Dinner @ Penang Village, TTDI

Kim and I came home from work around 9:30pm and decided to eat around our neighborhood. We weren't really sure what to eat but decided to settle on Penang Village having not visited this place once despite being opened for quite a number of years.




Penang Village serves up Malaysian Local Favorites with an emphasis on Penang and Penang Nyonya Delicacies. Hungry we ordered quite a few dishes to share.


Otak-Otak

One of my favorite dishes to order when I'm in Malaysia or Thailand. The mix spices and fish were blended together and then molded like mini cakes that is then steamed.


Shredded Chicken with Koay Teow Soup

I enjoyed the Koay Teow which was very soft. The Soup had a nice sweetness to it. I only wished they put in more shredded chicken meat.


Chicken Kapitan Curry

I'm no curry expert. The Chicken Kapitan Curry in my opinion tasted like a normal Malaysian Curry except it is a little sweeter. The chicken was fork tender and the gravy was excellent with rice.


Stir-Fried Assorted Vegetables

The vegetables were served wokking-hot and was very fragrant with the addition of minced Fried Garlic.

We were pretty stuffed after all the dishes. Penang Village in my opinion is a perfect place for people that are craving for some Penang Food but would want to have it in a restaurant setting.


Food: 3.8/5
Service: 4/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Price: $$ (Under USD $25 per person)


Contact Information
Address: 1 Lorong Rahim Kajai 13, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +6 03-7722-4288
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Pork Burger @ Cristang

Famed for their pork burgers Cristang is probably one of the most blogged about restaurants I have read in KL. Having heard claims that their burgers are to die for we headed out to try it for ourselves.

There seven different pork burgers ranging from P1-P7. Confused over which one to order our waiter told us to pick P7 "The Urban Legend". This is supposedly the mother of all burgers with a petai (a really smelly and strong bean) infused patty topped with a petai infused chili con-carne and of course with a slab of cheese, oversized onion rings and tomato. The verdict? Juicy, delicious and surprised at how well the petai complemented the burger. Just look at my eating model Mike devouring his P7.




Besides their burgers Cristang also serves up a wide variety of Nyonya and Western Dishes with their own twist.

We ordered their highly recommended Nasi Lemak Goreng (Fried Oily Rice). This calorie bomb contains liberal amounts of butter, Chinese Sausage, Fried Shallots, Bacon and a deep fried egg. This combination may sound gross but trust me it packed a whole load of flavor despite the rice being a tad too oily.




Their Nyonya and Asian dishes were so-so and did not wow us like the Nasi Lemak and Pork Burger. Portuguese Baked Fish had a nice amount of heat but was a little mild in flavor.



We ordered their Ribs Ambila but they ran out and so we settled for their Chicken Debal which was a little bland and did not pack any heat.



Bak Kut Teh with instant noodles was creative but their soup was rather watery and bland.



For dessert their Home-Made Oreo with Peppermint Ice Cream is not to be missed. The combination of alcohol soaked Oreo cookies with a vanilla and Oreo ice cream was one killer combination. We wiped this out within minutes.



Our last dessert was their Pan Fried Butter Cake with Creme Anglaise. Despite being pan fried the butter cake was only crispy on the edges. It was a decent dessert but didn't blow us away like the Oreo ice cream did.



The four of us were stuffed after sampling so many dishes. I would definitely love to come back to sample the other dishes that I did not have room for.

Contact Information:
Address: B-G-19, 8 Avenue, Pusat Perniagaan Sek 8, Jalan Sungei Jernih (8/1)
Tel: +6.03.7956.7877