O'Briens has landed in Penang

O'Briens, the Irish Sandwich Cafe chain has finally made its way to our shores, with the opening of its 13th outlet at Persiaran Bayan Indah (opposite Queensbay Mall, next to Tutti Frutti).

O'Briens is well known for its made-to-order sandwiches which are prepared with breads baked with sugar-free Irish recipe. Shambo is another specialty of O'Briens, a foccacia bread baked in the shape of Shamrock, a three-leaved clover associated with good luck. 

O'Briens also serves fresh juices, gourmet coffee, cakes, pastries, smoothies, salads and wraps. 

For its 10 days only Opening Special (from 29 June until 8 July), O'Briens Persiaran Bayan Indah is offering the following five of their best selling sandwiches at RM10 each, which is up to 39% discount from the normal price.

• O'Briens Classic Tripledecker (our favourite)
• Tuna Swiss Melt
• Chicken, Chicken Crisp and Cheddar Wrappo
• Chicken Slice and Cheese on Shambo
• Sundried Tomato on Hot Ciabatta.  

O'Briens Classic Tripledecker (our favourite)

Tuna Swiss Melt

Chicken, Chicken Crisp and Cheddar Wrappo

Chicken Slice and Cheddar on Shambo

C-21-G, Persiaran Bayan Indah
Bayan Bay, Sungai Nibong
11900 Penang
www.obriens.com.my

Kopi Cine reopens at China House

The wait is finally over.

If you recall from my previous post on Kopi Cine, the café at Stewart Lane was temporarily closed in anticipation for something bigger to happen. Fret no more. Kopi Cine has finally found its new home at China House, undoubtedly bigger and better.

The China House is the new jewel in Penang. Located at Beach Street in the UNESCO Heritage site of Georgetown Penang, China House is made up of 3 heritage buildings linked by a traditional open air courtyard.


I read that the place is house to 14 exquisite spaces with shops, cafes, restaurants, galleries and a theatre under the same roof including a bar and a private dining room where the chef cooks in the presence of the patrons.

The China House is part of the Straits Collection in Penang which has a mix of cafes, restaurants, boutique residences, retails shops and galleries in the heart of Georgetown. (If you don’t already know, the Straits Collection happens to be part of the famous Bon Ton group which also owns and operates the beautiful Bon Ton Resort and Temple Tree Resort in Langkawi)

We saw a lot of the familiar items from Kopi Cine on the menu, which is great. They serve all day breakfast from 9 am to 6pm. Hubs ordered the Big Breakfast with fried eggs, lamb sausage, beef patty, mushroom, spinach, caramelized onions served with lemon hollandaise sauce and chili jam. We absolutely loved the hearty breakfast with the homemade sausage. Everything just came together perfectly.

I ordered Roasted Chicken with Ras-el-Hanout spices on Focaccia with cherry tomatoes. I loved the toasted sesame seeds and zesty lemon pickles with the herbed roast chicken.


We can't help but order a Pavlova from the array of mouth watering desserts. The meringue cake with strawberry, passion fruit and mango slice was very light and fresh and we just can't have enough of it.


I have to say Straits Collection did such an excellent job with China House. Kopi Cine was already enjoying brisk business in its opening days with the steady stream of patrons. We could already envision coming back for more of what China House has to offer.

Cafe Latte and Mocha Latte

Big Breakfast (RM28)

Roast Chicken Focaccia (RM26)

Pavlova

China House
153 to 155 Beach Street
10200 Georgetown, Penang.
Tel: 04-2637299

http://www.facebook.com/ChinaHousePenang

http://www.straitscollection.com.my/ChinaHouse.htm

Lighthouse Coffee Cafe

The Lighthouse Coffee Café serves mainly coffee beverages made from a variety of gourmet beans and in a myriad of styles e.g. latte, cappuccino, siphon, ice-drip and of course espresso. The gourmet beans are roasted and blended on a weekly basis to ensure freshness.

They also have quite an extensive food menu e.g. pasta, bakes rice, all day breakfast, soup, quiche and salad. Something about coffee with pasta appealed to us so we ordered the Lighthouse Spaghetti Caffe which was their house recipe pasta with coffee, capsicum and smoked chicken. The result was a light pasta dish with a hint of coffee taste.

Lighthouse Coffee also sells imported beans, coffee making ingredients, home and commercial grade espresso machines, professional tools and accessories for making coffee. If you are thinking of setting up your own café, they also offer café consultancy and equipment set up services. The interesting thing is Lighthouse Coffee also offers training workshops to Baristas and coffee enthusiasts, to learn the art of coffee making.

The warm ambiance promotes a sense of togetherness thus the café is great for chilling out with friends with a good cuppa as can be seen on the day we were there.

 

Doppio Piccolo Latte (RM8)

Mushroom Quiche (RM10.90)



Lighthouse Spaghetti Caffe (RM16.50)

Lighthouse Coffee Café
Logan Heritage No. 4 Bishop Street, Georgetown
10300 Penang
8:30 am to 7:30 pm (Opens everyday)
Direct Mobile: 6012 4360 836
Email: lighthouse.coffee@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.lighthouse-coffee.com.my/