G Hotel Gurney and G Hotel Kelawai in Penang will be ushering in the Year of the Boar with the specially procured eight-course Chinese New Year Set Dinners and Prosperity Chinese New Year Buffet Dinners. Both award-winning hotels promises a bountiful medley of festive delights for lunch and dinner throughout the lunar new year celebrations at their dining outlets, Taste Cafe and Spoon Cafe.
The wonderful team at G Hotel had prepared two eight-course reunion set menus, with a choice between the Prosperity Package (RM1688nett) or the Longevity Package (RM1888nett). The menus (for a table for 10 people) run from 26th January till 28 February 2019 in both hotels.
There is an additional promotion for diners on the eve of Chinese New Year! Diners will savor the reunion dinner at G Hotel Gurney’s Grand Ballroom, complete with live entertainment and a lucky draw session.
Longevity Package (RM1888nett)
As per the norm for Chinese New Year course dinners, diners are off to a great start with the colorful Lucky Fresh Salmon Yee Sang. The traditional new year fare overflows with shredded vegetables, crunchy crackers, glistening fresh salmon and condiments of sesame oil and plum sauce, comes with layers of blissful flavors. The yee sang dish is available for takeaway too, at RM120nett.
Lucky Fresh Salmon Yee Sang 鴻運三文魚撈生
Everyone tossing for a better year with the Lucky Fresh Salmon Yee Sang
Next up in the Longevity Set is the Braised Seafood Soup which comes in individual porcelain bowls. Prepared with dried scallop, fish maw, crab meat, mushrooms, and drizzled with black vinegar, the soup delivered satisfaction with each and every mouthful.
Braised Seafood Soup with Dried Scallop 財源滾滾海鮮羹
The next dish after the soup is Baked Whole Chicken in Spicy Pineapple Sauce, a meaty selection garnished with fresh pineapple cubes. The combination of natural sweetness of pineapple and curry spices proves a well-matched accompaniment to the tender slow baked chicken.
Baked Whole Chicken in Spicy Pineapple Sauce 旺旺齊來焗全雞
From the chicken dish, progress to the Deep-Fried King Prawns in Golden Salted Egg Yolk, a dish that is bound to become a favorite for those who love salted egg yolk. The king sized prawns stir-fried with salted egg yolk, margarine, and bird’s eyes chili arrived fragrant with curry leaves – a dish that earns high marks in both freshness and flavor.
Deep-Fried King Prawns in Golden Salted Egg Yolk 金沙滿滿大明蝦
Guests will be sure to enjoy the Sautéed Fresh Scallop in Yam Ring and Lotus Roots. Being a fried item, the outer part of the yam ring comes with light crispiness, and a smooth and creamy yam paste within.
The yam ring together with toppings of stir-fried fresh scallops, lotus roots, carrots, button mushroom, macadamia nuts, snap peas and vegetables with oyster sauce combine for a truly nice bite.
Sautéed Fresh Scallop in Yam Ring and Lotus Roots 金銀財寶玉帶砵
Feast for the lunar new year will always include a serving of fish as it symbolizes wealth. G Hotel’s version features the Steamed Pearl Garoupa in Supreme Soya Sauce. Special care is taken to the steaming of the fish; with tender smooth texture and all the natural sweetness locked within.
Steamed Pearl Garoupa in Supreme Soya Sauce 年年有餘蒸珍珠班
The Steamed Lotus Leaf Rice with Dried Oyster and Lotus Nuts is a rice dish flavored from the many ingredients of dried oysters, lotus nuts, black mushrooms, and dried shrimps. The rice is wrapped in lotus leaf which adds that extra layer of fragrance to the dish.
Steamed Lotus Leaf Rice with Dried Oyster and Lotus Nuts 好事連連荷葉飯
Dessert too is enjoyable. In the warm Sweetened Longan Tea, the glutinous rice balls had sesame paste bursting through it.
Sweetened Longan Tea with Glutinous Rice Balls 甜甜蜜蜜湯圓茶
For dining inquiries or reservations, please call G Hotel Gurney at 04- 238 0000, and G Hotel Kelawai at 04- 2190000.
G Hotel Gurney
168A Persiaran Gurney
10250 Penang
G Hotel Kelawai
2 Persiaran Maktab
10250 Penang
* Many thanks to G Hotel for extending this invitation
