Sarkies Corner @ E & O Hotel, Penang.

It's been quite a long time that I did not blog about Sarkies Corner. The last time I blog about them was few years back, where their's buffet was still at Sarkies Corner. Review can be viewed here. As for now all the buffets were moved to new wings - Sarkies. 

Today, I am going to blog about Sarkies Corner. But this time I am going to elaborate more about "The Bakery", Weekend Local Specialties and some of the ala carte menu.

SARKIES CORNER - THE BAKERY

The bakery is just located on your right at the entrance of the Sarkies Corner.

It's operates daily from 11:00 am  to 9:00pm.

What is the special deal for THE BAKERY?

Normally you will get a slice of cake for RM12++. If you like something extra to go with the cake. Like a cup of hot beverage, just pay RM18++. (applies for DINE-IN only)

Another good news, you get 50% off bakery items from 6pm onwards.

Let me show you what kind of cakes, pastries and muffins that are being served from the pastry counter at THE BAKERY during my visit.

This choc banana cake has a very rich banana flavours. If you are banana lovers, you will love this. The chocolate itself does not really empower the banana flavours. I like the white chocolate coated nuts on top of it. It is very crunchy and nice as well.

Their Tiramisu is a bit special. As the outer part of the Tiramisu is cover with layer sponge cake. The layer sponge cake consists of different spices. Which remind me about the Indonesia layer cake. Something different and special.

The dark choc mousse will attract those who loves dark chocolate. I think I can classify myself as the dark chocolate lover category of person. The chocolate use in this cake is imported from overseas. My gal told me that it is not too bitter nor sweet. She said she loves it. Guess may be can order this for her birthday cake this year. 

Pavlova......... oh it's been quite sometime that I did not had this. Pavlova always reminds me about my years back in Melbourne. All the memories flew back. This mini Pavlova is quite nice. Give it a try!

They also served different type of scones, pastries and muffins. You should be able to get something that suits your taste buds here.

Chef Naza is the chef that bake the above different types of cakes, pastries, muffins, scones and etc.

LOCAL WEEKEND SPECIALTIES

Every week they will have different weekend specialties which I am going to elaborate further in the following post.

Week 1 - Roasted Chicken and Duck Rice, Popiah and Pie Tee

I was told that their roasted chicken and duck rice are on of their famous best sellers food. After I tried it, indeed I am agreed with them. While writing this post right now, I still cannot forget the chicken and duck meat. It is very tender and juicy. hmm...... perhaps I am going back soon over the weekend to fulfill my wish. Hahahahhahahah.......

I am actually not the popiah fan. But the popiah is quite nice and as for pie tee, it is very crunchy at the outer part and inside it is very juicy. My friends just put all that into their mouth in one go. They said its nice with the combination at one go.

Week 2 - Laksa Lemak and Bubur Pulut Hitam

Are you the lemak laksa fans? If you are, you will definitely like this. It is very lemak and spicy.

Week 3 - Penang Prawn Mee and Rojak Buah Buahan

Week 4 - Nasi lemak and Ice Kacang

WEEKEND LOCAL SPECIALTIES IS ONLY APPLY ON EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FROM 12 NOON TO 3PM. COST: RM 20++ PER DISH.

ALA CARTE MENU

Beef Rendang served with steamed rice

It is basically local spices beef stew with coconut milk, chilli and lemongrass.

Mamak Mee Goreng

Fried yellow noodle with prawn, chicken meat, chicken egg, bean sprout, bean curd, potatoes and peanut sauce. I quite enjoy this mamak mee goreng as it has a rich aroma of peanut sauce use.

GRILLED GRASS FED BEEF SIRLOIN

Grill beef served with wild mushroom ragout, tomato relish and shallot sauce.

KOAY TEOW SOUP

Flat rice noodles served with rich chicken broth, fish balls, fish cakes, chicken meat and choy sum.

Spaghetti Pomodoro

TAGLIATELLIE CARBONARA

Tagliatellie served with roasted chicken breast, mushroom and cream.

You can choose to use chicken egg or duck egg for this the Char Koay Teow. I usually will opt for the duck egg as I feel that it is more favourable. The Char Koay Teow was presented with cone shape wrap with banana leave. When being served, they will just open right in front of you. It's like you are waiting for something special to review.

AMERICAN BEEF BURGER

It consists of Cheese, mayonnaise, tomatoes, cucumbers, onion rings, gherkins, lettuce, chicken egg, beef and served with sesame seed bun plus French fries.

SEASONAL TROPICAL FRUITS

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EASTERN & ORIENTAL HOTEL

SARKIES CORNER

Address: 10 Lebuh Farquhar, 10200 Georgetown, Penang.

Operating hours 11:00 am - 11:00 pm (Daily)

Enquiries & Reservations:  +(6) 04 222 2000 ext. 3175

To wrap up my blog, I would present you the following collage shots of  E & O scenery. It is quite a nice strolling place after coffee break/weekend local specialties or any ala carte food from the menu. Sometime, it's good to stop, sit back and just relax!

