Penang Garden Restaurant

"I've lived in Malaysia for three years and tasted the flavors of the cuddles. Penand does not represent Malaysian flavors at all. The ambient is loud since guests tend to speak loud at this restaurant. The waiter is rushing us to order and quick with our food. So, we didn't feel comfortable eating peacefully as the concept of rushing you in and rushing you out is the service here. We ordered fish head curry, belacan Kang Kung, hainanese chicken and bak kut teh soup. The fish head curry was top gritty and thick which means the chef didn't cook the curry powder long enough to release the flavor and softened the powder. It did not cook with coconut cream. Hence, the flavor isn't there. The curry did come with eggplant, tofu and potato which is unusual for traditional fish head curry. The Kang Kung was far from flavorful. Tasteless and lack of belacan which is shrimp paste. Disappointing! The hainanese chicken texture was rough and dry. The true texture should be silky smooth tender and moist. Another disappointment! The bak Kung teh which is a traditional ribs soup was alright. Instead if ribs, they used chunks of pork. The 4 dishes and 3 bowls of rice ($2 each) Total to $157!! Judge for yourself. I will not go back neither will I recommend to friends and families. Please "like" if the information is helpful."

"This was one of my go to restaurants with my family when I was younger. A combination of different Asian cuisines, got some creative and tasty dishes. Definitely a place for large groups!"

"We ordered the Indian Mee Goreng and Hainanese Chicken. The mee goreng was good but the hainanese chicken was just fine. A bit too overpriced considering the area and atmosphere. Giving a low rating because even though it is only 2 of us who dined in, we were charged with a 16% service charge without any notice or warning. Seems like a dishonest practice."

"Yum yum! We ordered hainanese chicken rice, beef rendang and char kway teow. Order was ready for pickup in 15min during lunchtime on a Sunday. Tip: it *seems* that you can place an order on their website but apparently it doesn’t work and they don’t receive orders placed on their website. The best way I find is to look at the menu on their website and call them to place your order. They plated the hainanese chicken rice beautifully even though it was a takeout order. Will come back soon to try the laska and get a whole hainanese chicken to go!"

"There's not many Southeast Asia cuisine restaurants in Chinatown. This is probably one of the best ones. Although the food is good the restaurant could use another waiter when the restaurant fills up. In the past I have actually seen people walk out because they were not being waited on. I would come back here in I'm craving Southeast Asia food. You can find anything from Indian to Malaysian to Singaporean food here. Some of the dishes are fusion created by the chef and are quite good."