Penang Buffet at Kings Hotel

[karrine]

Sounds good......feels like trying now.

[lmdt]

must try..or not sure regret...

[Foodbond]

How's this compared to the one at York Hotel? Better or can fight?

[lmdt]

York hotel ??? has got penang buffet

York usually has the Penang Hawker Fare...this is one of the best penang Nyonya buffet in Singapore.

[umami]

sell koyok a bit: I blogged about this place last June...

http://umami.typepad.com/umami/2004/06/ ... errac.html

[ronnie]

Can park at the HDB carpark at Zion Rd, where Sun Tong Nam is located. That carpark is huge. You can park at the side which is nearest to the hotel, abt 5-10mins walk. Gd esp after a buffet.

Thanks for the heads up!

[lmdt]

The original chefs husband and wife team Mar and Yeoh Teng Chye for this buffet actually immigrated to Uk and are now running a Nyonya Restn at Notting Hill -

http://www.nyonya.co.uk/

[zeek_eat]

York Hotel charges $21.80+++ while King's price is $30+++.

Hmm....I've tried King's which is really good. Have not tried York Hotel before although an old friend said they have less variety. Anyone tried both recently?

[lmdt]

There is a vast diff from York think the one at York is the Penanag Hawker Fare..while the other is Penang Nyonya Buffet..with more variety...

[kAtcHyGaL]

Penang Hawkers' Fare @ York
White Rose Cafe, York Hotel
Tel: 6737 0511 ext 1156
March 11-27, from noon to 2.30pm, and 6.30pm to 10pm daily. $21.80+++ (adult),$17.80+++ (child below 12 years)

ONE surely can't fault this tagline - Simply Authentic Since 1986 - because York Hotel rules the market where Penang hawker fare is concerned. Unlike how other hotels tend to do it, which is to get the hotel's resident chefs to make 'lookalike and soundalike' Penang dishes, York hotel flies in the Penang hawkers themselves to cook up a yummy storm.

So, the first instalment of this year's thrice-a-year promotion features the usual favourites. For those who want to know where exactly the hawkers are from in Penang - because, yes, that makes a difference - the Char Kway Teow hawker is from the Tanjung Bungah part of the island. Nice wok fragrance, although overall, the taste is slightly on the bland side.

Highly recommended are dishes like Penang lor bak, an assortment of fried finger food like shrimp and meats (which one normally finds at the economy bee hoon stalls here) which have lovely, light and crunchy batter and come with a sweetish chilli and starchy savoury dip.

The prawn noodles have rich stock, so do go the whole hog to add in some fat and juicy deep-fried lard bits. The sardine-rich laksa - from the famous Lorong Selamat stall - also has the right sourish zing to it, nicely tempered with the gooey prawn paste which the hawker swirls on top of your soup.

For those who can't get enough of that prawn paste they can find oodles of it mixed in with the cuttlefish kangkong and Penang rojak. For these two dishes, the sauce makes all the difference, and it's done right. The kway teow soup is a calming so-so dish, if your palate is feeling a bit overwhelmed by the mixture of tastes so far.

Round up your meal with Swatow Lane's frothy ice kachang with melt-in-the-mouth kidney beans, and here's a tip: ask for a mix of the sarsi syrup (which might be tucked away from sight, on request only) with the red syrup, which is how locals back in Penang like in their ice kachang. The chendol's not great, but the palm sugar is yummy. Last but not least, the crunchy and peanutty ban chang kueh goes well with the well-pulled teh tarik. - By Cheah Ui-Hoon

[2kumars]

binged @ York's Penang Hawkers ysday and King's Nyonya Buffet today. at the end of both meals, had to be rolled home Rstn mgr provided complimentary parking coupon without prompting, nice touch. 15% discount with some credit cards - Citibank and UOB i think. i'm done with penang cravings for a while ... if i keep very still, maybe the visions of char kway teow, prawn mee soup, satay and kueh will go away ...

[windy]

you mean king's hotel provides complimentary parking? is this for all guest or only you special ?

[2kumars]

er, we were offered complimentary coupon without our asking ... maybe becos we looked really stuffed and ready to be rolled out the doors!

[lmdt]

They usually offer free parking the last time i was there..after settling the bill they usually ask..

[zeek_eat]

Same..heee! York Hotel gives me a more intimate feel as well but King's hotel's spread is ...wow!