Lingua Gustatio: Taste Café @ G Hotel Penang (Themed Buffet Dinner: Tex Mex)

Looking sizzling hot right? Can't wait to try all these out? Read on. 

这烧烤肉是不是看起来美味又可口呢？接下去读吧！

Since the opening of newly refurbished Taste Café in Sept 2015, it has become a new exciting dining spot for the foodies.

The facelifting includes the elements of modern and tradition making it stylish and nostalgic simultaneously. Previously known as G Cafe, the Taste Cafe now offers daily themed buffet dinner from 6.30PM - 10.30PM. 
位于G Hotel 里头的餐厅Taste Cafe 在去年九月又重新开幕，这里吸引了不少饕客。自从经过了翻新，Taste Cafe 的装潢结合了现代与传统的元素，又时髦及复古。现在每天都有提供自助餐而且是天天不一样主题噢！

You would be surprised by the wide arrays of the themes. 自助晚餐从晚上6.30 至 10.30。

Sunday 星期天 - Around the World
Monday 星期一 - Oriental Flavour

Tuesday 星期二 - Taste of Italy

Wednesday 星期三 - Global Cuisine

Thursday 星期四 - Malaysia Delight 

Adult price: RM115

Senior Citizen: RM69

Children (6-12yo): 50%

Friday 星期五 - Tex Mex

Saturday 星期六 - Lava Stone Seafood Grill Night

Adult: RM150

Senior Citizen: RM79

Children (6-12yo): 50%

The restaurant is sophisticatedly designed with floral tiles, trendy architecture and warm lighting thus creating cozy and yet luxurious ambience to every guest.

所有的餐台都以花纹为主，精致又简洁，配上舒适的灯光，让客人可以享受极致。

The restaurant allows the seating of total 207 diners both indoor and outdoor. Personally I prefer to stay indoor as we could enjoy the in-house band performance from 7pm till 10pm while indulge in the scrumptious buffet dinner. 

这餐厅总共可以容纳207食客。我个人比较喜欢坐室内用餐因为又可以欣赏每晚7到10点的歌唱表演。

The advantage of dining outdoor is you would have the opportunity to peek on how the chef barbeques with the Lava Stone Grill. This is the gist of all because this grill is first ever used in Penang! How lucky we (Penangites) are right?

不过在室外呢也有好处，就是可以看现场厨师精湛的手艺啦。Taste Cafe 的特点就是利用从印尼运过来的火山岩石来烧烤，而且还是槟城第一家哦！

The Lava Stone is originated from Indonesia and apparently it can provide better heat distribution and thus helps retain the moisture and nutrients of the food.

火山岩石据说可以让火散得更平均，因此锁住了食物的滋润与营养。

As the theme today is Tex Mex which is the fusion of Texas and Mexican cuisines, most of the food are characterized by meatssss and plenty of spices. This buffet theme is introduced by the culinary team led by Executive Sous Chef Ketut Gede Dodi from Indonesia who has 13 years of culinary experience especially in Texas cuisines. 

今天的Tex Mex 主题是Texas 和墨西哥餐结合来的。主要食品还是肉类居多，这主题也是Chef Dodi 的拿手因为他已经有足足13年的经验了。

Such a huge variety of protein source - meats
看吧，是不是各式各样的肉类都在这里呢~

Besides, there are more than 10 different sauces to 'mix and match'. 而且还有超过10种的酱料让你搭配肉类。

Moving on to the salad bar, we have some sandwich hams as cold cuts and even my favourite raw & smoked salmon are served.

沙拉台上首先有不同的肉片还有我爱的三文鱼。

Grilled Squid Salad 章鱼烧沙拉

Chickpeas Salad 鹰嘴豆沙拉

Potato Salad with Beef Bacon 牛肉马铃薯沙拉

Chicken Salad 鸡肉沙拉

I was pretty impressed with the skills of the chef as every single of this cute itty bitty bread was prepared precisely and orderly. 

其实每一道菜式都可以看出厨师的心血因为都很精致又美味。

The restaurant even serves different kinds of cheese to fix the cravings for cheese lovers.  

