Tsunami Village Seafood Restaurant at Tanjung Bungah, Penang

Hello everyone! This week feels like a SEAFOOD week, don't you think?

You all should have at least a SEAFOOD dinner this week! As you all may know, thi is not our first post on seafood. You can read more on where we went and what we tried HERE and HERE.

FEASTING TIME by the seaside at this restaurant. The place is quite huge and when it's towards 730pm-800pm, the place could be very packed. So, it's best to make reservations before heading up north!

Portions are based on 8 adults and we struggled quite a bit to finish them all :)

You can choose to be seated outside facing the seaside or inside.

Helicopter dish 

This is like a must-have everytime you go for seafood dinner.

He says: Enjoy the whole process of eating it every time! Tastes normal but I think the sauce made the difference :)

She says: Fresh and clean.

Fried Bee Hoon

He says: Just okay okay.. 

She says: It's above average for me. Mayeb because it's not too dry and there's a lot of ingredients inside. Yums.

Assam Prawns

He says: Pretty good. Combination of sweetness, sourness and saltiness!

She says: Everyone loves asam prawns right? Even for those who doesn't eat prawns, this is a must-try dish. The asam sauce is superb. Not too much of saltiness, sweetness and the sourness.

Deep Fried Brinjal in strips.

He says: Nice! But could be better if it is more crunchy!

She says: Goodness. THIS IS THE BOMB. Very smart of them to cook it like that. It's actually really yummy. I love it that it's a bit crunchy outside but soft inside. Love this one :)

Deep Fried Nestum Prawn

He says: My favourite dish of the night! Nestum nestum nestum! 

She says: Okaylah for me. Nothing special. Just like those kind where you'll have them as the fourth dish in any wedding dinner.

Steamed Fish (Red Snapper) Thai Style

He says: Quite disappointed. I thought that this is the main dish but it was served cold and the OOOOMM wasn't there.

She says: Not as nice as I thought it would be. The fish meat also got some funny smell.

Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab

He says: Thumps up! crunchy and good!

She says: ANOTHER BOMB. Chiak crab but no need use hand. Syiok to the max. This one is very good. Very crunchy and then the flour that coats the soft shell crab is quite thin so can actually taste the soft shell crab. This one really yummy. Another must-try here!

Tsunami Village Seafood Restaurant at Tanjung Bungah, Penang

Contact number: 012 487 2718 / 019 447 2718

Closed on Monday

Price: Reasonably cheap.

Ratings:
His rating: 7.5/10
Her rating: 8.5/10

Wei Universal Curry Fish Head at Lorong Perak, Penang

A good friend of ours just came back from the OZ land for a very short holiday, so we met up for dinner. We were on the way to another location, when we passed this place and immediately he said that the curry fish head here is gooood. So, we made that turn and wala! We ended up dinner-ing here! :)

You can see our first entry on curry fish head HERE!

We have two very special guests here with us, that will comment from their side too :)

Eveyone, meet Kelvin Lim, the OZ boy :)

And Mr Jack Lee, our joker :)

Making a new pot of freshly made curries. Yums.

Other than fish head, you can add in squid and prawns. All very fresh :)

A plate of vegetables as one of the dish :)

He says: This one is kinda bad but the bak hu made it a lot better! hahaha! 

She says: Typical vegetable, but the black sauce is a bit too plain and watery.

Kelvin says: It was okay.

Jack says: Typical vegetable.

Deep Fried Belacan Chicken

He says: Typical belacan chicken. 

She says: Okay okay la.

Kelvin says: The belachan chicken is not very fragrant. Quite standard but compliments with the curry fish.

Jack says: Belacan chicken nice.

Curry Fish Head + Squid

He says: Milky/santan-ish kinda curry. It pretty good but could be better if it is spicier! haha! 

She says: Smells good even when it hasn't reach our table. It's pretty yummy. And the fish meat is so fresh and huge! Love it! :)

Kelvin says: Fish pretty fresh, curry sweet and a little viscous.

Jack says: Fish tasted good.

 I compared the size of the fish tail with a spoon. It's seriously very big piece.

Wei Universal Curry Fish Head at Lorong Perak, Penang

Location: At the junction of Lorong Perak and Jalan Jelutong traffic light.

Price: Slightly expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 7.5/10
Her rating: 8.5/10
Kelvin's rating: 8/10
Jack's rating: 8/10

Famous Seafood at Floating Restaurant at Bukit Tambun, Penang

SPECIAL GUEST! SPECIAL GUEST! SPECIAL PRETTY DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS GUEST!

Yess. Whenever need to travel to eat good food at places like Tambun, we've gotta go with a bunch of our lovely friends! More people, more happiness! 

We have been planning this for quite a while now since it's pretty difficult to get everyone on this amazing seafood-trip! We left Penang quite early in the evening so that we wouldn't ba caught in the jam and if not mistaken, it was a public holiday the day after. I think.. 

So yeah.. so many seafood makan place in Tambun right and as usual, we all couldn't decided. We are all very polite and nice so the word "CINCAI LA" or ÄNYTHING LA" is always heard whenever we are all together!

