Din Tai Fung Restaurant at Gurney Plaza.

"Sin jamban ho pangsai"

Direct translated from hokkien: New toilet very nice for pooping.

When this restaurant was first opened at Gurney Plaza, there were always long lines outside of the restaurant. Everytime when we were there, the lines just doesn't seem to get any shorter and mind you, we don't go there often so we don't really know how it's like during weekdays and stuff. 

We thought the phrase above was perfect to describe the whole crowding thing in front of Din Tai Fung. That and also we thought that the food here must be really good. 

And yes, we decided to give it a try. 

We were not gonna line up for 45 minutes for a meal so we decided to go during a weekday lunch time. We were wrong. There was a line, just not that insanely long. We waited a while and we got a corner table, very closely placed next to another couple. 

We opened the menu and thought that since this is our first time,we shall order their recommended items and maybe a few more dish that has the most delicious look-in-photo. 

Let's see how it goes, shall we?

Pork Xiao Long Bao

6 pieces - RM13.10

10 pieces - RM20.80

He says: Like this one. But tasted better ones before.. work it out Din Tai Fung!

She says: So overpriced for this kind of dumpling okay. Got 'soup' inside I know, but it tasted so normal ni. It's pretty normal la. Nothing to shout about. 

Spicy Shrimp & Pork Wonton

3 pieces - RM7.50

6 pieces - RM14.00

He says: Normal..  The spicy sauce is pretty good though!

She says: This one I like better than the xiao long bao. Also, really like the chilli, surprisingly though it's not as spicy as it seems. 

Hot & Sour Noodle Soup - RM18

He says: Could be the best dish of the night for me. Hot and sour at the same time =D

She says: I thought this was going to be mind-blowing amazing but I have tasted something similar at a hawker place in Penang. Hah. BUT the noodles are amazing! It's chewy and soft at the same time. Prolly one of the best textured noodle I've eaten. I think..

Shrimp & Pork Fried Rice - RM23.90

He says: High expectations but disappointing outcome. Could get a better fried rice at food courts!

She says: It is apparently highly recommended and chef's top pick something like that. Hmm. Let's see. All I tasted on this fried rice was the eggs. Yeah, I dare say I make better fried rice at home. This is very very disappointing. 

Stir-Fried Baby String Bean with Minced Pork - RM25.10

He says: Normal.. come on!

She says: Bleh. 

Din Tai Fung Restaurant at Gurney Plaza.

Price: Very expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 3/10
Her rating: 4/10

Auntie Anne's at Lower Ground Floor at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Jalan-jalan cari makan... We are always walking and always eating.. :S

Hanging out/berdating/wasting time at the mall so we were walking around and our mouth got itchy.. Actually more like his mouth got itchy so we went all the way to lower ground floor since that level is like food's corner or something..

We walked from one end to the other, cannot decide what to have for snack. He loveeeeeeee the Passion Fruit drink at Auntie Anne's so we walked towards that area and the next thing we know, he also got their newest product in his hands.

That time, his face was lighted up for some kind of weird reason. It's as if he was holding a pot of gold or something. Hahaha.

Anyways, it has to be good because it looked so good in the photo. 

Hmm.. you've gotta read on to find out whether we hate it or we love it!

First bite: nothing yet.

After third bite then can taste the goodness :)

He says: Its a must must try for me. Wait till the 3rd bite when the chocolate and caramel ooze into your mouth. Somemore got passion fruit drink to complement it! Best.

She says: The outside bun is soft and hot, yums. The inside filling straight melted me away. IT'S SO GOOD! If you like to have sweet things once in a while, YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS. It's only RM7.60 with a drink. We took Passion Fruit as usual and their passion fruit juice is super nice. Love this snack!

Auntie Anne's at Lower Ground Floor at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Price: Reasonable

Ratings:
His rating: 9/10
Her rating: 8.5/10

Foodpanda Food Delivery - Xuan Xin Restaurant at Gurney Plaza, Penang

I don't know if anyone can agree with us but food delivery is like one of the best thing ever invented or something.

Last time, when you feel lazy to go out, the only few options that has delivery service are fast food outlets like McDonalds and KFC.

Then, this came :)

Food delivery for every other kind of food!

Yay to her for sure. Given a choice, she would probably always order food delivery. For him, it's a yay too because duhhh food delivered all the way to your doorstep okay! it would be a yay to anyone!

So, anyways after having such a tiring day at work, we decided to order food delivery using Foodpanda. What made is easy was all we needed to do is download the app. 

Or you can always log into their website to do your ordering.

