Dinner and Luncheon at Foong Wei Restaurant Penang

Foong Wei Restaurant is located at 23-25 Sri Bahari Road in Penang island. For the closest landmark, you just need to take notice of The Ship Restaurant which has been there for ages at Sri Bahari Road. This place is famous for its banquet and Chinese course dinners. Of course they do serve lunches and stir fry dishes to customer’s palette. And it comes quite in a hefty price well, at least the food is good! 



The place gets packed easily especially during dinner times or during wedding months. So make sure you call up and reserve a table otherwise you might end up sitting outside in the hot polluted air or worst case no table at all!  This round we booked a table for dinner with relatives from NZ and me from Australia. The next round we had luncheon without booking coz it’s a weekday thing. :)



Of all dishes we tend to order dishes such as its signature dish- deep fried spring rolls wrapped in minced meat that comes in 2 different fillings- one is with radish and another one in chives. There is also another dish which is the chicken and prawn filling – it comes in a fillet style and carefully fried to its perfection. 

I personally love the taro bowl filled with chicken or vegetables. You can order this straight

on the spot as it doesn’t need so much preparation. The chef mashes the taro (yam) into paste while deep frying it into a shape of a bowl. Then he cooks the vegetables or chicken and fills the taro bowl with it. As for finishing, he garnishes it with white little fritters which are also edible on the plate.








As for Sharks fins soup- I am totally against shark killing and chopping its fins, so we just ordered seafood soup that comes with braised crabmeat, scallops and prawns. It is just as tasty as sharks’ fin soup except without the fin. In fact the fins do not have any taste to it. Just as I don’t understand people eating birds nest when it doesn’t have any taste to it but apparently it has many health benefits as per old folks’ advice. 




Next! - remember to order the Peking duck that comes along with the jellyfish. Personally I don’t like the slimy feeling of the jellyfish but many people love it. It’s bearable but I just ate all the duck meat!

For those who love roasted suckling pig- it’s definitely on the menu and you have to pre-order otherwise they won’t have the time to prepare it. Abalone is also a favourite dish for those who enjoy seafood, each piece costs RM30+ (must be a small one too) 
The desserts are simple such as Red Bean Pancake- this is deep fried, honey dew sago dessert or peanut soup, lychee dessert..etc. Nothing that special but I’ve tasted the Red Bean Pancake, it’s ok.  

The happy family and relatives from NZ and local- before the meal begins! 

Overall I’d give the restaurant a 4/5 star…good food, service is great during lunch hours! Dinner is always darn packed with hungry eaters. By the way the parking at Sri Bahari Road is terrible. Make sure you go early to find a parking spot or go the next road to park your car. Everywhere is tight spaced and get your parking tickets scratched on for minimum an hour or two.