We were served two small bowls of braised tofu with fried ikan bilis. Served in place of the usual pickles, achar. It was hot like it was just cooked ready-to-serve. It was a good dish to go with porridge.
And....before we were served of our dishes, a small bowl of greasy gravy was served. The waitress said it was for us to drizzle on our rice. So, it was the braised sauce. I tasted a bit. It tasted of cinammon and star anise. Like the braised sauce used for ducks. The layer of oil put off the idea of having it in our rice.
Stir fried French Beans @$14Average. No crunch on the french beans. Dried shrimps whole added. Not the pounded hay-bee-hiam.
Pan-Fried Cod Fish @$30It was delicious. Very crispy on the exterior and yet not oil laden. The sauce was not too salty and of the right density. However, it lacked the wow. I felt the sauce could be further improved. Maybe add a little spice to create the oomph.
Ngoh Hiang @$12The ngoh hiang was above-average. It wasn't oil-laden. The friendly waitress reminded us that it was piping hot. It was one of the ngoh hiangs which I felt had not had too much fats in them.
Century egg with cold tofu @$6It was my 1 of my favourite dishes of Taiwanese cuisine. I felt it was a refreshing and healthy dish. New Taiwan Restaurant has had pork floss added to the tofu. The sauce was a little bland. The amount of pork floss was slightly too much. But for that quantity @$6, I felt it was quite cheap. I felt some chopped chili and parsley would have increase the overall taste.
Sweet potato porridge @$0.80
The porridge was slightly watery.
The porridge was slightly watery.
Makansutra 2007 rated it excellent. I felt the food was just decent. Same goes for the price.
Our bill worked out to $91 for 5 pax. No service charge but service was still good. I dare not say it will still be the same on weekdays where business would have been much better with the working crowd. On public holidays, it seems like restaurants in the CBD area have less business.
New Taiwan Restaurant
110 Amoy Street
Tel: 63248310
Pan-Fried Cod Fish... hmmm ppl always told me.. get the cod fish on fried pan is a waste....
ReplyDeletehmm.. but i like it too.....
Hi Penang Tua Pui! Not really a waste. It all depends on how the cod fish is being handled. Cod fish has high content of omega3 or in another word, fats. Pan fried it would not have made it so greasy if it was steamed. :)
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