Review: Penang Bistro

Penang Bistro - Central Park Mall

Penang Bistro has got to be one of the 'prettiest' restaurants in malls that I have ever been to, seriously gorgeous. The president (Mr SBY) himself has been here too (that picture frame on the receptionist desk). You can't go wrong with that!

Here is the pathway into the dining area, pretty right?

These are the main dining area:

They also have a private room that you can book for special events:

Isn't the interior beautiful? And I think they put a kind of aromatherapy here, it smells amazing! Perfect for dates, business meetings, birthdays, etc.

Now, let's see what I ordered…

Singapore Chili Crab (ate this with additional rice)

Looking at this right now makes me…,, sad. I am now craving this yummy crab, oh my.. Some people might be unsure of ordering seafood dishes in restaurants like this instead of 'speciality seafood restaurants', but I think Penang Bistro's version of Chili Crab is actually more delicious than some seafood restaurant's version. I'm not saying that it's the best ever in Jakarta, but, it is very very good. It is sweeter than other versions in Jakarta (I ate lots of Chili Crab in Singapore and they were in fact, sweet, not spicy). So, it depends on your preference, you like it spicy, or sweet? :D

Chef's Special Fried Rice

If you love fried rice and curry, definitely order this dish! This is one of their most well-known dishes (I think), and for good reason. They give a generous portion (once you cut through the 'egg blanket'), generous meat, and seasoned nicely). This one is a real good curry fried rice! Thumbs up.

Prawn Laksa

Last but not least, the Prawn Laksa (ordered by my dad, who loves spicy-sour-sweet dishes like this). He said it was good, but not that 'great' either. But they did gave a quite generous portion and it smelled really great!

I didn't order that much today because we're planning on having dessert in another place later, so..

The service was friendly, but I found it irritating that I needed to wave & call the waiter several times before she noticed, too busy daydreaming (?) hahaha.

As for the price, I think it's average, if compare it to their interior though, I can consider it very affordable hehe. (I'm such an interior snob!)

I will come back again!!

Penang Bistro Central Park

Central Park Mall 
1st floor, unit L1 - 112A 
Jl. Let. Jend. S. Parman Kav. 28
Jakarta Barat