Vlog 07 - 小心！Tuna的热辣随时让你招架不住😝

作为一个典型的北马人，酸辣的东西是无需多问，那是我们的“必备品”吧。
通常只要有机会我都不放过ASAM LAKSA还有TOMYUM汤之类的。当然，极限是拿来突破的（妈的哪来那么自信的一句话），我就来挑战看看是否我适应得了CHILLI TUNA。这老招牌AYAM BRAND的新产品来头不简单，它是有5个辣椒指数且带着的使命很简单，就要你飙泪！

我给了身边的朋友尝试了，不夸长，一面倒！包括一些很能够吃辣的吃了都默默点头。基于他们都低调所以就不上镜了。没关系，我还有我的老爸还有妹妹和我分享我们尝后的第一反应！希望你们会喜欢（话说，这是富有住家LOOK的一支影片呢）

爱吃辣的你们，这个CHILLI TUNA值得尝试！OMEGA 3还是高蛋白质也好，可以边挑战边吸取其营养。感觉味蕾开始作怪了吗? 不如就到supermarket买下conquer 它，看谁先飙泪，加油！

High Tea Buffet During Lunch Hour? Mind blowing.

Yes, you see it correct. It's the evolution of lunch, perhaps where high tea buffet is ready to serve as early as lunch hour. Anyhow, this is wholeheartedly prepared by the chefs and the crews in Flamingo Cafe of Flamingo Hotel by the beach, Penang.

Weekend Special is a series of buffet serving in both day time and evening hour, from every Friday (dinner buffet only) to Sunday.
I'll be highlighting on Saturday's buffet which is titled as 'High Tea Buffet', serving from 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Despite a Halal certified dining area, the food are suitable literally for all including the aged and the kids. If you were like me who was kinda doubt for a food experience on this buffet (because of the name "High Tea Buffet" that serving in lunch hour), you gonna be proven wrong over a range of food served, from the signature of Malaysian food like Nasi Lemak with Gulai Sotong, Chicken Feet Loh Mee to Kerabu Mango with dried shrimps and even Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles) with Unagi to a variety of finger food and extensive range of local as well as western-styled desserts.

Bottomless lunch for two together with welcome drinks, Flamingo's mixed fruit beverages.

Variety of finger food including

Pulut Udang, Open Face Sandwich, Deep Fried Breaded Shrimps Bread Ball

Mixed fruits and/or Beet Root Salad, Pie Tee

Deep Fried Loh Bak (Chicken Roll) with seafood chili sauce

Potatoes au gratin

Teriyaki Chicken Skewer

Potatoes curry puff

Stir Fried Dried Seafood Hor Fun with green chili pickles

Nasi Lemak Gulai Sotong

Murtabak

Chicken Feet Loh Mee

Selection of cakes

 Dimsum and Chinese bun

Selections of cut fruits

Weekends' SpecialsFridays

 Meat and Poultry Feast - (7pm to 10.30pm) 

Adult - RM 85 nett ; Child (4 to 11 y/o) - RM 45 nett

Saturdays

High Tea Buffet (12.30pm to 2.30pm)

Adult - RM 53 nett ; Child - RM 29 nett

 Crustaceans and Shellfishes Night (7pm to 10.30pm)

Adult - RM 76 nett ; Child - RM 40 nett

Sundays

Sundaymania (12.30pm to 2.30pm)

Adult - RM 39.90 nett ; Child - RM 29.90 nett ; Goldies - RM 29.90 nett

*Child - 4 to 11 y/o 

*Goldies - 60 y/o and above

It's considered one of the great spots for family's meal gathering or corporate celebration. 

for the sake of...

