The night before flying off to Melbourne, I was feeling nyonya, thus, with the recommendation of my dad's friend, we went to try out a new nyonya place in Penang, called Nyonya Breeze.
Taken from the name card =P
This place has a reputation of having recipes that are original, as the owner claimed that the recipes had been inheritted from his/her grandmother. Looking at the settings of the restaurant, it shows a mix of old and new, with nicely painted soft white walls and air cond, in the same time using wooden tables and stools. There are also old pictures hanging on the walls, suggesting that the owner indeed is from a Baba inheritance.
Something pretty interesting is that the front page of the menu shows a brief history of Nyonya cuisine, which would be fun to read if you are interested in this kinda stuff. =)
Front page of the menu
Another interesting point is that instead of trying to translate each item in the menu into english, it is being spelt out straight from Hokkien dialect. Unique in its own way. =)
Kiam Chai Ark
Asam Heh
As we had 6 person in total, we ordered 6 dishes, and the waiter that took our order decided for us which dish should be big or small accordingly to what we order. A pretty good customer service i would say.
There are magazines on a shelf for those who doesn't like sitting around doing nothing while waiting for the food to come. A thoughtful thing to do. =)
Sis taking magazines while waiting for the food
The quality of the food is pretty good, and it does taste and look nyonya (at least to me). Each portion of the food is good enough for all 6 of us to eat and not get too full or sick of it. One thing to be aware of though is that each day the restaurants serves only one kind of soup and one kind of dessert. Thus, if there are things that you dun eat, its better to give them a call to ask what's the soup and dessert of the day before deciding where to eat. =P
Sambal Goreng Prawns, though no sambal is visible
Salted Fish Bone Tofu Soup. Excellent.
Jiu Hu Cha, to be eaten wrapped in a lettuce leaf. Very well made.
Some pork cooked with something-i-don't-know. Tasted pretty good though. =)
Potato leaves. I have to say, tasted pretty good too.
Dessert. Pink Jelly thinggy with Jackfruit and Ma-Tai. However, I really dun recommend this particular dessert as it didnt taste that good. Kinda ruined the finale of the meal.
Except for dessert, i would say the all the food had been done nicely and expertly. In these days, when a restaurant gets famous, the cooks would somehow become more clumsy which will produce bad food with low quality. However, though the place was pretty packed when we were there, the food was still good. Hopefully their standard can be maintained as they reputation rises. =)
Nyonya Breeze (Nyonya Cuisine, Non-Halal)
Address: No. 50, Lorong Abu Siti, 10400 Georgetown, Penang.
Tel: Rosie-0164160663 Gerald-0123348390
Opening Hours: Lunch 11:30 - 2:30 Dinner 6:30 - 10:00
Opening Days: Closed on Tuesdays, except Public Holidays
