Penang buffet lunch promotions

Last updated: 12/16/2017

The information is compiled, to my best effort, from other websites, newspaper, and directory listing and MAY NOT REFLECT the most updated information.
Please call directly or go to the official website for the hotels listed for an accurate description.

Place	Day	Adult	Child	Remarks	Contact
360 at the TOP	Sun	58		Until Feb 2018
Bayview Beach	Sun	42	24		6048812123
Café Jen	Daily	68		International buffet	6042622622
E&O	Mon-Fri	79.3	39.65		6042222000
E&O	Sat-Sun	86.3	43.15
Eastin	Mon-Fri	70	35	Executive lunch	6046121128
Eastin	Sun	88	34	Eat and swim Sunday
Equatorial	Sat-Sun	98	49	Kampachi	6046327000
Flamingo Hotel	Sun	28			6048927111
Four points	Sun	54	27
G Hotel	Daily	95		International; buy 2 free 1 Dec 2017	6042380000
Lexis Suites	Sunday	88	50	Umi japanese restaurant	6046262888
Lone Pine	Sun	85	42.5
Olive Tree	Sat	60	30	Amazing Thai
Parkroyal	Sun	68		Gourmet buffet lunch	6048811133
Rasa Sayang	Sun	103	53.3		6048888888
Royale Chulan Penang	Sun	62	32	High tea
St Giles Wembley	Thurs	68	34	Japanese and western	6042598000
St Giles Wembley	Fri	68	34	Seafood
St Giles Wembley	Sat	68	34	Japanese and Seafood
St Giles Wembley	Sun	68	34	Oriental hi tea
Sunway Hotel	Sat-Sun	28			6042299988
Vistana Hotel	Daily	45	22.5	International buffet

Penang buffet dinner promotions

I thought it would be handy to share (and for myself to refer to this list from time to time when running out of ideas for dinner. In Penang. Really).

Last updated: 12/16/2017

The information is compiled, to my best effort, from other websites, newspapers, and directory listings and MIGHT NOT REFLECT the most updated information.
Please call directly or go to the official website for the hotels listed for an accurate description.

Place	Day	Adult	Child	Remarks	Contact
360 at the TOP	Daily	88		Nyonya and local; Reservation mandatory	6042613540
Café Jen	Fri	95		Fisherman's catch
Café Jen	Sat	95		Let's grill
Cititel	Fri	95	48	Seafood promotion	6042911128
Copthorne Orchid	Saturday	42	25	Nyonya buffet	6048923333
E&O	Sun-Thes	133.3	60.95
E&O	Fri-Sat	133.3	60.95	Add on 66 for alchohol
Eastin	Fri-Sat	110	55	add on 60 for alchohol
Equatorial	Sat	128	64	Kampachi japanese
Equatorial	Fri	128	64	Sensational seafood @ nada lama
Equatorial	Sat	128	64	Carvery buffet @ nada lama
Flamingo Hotel	Fri	76	40
Flamingo Hotel	Sat	85	45	BBQ and Carvery
Four points	Sat	84	42	BBQ and Carvery
G Hotel	Sun-Thur	120		International buffet
G Hotel	Fri-Sat	155		Lava Stone
G Kelawai	Sun-Thur	75		International buffet	6042190000
G Kelawai	Fri-Sat	105		Japanese Buffet
Golden Sands	Thurs	98			6048861911
Golden Sands	Sat	108		Seafood Heaven with drinks
Golden Sands	Fri	108		Sigi
Golden Sands	Sun	108		Sigi Beach BBQ
Hard Rock	Sat	99	59	Seafood on the rocks	6048811711
Holiday Inn	Daily	75			6048866666
Hotel Royal	Fri-Sat	41.99	31.99	Royal Buffet Dinner	6042267888
Icnonic Hotel	Fri-Sun	108	54	Seafood	6045059988
Ixora Hotel	Sat	78	48	Seafood and BBQ	6043821111
Lone Pine	Fri-Sat	102.6	67.6	Seafood BBQ	604886856
Lone Pine	Thurs	79.3	39	Flaming roast and Grill
Maritime Waterfront	Fri	68.9	44	BBQ	6043763797
Olive Tree	Daily	88	44	Seafood	6046377777
Parkroyal	Fri	148	38	Sunset BBQ and Carvery
Parkroyal	Sat	135	38	Seafood
Parkroyal	Sun	55	27.5
Rasa Sayang	Thurs	98	49	Sunset BBQ
Rasa Sayang	Fri-Sat	198	99	Seafood buffet
Rasa Sayang	Sun-Thur	169	85	International buffet
Royale Chulan Penang	Fri	88	44	Poolside BBQ	6042598888
Royale Chulan Penang	Sat	70	35	Hawker's Delight
St Giles Wembley	Mon	95	48	Herbs and Spices
St Giles Wembley	Tue	95	48	Mediterranean
St Giles Wembley	Wed	95	48	Thai
St Giles Wembley	Thurs	95	48	Japanese and western
St Giles Wembley	Fri	95	48	Seafood
St Giles Wembley	Sat	108	54	Japanese and Seafood
St Giles Wembley	Sun	108	54	Oriental
Sunway Hotel	Wed	48	28	Hawker's buffet
Sunway Hotel	Fri-Sat	58	35	Barbeque
Sunway Seberang Jaya	Fri-Sat	45	35	Village Flavour	6043707788
Vistana Hotel	Daily	55	27.5	International buffet	6046468000
Vouk Hotel	Fri-Sat	65		Seafood and Japanese buffet	6043708333

