Sunshine Bay Seafood @ Tanjung Bunga, Penang.

We have been pratonizing this place for few years now but never get the chance to blog about it until recently we dropped by as to bring my family members for dinner. 

This is actually their first time visited this place. I'm glad that they are happy with the food that we ordered.

Food that we savour:

Curry Fish - RM56

The fish is very nice and tasty. The fish is in fact very fresh. Quiet a big serve but luckily we managed to finish it.

Bittergourd with eggs - RM12

I told my aunty about this dish before we enter the restaurant and she is asking me what so special about this dish that one of my cousin never failed to order this dish each time of her visit.

After she savour it and she fell for it. If you like the way they cook, you will definitely love it.

Guinness Stout Chicken - RM18

Very tasty, tender and juicy chicken. No matter young or old people. They love it.

Kappa Mee Sua - RM24

This is actually one of their famous and popular dishes. Since this visit, my aunty is mee sua lover. We ordered this for a try. The serve is really huge in size. It is really a tasty dishes that I would recommend you to try. Even my gal are not fancy of mee sua and she loves it.

Beancurd - RM16

The sambal sauce is very delicious to go with the soft and silky beancurd. 

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict:

We are pleased with their food. A wide range of choice to choose from. Whenever we dropped by for a visit,  they will always have new dishes. Food were delicious. Parking vice, you can park in front of the restaurant or nearby the Malay stall and get a number from them and passed to the boss. They will settle the parking fees for you. A piece of advice, please drop by early or make a booking to avoid full house.

Restaurant that we review:

SUNSHINE BAY seafood

Address: 584 B, MK 18 Tanjung Bunga, 11200, Penang.

Contact number: 012-4737276/ 016-4639168 

New Dragon Gate Seafood Village @ Tanjung Bungah.

We have been to this place twice and yet I never blogged about this place before. It is located at No. 515A Jalan CM Hashim, Tanjung Tokong, 11200 Tanjung Bungah, Penang. 

Contact number: 604-8982722/ 012-5217277

It is just slightly behind Viva Food Court and next to Sentral Seaview Hotel. 

Food that we savour:

During our two visits, we ordered different food to try:

Spring cabbage with preserved Vegetables - RM18

I did not try kailan with preserved vegetables (Mui Choy) before. The combination of the two vegetables are well blend together. Something different to try out.

Pork ribs with grape sauce - RM25

 

Assorted tofu with abalone sauce - RM25

Have tried this duo tofu before when we dined in at Bali Hai Seafood. My family members love it very much. The tofu are very soft. This plate of tofu gone within few minutes.

Curry fish slice - RM30

Curry was very fragrant and nice in aroma. The fish was very fresh.

Nonya style steam fish - RM48

We chose snapper fish for the Nonya style. This is what we order for our second visit. We love this Nonya style snapper fish. The fish is very fresh and the sauce is very nice to go with rice. Would recommend you to try this.

Stir fried eggs with bittergourd - RM12

I am glad that I ordered this dish for a try. As all of us love it very much. The egg was stir fried to just perfect. Not over cooked or undercooked. If you love bittergourd with egg, give this a try!

Glass noodle and Bee Hoon - RM6

The combination of this stir fry glass noodle and bee hoon was quite nice. 

Duo dish chicken - RM30

This is the combination dish. One with the grape sauce and another one which we quite love it. The texture is like fish cake but more firmer. I reckon you to give it a try if you love fish ball textures.

Desserts that we consume:

Complimentary jelly

Chai Seafood @ Batu Maung, Penang

Since after my first visit to this shop, it has been marked down in our mind that this is the place that we will be coming back often. Since it is in Bayan Lepas area so it makes us easier when we want to have some chu char. Furthermore, the service is quite fast and also it has air condition. As nowadays the kid will always complained that it is too hot. So if you facing this kind of problem, perhaps you can drop by this place for lunch or dinner.

Following are some of the dishes that we tried after several visit

From above 1st row: Hatyai Bean curd ~ RM8 and Stir fry "Yau Mak" with garlic ~ RM7

If you like the "kerabu style" of bean curd, then I would like to recommend you to try their Hatyai bean curd. As it has the best combination of sweetness, spiciness and sourness. Not to mentioned that the bean curd is very crunchy after they deep fried it.

From 2nd row: Steam Kappa with Lemon ~ RM12

During one occasion, hubby visited this shop for lunch and he happened to try the kappa there. And he insisted to bring my gal and I to try it out. As he described that the kappa is bigger in size compares to the normal one that we had.

So we head there and try the steam kappa with lemon as introduce by the lady boss there. Well, the kappa is indeed very big and juicy and not to mention that the sweetness came from the freshness of the kappa. My gal and I enjoyed it very much.

***** Please note that the big size kappa is not available all the time. *****

Last row: Steam Promfret ~ RM18 and Seaweed Soup

My gal loves seaweed soup, so we decided to give it a try. And it turn out to be not bad. As for the promfret, it is quite normal.

