Zi Wei Yuan Steamboat (紫薇園魚頭火炭爐) & Raja Uda Yew Char Kuih @ Raja Uda, Butterworth, Penang

Location: 6525 Jalan Raja Uda, 12300 Butterworth.

Tel: 04-3312736

Business Hour: 6pm to 11:30pm (Closed on Wednesday)

During one Sunday late afternoon, we went to Prai to settle something. After finished everything, we headed to Raja Uda for dinner. However, we did not know what to eat. Then suddenly I recalled that hubby want to try out Zi Wei Yuan Steamboat (紫薇園魚頭火炭爐) for quite a long time. So I suggested that he stoped by there for dinner.

The restaurant was so crowded when we arrived around 6:25pm. We were told that inside were full. Then we seated outside. Few minutes later, we were told that there were seat inside but it will be bit hot in there. So we decided to stay put. 

Then we continue with out ordering as below:

Herbal Tea

Charcoal Steamboat

Fried fish steamboat. RM40

We ordered additional foods for the steamboat as the following:

Pork Slice 肉片 RM10

Black Fungus 黑木耳 RM4

Cintan Noodles 金旦面 RM2

Beancurd 豆腐 RM3

Mushroom 蘑菇 RM5

Cuttlefish 鱿鱼 RM4

Fish Ball 鱼丸 RM3

Mushroom 香菇 RM4

Vermicilli 细米粉 RM2

Vegetables 茼萵 RM4

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict: It was a great dinner. Love the soup base. In our next visit I think will order extra deep fried yam and the fish ball. As my gal loves it very much and the fish ball is very springy. I manage to taste one of it only. We did not order extra as yet we need to finish the other foods that we order.

Total bills: RM87.50 ( for 4 persons including 3 drinks and two white rice).

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RAJA UDA YEW CHAR KUIH

While waiting for our steamboat to be served, we saw couples of tables were eating Yew Char Kuih. And one after another. We were puzzle where is the Yew Char Kuih (油条) came from. Some ate ham zi peng （咸煎饼). So when our foods being served we asked the waiter where did they bought the Yew Char Kuih (油条)?

The waiter was so friendly and also very humble and replied us:

 "It's just next door. You can get it by walking."

So we decided to visit this stall after our dinner. Well, it's full of patrons here. So I just grab hubby hand phone and snap snap snap! By all means, people were looking at me! Hahhahahahaha...........

PROMOTION

If you BUY 10 you will get FREE 1( 买十送一).

We just bought total 5pcs so total RM5. Each cost RM1. We tried out their Yew Char Kuih (油条),  ham zi peng （咸煎饼) and 原味花子.

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict: We tried this after several hours back from Raja Uda. Surprisingly that their Yew Char Kuih (油条),  ham zi peng （咸煎饼) and 原味花子 still tastes so crispy and nice. However, I found that the Yew Char Kuih (油条) is bit salty. If you like something sweet, you can try their 原味花子. 

Restoran Yosenabe @ Bayan Point Medan, Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Restoran Yosenabe has moved to

Location: 15-G-12A Bayan Point Medan Kampung Relau 1,

11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Tel: 604 - 641196/ Mobile : 6012- 4779092

Email: yosenabepg@gmail.com

Website: http://yosenabe-pg.com/

Business Hours: Lunch - Monday to Saturday 11:30am to 2:45pm

Dinner - Monday to Sunday 6pm to 9:45pm

Closed every 1st and 3rd Tuesday.

Actually it's been long time that I did not dine in this restaurant. I think my last visit would be 12 years ago. Frankly speaking, I like the new outlook of this restaurant compares to the older one. Perhaps this one looks brighter than the older one. And location wise parking is quite easily get during at night.

Few weeks ago while waiting at the round about, I was looking at the Bayan point and I saw the "Restoran Yosenabe" shop. Then I told my family that perhaps we can give this shop a try after all this years. 

So during one weekday, lazy and tired to cook dinner, we visited this place. We were the first customer to arrive. We were well treated. Everyone in the restaurant was so friendly and came back and forth to our table during our dinning time. There are few tables occupied during our dinning experience here.

