Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room at Queensbay Mall (revisited)

I have received quite a number of hits on my blog for my previous post on Xian Ding Wei so I guess this eatery is gaining quite a lot of popularity and interests lately.

We were back at the place again recently, this time with my parents. It was a Saturday and the place was still as packed as when it just opened.

Hubs ordered the 'Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in Three Variety of Sauces' set while dad and I ordered one of the 'Teppanyaki Seafood and Pork in Hot Pot' set each. Mom opted for the 'Thai Chicken' set (RM17.90).

Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in Three Variety of Sauces (RM18.90)

Teppanyaki Seafood and Pork in Hot Pot (RM29.90)

Dragon Fruit Juice RM5.90

Rosebuds with Wintermelon Tea RM4.90

Overall I think mom and dad enjoyed the food and ambiance. Hubs and I were pleasantly surprised with the 'Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in Three Variety of Sauces' set. I would highly recommended this set to anyone who wants to try Xian Ding Wei's specialties.

Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room at Queensbay Mall

Penang food lovers have a reason to celebrate as the Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room has recently opened its doors at the Queensbay Mall. We have seen the outlets in KL but have never tried it. Being early adopters, we jumped at the opportunity of trying the food there. :)

The restaurant is enjoying brisk business due to the festive season and the fact that it's just newly opened.

Cozy ambience with comfortable chairs

Xian Ding Wei menu

Sweet Osmanthus with Honey (RM4.90)

Honeydew Bubble Milk Tea (RM4.90)

Seafood Congee with Century Egg set (RM16.90)

We ordered the set menu which comes with a choice of main, plain rice or minced pork rice, three side dishes of the day and soup of the day.

Though the congee was not as smooth as the Canton-i version, there such was a lot of seafood ingredients e.g. fish slice, prawns, cuttlefish etc.

Taiwan Style "Buddha Jump Over the Wall" (ala-carte RM14.90)

I have never tried "Buddha Jump Over the Wall" but this one was quite good and definitely value-for-money. There was chicken and pork meat, baby abalone (or some shellfish), red dates, chinese wolfberry etc. in the soup.

Stewed Pork and Fish with Cabbage set (RM18.90)

The stewed pork and fish with cabbage set was rather dissapointing. We couldn't find much meat and fish in the stew.

Soup of the Day - Radish Soup

Side dishes of the day - Pickle, Deep Fried Fritters, Shellfish Salad

Minced Pork Rice

We liked the minced pork rice.

Overall Xian Ding Wei is definitely worth a try for its variety, value-for-money and definitely since Taiwanese food doesn't come by so easily Penang. :)

P/S: Writing this post sure makes me miss my Taiwan food adventure. Check my posts here, here and here.

Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room

2F 50-51 Queensbay Mall

100, Persiaran Bayan Indah

11900 Bayan Lepas Penang.

Tel: 04-6461332

Hui Wei Restaurant

Hui Wei is a fairly new restaurant, opened since three months ago. It is right opposite the SRJKC Union. They serve primarily set meals, dim sum and steamboat. It is a small restaurant with minimal decor but is cozy and clean.

We were the first customers to arrive at the restaurant for lunch. The manager (not sure if he is the owner) was the only person attending to us and it actually took them a while to serve our orders. I figured they must not have fully ramped up since they are still relatively new.

We ordered their set meals with come with rice, vegetables, side dish, steamed soup, drinks and dessert (Konyaku jelly). For drinks, there is a choice of Milk Pearl Tea, White Coffee, Plum Juice etc.

Mini Steamboat (RM21.90)

Taiwan Claypot Fish (RM18.90)



Chicken Rice in Barrel (RM14.90)

Ba Wang Claypot Noodles (with choice of prawn, squid or fish) RM13.90

Milk Tea & White Coffee

Overall the set meals were not bad. The Claypot Fish was a tad too sweet else the ginger and rice wine combination would have been great. The Mini Steamboat came with a lot of ingredients and was value for money.

We also ordered their House Specialty which is the "Coffin" (RM7.90). I know the name of the dish sounds scary but it does literally mean the coffin!!! The Coffin is actually made of french loaf with baked cheese and seafood stuffing. It's quite ingenious of them to come up with such a dish and it did taste quite okay :)

Hui Wei Restaurant
14G Jalan Burma
10050 Penang
+604-226 0966
Business Hours: 8am - 4 am

Traders Hotel - Taste of Taiwan

I received the following promotional e-mail from Traders Hotel.

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30 May to 14 June 2009

Dine and stand a chance to win a grand prize of a FREE holiday in Taiwan as well as other attractive prizes

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Buffet Lunch
12:00noon to 2:30pm
RM47.00nett (adult) RM23.50nett (child)

Buffet Dinner
6:00pm to 9:30pm
RM68.00nett (adult) RM34.00nett (child)

For reservations, please call Tel: (04) 262 2622

TRADERS HOTEL, PENANG
Magazine Road, 10300 Penang, Malaysia
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