躼腳日本料理

This is part of the fun Taiwan travel series. View the full itinerary here.

A part of me was really reluctant to release this post - this had to be one of the best kept secrets in Taipei! And I hope that it remains that way so that it won't be overwhelmed by hordes of tourists, ha ha.

Located in the Zhongshan district, the restaurant facade was unassuming enough that passers-by would not give it an extra glance. And yet, the telltale signs of a popular eatery gave it away - before 11:30AM, a long queue was forming up at the entrance.

Fuji Harbor Tourism Fish Market 富基漁港觀光魚市, Taiwan

This is part of the fun Taiwan travel series. View the full itinerary here.

Fuji Harbor is famous for the tourist fish market where tourists could purchase fresh, live seafood and have it brought to a restaurant for cooking.

The fish market.

Keelung Miao Kou 基隆廟口, Taiwan

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There is a well known street in Keelung that has lots of hawker food. Some might know it better as the Keelung Night Market, but in fact, the place is open all day.

After a morning well spent exploring scenic views of the northeast coast, we stopped at Keelung Miao Kou for lunch.

It's very popular among tourists and locals alight because of the variety of delicious food available. The place itself isn't big; it's a short street in front of the Mei Ji temple.

Dazzling Cafe - Pink, Zhongxiao Taipei

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Dazzling Cafe is an ultra popular hangout spot known for it's long queues and honey toast.

Thanks to my aunt who helped to make a reservation 2 weeks in advance (YES 2 weeks) we secured a spot in the Pink cafe in Zhongxiao district!

It is really the perfect spot for having afternoon tea.

Fu Hang Soya Milk 阜杭豆漿, Taipei

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Our first morning in Taipei,  we had planned to have breakfast at the famous Fu Hang Dou Jiang.

Staying above Taipei Bus Station is really convenient, we just had to take the lift down, go down the connecting escalators to the MRT station, and head for the Blue Line to Shandao Temple station.
 It cost TWD 20 each.

The soya bean store is located inside Huashan market. We took Exit 5 route and found the market on the right as soon as we came out from the exit.

A queue has already formed and spilled over to the market entrance. 阜杭豆漿 is actually located on the upper floor of the Huashan market. No choice but to queue since we came all the way here already.

Dinner at Yong Kang Street, Taipei

This is part of the fun Taiwan travel series. View the full itinerary here.

Yong Kang Street is a well-known place in Taipei with many established dining outlets.
There is a mix of traditional Taiwanese food, trendy cafes, popular dessert stores and boutiques.

Some of the more well known stores are Ding Tai Fung, Du Xiao Yue and Yong Kang Beef Noodles.

After we arrived at Taipei, we proceeded to check into our minsu where we would be staying for 6 nights.

Yong Kang Street is very easy to reach. You could take the MRT to Dongmen station and it's a short walk away. Here's a great article describing some of the famous eateries.

We made a beeline for Yong Kang Beef Noodles 永康牛肉麵. It's a very famous place for beef noodles listed on almost all Taiwan guides. We were lucky not to get caught up in a long queue as it was a weekday.

Yong He Dou Jiang 永和豆浆 , Taichung

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Yong He Dou Jiang 永和豆浆 appears to be a very common breakfast chain across Taiwan, there are outlets in every major city.

