Ivan was supposed to be flying back from Phnom Penh, arriving at the LCCT around the same time when I would land…so it would be just nice for him to give me a lift to the airport hotel where I would be staying. Unfortunately, he was given an unscheduled flight duty – to fly to Singapore and back that same day and he would only be available after four. That called for a slight change of plans and I managed to get a friend of mine to drop by instead and after checking in at the hotel, we went for lunch at the restaurant.
I saw the advertisement promoting their current Penang Food Fair so I was looking forward to having that but again, it did not turn out as planned. We looked at the buffet spread and was not too keen on having that – I think we can get better and more selections at some nasi kandar shops…and for the Penang char kway teow or mamak mee, one would need to place an order for it to be fried. Somehow the idea of having to go through all that did not seem too appealing. In the end, we decided to order a la carte instead…
We had the so-called fresh young coconut…
…which was not really young and I did not bother to scoop out the hard flesh to eat.
I had the fish and chips…
…which was very nice. I prefer the fish fillet coated with bread crumbs like this instead of the conventional batter so it was done just the way I like it.
Unfortunately, my friend’s choice from the menu was quite disappointing…
This was their pasta with rendang sauce. Gosh…I would expect rendang to be of a darker shade than this and the gravy was so watery – I thought it would be thick and rich.
So after the brief lunch, I went to my room to settle in and wait for Ivan to drop by when he returned later that evening.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 