Since we food bloggers and no one else wants to decide which one to go to, we both decided we would bring them to this place. Some of them also have been here so here it is! :) 

Oh ya. There were in total 10 of us! Just nice to fit a round table. And one more thing, do wear long pants if you do not want to be friendly to the blood-suckers..

Everyone, meet the hot chick, Sharon Leow. 

You can't see the restaurant by the roadside, so you've gotta drive slowly when you are at the road leading to it. Once you're in the restaurant, you'll see that the place is huge! Surrounded with water and their very own fish-farm. 

Appetizer has got to be this: HELICOPTER shell seafood (RM12)

He says: I kinda enjoyed digging out this creature hiding inside the 'helicopter'. Hahaha. Tasted normal but it compliments with the chilli sauce nicely.

She says: Quite fresh. The treasure inside quite easy to be dug out.

Sharon says: They were just an 'okay.'

Typical-mush-have: KANGKUNG SAMBAL BELACAN (RM10)

He says: The ratio of belacan in there is definitely more than the sambal! But its okay overall.

She says: Quite a standard kangkung belachan.

Sharon says: You can never go wrong with kangkung. I've liked mine to have a little more spicy and less of that belacan in there though.

STEAMED SIAKAP IN LAKSA SAUCE (RM40)

He says: My first time trying this kind of dish! It is spicy, sweet and sour. All in one!

She says: Really tasted like laksa. The sauce is very unique. I have seen/eaten steamed fish with laksa sauce before so yeah, this one quite tasty.

Sharon says: This was probably an added variety among the array of other dishes. I'd say a good difference from the conventional Teochew-based steamed fish. I've tasted better ones though, but nonetheless the combination of sweet, salty, and sour complemented the overall taste of the fish and turned out to be a cohesive dish, nonetheless.

STIR-FRY BRUSSEL SPROUTS aka "chai tahn" (RM10)

He says: Usually stir-fry brussel sprouts. The thing is "chai tahn" always taste so good to me. Haha. The crunchiness! 

She says: I know its just a stir fry vege, but this one very yummy! So yummy we wanted to order serving number two but no more d.

Sharon says: With the right amount of crunch in texture, and proper seasoning; this was a good dish, overall. No arguments here!

CHILLI MEATY CRAB aka "bak chim" (RM44)

He says: Not a big fan of crab. So hard to eat! Have to peel/crack/peel the shell all. Grrrr.. haha. Anyways, this one is not bad.. A bit too sweet though..

She says: CRAB! MUST HAVE AT A SEAFOOD MAKAN PLACE! The sauce is okay, nothing very special to shout about! Still, fingers licking good though!

Sharon says: Crab never did interest me. The sauce could've been much thicker with a more robust flavor. There was ideally no punch to it, the kind of punch you'd get from other chili crab on the island. Did not have the chance to eat the meat, but by the looks of it, there was not much.

DEEP-FRIED CALAMARI/SOTONG (RM15)

He says: How good or bad could deep fried calamari go?

She says: Very addictive! After pop one into my mouth, and I find myself keep popping more. Love this.

Sharon says: Batter was well-seasoned with just the right touch of salt and pepper. Squids were also fresh and size-wise, easy to chew. Definitely one of those things you'd pop in your mouth every now and then with all the other dishes going on.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH RICE WINE (RM12)

He says: Weird taste. Not going back there for that. =S

She says: Steamed clams. Hmmm.. This one I think not many people will know how to enjoy.. I don't really like it..

Sharon says: As much as I totally get the whole flavor combo this dish's got going on, - a little chinese parsley, ginger and a dash of rice wine - it certainly didn't do much justice. The rice wine was much more than there should've been and totally rid off any hint of good clam flavor. Yes, it was that overwhelming. Forget clam flavor, the clams weren't fresh either.

STEAMED MANTOU (RM10) we ordered about 15 pieces

He says: Its a bit hard despite it is freshly steamed.

She says: IT WAS SERVED HOT! SO YAY!

Sharon says: I LOVE MANTOU! There's just no way you can critically evaluate mantou and all the goodness it has blessed us so graciously with. NO WAY. Lol

SPICY CERITHIDEA OBTUSA aka balitong (RM12)

He says: My favourite! Yums.. The sauce was awesome..

She says: Not only this is super yummy with the way they cook it (Kam Heong), but it was so much fun sucking it with our buddies! Love it!

Sharon says: This was something tedious to eat, really! Take my hats off to those who eat these crawlies so quickly. I was lucky I even got one out! The curry base was a little too spicy for my taste, though.

STEAMED BABY OCTOPUS aka "tu boh sui" (RM12)

He says: Just okay.. quite fresh though..

She says: Normal, but the fried garlics on top make it very appetizing!

Sharon says: Close to being raw, it was just a flat 'okay' for my taste buds. Nothing to rave about.

DEEP-FRIED NESTUM PRAWNS (RM30)

He says: Arggghh.. Gotta peel again. Overall, the nestum was not bad.. 

