recipe willy: Love Nutrient Botanica Mansion @ Balik Pulau, Penang.

Far deep within Balik Pulau (approximately 10 min-drive), you lot volition respect a novel slice of evolution area... named Botanic CT, the Mansion perches at 1 the hills over there... also inwards the vicinity is Prince of Wales Island International School. It is a beautifully restored mansion (it was at that topographic point since decades ago) alongside a charming garden overlooking the greens at Balik Pulau, at that topographic point are Gym in addition to Pool facilities too... for the Botanica residents. There's an in-house eatery that caters to the needs of the nearby schools in addition to residents. It has the classic English linguistic communication setting... elegant, sophisticated nevertheless modern inwards its ain way. The eatery has a pocket-size menu... featuring a blend of Malaysian cuisine in addition to English-styled dishes.The historic villa reminds me of those classy ones at Cameron Highlands; for the ambiance in addition to feel of heritage... their Afternoon Tea Package (Rm 52.90 nett for 2 pax) is particularly pop in addition to well-received. The servers were immature but nosotros were assured of the seamless in addition to attentive care.

Directions: From Balik Pulau Market, motility similar a shot until you lot hitting the pocket-size roundabout that divides that route into two. Follow the path on your correct in addition to croak on driving for some other 10 minutes, you lot volition respect the Botanica CT expanse on your right, brand a correct plough inwards it. Go similar a shot until the really end, Botanica Mansion is correct inwards front end of you.

Hainanese Spring Rolls (3 pcs for Rm 12.90)

Haianese Spring Rolls are non mutual at restaurants on the same league in addition to then nosotros idea nosotros could endeavor our luck there. They were served swimming inwards a puddle of oil... which puts us off. Taste-wise... null out of the ordinary though the pare was crisply fried. The filling was uninspiring in addition to lacked of the meaty, juicy element. We were also quite disappointed alongside the Worcestershire sauce, which was served similar that... no chopped Red Chilies, Onions or whatsoever.

Spaghetti Ala Nippon (Rm 19.90)

Grilled Fish (Rm 21.90)

Both Western in addition to Oriental dishes are available but nosotros opted for the Western side. The Teriyaki Chicken Pasta was good... but tin dismiss live on better. The Spaghetti was al-dentely cooked but nosotros did non taste the Teriyaki Sauce. We idea the sauce was a tad besides sugariness in addition to it was rather monotonous towards the end. The Chicken on the other hand, was nicely done. It was juicy in addition to tender alongside a perfectly charred but puckered skin.

The Tomato Sauce for Grilled Fish was tasty, alongside a balanced of tanginess in addition to sweetness, beautifully complementing the Dory Fillet. We scratched our caput in addition to could non figure out why were at that topographic point a dozen of Wedges; nosotros would of course, prefer fresh greens inwards lieu of the greasy deep fried Wedges.

To halt the meal, nosotros had their traditional Apple Pie alongside Vanilla Ice Cream (Rm 10.90); a flaky, crumbly slice of Pie... served alongside Vanilla Ice Cream in addition to Vanilla Sauce. The Apple filling was only alright, the flavour did non stand upward out. We would prefer a fruitier flavour alongside stronger spice chemical percentage (Cinnamon perhaps). The pastry was buttery in addition to flaky, it was prissy but besides crumbly to concord the filling. The Vanilla Sauce was a lackluster either.