To make things easier for you, just scan this and you're good to try it out! :)

We like the idea of no calling since whole day work and talk already. We just click and click and our food came one hour later. 

Yes, one hour later so for those who have their dinner at 6:30pm like us, order at 5:30pm! :)

Let's see what we ordered and how did this food delivery service went :)

Cannot believe 7-11 is also in the list. Best for anyone who caters party at home. Not enough drinks and ice? JUST USE THIS APP!

 

After looking through, we decided to order from Xuan Xin Restaurant, since we have rice and soup at home already :)

You can either pick up your food or have them delivered to your house/office!

He says: Honestly, she's the one who ordered. Anyhow, she says its very simple to do that.

She says: It was exciting to use this app. One of the things I like about this is that they really do deliver within 1 hour although for some 1 hour is quite a long time. Anyways, it's funny that they charge us service fee and also delivery fee. Ohh! Sometimes they have like free delivery promotions and stuff so that's really good! More food delivery for me! :)

Sauteed Sliced Beef with Celery - RM21.80

He says: Love this one.. Nicely done and it is delicious.

She says: Tender slices of beef. So yummy. The celery surprisingly made it really yummy although I still hate eating celery. Heh.

Deep Fried Prok Chop Szechuan Style - RM19.80

He says: The good thing about this is that the pork is really soft. BUT could be spicier since its szechuan style.

She says: Meat is soft and nice. Sauce is disappointing. We ordered szechuan style because we wanted something spicy. This one is sweet and sour kind. 

Foodpanda Food Delivery - Xuan Xin Restaurant at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Price: Quite expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 7/10 (Foodpanda) 7/10 (Xuan Xin Restaurant)
Her rating: 8/10 (Foodpanda) 5/10 (Xuan Xin Restaurant)

6 Degree Celcius at Gurney Plaza, Penang

After Escape Plan-ed, we got super thirsty but at the same time, we were both rushing home.So, she actually wanted to get a drink on the way out, along the street somewhere or something like that. But then, after we paid our parking ticket, we walked passed 6 Degrees Celcius and immediately she jumped in happiness, as if she found some kind of "fountain of life" or something. SHE MUST BE REALLY THIRSTY!

You see, in her case rights, she doesn't get thirsty easily. In fact, for her to even drink few cups of water a day is super good already. She doesn't really like to drink water or anything. But when she was that thirsty that night, SHE WAS UNDOUBTEDLY VERY THIRSTY!

Okay, anyways back to this one.

It is only after she asked the man in purple to recommend us their signature drink that we realized there's BUY 1 FREE 1 PROMO in conjunction of their anniversary! So, of course kita belilah! :)

Buy ONE LARGE and get ONE REGULAR for free!



Salted Caramel Milk Tea (Large) and Roasted Milk Tea with Grass Jelly (Regular)

He says: For sure, I'm coming back here for milk tea! 

She says: We ordered both less sugar so it was less sweet than the usual milk tea. Both also quite nice. I like both the drink but I will go for the caramel one for sure, though it was not sweet, but the smell of caramel is absolutely superb :)

6 Degrees Celcius at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Location: 6th floor of Gurney Plaza.

Price: Reasonable.

Ratings:
His rating: 7/10
Her rating: 7.5/10

Borbie Cheese Potato and Snack at Gurney Plaza, Penang

She always walked past this stall and always wanted to give it a try but we never actually stood outside and order. Why? Because for a potato baked kind of food, she felt that it was a bit too pricey. So, we always just walked past it.

Then, one day when we were heading towards Old Town for just some snacks and coffee time, she decided that she wanted to try this time. "Do it for food blog sake!" Yeah.. the reason that always wins. Hahaha. At first, we waited like a good 30 minutes because the lady apparently went to the "toilet"! So okay.. Determination must be there if you want to eat something. Haha!

We finally ordered. And when it came (which was surprisingly fast), we were also given a cup of Iced Lemon Tea. So, it's like Buy 1, Free 1 Iced Lemon Tea. Let's see what we think of it.

The many flavors of Borbie. 

Borbie Special (RM8.50)

He says: Hmmmmmmmmm... Like the pineapples, sausages and brocolli but the corn + weird cheesy sauce made it a bit of a funny taste. Just okay for me.=S

She says: The moment I laid my eyes on the food, I straight speechless. It doesn't look appetizing at all. Hah. The potato feels like its just made of powder instant kind. The gravy to it was a bit too cheesy and creamy for me. After a few mouthful, I felt so "jelak" with it. Don't like it, sorry. Too expensive also for a piece of potato snack.

