Gurney Paragon? WHAT?! Isn’t it a bit too far from Bayan
Lepas office area for lunch?! Well, personally I’d never tried to get there
during lunch time but perhaps some of the more adventure foodies would like to
try out? =P
So what is the 1st thing that comes to your mind
when Gurney Paragon is mentioned? Too high-end? Let’s list down some
restaurants to STEAL, SPEND or SPLURGE in Gurney Paragon. Yes, I stole the
Steal, Spend or Splurge idea from fashion magazine. LOL!
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Steal, Spend or Splurge!!! |
STEAL – Gurney Paragon Foodcourt
Let’s say you are short on cash and your colleagues insist
to come to Gurney Paragon for lunch? Where should you suggest? The Foodcourt of
course!!! Gurney Paragon Foodcourt is located at 5th floor and
provided lots of food stalls serving local and foreign cuisines.
One of the must-try is Mr Shawerma – made famous by the
Avenger’s movie. Shawarma is a Levantine
Arab meat preparation, where lamb, chicken, turkey, beef, veal, or mixed meats
are placed on a rotating spit and may be grilled for as long as a day (link). Their Shawarma is simply delicious.
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Mr Shawerma |
There are a few choices such as Shawarma rice set, Shawarma
platter & Shawarma Wrap. All of these are wonderful but my absolute
favourite is the wrap – all the juicy well-marinated meaty goodness wrapped together.
Definitely a LOVE at first bite… *starry eyes*
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The Platter |
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The Rice Set - the Chili is TO DIE FOR! |
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The Wrap! |
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All the Goodness Wrapped in One |
You might also want to order the beetroot + fruit juice to
drench your thirst in such hot weather. I never know beetroot juice tastes so
nice. Definitely another STEAL!!!
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Beetroot Juice! |
SPEND – Sushi Zanmai
Let’s say now your wallet is thicker and would like to enjoy
something else other than foodcourt but not too expensive either? Sushi Zanmai
might be the place for you! The place is so popular until there is a long queue
during peak hour. When in doubt, follow the Queue!!!
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Roe Party? |
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Let's have some Salmon instead |
One thing good about the place is you can order the food by
size – such as small size soba or small size ten-don. One of my favourite is
the salmon sushi platter right here. However, I must say my loyalty for
everyday Japanese food definitely lay with Sushi Tei but that would be another
story since there is no Sushi Tei in Gurney Paragon. =P
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My favourite Salmon Set from Sushi Zanmai |
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Soba with Egg & Wakame |
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Lobster & Salad |
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Unagi Don |
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Spicy Salmon Udon |
SPLURGE – Italiannies
Now you just got your salary and your wallet is too thick?
Think no more? Let’s splurge it on Italiannies! The food is always huge and
delicious and you get to dine in a nice ambience and great service. You also
get the hearty Italian bread with olive oil & vinegar for FREE! You might
want to join the membership for 10% rebate as well if you plan to come back
often.
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Yummy Italian Bread with Oil & Vinegar |
Kid’s Meal
The best thing? Kids eat free here! If you bring a kid and
order a main course, you are entitled to get a kid’s meal for FREE! Let me
assure you – the kid’s meal portion is not small either. We’ve tried the 8”
thin Crust Magherita Pizza, Fried Parmesan Fish Fillet with Potato Wedges &
Spaghetti Alfredo and they were all YUMMEH!!!!
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Magherita Pizza for Kids |
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Fried Parmesan Fish Fillet - the fish is Soft & Fresh! |
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Spaghetti Alfredo - the Creamy Heaven |
Appetizer
The stuffed mushrooms are always sold out. We have been
trying to order for few times but to no avail. We finally managed to order it
once but found it a bit too salty for our taste. We did like the Caprese Salad
which is light and appetizing.
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Stuffed Mushroom |
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Caprese Salad |
Main Course
Aglio olio is our regular order and we’ve already tried out
the meatball spaghetti and it was HUGE eventhough it’s ‘piccolo’! The only
thing that we were not so impressed was the pizza we ordered – It was the “Italiannies
Special” but ironically it was nothing special and a bit tasteless.
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Italiannies Special |
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Meatball Spaghetti |
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Aglio Olio |
Funny thing is we’ve never ordered desserts since the main
has defeated us on stomach capacity. *facepalm* We do have some pictures of the drinks though. =P
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Red Sangria (kind of disappointing) & Strawberry Banana |
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Watermelon Juice |
So there you go – the Steal, Spend & Splurge of Gurney
Paragon!
Gurney Paragon Mall is located at Gurney Drive (Duh!),
Penang.
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