Invited Review: De Tittle Dining Cabin

My Ratings: 3 Stars
Cuisine: International

Location: 97, Lorong Selamat, Georgetown ,Penang
Pork Free
RM18 - 25 per person
Contact: +604-2297961, email: detittle@hotmail.co.uk

GPS: N05 25.033 E100 19.511

Once a while, comes a restaurant that is conceptualized and built from a partnership and this is true in the case of the De Tittle Dining Cabin. However, this partnership is from a life long friendship who had the same schooling, dreams, hobbies and interest.

De Tittle Dining Cabin is owned and operated by life long friends, Ean Lau and Janice Ooi who practically did things together literally, loves to travel around the world and enjoys cooking. As soon as you walked inside the restaurant, you can see the personal and in a sense touches Ean and Janice had put into their restaurant. They painted their restaurant themselves with with the help of friends and the decor reflects their personality, young, contemporary and chic.

Their inspiration comes from the love of travel and they wanted to bring back a small part of the country they visited and what better way is through food. De Tittle serves an international cuisine from Japanese, Italian, Swiss, oriental and western flavours. their menu alternates every two weeks. It is a family orientated restaurant with good kids menu and discounts for senior citizens above 60 years.

The specialties are their deep fried chicken or fish with an assortment of home-made sauces for under RM15. Add RM1.50 and you will get to enjoy addition of desserts, soup, dinner rolls and free flow ice-cream. If you have kids under 3 or parents over 60 years, They don't have to pay the extra RM1.50. Other favourites are their Cheese Fondue, Grilled steak and lamb and their special dessert called the Miracles of Devils and Angels which is a chocolate cake with molten chocolate lava center served with vanilla ice-cream. Simply irresistible! For full menu descriptions and pricing, go to http://www.cariso.net/2011/06/de-title-dining-cabin-invited-review/

The restaurant is a good alternative to the hustle and bustle of coffee shops, the heat, and angry hawkers nearby. Extensive menu choice. Good value for money. Parking is limited, so you have to walk a little. The restaurant offers causal dining with a private room/space upstairs for private parties or larger gatherings.

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Invited Review: Restorante Bravo Italiana

My ratings: 4 Stars

Cuisine: Western/Italian
Location: 1-01-11, Complex I-Avenue, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang
Pork Free
RM20-35 person
Contact: +604-641 0499
Open daily except Mondays 11:30am - 3:00pm (Lunch) & 6:00 - 10:00pm (Dinner)

GPS coordinates: N 05*19.945 E100*17.603

Craving for authentic Italian food? Last week I wrote of authentic Bulgarian food, this week it's Italian. Restorante Bravo Italiana is one of a few places in Penang you can soak up the taste of Italy, from Tuscany to Sicily. Here you can enjoy pasta, pizza, salads, soups, anti pesto, zabaglione and the all famed Tiramisu dessert, all in the comfort of this quaint little restorante.

The interiors are decked with posters and beautiful pictures of Italian landmarks, all taken by the owner and chef Lim Fung Chin who worked in Italy and has travel the whole length of the Italian peninsula. Chef lim who has more than 15 years of culinary experience under his belt, has worked in many places including the city Bologna and on board an international cruise ship which sailed around Europe and the Caribbeans.

Chef Lim believes in cooking the best for his customers including using the best ingredients like Extra Virgin Olive Oils and fresh herbs. His pizza base are hand tossed and the sauce are home made. Baked to perfection, Chef Lim's pizza creations must be one of the tastiest pizza I have ever tasted. (The Pizza ala Sicilian is a must try (contains beef pepperoni))

Restorante Bravo Italiana is also well stocked with your favourite Italian vintages. However, the most favourite accompaniment to your meal would be the desserts after meal. Again Chef Lim made the desserts himself. The most popular and signature dessert in the restorante is the Tiramisu , made to perfection. with its soft creamy center. Other desserts like the key lime pie, Italian mousse, Bravo zabaglione, sweet pumpkin pie are also favourites

Bravo Italiana also offers affordable set lunches (dine in only) includes Chicken Parmigiana, served with soup of the day, garlic bread, iced lemon tea and ice-cream starting from RM13.80. The restorante is suitable for all ages and whatever the occasions may be.

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