Dim Sum Food Restaurant - such a common name for a dim sum outlet. But does it make itself less noticible?? Obviously not. And especially during weekends, it is lucky if you can get a table when you reach this restaurant. We were there at 8am on a Saturday and we could barely see any empty tables. After walking a few rounds, we spotted one and quickly "jom" (reserve) the table.

This same restaurant turns into a buffet-style steamboat (Town Steamboat) at night but also serves dim sum while you are enjoying your steamboat!!! Value for money huh?!

There’s a section for pan-fried yong tau foo items too.

 

Fried items. So many to choose from!!

Black Pepper Siew Mai. I didn’t put high hopes when I took it, judging by the looks but it was surprisingly good.

Siew Mai, the normal version. Smaller piece but contains 4 per basket instead of 3.

Har Kau. Sweet juicy prawns wrapped in soft skin.

Fish ball wrapped in beancurd skin and steamed.

Fried prawn roll. Lots of small prawns with spring onions wrapped in beancurd skin and deep-fried.

 

Chai Thao Koay - Radish Cake. This is a pleasent one, not too soft or too hard (from over-fried) and have nice taste of radish and grind dried shrimps.

Fried Har Kau. Very crispy and again yummy prawns inside.

 

Zhim Tzo?? Dunno what it’s called but it taste like artificial crab meat wrapped in beancurd skin and glazed with sweet and sour sauce.

Something like Siew Pau but it’s in rectangle shape. I believe the filling is the same as the siew pau. Very crispy and flaky outer layer.

 

Here’s the Siew Pau. Take-away for my grandma!! (but I ended up eating one of it) :)

 

Hong Kong style Chee Cheong Fun. This is the only place where they let you help yourself with the amount of soy sauce and chillies. The chillies was good, with chunks of dried shrimps to give a flavourful taste. The Chee Cheong Fun was a little too soft though.

 

There’s also a variety of noodles which you can order from the waiter/waitress. We had Char Hor Fun (RM 4.50).

The gravy is very thick. Taste is normal, nothing spectacular! They have crispy noodles (sang mien), singapore fried mee hoon, tang hoon, and even curry fish head (if my eyes serves me right) too. What an abundance of choice!

 

We planned to take-away the Char Siew Pau but couldn’t resist the temptation. So we ate one before leaving.

 

My parents say the filling is a tad too sweet for them. I wonder if it’s only our tastebuds or others think so too.

 

Weekends are self-service. You go to the counter and grab what you want but remember to take the card along with you so that the staff can jot down the pricing. At the end, go to the payment counter with this card.

 

3 of us ate 12 plates of Dim Sum and a plate of Char Hor Fun. Tea cost RM 1 per head. Total bill came to RM 37.

This time we miss the Egg Tart (was still in the oven when I asked for it) and the Wu Kok - Two of the must-eat items :( . Will go back again next time!!! Check out Lingzie’s post on this!!

Dim Sum Food Restaurant
63, Macalister Road,
10400, Penang
04-229 7273

Opening Hours: 9am - 3pm (Mon-Fri) & 8am - 3pm (Sat/Sun/Public Holidays)

This restaurant is just opposite UMNO building at Macalister Road. If you come from Komtar, the restaurant will be on your left, at almost three-quarter way to the other end. It is located just beside Sun Yat Sen Memorial Centre. Parking is available behind the shop (fixed charge per entry).

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