Halal certified food

Dining in Four-star hotel (and Free Parking! XD )

Relax and open atmosphere 

By-the beach photoshoot spots for the ladies (Hold on, whisper scream will do LOL )

To place your reservation, 

Call +604 - 892 7167 

Website: Flamingo Hotel by the beach, Penang

Email: fbm@flamingo.com.my

Sponsored Post

Thanks to Mr Zack, Assistant F&B Manager of Flamingo Hotel

and

Miss Racheal Loh, Founder of Foodilifecious

for the hosting and arrangement

Humble Review: Lavish Fusion Bakery @ Victoria Street, Penang

Hey guys, it's been more than a month since my last entry on Humble Review series. So here's one newly launched in town with its grand opening last week! Guess that most of you wouldn't be strange towards Lavish Fusion Bakery with a corner of its signature landscape as a background in the house.

Another spot added to Instragram-worthy, ain't it?

Owned by Love A Loaf Bakery Cafe, Lavish Fusion Bakery, from the name itself, is another cafe to hop on with mains and dessert to be served besides the bread and bun. It is not hard to be spotted with its white coloured theme in whole at Victoria Street. However, searching for parking lot might be a challenge in Georgetown heritage area though.

There is a florist shop named Petals & Leafz where it merges with Lavish into a shop lot.

Beautiful X'mas items and little decorations that awe the ladies!

Here we go!

A long walkway upon your opening of the door with beautiful flowers display from Petal and Leafz.

You could also enter Petals and Leafz and stroll to see all these beautiful flowers

Another corner for photoshooting!

And ta-daa..the signature and most favourite seats by the diners, I suppose.

It's a shared table anyhow, unless you have a big number of friends and family to fit it up (LOL!)

Self-service mode in placing order at the cashier.

How could it be without buns to satisfy the diners in a fusion bakery cafe.

There are quite limited bakery selections with limited quantities as well during our visit.

I was planning to have some sliced cakes, however, the cashier claimed that the cakes were all sold out

I saw only the whole one and some fusion pies like banana pie.

Alright, menu time!

Lavish serves breakfast, too, as it operates daily as early as 8 in the morning.

A number of pasta selections from RM 22.80 onwards.

What about some greens or small plate to share?

Ahh, I like the sandwich to be true. Read my comment about it later.

For the caffeine and tea addicts.

Dessert drinks would be another favourite series of beverages in the house!

Not to forget, a list of alcoholic drinks for white-collars to cheer the times after work.

Upon our visiting, cronut ice cream is so much popular that it's easily spotted on almost every table. Beside Uji Matcha flavoured, Lavish serves also Salted Egg Caremel and the local delight, Durian Musang King! Price between RM 23.90 and RM 24.90.

Waiting time is fairly acceptable within our expectation.

We did not go for the buns/cronut/croissant in the house, rather, we had the mains.

Wild Mushroom Salad (RM 17.80)

Served with arugula, wild mushroom with the fantastic dressing of pesto, balsamic reduction and grana padano.

Both of my friends quite like it and to my own surprise, YES from me as well!

I am totally not a fan of salad but the saucing is simply condimental that I guess I could have one for myself too.

Spicy Bacon Amatriciana (RM 25.80)

Spaghetti with bacon, tomato puree, onion with the ornament of some chili flakes, grana padano, topped with basil leaf.

The name excites us but not for food. It doesn't wow us though as it consists only little spicy which one of my friends who can't really tolerate with spicy food is totally okay with it, so it might be a disappointment for spicy food lovers.

Greek Souvlaki Sandwich (RM 18.80)

Toasted buttered bread with chicken thigh, lettuce, Kyuri (Japanese cucumber), wedges with little dressing of honey mustard and tomatoes salsa.

I was quite reluctant to order this initially since I don't feel like having pasta, in the end it turned out to be a satisfying one!

Open up the sandwich, you could see that there are two pieces of medium-sized chicken thighs and few wedges.

I really enjoy having it as it's not too dry to chew, too.

Tasted the other two earlier one and this is my recommendation to anyone of you who don't wish to have pasta. 