There is one outlet located just across the road from Miyahara, Taichung.

Fengjia Night Market 逢甲夜市, Taichung 臺中

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Fengjia Night Market is reported to be the biggest night market in Taiwan. Well I'm not sure whether this is bigger, or Shihlin, but it IS huge.

Located in close proximity to Fengjia University, the night market springs to life after 5pm. And on weekends, it closes at 2AM 2. Freaking. A.M. Now if  only we had that kind of night market back home...

Now without further ado allow me to show some of the delicacies on offer!

Fried onion rings.

Dinner at Lao Dong Beef Noodle 老董牛肉麵

This is part of the fun Taiwan travel series. View the full itinerary here.

After checking into our minsu, being typical Malaysians, we rushed out to experience the wonderful Fengjia Night Market as soon as possible!

The close proximity to Fengjia University could be one of the reasons this night market is so popular. Apart from hordes of tourists, the young and hip could be seen everywhere.

As we strolled slowly down Xi An Street, a shop caught our eyes - what is it?

Hmm.. it's Lao Dong Beef Noodle shop. Looks like a good place to have dinner so in we went.

Golden Gate Steamboat, Gurney Drive

The hot weather did not dampen our enthusiasm for some lip-smacking fish head steamboat at Golden Gate Steamboat Restaurant.

One of the established steamboat restaurants, it is highly popular among locals and expats living in the same area.

Traditional steamboat is also available.

coffee is happiness.

A good cup of coffee is enough to make my day.

Coffee Journey
Island Plaza (near ground floor entrance),
Tanjung Tokong

Must-try foods in Taiwan (well, mostly Taipei)

Some of the most popular food in Taiwan. Most of the information is taken from the CNN article - Best Taiwanese food. The good folks at CNN Travel should have prepared one in Excel format for me to download in the first place...

I wanted something in Excel format that I could print out and refer to. Hope it will be useful to you too!

Snacks to bring back from Taiwan

From Taiwan with love.

Honey Jujube 蜜棗 - Seasonal local produce. A type of fruit that is very crisp and juicy and sweet.

Red Bean Glutinous Rice Cakes Q餅 from Saint Paul Patisserie 聖保羅

Bebek Tepi Sawah Restaurant, Ubud, Bali

Although it has been almost 1 year since my Bali visit, I never got around to completing the rest of the posts.

Of all the restaurants and warungs that we have visited in Bali, Bebek Tepi Sawah left the most lasting impression on me. It deserves a post of its own!

We were lucky for opting to dine there during lunch instead of dinner, as the beautiful surroundings and deco of the restaurant would be barely visible at night.

The most popular picture-taking spot (above).

Hai Siang Seafood Restaurant, Simpang Ampat

Made our way to Hai Siang one lazy afternoon as Ms M could not forget the memorable taste of their Yam Duck.

Saw a stall displaying Pi Pa duck so we decided to give it a try.
The accompanying sauce was absolutely divine.




The next dish to be served was the Teo Chew Mee Tiau.

uncle zack by the beach - park royal penang

Last weekend we had some spare time and decided to check out Uncle Zack by-the-beach, a fairly new dining place in Park Royal hotel. Earlier we had came across a bunch of glowing reviews so... we'll get to that later.

The ambience is first rate if 1) you arrived early around 6-ish, and 2) you've never dined by the beach before. However, given the vast number of insect stings I accumulated, perhaps some insect repellent would be a nice addition :)

From food pics

Although I do not lay claim to being a foodie expert, I have had sufficient dining experience to be able to point out that the food is mediocre. Not too bad and not too good. Not feeling particularly adventurous, we started out with the gazpacho, continued with the tapas platter, and shared the 800g beef ribs.
I personally felt that the tapas platter was a mixmash of nasi kandar leftovers. But then again, to view it in a sliggggghtly more favorable light - it kinda reminded me of 1Malaysia spirit..

From food pics

The beef ribs came in a huge serving so sharing is advisable. I prefer my meat to be succulent and juicy - it fell a bit short of my expectations.

Now here is some humble opinion from yours truly: I could only make the deduction that being professional food blogs the floggers had the special TLC and attention from the good hotel folks...

- Serving was real slow although there were about maximum 8 tables occupied (maximum capacity is around 12-16 tables).
- By the time the food arrived at our table it was cold :( gazpacho excluded!
- The serving attendant was very attentive and friendly so I guess this is the silver lining..

Nuff said.