Suffolk House Restaurant @ Jln Air Itam

Celebrated both my dear PChoon and my own birthday together here @ Suffolk House. We initially planned to pig out at Hard Rock Cafe but it was fully booked due to a private function - so we settled for our next choice - and was utterly disappointed :(

Suffolk House is managed by Penang Heritage Trust and is neatly tucked away along Jalan Air Itam, by right - it boasts a rich cultural heritage factor and is the ideal venue for dine and wine while admiring this colonial establishment.

We were, however, disappointed with the lack of proper space usage and appropriate deco particularly at the entrance and broad walkway leading to the restaurant. And was even more disappointed to realize that this is not anywhere near fine-dining experience - patrons - mostly foreigners were chatting away loudly in the rather limited restaurant space while the restaurant seems to play elegant soft music louder and louder in an attempt to bring back the atmosphere, to no avail.

Not much words to describe the culinary experience here except - extraordinary.

Interior






We opt to have their set dinner which entails us choosing only the main course (which determines the price).


There were a total of 8 courses altogether in the set and here they are (note that I made up all the names as I did not capture all of them from the menu)


ONE Assortment of Bread


TWO (i forgot what this was)


THREE Guava Juice Soup with Scallop


FOUR Salad and Nut Platter


FIVE - Main Course

PChoon's Steak



The steak was very red (rare) but PChoon was ok with it but I definitely cannot accept it. The texture was not bad though nothing to shout about.

My Cod Fish


I thought the underlying bedding was comprised of mushrooms but I thought wrong - they tasted sweet and I don't know what on earth they were made of to-date. Just tasted awful to me.

SIX Cheese and Crackers Platter


SEVEN Dessert Platter



Comprised of ice cream, cakes, dark chocolate, jelly, mini waffle.

EIGHT Coffee or Tea


Both of us opted for coffee. According to Lye, they serve Blue Mountain coffee but I can't tell, though I have to admit that the aroma of the coffee was just simply marvelous when it reached our table.


Surroundings of Suffolk House @ night





The bill came up to a whopping RM 322 for 2 sets - out of this world for sure.

No more returns for dinner but will definitely try out their afternoon tea. And I'm glad I didn't bring honey here.