A friend of ours came late and she ordered her all-time favourite, Aglio Olio (RM 21.80)

Spaghetti served with bacon, wild mushroom, chili flakes, Italian Parsley and some virgin olive oil.

None other than the common ones, it tastes fair yet a little bit salty.

Perhaps you could request it to have less salty when you order at the cashier.

A good evidence of non-stop taking photo at Lavish Fusion Bakery

(for almost everyone)  LOL!

Save up the location for your convenience!

Summary: (Scaling Point: 0 - lowest; 5 - highest)

Price: 2.5/5 (Slightly higher than others)

Taste: 3/5 (Personal Pick: Wild Mushroom Salad and Greek Souvlaki Sandwich)

Service: 3/5 (Quite attentive on our request despite the peak hour) 

Dining Ambience: 3/5 (Cozy, spacious between tables)

Vehicle Parking: 2/5 (Quite tricky to locate one in heritage area cum tourist destination)

Business Hour: 8am to 11pm daily (Last order at 10.30pm)

Address: 214, Lebuh Victoria, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Facebook Page: Lavish Fusion Bakery (Takes reservations as well)

                           Petals & Leafz (The florist shop)

I hope you enjoy reading, thank you.

Humble Review: Arang Coffee @ Jalan Mahsuri, Bayan Lepas, Penang

'Charcoal','black' and 'darkness' are what I perceived in my mind when I first came across to Arang Coffee. This is simply because 'arang' in Malay vocabulary means charcoal. Thus, I pictured in my mind that the coffee place to be some kind of brown coloured or dark paintings that comes with some charcoal-related decorative items. I was proven not that exactly correct when I browsed about the cafe online.

Arang coffee has set up its business about 7 months ago at the new commercial site behind Olive Tree Hotel. The location is slightly tricky, I would say.
As at this post published, here's the direction to Arang Coffee: After turning into the main entrance towards hotel, kindly slow down your speed, spot a alley (reachable by vehicles) on your left hand side, there's a one-way route that drive through Olive Tree Hotel (on your right hand side). Spot Olive Tree Residence on your right hand side at the end of the alley then follow the direction to turn left, you will see Arang Coffee is at 50m ahead.
Alternatively, you could also reach Arang Coffee from Sunway Tunas residential area. Remember there's a cross junction with traffic lights in the huge residential and commercial area?  If you are entering from the main entrance of Sunway Tunas residential area, then remain at your lane till you reach to the junction. Keep yourself at the right lane, and right turns on green lights. Heading towards the lane and you will spot Arang Coffee at your left hand side.

Located at the corner side, Arang Coffee is on your sight with black and white coloured signboard. 

You will be welcomed by the warm greetings from the staff upon step in the cafe. The interior of the cafe is black in theme, perhaps a sign to illustrate the name, Arang (charcoal). The table setting is neatly arranged too. The sign for a list of beverages is putting up and a variety of sliced crepe cakes is presenting neatly at the patisserie display. The cafe runs self-service policy in taking order by the way. 

There are about 11 to 12 tables with a combination of a bar dining table that only accommodates 3 diners, tables for 2 to 6 pax are available as well. If you opt for al-fresco dining area or for smoking convenience, there are around 5 tables to be served at the corridor.

Here's the complete food menu for your reference with the servings of only western cuisine. The price is ranged between RM 9 to RM 24.

They do have set meal promotion from 12pm to 3pm.

This is the set meal offered during my visit: RM 29.50 inclusive of either spaghetti carbonara or fish and chips, soup of the day and selected drinks.

Try to spot on the chalkboard placed beside patisserie display that listing their limited-time on-going promotion.

Upon paying for your order, you will be given a wooden cube block with the labeling of the Arang coffee. Personally, I think it's their marketing strategy not only to be Instagram-worthy but also a way to be infused in the local industry, thumbs up for this effort.
Let's move on to the food.

