Nyonya Lunch at Little Nyonya Cuisine @ Gurney

I've always wanted to eat Nyonya food whenever I go back to Penang. I ate Nyonya food twice in a row within 2 days. Mom recommended to go Gurney Plaza since it's all air-conditioned and prices are reasonable. We headed to Little Nyonya Cuisine (partly recomended by Jason @ Ah Xian) Jason is a local food presenter for the Astro network in Malaysia.

Since we are at Nyonya cuisine, the first order of the day was Otak-otak however the staff came back saying it's out of stock. Aww man...what a day! So we decided to the beancurd otak-otak, Spicy Nyonya Chicken, Four Angle Beans stir fry with sambal, Stir fried fish with fermented beans and Cucur Udang (Prawn fritters with scallions).

The Spicy Nyonya chicken had a nice bunga kantan fragrance- tangy flavour. It tastes quite similar to a Thai chilli sauce with bunga kantan. Birds eye chilli and green chilli were garnished on the top. The deep fried tofu otak-otak (Otak-otak is a steamed fish cake made of ground fish meat mixed with tapioca starch and spices) were crispy and yet soft in the inside. The 4 angle beans stir fry with sambal was fantastic- lots of dried shrimp and spiciness with the crisp of the vege brings out the flavour. The Cucur Udang is coated with a spicy blend of batter, prawns and scallions. It's crispy and hot served with chilli sauce. Yum!!!

The restaurant also serves other Nyonya food such as Masak Titik, Ayam Ponteh, Pandan Chicken, Nasi Lemak, Jiu Hoo Char (Stir fry yam bean with julienne carrots, dried cuttlefish, strips of pork belly and mushrooms), desserts such as Ice Kacang, Chendol and other local drinks.

Personally I'd give the restaurant 3.5/5 stars. The customer service was okay, food service was quite fast and prices were reasonable. The restaurant gets packed easily during lunch hour. So best to go there early to get yourself a seat.