenz Cafe. Well, I just give it a try since it seems like same concept with Pak Hainan.


When the waiter pass us the menu, I saw that there are actually 3 branches around Butterworth area, and I saw a new one coming up at Taman Gemilang Permai there.


Closer look at their logo, it looks so cute!


There is a huge wall paper explain on the objective of the restaurant. I didn't read it through since I was sitting farthest from it.


Not much changes of the interior since Pak Hainan...


Grade A restaurant, which means it is clean and safe enough. :)


Since it is a brunch, so I ordered breakfast and lunch together. :P Firstly, a try on the coffee...taste ok, nothing  spectacular or extraordinary.


Toasted bread with kaya and butter, my usual favorite for breakfast.


Fried rice for lunch, it is nice! Try it out if you are there.


"Kam Hiong" chicken rice. Not bad.

Swenz Cafe:
GPS coordinate: 5°21'53"N   100°26'42"E
fb: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000062092790

Straits Quay - Blue Reef Fish & Chips

Penang latest hot place for leisure and food - Straits Quay. Well, I only been here for once, this is my 2nd visits and this time is for lunch. With recommendation from friends, we head for the Blue Reef Fish & Chips.


The main entrance of Straits Quay, always like to take photo here as there is decoration depends on the festival...


The restaurant is located at 3A-G-20, which is in Straits Quay West building, if you enter from the front, just turn to your right and walk straight to the end. It will be on your left with a fish sign there.


This is the sign you gonna see...


The entrance of the restaurant.


The environment is nice, suitable for friends and family gathering while enjoying meal....


The menu....


They do have "happy hour menu"......things are much cheaper during these time frame.


Well, an even better deal.....the "Weekday Lunch Promotion"....order a main course and add just RM1 to get a soup of the day with garlic bread and a glass of ice lemon tea.....


The promotion information is everywhere...:P


Don't like ice lemon tea? They do serve beer and wine as well.


The culinary set for you to enjoy the food.


All the sauce and seasoning to go with the food...


Ah......even if you don't order any drinks, they will still serve you a cup of nice cold plain water...ice lemon tea is on the left.....


The soup of the day, it was mushroom soup. The plate is huge but it is actually shallow, so just nice for a person to eat it. I was hope that the bread can be a bigger slice. :P


Seafood Galore (Cod fish) with bread crumbs...beware if you are ordering seafood galore, the portion is huge and enough for 2 persons to eat. :)


Seafood Galore (Cod fish) with beer batter...


Fish & Chips (Garoupa fish).


Chicken Cordon Bleu. I ordered this with recommendation from my friend. It is good. :)

The seafood galore cost RM55.00, Chicken Cordon Bleu is RM20, Fish and Chips is RM26. So it is around RM30 per person to have a meal there. :)

Straits Quay GPS coordinate: 5°27'29"N   100°18'48"E
Blue Reef fb fan page: https://www.facebook.com/bluereef.fnc

Butterworth Sunway - Abbey Road Bistro Restaurant

Whenever we have a special day to celebrate, especially in Penang mainland area, it is tough to get a nice fine dining restaurant. The only one that I had know of is the Bandar Sunway Victoria Station.

Until recently saw this article in TheStar, only I realized that there is another fine dining restaurant just a few shops away from Victoria Station Bandar Sunway.


The outlook of the restaurant. If I didn't read the article, I think I'll never walk into the restaurant, since it doesn't looks like a place for a family to hangout. :P


Closeup look at the signboard, it looks more like a pub but don't be fool by it. It is a place suitable for everyone, including family gathering!


The front door of the restaurant, nicely design and decorated.


The restaurant operating hours...


Inside the restaurant, there are 2 setups, the high table and the normal one. this is the high table. The lighting is not as bright as the photo, I need to +2EV in postp to get this. :P


Another view of the high table. As you can see, the chair and the table is extra high. I choose to sit at the normal table as I was there with my kid.


The decoration near the bar....


The restaurant is based on Beatles theme, so there are lots of The Beatles poster and photo everywhere in the restaurant.


Including the ceiling! So, if you are Beatles fans, enjoy the ambience and environment at the restaurant.


If you need a drink with friends or family, don't worry, they got serve wine as well. :)


The bar at the far end of the restaurant, they serve German beers as well.


The menu nicely place on the table...


The menu...


If you have no idea of what is written in the menu or lazy to read words, there are also photo for you as reference...


The setup of the table is nice as well, with culinary sets placed nicely on the table. The napkin is also nicely printed as well.


After ordering, there is some time and we snap around the restaurant. :)


When I browse through the menu, I saw they serve Irish Coffee!!!!! Without second thought, I immediately place the order for it. :P While I was not a drinker, but I has a fascination to try it out after reading one of the mandarin books about it. :P


Closer look at the Irish Coffee.


I ordered mushroom soup for the appertizer, it comes with a slice of garlic bread which is nicely toasted.


The mushroom soup is nice, it is one of the nicest I tasted before other than Fisherman Grill. :)


The main course, lamb shank for me. When it comes to lamb, I always cautious to order as lamb is not easy to cook it nicely, especially on the removal of the smell.


I did a slicing test on it, and it is so soft! It must has took the chef sometimes to cook to this softness level. The meat is soft and taste nice. If you are there, must give it a try. :)


Main course for wife, pan seared sea bass served with grilled asparagus and mashed potatoes. While I don't find the name interesting, it taste nice!


Another view before we start to demolish it with our mouth. :P


Closer look.


The aftermath of the lamb shank, too bad the bone is not eatable. :P


The aftermath of the fish, totally gone......

While the food portion from the photo looks not that much, it is just nice for me. The Irish Coffee is nice, but I'm not sure if it is suppose to taste like this since it is the first time I try it out. :P

The best part of the restaurant is the boss, he is so friendly and always make you feel like home when you are there. When I snap around the restaurant, he even offer me to snap at the toilet. Don't get me wrong, it is because they put some effort on designing the toilet as well. :P

The total cost of the meal is very close to RM100, I think is around RM99. :P It is worth the money for the experience and the food there. Totally feel happy after the visit to the restaurant.

Oh ya, they have a facebook fanpage as well!

Abbey Road Bistro Restaurant:
GPS Coordinate: 5° 23' 42"N, 100° 23' 56"E
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abbeyroadbistro?ref=ts
Phone: 04-390 6655
Address: 6GF, Lebuh Tenggiri 2, Pusat Bandar Sunway, Seberang Jaya, 13700 Butterworth, Malaysia