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Continuing on the Penang Bloggers Gathering held on 15th August 09….

Earlier on in Part I the focus was on the ambiance and setting of Vintage Bulgaria Restaurant.

 

Now in Part II, let’s take a look at the main dishes served for the night.

We had a standard set meal of RM 40 nett per pax.

Menu:

Drinks
Cordial Drink
Coffee/Tea

Soup
Mushroom Soup
Seafood Soup

Main Course
Plovdiv Ribs
Baked Cod Fish with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Chicken Stroganov
Bulgarian Pork Djolan
Bulgarian Platter

 

 

Now let’s take a look at those main course individually. The six of us sitting at the same table agreed to order one of each and two plates of pork ribs and then share so that we can try out every single one of them.

Bulgarian Pork Djolan

Traditional roasted pork knuckles

This is the best of the night, at least agreed by those sitting at our table. The pork knuckles was well marinated with special sauce and herbs. It is then roasted till golden brown but still leaving the meat juicy and tender.

 

Baked Cod Fish with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

The cod fish was skillfully baked with the right amount of time and the outcome was a very soft and moist texture. It even taste almost jelly-like according to some comments.

 

Chicken Stroganov

Boneless chicken drumstick cut in strips, cooked with mushroom, wine, cream, herbs and spices. I enjoyed this dish too as it was real easy to eat for one, and it is also very aromatic and infused with the combination taste of wine, herbs and spices. The creamy gravy of onions, mushrooms and red chillies adds a zing to this dish.

We almost finished the dish even before one of our table-mate managed to get a piece!!!

 

Plovdiv Ribs

Pork ribs grilled till tender. We highly anticipated this but it came out a little short. I feel it was a little salty while others commented it was too sweet. Could it be that it was not thoroughly marinated?

 

Bulgarian Platter

Mixed grill trio of kebapche, kyofte, karnatche (traditional recipe of in-house homemade Bulgarian sausages and succulent pork fillet) This dish was too meaty for me. The beef patty, beef sausages and pork fillet are a little dry. This is one dish which I would give a miss for the night.

Dessert
Chocolate Soup with Vanilla Ice Cream

I prefer this to the creme brulee. Enjoying cold vanilla ice cream while sipping chocolate soup is something I’ve not tried before.

Chocolate Creme Brulee

The custard base flavoured with chocolate is sweet. Topped with caramelized sugar, this dessert is really for the sweet-tooth. I stopped after two spoonful.

We also had the chance to sample some gelato, courtesy of Gelatissimo brand, which has a branch in Gurney Plaza. Among the five choices brought by them, I love the mango and green tea flavour!!

We were also treated with an array of cakes courtesy of Winter Butterfly Homemade Cakes.

Cream Cheese Mousse Cake - Soft but quite plain

Oreo Cheese Cake - very rich taste of cheese

 

Chocolate Brownies - a little dry and hard but I guess if it was allowed to cool in room temperature for a little while, it would be alright.

 

We were full to the brim and had to call it a night as the time approaches midnight. It was definitely a great session to mingle around with other bloggers and to catch up with each other.

Thanks to Alan and Allie again for generously putting in time and effort to organize this fun gathering!!

Details of the restaurant:

Contact:

Vintage Bulgaria
1E, Jalan Sungai Kelian
11200, Tanjung Bungah, Penang
vintagebulgaria@gmail.com
Tel: 04-898 1890
Fax: 04-898 2890
 
Business Hours:
3.00pm - 12.00am (Monday to Friday)
12.00pm - 12.00am (Saturday and Sunday)


GPS:

5°27.870′ N   100°17.560′ E

Map:

 

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