First row: Stir fry green beans with dried shrimp ~ RM10

Another dish that I highly recommend you to try is the stir fry green beans with dried shrimp. Providing that you love green beans and dried shrimp. The dried shrimp is deep fried and then stir fry with the green beans. That's make both the green beans and dried shrimp very crunchy.

***** Please note that this dish is very dried. If you prefer some sauces, then you should omit this dish *****

Second row: Marmite Chicken ~ RM14

Their marmite chicken is a bit different to others as it is cooked with some chili padi. So be very careful when you dig in. The chicken is very tender and tastes nice.

Last row: Steam grouper with teochew style ~ RM40 and Hot plate sizzling bean curd ~ RM12

The steam fish with teochew style makes you have more appetite as it is a bit sourish and the fish is fresh. As for the sizzling bean curd, it is quite simple dish.
First row: Steam fish with special bean paste sauce

Please be warned that this dish is a bit spicy for people that who cannot take spicy foods like my gal. She complained that it is too spicy for her. But hubby and I quite like the taste as it is something different.

Second row: Onion Omelette and stir fry asparagus

Both are quite a simple dish.

Last row: Stir fry bitter gourd with spare ribs and black bean paste, Stir fry lady fingers with garlic

Both hubby and I enjoyed the stir fry bitter gourd with spare ribs. Out of surprise with the combination, the bitter gourd does not taste bitter for us. And it is not salty as well. The spare ribs are quite tender. As for the stir fry lady fingers with garlic, it became a favourite dish for my gal right now. hahhahaha.......

First row: Flower shell ~ RM8

During one of the visit, hubby saw that they have flower shell, so he ordered some to try. As occasionally, my gal loves easting this kind of shell. But off course we will limit her to some extend. The flower shell is nice when it dip with the chili sauce.

Second row: Stir fry vegetables ~ RM7 and Assam Prawn ~ RM16

Their assam prawn is quite special as normally we will get the dark color assam prawn that cooked with soy sauce. But this is different, you can see from the photo above. As a prawn lover, off course i enjoyed the plate of assam prawn very much. hahahhahaa......

Last row: Curry Fish ~ RM18

Occasionally, my gal will ask us to order some curry fish. As she loves to coated her rice with some curry. The curry fish is quite nice and the fish itself is so fresh. But be warned that it is quite a big serving. It seems like never ending of fish inside the clay pot. hahhahahhaa.......

First row: Stir fry mix vegetables with broccoli and stir fry kappa with chili padi

After trying the steam kappa, we decided to dry other cooking style of kappa. Which is cook with soy sauce and chili padi. Which is not bad. But this time round, the kappa is the normal type.
Second row: Mantis Prawn

Since this visit is with my mum and sister. Hubby order mantis prawn for them to try. The mantis prawn is very fresh as once you order the mantis prawn, they will scope it straight from their aquarium. Their mantis prawn is nice.
Last row: Chili crab and man tou

Whenever we have more people dine in, hubby will order crab especially with my sister presence. This is the first time we try the chili crab. And it turn out to be quite nice. My gal was in love with the mantou. I think she ate lots of the mantou. hahhahaha.....

First row: Stir fry kappa with spring onion ~ RM12

Another try of their kappa with spring onion. Since my gal wants something not spicy. So that she can have some of it. As the previous stir fry kappa with chili padi is a bit spicy for her. hahhaha.....
Second row: Curry Fish ~ RM24

Since this trip is with my friend, we order some curry fish for her to try. However, we found that it is a bit different from what we ordered before. But we still enjoyed the dish.

Last Row: Hatyai Chicken ~ RM14

Hubby want to us to try the Hatyao Chicken in one of our visits but we were told that it is quite a big served for 3 of us. So since this time round we have more people. So we get to try it. I believed that it is quite similar with the hatyai bean curd that we had before. But please be warn that it is quite a big plate of chicken. We have the difficulty to finish them too. hahhahaaa....

Well, that's what we ordered after several visits.

Restoran Zi Zai @ Paya Terubong, Penang

Over the past one year since I start open my blog to the public, I came to know many people such as food blogger, FoOd PaRaDise readers, owner of the restaurant where I visited and do review. Then we keep in touch with each other from time to time.

And today, I would like to introduce a place for "chu char" which I get to know him when I visited 西公园(See Kong Ooi). He is the chef there before. Then we keep in touch with each other through email. And I get to know that he is searching for new place to set up his own business.

He is Hock Chai , the restaurant owner of Restoran Zi Zai which some of you might knew him. The shop just barely 3 months ++.

The restaurant location is @

1239-G Ground Floor , Jalan Paya Terubong 11060 Air Itam. Penang.

(It is slightly opposite of Terubong Seafood and Ah Thong Paya Terubong Seafood)

Telephone : 04-8265713

Business Hour : 5 pm - 10.30 pm ( Last order at 10pm)

Close on every Tuesday.

List of the foods being served in this restaurant. There are another list of foods too but I just managed to captured one of it.

