Sigi's Bar and Grill by the Beach, Golden Sands, Batu Ferringhi, Penang

i've always heard so much about this place, all the happening ppl, bloggers, Penang celebs tend to hang out here.. but somehow i never got the chance to pay them a visit. now finally an invite from my aunty and uncle from England for dinner was held there, was quite excited :)

Sigi's as i believe, had gone through some renovations earlier (i think the same time the hotel - Golden Sands, had renovations done) so am not sure how different the Sigi's now is compared to the Sigi's then.

when we went in, we were greeted by some friendly staff and a cool interior. there was a mini water pond feature thingy right in the middle of the room, couple tables around it and bigger tables along the edges of the room. on the walls they had frames that looked like they had water in them... nice... nice place for a date ;)

so we sat at a table and started to order. they had food from western (steaks, burgers, pizza and pastas) to local (char koay teow, fried mee...etc) to drinks, cocktails, alco, coffee/tea, juices... good variety i'd say. we had some difficulty choosing our food at that moment. lol!

i had a mango cocktail drink. not sure what was inside but it was sure strong and made me a lil "warm" inside.. lol.. but i think it was the partially opened sliding door (that we sat next to) that had outside warm air coming in :P

somehow uncle and i thought of the same thing to order a prawn appetizer, mine was a grilled/bbq prawn and he had Kataifi wrapped prawns. we both tried each others prawns, and it was lovely. different but lovely pitty it was just appetizers, we only got like 3-4 prawns each LOL (i know, i'm greedy)

aunty ordered a salad, but she wanted it together with her lasagne, so she left it on the table till her mains arrived. for my main, i ordered a pizza, Palm Beach Pizza, why? i don't know, it was impulsive. i never used to order pizza for my main but somehow something told me, when dining at Sigi's you got to try their pizza - hence i ordered a pizza. no regrets, it was quite good, thin base but nice. good to go along with a cold beer ;)

aunty ordered Peppino's Lasagne which looked very cheesy and tomatoey. smelled great too! she said it was good :) big portion for her but in the end i believe she finished it heheheh. and uncle had pasta with prawns and chilly and capsicum - yup he's white and he can eat moderate spicy food :) love those prawn sizes.. worth every penny i tell you!

now comes the dessert, aunty was full and couldn't go on, uncle and i agreed to share, if the portions are small we'll have one each. :D so we asked our waiter what was their famous dessert and he suggested The Bombe!! lol!! with a name like that you'd think u'll have some bomb-alaska type of dessert infront of you! hahaha but what i think we got was a slice from a "bomb"... it's actually made of mango sorbet, white chocolate parfait (still figuring out what parfait is), italian meringue and pine nuts... lovely lovely lovely... and what's funny, ONE slice is enough, two would be pushing it. verdict? uncle and i had one each :P

so, nice place to dine, by the beach, good food (though price can be quite pricey) but with the atmosphere like that, how to say no? :) when u get the chance, got a bonus, special occasion, try out Sigi's sure it'll be worth it... i'd go again!!

Harvest In Cafe, Irrawaddy Road, Penang

it was a birthday treat by my godsis, and i like it that she suggested a place i never been before, or never heard of before! it's Harvest In Cafe, hidden at a corner of Irrawaddy Road in Penang. it's located with other restaurants as well.

what this place has to offer is local and western dishes, home cooked i believe and simple. i like the interior (white and black, grey theme) and it gives a contemporary yet homely feeling. like a place where you can bring your gfs and just chill the night away! :)

we went there for lunch and it was starting to get packed. lucky we managed to get a table. there was a long table on the other end of the room and it was someones birthday as well!! coolness! :D looking at the menu, prices are ok and what's good is that there's no 5% or 10% tax. now that's a place in my good books! :)