Peppermint Tea (RM 8)

There are couples of non-caffeine beverages like peppermint tea. The aroma of peppermint is quite decongestant and has restorative effect to your head whereas it tastes rather mild which ensures a smooth flow through your throat.

No worries, a glass-bottled of plain water is served if you don't order any

drinks like me. Lemon slices are putting into the bottle as practised

commonly by others, too.

Lunch for two.
Bottom : Fish and Chips
Top: Grilled Chicken and Cheese Sandwich
Both are served on wooden chopper board.
( Details about the food are as followed)

Fish and Chips (RM 18)

A generous portion of deep-fried cornflake crumbed tilapia fish fillet comes together with fries, salad and homemade tartar sauce.

Squeezing some lemon juice on the fish fillet is always a routine for me before starts eating.

The creamy texture of homemade tartar sauce is a highlight. In my two-cents, it is rather thin texture and I'm sated to put on more sauce on the cut fillet, not to forget, it's less sweet compared to that of provided in other places. 

A close-up to the fillet.

To my own liking, it is prepared well with less oil, moist and tender for chewing.

One drawback is on the fries, they are not served warm. (Deduct marks!!!)

Grilled Chicken and Cheese Sandwich (RM17)

Two half-cut sandwiches made up with a compile of chicken slices that paired up with layers of baked cheese  and caramalised onion, together with homemade BBQ sauce. A small bucket of fries and salad are served up along as well.

The tenderness of the meat is the key and the chef has successfully made it out.

The tangy BBQ sauce helps in putting a delectable taste to chew the meat together with the wholesome bread.

I love to see the  blend-up of baked cheese and the chicken slice, it's visibly tantalizing.

PS: This is not crocodile's mouth! LOL

The crepe cakes have attracted us since we stepped in the cafe, hence we got one slice as dessert. 

During our visit, seven different flavours of crepe cakes  (RM 11/slice)and a jar of yogurt oats topped with fruits (RM 13.50/jar) are available to choose.

The flavours of crepe cake include Chocolate Twin ( Combination of chocolate and vanilla ), Blackcurrant yogurt (Slightly sour), Tiramisu, Cocoa Loco (Combination of two types of chocolate), Matcha, Hokkaido Chocolate and Raspberry yogurt.

We were in the blank of choosing for ourselves but the friendly waiter and waitress tried their best in giving their advice on which flavour to choose.

They asked our taste preference and gave suggestions, in the end, we picked Cocoa Loco.

Cocoa Loco ( RM 11)

A sliced crepe cake with the combination of two types of chocolate. I don't know much about chocolate hence I am not able to tell out which kind of chocolate used.

And I suppose that these crepe cakes are outsourced because the waitress is also not sure which kind of chocolate used for this flavour.

If you have a sweet tooth, Cocoa Loco would be your favourite to be indulged. It is slightly sweet if you have a mouthful amount, not to my own liking though.

In overall, the food and cakes we had is decent with its acceptable pricing. The lighting is not as dim as I thought (due to the name of the cafe), natural sunlight from the outside balances the dining environment as the main colour is dark in colour or black inside the cafe.

As observed, the customers are mainly white-collar workers and college students during our visit.

In short, I believe that Arang Coffee is a new chilling place for people in Bayan Lepas, we no longer have to drive to town for a cup of coffee or a short meet-up with friends.

  You are welcomed to save the location for your own convenience.

Summary: (Scaling point: 0- lowest ; 5- highest)
Price: 3/5 ( No additional charge or GST )
Taste: 3/5
Dining Ambience: 2/5 ( Lower temperature of air-cond on demand )
Vehicles Parking: 4/5 ( Less shop lots opened at the moment)
Business Hour: 9am - 12am. Opens daily.
Contact Number: 017-3696202 ( You may call for reservation )
Facebook Page: Arang Coffee

Here to attach a short video of us while having the crepe cake, it's our first attempt of recording short video anyway.


I hope you enjoy reading, thank you.