tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post5092802912557533498..comments2024-03-28T18:29:55.504+08:00Comments on CAMEMBERU: Penang Hawkers' Fare Buffet at York HotelCatherine Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536578027447250464noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-39904231703829031332010-01-03T01:10:34.697+08:002010-01-03T01:10:34.697+08:00Just came back from the penang food fair dinner wi...Just came back from the penang food fair dinner with my friends, I must say both the food and service are a great disappointment, this shall be my first and last try.<br /><br />Most dishes are basically sweet based. Even the penang laksa tasted sweet and not sour. The sauce used on the rojak, cuttlefish and another I cannot remember are the same and tasted just like chee cheong fun's sauce!<br /><br />The char kuey teow was saltish and the cockles are particularly tiny, barely can spot them among the kuey teow.<br /><br />Besides the food, the service level of their waiter/waitress/chef is also unacceptable. One of the chef just shoot out her "tongs" to stop my friend from picking another pancake onto her niece's dish after she picked up 2 pieces. I thought that was quite rude!chipmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385594787049724034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-46532543996242784942009-10-01T13:15:43.426+08:002009-10-01T13:15:43.426+08:00Cooking Gallery: thank you! you have a lovely blog...Cooking Gallery: thank you! you have a lovely blog yourself!<br /><br />Bone-collector: make your own bandung! rose syrup + milk!<br /><br />Audrey: wow really? your stamp of approval means a lot, penang girl! too bad I can barely speak hokkien, let alone Penang hokkien! <br /><br />ck: yes, Penang hawker food rocks! I'm seriously thinking of a short food trip there...will be checking your blog for the must-try goodies! It'd be great to meet you too!Camemberuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606864987474618179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-54524154820815830262009-09-30T21:32:11.872+08:002009-09-30T21:32:11.872+08:00Wow...looks like you guys are having a good time e...Wow...looks like you guys are having a good time enjoying the hawker fare. The food looks good.<br /><br />Btw...do come over to Penang. Will love to take you for the roadside hawker food, with a different ambiance and prepared by the hawkers in their casual outfit.ck lamhttp://www.what2seeonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-31247223341555923422009-09-27T14:47:58.223+08:002009-09-27T14:47:58.223+08:00I can vouch for the authenticity of the buffet too...I can vouch for the authenticity of the buffet too, born & bred in Penang! Every time the hawkers are in town at York Hotel, my friends and I head over there to stuff out faces silly.<br /><br />Completely agree with you though - the good ones are definitely the char koay teow, prawn mee (hokkien mee in Penang - and if you speak Penang hokkien, the hawkers will be give you extra pork ribs! Yums!), asam laksa and absolutely love the the ban chang kueh. Interestingly, the ban chang kueh made by the uncle is crispier than the ones made by his female companion.Audrey Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156081525166905899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-23657016946797227022009-09-20T12:31:11.600+08:002009-09-20T12:31:11.600+08:00oh yummm!!!! l miss bundung water!!! ahhhhhhhh!!!!...oh yummm!!!! l miss bundung water!!! ahhhhhhhh!!!!!Bone_collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064402314217296122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-81977147317603010092009-09-19T18:47:34.760+08:002009-09-19T18:47:34.760+08:00The char kway teow looks super delicious - it'...The char kway teow looks super delicious - it's one of my most favourite foods...!! You've got a fantastic blog with mouth-watering pictures. Keep up the good work!!:)Cooking Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668185205773012090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-22280772684583441692009-09-18T18:05:17.547+08:002009-09-18T18:05:17.547+08:00LFB: Ah Kenny, always the romantic! You're abs...LFB: Ah Kenny, always the romantic! You're absolutely right. On both counts, haha. There's nothing like a good plate of CKT! And yes, the hotel used gas burners, not charcoal. <br /><br />Katie: Takes skill and heart to make a dish good!<br /><br />LIC: Haha, food tour to Penang!<br /><br />iLiveToEat: thank you! Well, you only have this weekend left to try it, so don't contemplate too long. The place is packed even on weekdays! Or you could wait til Dec... :)Camemberuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606864987474618179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-3405586186344138202009-09-18T13:04:18.936+08:002009-09-18T13:04:18.936+08:00Hey your pics really do justice to the food! am co...Hey your pics really do justice to the food! am contemplating whether to go for this haha or should I say always contemplating to go after seeing pics of your food :-)iLiveToEathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083971090656032523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-5340873452555860392009-09-18T08:34:58.181+08:002009-09-18T08:34:58.181+08:00yeah you can never go wrong with ala minute, watch...yeah you can never go wrong with ala minute, watching the chefs wiped out each plate on the spot, makes me more hungry than eating it. lol! we should have a food tour to Penang!ladyironchefhttp://www.ladyironchef.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-14198063684201293122009-09-18T07:53:29.300+08:002009-09-18T07:53:29.300+08:00That's so interesting how the same ingredients...That's so interesting how the same ingredients can be made into something so different - and less appetising - just due to the person cooking it!Katiehttp://www.byootaful.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068656129507965062.post-56248931352531826372009-09-18T07:47:05.099+08:002009-09-18T07:47:05.099+08:00Sighs. For all the fine dining and fancy dishes a ...Sighs. For all the fine dining and fancy dishes a celebrity chef might conjure up, there is really quite like a simple plate of char kway teow, fried with strength and wok hei and the skill of many years slogging over a real charcoal fire, is there? :)<br /><br />(Though I doubt that the hotel uses charcoal fire; I'm just reminiscing, haha.)Kenny Mahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858453655208305063noreply@blogger.com