Settings of the restaurant

After the slight intro of the restaurant, let me share with you what we have order for our 2 visits:

Deep Fried Belachan Chicken ~ RM8

Before I went to the shop, I asked Hock Chai what is his favourites and he told me it's the belachan chicken. So I always kept in my mind that I shall try this as I did not order this dish back in See Kong Ooi.

The chicken turn out to be slightly burned but it is very crispy in the outer part and very tender inside. Both hubby and I found that it is a bit too salty for our liking and I have addressed this to Hock Chai and he told me that he will look into it. (He told me perhaps due to the marinating of chicken wings)

Assam Curry Fish ~ RM14 onwards

Hubby feel like having some curry for the night and so we ordered the assam curry fish. My gal like the assam curry sauce. As it is not too spicy.

Stir Fry Ladies Fingers - RM5

Usually we will order some green to go with the other foods. Since my gal is with us, we have to order something that is not spicy. So we ordered stir fry lady fingers with garlic. And my gal just loves it. And she almost finished it. ^-^

Prawn Omelette - RM6

Hubby worried that my gal cannot take the assam curry fish, so he ordered the prawn omelette for her. Mind you the prawn is rather big and fresh. We love the aroma of the omelette when it is being serve in our table.

After my first visit, I told Hock Chai about what we think of the foods and he told me that he will look into it and wrote to me again that he had introduce new dishes which I might like to try. So, hubby and I make a move there again after one month.

We ordered:

Watercress Soup - RM5

This is one of my gal favourite soups. Since they have the soup that day, so we ordered that. Mind you it is quite a big bowl of soup. It seems like we kept drinking it and it never end. So end up we leave some since we cannot finished it anymore. ^-^

Stir Fry Kang Kong with garlic - RM5

As usual, no spicy greens for my gal, we order stir fry kang kong with garlic and it turns out to be very nice. My gal enjoys it very much.

Braised Spareribs with Mushrooms - RM9

This is one of the dishes that Hock Chai asked me to try and it became quite popular dish since he introduce it in his new shop. The spare ribs is very tender and there are lots of mushrooms. It is quite a normal dish.

Fish Meat Tofu -RM15

For this dish, you can choose to have different kinds of fish and you can also have fish head too. But we order fish meat this time since it is easier for my gal. We love this dish very much and I would recommend that you try this out. It is very suitable for the elderly and the kids. Beside the deep fried fish meat, there are deep fried tofu, some greens, carrots and sprinkle with spring onion.

Recently, I received an email from Hock Chai that they have introduce another dish ~ Deep Fried Fish with Sambal Sauce. You can give it a try and let me know when you try it. If you don't like chu char, then they also serves different kind fried rice and bee hoon.

To avoid the long wait, I would suggest you to go early especially during weekends.

Red Bali Seafood Restaurant Sdn Bhd @ Ayer Itam, Penang

Wonder what am I having for this Mother's day? Yes.... you got it right it's Mother's day meal that I am going to blog about it after 3 months. ^-^ As my draft folder is piling up and i'm trying my best to post as much as possible. Since it's Mother's Day, we decide to have something simple. And we did not do any booking, so we went out for an early dinner without knowing where is our destination and in the last minute, hubby told us, we go to

Red Bali Seafood

Huh? both my gal and I was wondering where is daddy going to bring us? Then hubby told us that will bring you to eat something nice.

ok..... then we just leave it with his decision.

Location: 288E-1-13 Jalan Thean Teik, Fortune Court, Ayer Itam, Penang.

Tel: 04 - 8297369, Kuan 016-4881128, Sim 0174771910

Map Location

Once we were seated, hubby rush to the counter for ordering as we can see that most of the table are occupied and also most of the tables are reserves. Since it's mother's day, we knew that it will be lots of people flocking in. So we better get our order first. ^-^

Grilled Prawn with special sauce ~ Rm18

Prawn is one of my favorite foods. So hubby ordered this for me.

The prawns are fresh and also the sauces that go with the prawn are nice.

Claypot Curry Fish ~ RM22

Hubby and my gal are on the "spicy" heat during that time. Every where they go, they would love to try "curry". And they enjoy their curry very much. Not over spicy as my gal still can handle it well as it has some hint of sourish. And the fish is fresh and juicy. But be warn, it's a very big bowl of claypot for only 3 of us. ^-^

Stir fry mini french beans ~ RM8

My gal enjoys this dish very much as the mini french beans that we had is very "young" and crunchy. I think most of this end up in my gal tummy.

Steam Garlic and chilies Scallops ~ Rm12

Hubby saw some scallops, so he ordered some as my gal loves scallops. When she is small, we always tell her that this is "fish ball" as when she is small she loves fish ball very much. So in order to let her have some scallops, we told her it's fish ball. ^-^ But when she gets older she will tell you that it is not fish ball, it is scallops. lol

The scallops is pretty normal. Nothing to shout about as you can find it in many other seafood outlets.

White Rice

Off course we are having some white rice to go with our dishes. My gal loves white rice very much. I think she had two bowl of rice that night as she would like to have some curry gravy to go with the rice.

Overall, their foods are nice and the price is very reasonable. I will certainly go back to try their other food choices. They have lot of varieties of foods to choose from.