哇，还有大家都爱的芝士呢。

Chard Corn Soup 玉蜀黍汤

Frankly I'm not a fan of corn soup but this soup could stir a debate within my taste buds. It is highly rich in corns, sweet and starchy, just add a few cubes of bread crumbs and it makes a pretty good starter.

个人不是说很钟爱玉蜀黍不过这汤果然让我爱上它了。甜甜的，加上一点面包，是很好吃的前菜之一。

Chicken Chinese Herbs Soup 药材汤

As a Chinese, soups are considered as our regular meals. The soup is well concentrated with the essence of chicken. 味道浓郁的药材鸡汤，真的很好吃。

Now lets go on with the main course. This is just half of the post btw... long strings of food to go to fill up your tummy! The main course begins with: 接下来是主食咯；

Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken Saffron Rice) 鸡肉番红花饭

Crushed Olive Potatoes 橄榄马铃薯泥

BBQ Chicken 

Chorizo Au Gratin 香肠焗芝士

Chilli Con Carne

Smoked Pot Roasted Lamb Leg 烟熏羊腿

Meatballs Rosemary Sauce 迷迭香肉丸

As it is one of the high recommendations from the chef, all these beef meatballs are delicately grinded and braised over the time with seasoning. Each of them is genuinely handmade!

*Drumrolls for the superstar tonight - Roasted Smoked Duck* 主角之一 烧烤烟熏鸭肉来啦~

Chef Dodi prepared it by cold smoke the duck with apple wood and marinate it in chiller for a day. Why apple wood? Its fruity aroma would enhance the sweetness of the duck. Undoubtedly this is the best main dish for me. Doubt it? Try it yourself. ;) 

这是厨师特意推荐的因为是以apple wood烟熏再冷藏一天的。据说apple wood 可以让鸭肉更为香甜，果然真的很好吃。

Sauteed Vege with Almond Butter 

Deep Fried Prawns with Guacamole 炸虾子与Guacamole

Guacamole is actually a typical Mexican condiment made by mashing avocados and some spices.

Mussels Au Gratin 青蚝

Pan Grilled Fish with Garlic Salsa 烤鱼与沙拉酱

Seafood platter consists of green mussels, prawns and also my favourite scallops. 海鲜区~

The bread and toast section 面包区~

BELT is instantly prepared at the live-action station. 这BELT是现场厨师为你准备的。

Roasted Beef

Beef is the main choice for Texan and this roasted beef is definitely tailored made to match with this Tex Mex theme. Chef Dodi prepared the prime ribs imported from Australia by marinating it with spices for 6 hours then he smoked and roasted it in the oven for 2 hours. 

主角之二：烧烤牛排

牛肉是Texas人主食之一。这也是厨师呕心沥血的作品，用从澳洲运过来的牛肉，研制了6小时之后再烧烤2小时才可以端出餐台上。

Roasted Chicken

烧烤鸡肉

Sri Pinang

A blend of soursop, calamansi juice, longan and top up with ice cream soda 以红毛榴莲，龙眼调成的饮料。

This unique fresh and cooling beverage is definitely one of the must-try mocktails on list.

Basically we just had to try each and every dish in a small portion as there are many more dishes to try!

Alright, last but not least here comes the most exciting part for the girls especially - DESSERTS!

Again we are extremely amazed by the artwork of the bakers as every single dessert is handcrafted aesthetically and tastily. 最让人期待的就是。。。甜点啦~~~

Ok, now do enjoy the pics below with saliva drooling. 

                           

                             

Look, chocolate fondue!

Chocolate Crème Brûlée 

I truly enjoyed indulging my sweet tooth in all the desserts especially this burnt cream! The mouthwatering custard is soft underneath and perfectly flavoured in my personal chocolate.

最爱的巧克力甜点！真的每一样甜点都很精致，让人不舍得吃呢！好吧，在此就介绍完毕了。希望大家快快去预约吧！

Taste: 9/ 10

Price: 8/ 10

Service: 8/ 10

Ambience: 9.5/ 10

Location: 168A, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Penang

Website: Taste Cafe at G Hotel, G Hotel

Contact: +604-2380000

Email: g4u@ghotel.com.my

Revisit: Yes

Thanks again to G Hotel for the invitation.