THE BARN @ Gurney Plaza, Penang

During one of our visits to Gurney Plaza, we decided to try out "THE BARN" which it is located at GP-170-G-43. Contact number: 04-2290967.

We have total of six persons dine in during our visit. After we browsing through the menu, all of my guests and hubby knew what to order except me. So I ask for some suggestion from the waiter and he suggest to me to take THE BARN famous pork ribs which they claimed it to be one of the famous dishes. Actually he did suggest me beef but I am not taking any beef so I opt for the ribs.

Before I elaborate more towards the food, let me brief you with the interior. Restaurant is fill with different kind of wines. The interior lighting is a bit like place for a drink. 

Beverages that we consume:

However, we did not order any alchohol but we opt for for some coffee instead:

Cappuccino

Ice Latte 

Food that we consume:

Caramelised roasted pork burger - RM27.26

One of my guests is having this and she claimed that the roast pork burger was nice.

The BARN famous pork pizza - RM32.90

Hubby opt for the pizza and decided to order the famous pizza from the house. Hubby did not quite enjoyed the pizza as he is not used to the cheese that used.

Crispy Pork Spaghetti - RM31.02

My gal is having this and she had the difficulty with the crispy pork as she claimed that it is a bit too tough on the crispy part of the pork.

Crispy Pork Penne - RM31.02

BBQ baby back pork ribs - RM55.46

At the end my sister in law and I were having this. As the one she ordered was out of stock. She reckon that the pork ribs she had is a bit tough and had difficulty cutting it.

However mine is not too bad but I would agree that the pork ribs are slightly too dry to our likings. 

Actually before ordered this ribs I did asked the waiter how big was the serve and I was told that it is for one person. It is actually good for 2 persons I think. If we knew the serve is that big we could had share. Luckily, my hubby helped out with the ribs. 

Overall, the services are very attentive. Whoever finished their food, the waiter or waitress will come to clear your plates and drinks. 

The Hillside Cafe Bar and Restaurant @ Hillside, Penang.

During a rainy morning, we decided to step into this cafe for our late breakfast cum lunch. You can park your car in front of the restaurant but during our visit its all fully occupied so we have to park opposite the road. 

Service was very fast and efficient. We were welcome by the waitress and chose our favour table and seated. Then we were being told that they served breakfast and lunch from the menu. So we browsed through the menu for sometime and proceed with our orders.

Menu

After order our food, I just have the chance to look around the environment of the cafe. It was quite a nice place. Cosy I would said with the soft music played all the time during our dining there. Both my gal and I quite enjoy it. We felt its quite relaxing. Apart from that both side of their walls of hang lots of photos that took from Siem Reap and China. Which recall our Siem Reap two years back. 

Following were some of the photos of the cafe:

Hubby loves the lightning design.

While waiting for the food being served, you could read some magazines provided by the cafe. There also have free wifi if you need it.

Cappuccino and flat white - RM9 (each)

We ordered cappuccino and flat white as our drink. 

The Works - RM22.50

Basically it's a big breakfast to me. This is my gal meal. She has been pestering me for a home cooked western breaky for quite some time but still did not have the chance to make her favourite so I asked her to try The Works which consisted of two sunny eggs, strip of bacon, a toast bread, baked beans, sausages, grilled tomatoes and butter.

Half way through her meal, she is like Ms. Santa, giving away some food for hubby and me. She told us that this was a big breakfast and she was too full! 

Cafe Burger - RM16

Hubby opted for the cafe pork burger. It served with the side dish like fries, tomato sauce and salad. 

Hubby commented that the pork burger is tender and juicy. 

Breakfast Bap - RM 15.50

Basically it is a toasted English muffins with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and sauces served with salad on the side. Love the toasted muffins. Very crunchy toast. That goes well with the ingredients inside.

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The Hillside Cafe Bar and Restaurant

Address: No.3 Sungai Kelian, Tanjung Bungah, 11200 Penang.

Tel: 04 - 8998071

Business hour: 08:00 to 22:00 

Closed on Monday.

* Please note that they will only served breakfast from 8:30am onwards and break time from 3pm to 6pm.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehillsidecafepenang/timeline

Burger Most Wanted

Nowadays you will see that there are more and more foods around Jalan Sungai Ara 1. Especially Thursday night. You will see many people queue up for the burgers. They cooked their burgers at the back of their small truck. 

One Thursday night I happened to have early dinner that night. And tummy started to send signal to me around nine. Was telling hubby about it and he decided to head out to get some snack for us. (No wonder I can't lose weight!)

Hubby stop by Jalan Sungai Ara 1 to see if anything to get. As usually, there are many stalls there. Ranging from Indian foods, curry mee, soya bean drinks, buns and dim sum, fried chicken and etc.........

At the end, he stopped by the "Burger Most Wanted" stall and order - Chicken Burger and Pork burger.

Following were the order from my hubby:

He ordered: 

1. Pork Burger with Japanese S&S sauce and add egg + bacon

2. Chicken Burger with bbq sauce and add egg + bacon

Chicken Burger with BBQ sauce + egg + bacon

 Pork Burger with Japanese S&S sauce + egg + bacon

Burger Most Wanted claimed that they make their own recipe bun - black or white, sauces and potato salads.

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict: I prefer the pork burger than the chicken burger. It is very tender than chicken burgers.  Love their combination of vegetables. For me more vegetables would be great as hubby add on bacon in the burgers. Sauces I also prefer the Japanese S&S sauce as BBQ sauce quite normal for me. Breads were soft and nice. Overall, it is a nice try! But you prepared to wait for quite sometime as there are too many people queue up for this burgers.

You can check them out from their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BurgerMostWanted

They will be in different locations ranging from Raja Uda, Perak Road and Sungai Ara.