Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Ivy's Kitchen Invited Review (Part I - Set Meal)

I was invited by Mr Tan from Ivy's Kitchen @ Chow Thye Road (off Burmah Road) to hold a small food review last week.


My personal feeling after food review: "How I wish that I could find one such cafe at FIZ who could cater for both cheng-cheng-tei kaki and also strong-taste kaki ! I felt that those working in town are more blissful than me loh." :)


Dear floggers, if any of you is interested in their food after reading this series of posts, perhaps you may drop a few lines showing your interest and we may liaise with the taukeh to see if another BIG session of food review is possible(?!). *wink*




No fancy deco, just two doors away from Jemputree which is also next to the Isaribi Tei.



Ivy's Kitchen offers worthy set meal with less than RM10. All combos will come with a fruit juice and a dessert (soya jelly with longan). Sound OK?!


Every RM5 spent entitles you for one stamp. You are entitled to redeem for one free set meal after collecting 10 stamps. Sound more OK?


For the combo meal, there are add-on options. You could add RM1 to get a Red Bean Soup (normal price RM1.60) or add RM 2 for Rojak (normal price @ RM3). Sound even more OK?


Here is the menu for Ivy's Kitchen Value Meal.






COMBO A: Chicken Rendang (RM9)

This combo is one of their best-selling combo. I personally like this dish the most compared to other rice sets (combo B / combo C). Firstly, I love the drumstick. Secondly, the chicken was cooked till just nice enough, texture ngam-ngam-hoe. Thirdly, it's topped with the gravy of the chicken rendang which is fragant and yet not that spicy, suit my taste. This combo is served with white rice, half slice of egg, keropok, pickled vege, fried ikan bilis + peanuts.





COMBO B: Beef Rendang (RM8.50)

This combo is one of their best-selling combo too. I believe its popularity lies on its beef rendang and the gravy. Most of us were impressed by the texture and the fragance of the beef rendang. This combo is served with white rice, half slice of egg, keropok, pickled vege, fried ikan bilis + peanuts.



COMBO C: Nasi Lemak (RM7.50)

The nasi lemak comes with shredded gingers. The combo consists of half slice of egg, slices of cucumber, sambal ikan bilis, fried ikan bilis, fried chicken wing, fried sardin fish (or alternatives), peanuts and keropok.


Don't forget! The price is inclusive of fruit juice and dessert loh.



Custom Combo (RM9)

For those who are keen in having cincaru (Stuffed Hardtail Mackeral), you can opt for this combo.



Stuffed Hardtail Mackeral (Cincaru) – RM3.80 per fish. Trust me, when it's served onto your table, the fragance is irresistible!



The making of cincaru. The fish was stuffed with Ivy's homemade recipe paste, in generous amount.


For OLs who are sick of having rice and want to have something cheng cheng tei either during freaking hot days, gloomy rainy days or during your sick days, no need to go for KTT (koay teow thng), Ivy caters for your needs too.




COMBO D: Fried Fish Fillet Noodles (RM9)

The soup base is very clear and yet having sweetness. The fried fish fillets are soft-to-chew and not oily. The chicken balls are indeed good, in fact I personally favoured this chicken balls more compared to the fried fish fillets as they are smooth in texture and yummy! I could have just those chicken balls alone to go with my vermicelli. :)
(FYI, you could ask for add-on when ordering on that piece of paper).




Grouper (Koay Kow) Fish Porridge - RM9

This is an ala carte dish under noodles & porridge. There are four choices : bee hoon, cintan, tang hoon and porridge. You can choose ingredients of either koay kow (RM9) , prawn (RM8.50) , fried fish (RM6.50) , fish (RM6.00) or chicken (RM5.00).

The broth is very cheng tee. Topped with grouper fish, fantastic!




Poh Piah Chee (Mini Spring Rolls) – RM2 for one roll/RM3.80 for two rolls.



Laksa (RM5). It's sweet in taste and comes with generous amount of toppings.


Rojak.

The fruit juice and dessert (soya jelly with longan) that come together with the combo meal.



Ivy's Kitchen
Add : 58 Jalan Chow Thye, 10250 Penang. (Two doors away from Jemputree. Next to Isaribi Tei)
Tel : 013-433 7878 (Mr. Tan), 016-433 7130 (Ms. Ivy)
Opening Hours : Mon-Sun (9am-9pm) Sat (12pm-9pm)
Catering services available.