Sarkies Corner @ E & O Hotel, Penang

Ever since after the dinner @ Sarkies Corner @ E & O Hotel, hubby asked me to post this blog and I kept postponing it as I have to squeeze everything in this blog. ^-^ And some of the blogger's friends suggest that I can go for Part 1, Part 2 and so on........ But I decided to do it in one posts.

This is actually my hubby birthday celebration few months ago. I asked hubby to choose where he gonna have his birthday celebration this year and he felt like having some buffet. Hubby wants something out of Bayan Lepas area so in my mind, there are two suggestion, one is Spice Market

Cafe @Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa and the other one is Sarkies Corner @ E & O Hotel. Since hubby birthday is fall on Friday and we intend to go after work. So we chose Sarkies Corner to avoid the long hour drive from Bayan Lepas.

Sarkies Corner

Address: 10 Lebuh Farquhar,10200 Penang, Malaysia.

Tel : +(6) 04 222 2000 Ext 3175

Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm-10.30pm.

Table setting and Interior of Sarkies Corner

Usually people will blog about the entree, follow by the main course and desserts. Today, I decided to blog another way round. I will start with the desserts first. As there are lots of desserts to choose from. I think I don't have to elaborate more about this and will let the pictures do all the talking. ^-^

Chocolate Fountain Corner and with marshmallow, fruits (strawberry and grapes) and all sort of nuts, raisin and chocolate for the ice-cream toppings. Opps..... did not take photos of the ice-cream corner...... ^-^

Want to have some ice-cendol? Want more corns, kidney beans.......... in your cendol? Feel free to make your own ice-cendol.

Assorted cakes, creme brulee, chocolate, jelly....... OMG that's a lot of this. While I am busy taking this photos, I kept telling myself that I "MUST" spare some of my tummy space for all these desserts. lol

Assorted starters and salads to choose from. I am sure there are something you will love from every corner.

Want to have some sashimi, tuna, mussels, prawn, smoked salmon,turkey slice? Well, you can always come here and choose whatever you want and also have varieties of sauces to go with.

Not enough of sashimi? Want some fresh oysters and scallop? Well, there are one corner you can find this fresh oysters and scallop. Furthermore, there are also crab stick, assorted of meat slice, century eggs.........

And don't worry about the oysters and scallop being gone in no time. As it was always being filled when they run out.

Want some roast chicken, duck, meat, corn and assorted vegetables?

Also they have one BBQ/grilled section of assorted seafood's. You can asked the chef to help you to cook assorted seafood's available. And they are very friendly and attentive too.

There are some deep fried food section too. There are lots of varieties such as calamari, prawn, small crab, tiny octopus.......... It is some of fingers food available in the deep fried section next to the grilled/BBQ counter.

There are varieties of other cooked foods such as curry chicken, mussels, vegetables, fried rice and.........

Above are some of the foods that we ate. I did not take all of the photos since I am busy eating after around 30 minutes of taking photos from almost every corner. ^-^ The spaghetti and pasta can be ordered through the cooking section where chef will cook for you after you chose what type of pasta/spaghetti. And we had few plates of that too.

Another thing to be mention here, is they also provided free flow of beers, red wine, white wine....... as some other place you have to pay for the drinks.

I would recommend that this place to my friends, families and readers as it is a nice place to dine with and furthermore, the service that we had for that night is so wonderful. While I am busy taking photos, hubby and my gal already started eating. And on one occasion, hubby went to the nearby counter to get some food and my gal was enjoying her foods by herself. One of the waiter came over and tell my gal that she got some chocolate on her face and asked my gal to wipe it off. Hmm..... I feel that they are very attentive to all their customers and make their customer feel like at home. So three of us enjoy the buffet dinner very much.

The buffet dinner cost us RM193.55 (including service charge and government tax). You might be wondering huh???? why different with the price? Well, we get some discount if you pay with certain credit card. ^-^ The actual price is RM99++ for Adults, RM46.00++ for Children.

MR. POT CAFE @ Lebuh Farquar, Penang

During the last week of December 2008, we went to town for some shopping. By the time we arrived town, it was traffic jam all the ways. We were so hungry and just grab whatever that is fast and quick. And we saw Mr. Pot, and we went to try since we saw many floggers blog about it before.

Interior of Mr. Pot

Location: No. 8 MWE Plaza, Lebuh Farquar, Georgetown, Penang.

Map Location

After browsing through the menu, we decided to order:

Dragon Fruit Drink

Hubby ordered this. By the time the drink arrive, my gal and I looked at each other. ^o^ It's red dragon fruit........ it is rich in vitamin though. Hubby had his first sip and out of surprised, he told us to try it as he claimed that it is very refreshing. And we tried some and found that it tastes nice and refreshing.

MR. POT Ice cappuccino
I had this and since it is a very hot day and this helps me to cool down and the ice cappuccino tastes ok but a bit sweet towards my liking.

BBQ Chicken Spaghetti

Hubby comments that the bbq does not tastes nice as it is mainly burnt. And the spaghetti is just ok. But my gal is the one to finish it all. ^o^

Nasi Lemak Rendang
Well..... the nasi lemak tastes just so-so to me.

Ice-cream Toast

Hubby also ordered ice-cream toast to try. And it turns out to be great. Although it is a very simple things to do. 
Our total bill for this lunch cost us RM40.90.