After 5 days of GM diet, I decided to go easy for the rest of the diet. No carbs at all and I am still fine. So, GM suggested to go for vegetables, fruits and meat for Day 6 and a Korean barbecue fits today really well.
I had to choose between Jung Won (情园) at Mount Erskine or Korean Table All Ban (올반) at Northam All Suites Hotel. I got to know about Korean Table All Ban through kenhuntsfood's Instagram and I was instantly hooked! As for Jung Won, as the title of my post has stated, I'll save it for next time. Besides, none of my followers in IG went there before and I am sure those who love Korean food would love to check this restaurant out too. Something different than the ordinary Korean restaurants that we've tried in Penang.
It is a semi-fine dining due to its dainty portions and it is in Northam All Suites Hotel along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah. Only got to know through google that they opened just in April 2015 and their tagline is "affordable". Plenty of parking just outside the hotel on Saturdays. Parking coupons are not needed after 1pm on weekends as the parking zone is on green zone.
There are two options:
(1) Seok Chan RM29.90* per person; or
(2) Man Chan RM39.90* per person.
(*Excluding 10% service charge. No GST.)
The difference between the two is that Man Chan has 3 extra meat dishes. So, if you want to have more meat then Man Chan is for you otherwise, Seok Chan will be enough. I went with my mother and sister; and we ordered Man Chan for 3. The meat dishes were a bit too much for us to finish as it came only after you have had the grilled meat with ssam (lettuce wrap), pork ribs stew, loads of banchan (side dishes) and japchae (vegetarian glass noodles stir fry).
Lots of photos ahead!
A poorly captured photo but nonetheless, you get to see what is being offered for Man Chan. You get to choose between stews as well as soup too.
So, All Ban means "All Rice" or where people all gathered over "swamp grass".
The interior
One of the many quotes on its wall. The restaurant has black walls.
Simple and elegant.
Got Jeol Li - freshly made kimchi. You don't get the zing or acidic taste unlike those prepacked ones from supermarket. Those pre-packed kimchi had been fermented. So, this one has yet to be fermented over time. Crunchy and fresh. Not spicy at all. You get to taste the shrimp paste in them too.
Salad with house dressing. The red petals are cabbage leaf. I didn't touch much of this due to its dressing. I could not touch mayonnaise until after tomorrow.
Pumpkin porridge (ho bak juk) - smooth and light.
Jeon - Korean pancakes, not too oily and it has crispy parts that I liked.
Mixed grill - spicy chicken charcoal BBQ and sweet charcoal pork BBQ.
The pork tasted like bulgogi and it was so divine! Must try!
A basket of lettuces and ssamjang were given too to eat with this meat platter.
Jam Gahe - stir fry glass noodles.
Dainty banchan portions!!!
All different, haven't tried most of them before.
Bibimbap (mixed rice)
I resisted this terribly. Tempted so much!
Kimchi jigae (kimchi stew)
Sweet and sour pork instead of spicy stir fried octopus (they ran out of octopus apparently).
Its coating is really unique as it is not made from just any flour but glutinous rice flour! The sauce has a strong pineapple taste instead of tomato unlike how the usual sweet and sour sauce is.
Samgyetang (chicken with ginseng and glutinous rice).
Miraculously, I didn't manage to eat any glutinous rice at all. Haha..
As for dessert, we had these. Watermelon and red bean cubes. I think they know we are too stuffed to eat anything else. You get to choose between tea or coffee. So, I didn't expect to get a glass of warm lemon drink as "tea".
The service is good and I enjoyed the meal very much. The restaurant was not full unlike the one downstairs where the buffet is. Quiet and peaceful ambience to enjoy while having a meal. There was a big group of Koreans dining there during our visit this afternoon. So, I think it must have been acceptable to them as well. The price in the menu was not expensive too but I think with the portion it came with, it might be not enough for those with big appetite. But for women, it could be just the perfect meal.
Korean Table All Ban
Northam All Suites HotelJalan Sultan Ahmad Shah,
10050 Penang
Contact: 017-519 3221
Opening hours: 12-2.30pm and 6pm to 10pm; Closed on Thursdays from June 2015.
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