Restoran Yosenabe

We browse through the menu and decided to order the following:

We decide to order - 

1. Seafood Steamboat - Yosenabe Special (招牌火锅)

2. Seafood Steamboat - Seafood Boat (海鲜船)

3. Shabu Shabu - Australian Emu (涮涮鸵鸟肉)

4. Teppanyaki - Salmon Teppan (三文鱼)

5. Side order - Eel Teppan (鳗鱼)

STEAMBOAT AND SHABU- SHABU

Soup on the boil

Seafood Steamboat - Seafood Boat (海鲜船) RM15.90

Which consist of fish balls, jelly fish, chicken fillets, cuttlefish, vegetables,squid balls, beancurds and vermicelli. You can choose noodles too but we opt for the vermicelli.

Seafood Steamboat - Yosenabe Special (招牌火锅) RM22.90

Consist of scallops, squid balls, crab sticks, crab claws, sea asparagus, pacific clams, mushrooms, vegetables, bean curd and vermicelli. You can choose noodles too but we opt for the vermicelli.

Shabu Shabu - Australian Emu (涮涮鸵鸟肉) RM20.90

Consist of sliced Australian imported emu fillet, mushroom, vegetables, bean curd and vermicelli. You can choose noodles too but we opt for the vermicelli.

TEPPANYAKI

Teppanyaki - Salmon Teppan (三文鱼) RM18.90

Consisit of sliced salmon fillet, cabbage, mushroom, capsicum, french beans and served with rice.

Eel Teppan (鳗鱼)

Cooking Salmon

Cooking Vegetables

Once all the vegetables are cook, then pour in the sauces that provided in the small bowl. (Which I forgot to take photo) Then serve hot and eat! hahhahahaha........

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict: The foods were simple and  nice. The place were clean and the services were superb. 

Water Crest Valley @ Tringkap, Cameron Highlands

Another food that we tried in Cameron Highlands is

Water Crest Valley

Location: Lot UT/KF/F 160, 159 Jalan Besar Batu 44, Tringkap 39100, Cameron Highlands.

 Location map:

I have dined in this place twice. Once in 2011 and other in October 2013. The food was the same as we last tasted.

WATER CREST VALLEY FARM

 For our first trip there, we visited their water cress farm. Brought along my gal and let her know how watercress growth. Since she loves watercress soup very much. 

After browsing through the farm and some explanation from the management there, we proceed for some food.

Water Cress Farm

WATER CREST VALLEY CHARCOAL STEAMBOAT

Here you can either do for the charcoal steamboat or you can go for their chu char. But we were attracted by their charcoal steamboat. Hubby loves steamboat very much. And with the cold weather in Cameron Highlands, it is quite a good choice to choose steamboat. 

Following was the steamboat that we ordered:

Above were the steamboat packages that we ordered. Well, it is really a big served for two people. You will definitely full after this meal.

Charcoal Steamboat

Actually I never tried watercress drinks before. Most of the time, we will just having watercress soup. Here they got different types of watercress drinks. 

We tried the following:

For the first sip, it seems a bit weird. But after sipping further you will get use to the drinks. Quiet an interesting drinks to try!

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Restaurant Sawara @ Krystal Point, Bayan Lepas, Penang

 Restaurant Sawara has been operated in Bayan Lepas area for quite some time now. During one birthday occasion  we decided to dine in Restaurant Sawara. One of my friends mum loves the fish steamboat very much. My friend told me that whenever her mum like to have fish steamboat, they sure will visit this place.

However, that's our first visit to this steamboat shop though. We call them to make a reservation prior to our visit as I heard that it's always full house during weekend. >.<

After browse through the menu......... 

We decided to order the Set A steamboat. And we add on one of the vegetables and also one snack to try it out.

Following were the Set A menu offers:

Tau Fu

Abalone and Golden Mushroom (as indicate in the menu)

Taiwanese Cabbage

Prawn

Sliced Fish

Jelly Fish, Cuttle Fish and Chicken Meat

Stuffed Beancurd Sheet and Tau Pok

Fish Roll with Celery, Fish Dumpling and Home Made Fish Scoop

Following were some of the additional order from us:

Vegetables - Tang Oh

Mushroom

Deep Fried Prawn Dumpling

The person that took our orders highly recommend us to try the prawn dumpling. Well, it's something different from the ordinary dumpling. The whole shrimp was wrap inside the wrapper. It's very crispy indeed. Not a bad choice to try this out!

Chilli Sauce

Quite like the chilli sauce served at this place.

Claypot Fish Head Steamboat

Inside the Clapypot Fish Head Steamboat

After adding some of the ingredients..... Let's start to eat!

Overall, the fish soup is very nice. Actually only 3 adults and 1 kid dine in for this meal. Actually with the Set  A itself already more than enough for an average family.