Aroi Thai Restaurant

Penang is definitely a haven for food. Just talking about Thai food alone, you have so many restaurants offering plenty of varieties. At Aroi, one can opt for normal dishes and rice order or 'lunch xpress' set of which the main course comes with a bowl of tomyam, 1 meatball and fruits starting from RM9.90++.

the entrance facing main Burma road

lunch xpress menu

Aroi's usual menu

Thai style fried noodle with prawn set RM12.90

pineapple fried rice with prawn set

the free tomyam soup which I find not sour enough

for every bill of RM50, you are entitled to 1 stamp and after collecting 10 stamps, you are entitled for 1 free meal :)

Personally I would still rate Sebai-sebai Thai Restaurant as my top Thai restaurant but if you're around the area of Pulau Tikus and are looking for quick, affordable lunch at air-conditioned place, this place is a good try out.

Where at?
387 Jalan Burma, 10350 Pulau Tikus

Tel no: 04-2276771
Email: aroithai@hotmail.com

Lunch: 11am - 2.30pm
Dinner: 6pm - 10pm (closes on Tuesdays)

Sebai Sebai Thai Restaurant

Have i mentioned my cravings for tom yam? Anything spicy and sour is always my favorite! Funny though i have been to this place for 3 times in a period of 3 years (that averages out to once a year) but would still vote this place for serving one of the best and most authentic Thai dishes. "Sebai sebai" in Thai means "slowly, easy-going" but this restaurant is not really easy-going at all. The waiters are always at running-pace because of the constant customer-flow, yet their service is still at tip-top rating and never fail to meet customers' requests.

 an outside view of Sebai-Sebai

 deep fried kangkung (RM8)

 petai omellete (RM8)

 Som Tam-Thai's very own unique salad, warning, it's pretty spicy!! (RM14)

 tofu in Thai sauce (RM10)

 my all-time favorite, tomyam chicken (RM20)

Drinks there can be ordered in jug and is more worth it. For RM7, you get 1 whole jug (any drink of your choice) and it can be drank up to 6 glasses. Better still, this place is tax free!! 

Oh ya, i also love the green curry which i had in my past 2 visits. Perhaps now, i should increase my probability of visiting this place. Don't you want to try them out too? :)

Where at?
1, Lintang Batu, 11600 Green Lane, Penang.

Tel no: 04-6568891

Invited Review at Tree Monkey

It was a Sunday and i get to dine with the monkeys at Tree Monkey. :) Before i proceed explaining about this place, i would like to thank Mr. Warren for the food review invitation. The place is located right next to the Penang Spice Garden, which is a little pass Hard Rock Hotel, Batu Feringghi. Anyway, there was no monkeys during the entire dining session, instead i spotted a few squirrels. :)

the entrance by the road

the entrance to the deck

seating in the hut

another hut seating

their so-called reception counter

a view of the sea when it is still bright

Tree Monkey adapts a serene and relax concept with all its tables and chairs made of wood imported from Indonesia.

Sitting on the deck allows you an overview of sea. They hire all Thai chefs and thus they serve Thai cuisine. As the bloggers were invited for a food review, we were hence served some of their popular dishes.

Thai tapas which comes with a choice of 8 pieces (RM30), 12 pieces (RM45) and 16 pieces (RM60)

Asian tapas which comes with a choice of 8 pieces (RM60) and 12 pieces (RM90)

tomyam soup (comes with Asian tapas)-not spicy enough

tumeric rice(to be eaten with Asian tapas)-RM14.80

sunset paradise (only available between 6-7pm)-RM10

coconut ice cream

a view of sunset

Workers there are really friendly, not sure if that was because they knew we are bloggers. Honestly, i would say that the food there is a little pricey. You rather convince yourself that you are paying for the ambiance instead. Also, the distance of the place would make you think twice. Besides that, you don't have to worry about parking as there are abundance along the road. They also provide free insect repellents just in case you notice the existence of the little creatures. :)

Extra information:
Choices for Thai tapas:
Thai toast, money bag, herbs chicken, spring roll, pandan chicken, otak otak, mussels salsa, lemongrass stick, prawn sarong, prawn sabai, Thai fish cake, crab

Choices for Asian tapas:
mango salad, satay, beef salad, crispy herbs fish, prawn chili paste, sweet bean curd, kangkung belacan, egg, masaman curry, panaeng curry, tomyam soup, tomkha soup (white tomyam)

Where at?
Lone Crag Villa, Lot 595
Mukim 2, Jalan Teluk Bahang

Tel: 04-8813494

Maa Roy, Thai @ Krystal Point

Celebrated my best pal's birthday recently and we chose to go to another new place to try out Thai food. This post also marks the debut of my dslr baby...which i called, baby CNN(perhaps i might change the name knowing that i am quite a word-y person) ;

very nice setting of entrance

the menu, where you can view the business hour :)

left: iced lemon tea (RM3.50)

right: chrysanthemum tea (RM2.80)

seafood tomyam (RM23)

tofu in brown gravy (RM15)

green curry chicken (RM13)

pandan chicken (RM7.50)

I must say the food at Maa Roy Thai were superbly nice! Prices as almost compatible to that of other Thai restaurants. I must also mention the good service by the waiter as well as the lady boss. I am definitely going back for another round.

Where at?
B303-1-27 Krystal Point, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Ahah 


or


6A, Abu Siti Lane


Tel no: 2276816 or 016-4067809

Chok Dee Thai

I met up with an old pal yesterday. Having meet for the first time in 1.5 years, I let her decide where we should dine in. She was craving for Thai food and so we googled some nice Thai food in Penang and found Chok Dee Thai restaurant.

The interior of Chok Dee Thai restaurant gives a very cozy and welcoming feeling.

                  

The ease-on-eyes menu

Since this is our first visit, my friend and I have decided to order the basic dish found in every Thai restaurant- the tomyam soup (RM20). However, the person who took our order was a non-Malaysian (couldn't figure out what nationality she was) and instead of giving us tomyam chicken which was what we wanted, she gave us tomyam seafood. And we only realised that after finishing almost half pot of the tomyam as we found more and more squids in the pot! The tomyam can also be cooked according to the preferred level of spiciness.

 

Among the other dishes we also ordered were 'kerabu mango- RM10', 'omellete onion-RM9', 'fish fried with long beans-RM12'.

 Kerabu mango tasted like the usual ones

 

 

Omelette onion: Very big portion, recommendable for 3-4 persons

Fish fried with long beans: Fish meat is minced and then fried with long beans. So you can't find big pieces of fish meat. Also very unusual but perhaps the fish was a little salty.

As for dessert, we ordered 't t krop-RM4' and special of the day; 'pumpkin kaya-RM5'.

 T-t krop: A sweet coconut-based dessert with jelly-wrapped water chesnut and jackfruit

Pumpkin+kaya: the most unique meal of the day and yes, you eat the pumpkin skin as well. Tastes wonderfully nice!

All in all, Chok Dee Thai is a recommendable place for Thai food. Would love to go there again to try out some other dishes. Besides that, Chok Dee Thai has a long stretch of car park just outside of the restaurant.

Where at?

231-D, Jalan Burma, 10350 Penang.
04-2291492