Saturday, December 25, 2010

Kaffa Cafe@Strait Quay

Date: 24 Dec 2010, Friday
Venue: Strait Quay, Penang

"~Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way~"

Yeah... Christmas is coming. Today is Christmas Eve!
What plan do we have? Nope...
How about we go to Strait Quay? Yeah... since we not yet been there before.


Yeah, here it is. New dinning & shopping place in Penang.


Main entrance of Strait Quay... looks blur... snowing?

We walked around and see what should we have for tonight dinner. Most of the restaurant also only serve with their Christmas set dinner for tonight. Yes, it is more expensive if compare to their daily menu. Wanted to take a Japanese food but we could not find out where it is. OK, let's go to the restaurant which with the 'reasonable' price of Christmas set dinner and less people.

Kaffa Cafe. RM50+ for set dinner. Others... more than hundred ringgit.


Appetizer: Vietnamese Spring Roll
Rate: ***


Mushroom soup
Rate: *
Not my taste.


Now only serving us a drink after the appetizer and soup.
Drink: Lemon grass
Rate: **
Taste is special but I can't take more. Again, not my taste.


My main course: Lemon grass chicken chop with rice & vege.
Rate: **
Local food. Feel like eating eco-rice :p
They do have Sandwich & Nasi Lemak as their main course in RM50+. Worth it?


Alfonso's main course: Homemade Lamp Shank
Rate: ***1/2
Sauce is nice and the lamp shank is soft. This set cost RM60+


Dessert: Mix fruit cake.
Rate:*
I only take very small 2 bite of this. Really not nice or I may say really not in my taste. Wanted to put NO star in my rating actually.

Alfonso can't wait for the Tea out. Paid and leave.
I would say that the service of this restaurant is suck. Staff is nice but no systematic. Since today they only serving set dinner and knew tonight might have many customer.s.. they should able to manage all the thing very well. Drink and food are late to serve. Staffs messed up the order even my bill! Fortunately, it was not bad for us... no long wait for our food. We saw the customers which in front of us were had a long wait. Staffs were not aware even their appetizer/soup is not serving yet. Customers requested to cancel the order and staff there said OK and all is free for them. See, there at least RM400 business in front of them but Kaffa not afford to earn it. Too bad.


After the dinner, we walked around. This is what the Strait Quay look like.
The quay is still under construction. Heard that here will be had a river taxi from/to E&O Hotel.


I saw a lot people holding a ice-cream. Wanted where they bought.
Yeah... here it is. Swensen's Crunchy Cone. Now only at RM9.90!


We bought one and try. Added 10 cent, would have 1 bottle of 500ml mineral water.


OK... let take the picture of your ice-cream with the x'mas tree :)


I guess it is a passion fruit taste.


Kap lui while eating his ice-cream. Bad guy... :p


p/s Picture is captured by HTC Legend.

X'mas Gift

Date: 24 Dec 2010, Friday

Gift Xchange!!!

For me... from him:


Li- Ning badminton racket. No more Yonex now... Li-Ning is going as a trend :)
Yes, this is what I mentioned to him... but is for our anniversary. Not X'mas.
He break the rule :p


He choose Ultra Carbon type for me.
Model: UC2200B. It is a high tensile slim shaft.


It comes with warranty card and quality certificate. And what special is it comes with the spare 'nut'.

For him... from me:


Armani Exchange sunglasses


A classic model


It is light and fashion


He is looks cool when wear with A|X sunglasses, right? :)

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Suffolk House Restaurant

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Date: 13 Dec 2010, Monday
Venue: 250 Jalan Air Itam, 10460 Penang

Business Hour :
Lunch from 12 noon – 3pm
Tea from 2.30pm – 6pm
Dinner from 7pm – 11pm

Website : http://www.suffolkhouse.com.my/
Reference by www.what2seeonline.com


"Suffolk House which is known as the first “Great House of Penang”. This recently restored 200-year old Anglo-Indian architectural building was built on the estate owned by Captain Francis Light, the founder of British settlement of Penang." - What2See


Interior...


Wooo... famous chef been here before...


Today menu.
Not many choices. All in here. Even Ala-Cart also the same... just not count in set. I believe they have different menu with different day.


Menu, Part 1


Menu, Part 2... see the price... shock, right? Me too :)


Menu, Part 3


Swedish skagen as amuse bouche - bread with butter lor :p
Rate: ***1/2


Not sure what it is... seems not in menu.
Rate: ****


Creamy seafood soup, scallop, red lentil
Rate: *****


Mango Californian roll, salad, Sichuan cress dressing, Apple chili chips
Rate: **
The salad is not 'juicy' at all... too dry.


His main course...


Organic New Zealand lamb, mojo rojo, marques herbs, shimeji tatin -> lamb+sausage+'egg puding' lor
Rate: *** 1/2
Taste is not bad but not worth for the price, really.


For myself...


Chicken roll with rosemary chili apricot, creamy black risotto, bordelaise sauce.
I think bordelaise sauce here is refer to 黑萝米.
Rate: ***1/2
Special sauce, nice chicken because not using chicken chest, but I don't like chili apricot


Selection of cheese with homemade compote


He was tasting it seriously... like 'professional eater'.


Nespresso tea


New York apple tatin, homemade cinnamon ice cream, caramelized nuts
Rate: ***1/2
Nice apple tatin... but too much 'apple smash' if compare the ratio of the buff. Special taste for ice cream.


Satisfy for today dinner?


Place for Hi-Tea...


Relax?


The bar...


Part of the building...


Look around...


Its history...


Our bill... @0@

1st Year Anniversary Gift

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Date: 13 Dec 2010, Monday

Our 1st year anniversary!!!
Like gift exchange lor... hehe.


For him.... 100% Malaysia Yonex badminton team shirt.


See... Badminton, World Number 1 wear it one...


With a very nice wrapping...


3D some more...


With a little card...


For me... Wow, I 'untung' so much...

1st, I received a bunch of purple roses (11 pcs) ...


After that, I 'transform' it with my handmade 'vase' :p
Easy to keep...


2nd, a simple printed card with A4 paper :p


with a sweetest words from him :D


And, Dior Addict Perfume + Dior Capture Totale Hand Lotion!


I had been told it cost almost RM200!


This gift set was spent him RM400+ !!!
Ouchhh... my heart feels a bit pain.


These are the perfumes that what I have from him so far, hehe.
Opps, 'Apple' was not here...

I felt 'paiseh' since he was gave me such a surprise. I thought we will present each other as what we had communicated. Turns up, I'm an only one who follow the 'rule'... and he told me 'how can i buy a so practical gift for you as our anniversary'... opps...me... felt guilty.