Princess Terrace Cafe, Copthorne King's Hotel

Copthorne King's Hotel may look like an unassuming, and somewhat run-down hotel in the midst of the 5-star accommodations that throng around our little island, but this is one hotel that really shines through its food. It's Chinese restaurant, Tien Court, serves exquisite delicacies, while its coffee house serves up one of the best Penang food around. It could be Singaporeans' never-ending love for buffets, as we were here on a Tuesday night and the entire buffet restaurant was full. But, I've long heard people rave about the Penang buffet here. While the selection may not be as varied as The Line at Shangri-La, or as luxurious as Greenhouse at the Ritz, the food here is authentic, hearty and comforting.

That said, we weren't really in the mood for a buffet (we're both trying to stay trim for our wedding...hah!) though we were in the mood for some Penang cuisine, in ala carte portions.

The Penang Chicken Curry ($16.80), a rich creamy and headily spicy nonya-style chicken curry is paired wonderfully with fragrant steamed rice.


The Penang Char Kway Teow ($15) is an aromatic smoky wok-fried flat rice noodles with crunchy bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, prawns and eggs in savoury black soya sauce. We slurped this up happily.


The Chicken Satay ($12) tender chicken skewers marinated with an oriental flair is served with a spicy peanut dip. I liked this, even if it didn't have a discernible sliver of pure fat, it was still moist, flavourful and tender. The Fiance, who prefers his satay dripping with fat, thought this was a little dry for his liking.



Princess Terrace Cafe
1st floor, Copthorne King's Hotel
403 Havelock Road
Tel: 6318 3168
Open daily 6am to 1am

Comments

yixiao said…
droool =) this is one of my favourite buffets!

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