Borbie Cheese Potato and Snack at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Location: 6th Floor of Gurney Plaza 

Price: Expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 4/10
Her rating: 2/10

Xuan Xin Restaurant at Gurney Plaza, Penang

So, her niece and sister completed their full month and it was time for all of us to celebrate! And they decided to dine at this restaurant with the big huge family! :) Actually the reason we settled for this restaurant is because the rest of the chinese restaurants in Penang are all fully booked for the weekend. So yeah..

We ordered so much that we could not finish eating them. You will see only a few dishes because after the food kept coming, we totally forgotten to take photos. Hah. Who can blame us right? If any of you were there, you won't even take any photos! Haha. Anyways, enjoy yourself! :)

When we reached, there were so many people lining up to get a place to seat. Good thing for us is that her sister called earlier for reservation for 15 pax!

The inside of the restaurant. Pretty spacious and huge.

Sauteed Sliced Beef with Pepper Sauce (RM19.80)

He says: The beef tastes very good together with the pepper sauce.

She says: The meat is pretty soft and not that chewy. Kinda like this dish. Not a big fan of black pepper dish though. 

Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Seafood & Crab Roe (RM28.60)

He says: Thumbs up for this! The colour is different from the normal shark fin soup though! haha. =D

She says: I don't usually drink shark's fin soup. Not because I think it's cruel and stuff like that. It's just I feel there's like not much taste in it. But this one, I love it! I finished one whole bowl by myself, which is like so rare! :)

Fried Rice with Seafood and & Salted Egg Yolk

He says: Fried perfectly nice. Not oily and the rice tastes really good!

She says: Not bad for a dish of fried rice. Not bad! :)

Deep Fried Pork Cube with Sweet & Sour Sauce (RM16.80)

He says: Typical sweet and sour pork. Just okayyyyy..

She says: Love the meat. Very soft and the sauce is sweet. Not too sweet. Just alright sweet. Nice dish :)

Pan-Fried Prawn with Chef Sauce (RM26.00)

He says: I'm not going back there for that. Cant really taste the sauce AND it is super expensive some more for probably just 6 prawns?

She says: Hmm.. The sauce is not that yummy and impressive. The prawn meat not so fresh because it sticks to its shell. Not that great!

Braised Sea Cucumber with Black Mushroom and Brokolli (RM28.00)

He says: I kinda like this one. Like every 8 course dinner, this one will always be one of my favourite! And this, even better than those in hotels. The sauce is slightly too sweet though.

She says: This one is not bad. The black sauce is pretty normal. 

Stewed Ee-Foo Noodles with Seafood (RM13.80)

He says: Hmm its not bad.. Like the texture of the noodles!

She says: I like this dish just because the noodles used is yummy! Ee foo mee is not one of my favorite noodles but this dish is yumms. 

Xuan Xin Restaurant at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Location: Gurney Plaza, Penang

Direction: Level 3, New Wing of Gurney Plaza, Penang

Price: Expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 7/10
Her rating: 6/10

Mango Dessert at Hui Lau Shan, Gurney Plaza, Penang

We always walked by this place and never got the chance to try it out. She is not a big fan of fruits but he is. In the end, we tried it out ler since its mango and almost everyone likes mango, right?

After movie one night, we were like "let's go eat mango!"

and mango we ate (healthy supper)

Presenting to you *drum rolls* MANGO ROMANCE - RM12.90

First one - Mango Ice Cream with diced fresh mango on top of a layer of jelly.

He says: Its okay okay la.. Love mango! The ice is so so ni... But i like the aloe vera together with the mango!

She says: The ice cream, I loveeeeeee! So smooth and strong of mango flavour. Super rich and super awesome! Diced mango is good and pretty refreshing. The jelly that's at the bottom of it all is the spoiler of this mini dish. Tasteless and disgusting texture.

Second one - Pureed mango served with mini glutinous rice balls  and diced mango.

He says: I likey this one! =D Its like a cup of think mango juice with those balls inside it.

She says: I like the mango puree, and the diced mango in it. The glutinous rice ball, I don't really fancy.

Third one - Mango ball (fillings of diced mango) coated with shredded coconut and sliced mango.

He says: Mango again! This one is quite special.. tastes better than i expected it to be!

She says: This dish is a genius. Who would ever know  that mango goes quite well with coconut? I never knew. At first, I thought it was gonna be a weird one. But no, this is definitely my favorite in this 'romance'! :))

Price: Pretty expensive

Ratings:

His rating: 4/10

Her rating: 4.5/10