so here's what we got, some garlic bread and the soup of the day - mushroom? can't remember lol (this was in Sept yo!) melanie said the soup was good, i had a taste and yup i agreed. i liked the garlic bread as well, not too hard, yet crunchy and soft at the same time, not too much garlic but just enough to have the garlic taste/smell.
their mocha ice blended was quite good too :) am not a coffee drinker, so as long it taste nice, it's ok for me, can't say for sure if they use super branded coffee or whatever. i enjoyed this drink :P they also have other fruit juices, soft drinks and ice blended drinks.. though am not sure if they sell beer... hmm... another reason to drop by again? :D



what i had was the BBQ chicken with rice, didn't i say earlier (in my other posts that BBQ is the bomb!!?) tht i love BBQ? anything BBQ? so yea, i HAD to try this one. portions are average, good enough for an average Penangite stomach. but if you're super hungry, make sure u get the soup or an appetizer before your mains. melanie had chicken chop (i should believe so from the pic) and think she replaced the chips to salad. she too said it was not that bad.

nothing to shout about though from just the 2 dishes we had. but it's good enough for a 2nd visit to try their other dishes. parking may be a prob, so be it lunch or dinner, make sure u go early to get a good spot, if not, u gotta walk abit.

nice place to hang out with your good friends, for a meal, drinks and chat. service is quite good and place is clean and cooling. so, who wants to join me for my next visit? :)

Double Good, Sg Nibong Kecil, Penang

Double Good Restaurant is a chinese rice&dishes type of restaurant. never actually heard about it, but my cousin (as usual) told me about it. we were to have dinner with my aussie cousins there and she told me that food here was quite nice. she warned me that this place is quite noisy, and it's not a place to eat and chit chat and take your time. once you finish, they will clear your table and expect you to call the bill and not hang around. lol....

and it was true!! their service is good. quick, fast and efficient and you're in and out in no time! lol.. some would think as it's bad service or something, but heck, i don't mind, the food's good! :D

check out what we ate... (in no particular order)

assam prawn curry (i think)... yummmy!!!!


toufu, nice light dish



ahh this is unique, shredded fried kailan with fried ikan bilis!
never seen this before and yes, it did taste like kailan!!


belacan fried chicken

pork ribs with oats (think oat prawns, but with pork) i like!


every dinner must have a fish - this is quite nice, not sure what it is

cutlets or somesort - tasty too!

aaaahhh!! and for dessert, peanut pancake and peanut "soup"
not many places serve this but Double Good does!!
it's not too sweet, not too peanut-y, just nice!!

so, starting to crave for chinese food? head down to Sg Nibong Kecil, the shop lots next to Esso (that's infront of Bkt Jambul Complex) for dinner.. sure to be satisfied one! :P try to be early, as they can get quite packed. enjoy!

Cheryl & Edzil - 101010

Cheryl and Edzil's church wedding was held at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Penang. it was quite an exciting day as family from all over the world flew in for this event. the 6 children of Gerry Reutens were all united again for this wedding.

pics here are just the cream of the crop, most of you would have see it in FB and in Photobucket. here are the links - Church & Dinner... dont' forget clips on YouTube as well!! :D

my dad, the commentator

the bestmen

walking down the isle

the bridesmaids

"you may kiss the bride"

then after the wedding ceremony, we all headed towards the cafeteria of the church for some refreshments/light lunch. food was good :) yum yum and that was when the cousins started to "pimp" the bridal car for their getaway! lol

later that evening, after everyone has got some rest and changed, the dinner reception was held at the ballroom of Cititel Hotel, Penang. the hotel did a lovely job in decorating the hall. and what made it more special? an painting of the couple by Aunty Esther :D

there were 2 lovely performances by 2 lovely people, Cheryl's friend from Japan that played the ukelele and our wonderful cousin, Kevin, came all the way from Sydney!

both parents dancing the night away....

the family yam-seng-ing together ... a few times actually! LOL

and the night continued with more dancing, macarena-ing and karaoke-ing till time was up and had to go. it was a great nite, lots of food, people, family and laughter.

Wishing Cheryl and Edzil all the best in your new life together and hope to see some juniors soon! :D