She says: Fresh, crispy and crunchy. Delicious!

Sharon says: I consider prawns to be delicious only when they're ones I don't bother peeling before devouring them. The prawns were definitely reasonable in size. The way it was fried with the nestum could've definitely tasted better. Maybe a little more curry leaves would've done the trick.

STIR-FRY NOODLE aka "char mee tiau" (RM10)

He says: A bit too dry and I could not really taste anything except flour. Teehee.

She says: Okay okay only for me.

Sharon says: There's nothing like pan-tossed noodles with good frying oil and a good combination of egg, leeks, chicken pieces and whatnot. Fried to perfection, those noodles weren't the slightest bit tough and weren't drowned in oil unlike many we've all possbily come across with.

FRIED ICE-CREAM (RM3 per piece)

He says: Thumbs up!

She says: BEST DESSERT EVER after seafood feast. *sings* You're hot then you're cold..

Sharon says: Probably the most ideal way to end any dinner: something sweet; something savoury. Some genius must've thought "Why not both?" and invented such a sweet and salty concoction. Here you've got the best of both worlds: chocolate ice cream and fried bread. No one should ever have to complain again.

Famous Seafood at Floating Restaurant at Bukit Tambun, Penang

Location: Lot 2400, Jalan Bukit Tambun, 14110 Simpang Ampat.

Direction: The restaurant will be on your right when you are driving towards the end of Bukit Tambun. Turn right when you saw a huge factory look like building on your right

Price: Reasonably cheap

Ratings:
His rating: 8.5/10
Her rating: 8/10
Sharon's rating: 6.5/10

Isaribi Tei Japanese Restaurant at Chow Thye Road, Penang

She saw this deal (AGAIN!) on Groupon and immediately bought it as she really wanted to try those mentioned in the set menu. RM88 for 2pax. That's like 44% discount of its original price. Actually, we will never order so much in a Japanese Restaurant and to total up to that amount! Imagine with that money, we could have better meals by the roadside. But again, cannot compare la since this is Japanese food whatt. Our favorite Japanese restaurant will still be Yuzu. Sadly, they don't have one in Penang. Oh well...

Do enjoy our photos as you can notice that we have included our name/brand into each photos. She discovered PicMonkey and she had fun editing pictures because it's very user friendly. Sort of. So yeah, enjoy reading us! :)

Front entrance of the Japanese Restaurant.

The very green-themed-garden-like walkway to the restaurant.

Inside of the restaurant. 

Grilled Tuna Maki (RM25.00)

Grilled maki sushi rolls with tuna.

He says: Grilled perfectly.. The sticky rice is a bit dry though..

She says: Very unique taste! I didn't even know that this is tuna! Yummy. Love this one.

Shima-aji Cavlor and Salmon Carpaccio (RM25.00)

Special Carpaccio dish made with striped jack fish and salmon.

He says: The best! what a combo right there! People go try this one.. =)

She says: Pretty colors right? The salmon and avocado is perfecto! It's very yummy! The avocado makes it so creamy and just compliments the raw fish. And it's so fresh! OH SO FRESH! Love this dish to the max!

Sanma Kabayaki (RM18.00)

Japanese saury marinated with teriyaki sauce and grilled.

He says:  Probably my first time eating Sanma fish. Smells like... fish oil? probably because of the rich fish oil inside this fish! Haha. 2 thumbs up! After eating this, I burped and it smells really fishy!

She says: I don't and never will like this kind of long fish. I don't know how to explain it. But the way they grill this goodness is heavenly! The sweet kind of sauce they used is finger licking good good! Sweet and tasty! :)

King Prawn Thermidor (RM40.00)

King prawn stuffed with cheese and cream and served au gratin style 

(au gratin refers to a dish that is baked with a topping of seasoned breadcrumbs and cheese)

He says: Look at that! Just imagine the cheese and prawn all over your mouth! fuuulah!

She says: Prawn is fresh. The cheese is very chewy which is such a lovely thing. And the sauce that accompanies the baked prawn is very nice. Quite creamy and delicious. Thumbs up for this one! :)

Tai Shabu Shabu (RM35.00)

Mini steamboat dish with fresh red snapper cuts.

He says:  The soup is really really really sweet. The mushroom and bean curd is really delicious too.. I think the can cut down on the sugar though..

She says: Mini steamboat! Yay! The cuts of fresh fish fillet is super fresh. The soup is sweet. perhaps too sweet for me. Too sweet to drink a lot of time. If its less sweet, then it'll be like so perfect! :)

Black Sesame Homemade Ice Cream (RM5 per scoop)

He says: No way I'm not gonna eat that again..

She says: Err.. it's alright. It's unique because I never tasted one ice cream like that. It's like eating the fried sesame bun called " han chin peng"! Haha.

Isaribi Tei Japanese Restaurant at Chow Thye Road, Penang

Location: 60 Chow Thye Road, 10350 Georgetown, Penang

Direction: Next to Jemputree.

Price: Quite expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 7/10
Her rating: 8/10