With the new SOPs in place and buffet is no longer allowed in all eateries, many cafes and hotels have come out with new dining concepts to retain their loyal customers who have been loyal to their food.
To feed the diners with what they have been expecting, Starz Diner has recently launched their new dining concept, "Saturday Night Live!"
The All-You-Can-Eat concept allows diners to feast on local, Japanese & Chinese fusion seafood, grilled meats, pasta and many more on the menu.
Instead of the usual buffet spread, Starz Diner now focus on serving hot food and set up several action counters to cook their offerings on the spot upon order. Diners can now enjoy better hot food nicely presented to you but at the same time you can just order more portions and cut down on food wastage.
Starz Diner at Hard Rock Hotel Penang has recently introduced their new dining concept, now featuring the All-You-Can-Eat concept every Saturday with the theme "Saturday Night Live!" and serving local, Japanese & Chinese fusion seafood.
As new SOPs in place where every restaurant has to follow the new guidelines, Starz Diner is now setting up several action counters to provide wide variety of dishes to all diners. All food will be prepared upon order to keep their hot and fresh.
All tables has a standee to show that the table has been sanitised and alcohol wipes will be given to all diners to further cleaning their cutleries. QR Code menu is also available for a la carte order if you need any additional beverages or snacks.
Tables have been rearranged and now only limited number of persons are allow as maximum capacity is now different than before. Advance booking is recommended to avoid any disappointment.
First I've went to soup counter and they are serving Sweet Corn Crab Soup, Indian Rassam and also Japanese Miso Soup with choices of udon or soba, or you can have it without any noodle too.
Do expect some queue because this dining is only available once a week, which is the Saturday evening and everybody since Hard Rock Hotel is so popular, the same situation to be expected for Starz Diner.
Pan Fried Sea Scallops
-served with papaya salsa & Japanese Ebiko
Unagi no Kabayaki
- served with soba noodle, Mentaiko & Bak Choy
The sliced unagi was smooth and tender, the moment you took a bite and it just melt in your mouth. Not forget to mention that the soba was nicely done. This dish was one of my top favourite of the night.
Braised Beef Cheek
- served with cauliflower puree & baby carrot
The beef cheek was so soft and tender, it simply melts in your mouth with a soft bite. The beef was so flavourful that I believe they took a long time to braise it, you can taste the efforts spent on this dish.
Portion was small but don't forget you can just order again and again. Remember to try everything before ordering a lot to avoid food wastage.
Asian From The Wok counter offers all the Asian delights that we all loved especially the Chinese specialties. All these dishes must be cooked on the spot as they don't taste as good if you leave it on the table for a long time. Except the dim sum dishes though.
Sweet & Sour Prawn
- served with capsicum, onion & tomato
Chicken "Keong Chong"
Stir fried chicken with onion & ginger.
On the Seafood & Sashimi counter we get to choose several types of sushi, sashimi as well as some seafood on ice. There were also fresh oysters, flower crab, prawns and etc.
Who wouldn't like a plate of sashimi and fresh oysters like these?
Simply fresh and smooth, slide into your mouth like a piece of jelly. Every bite is simply delish.
The pasta counter offers a few selections of pasta noodles as well as sauces where you can customise your own pasta according to your preference.
I've tried the squid ink pasta with seafood aglio-olio, which was perfect and the flavours was awesome!
You can also expect some roasted meats and vegetables available at the meat counter.
You get to choose whether you want to have some tender roast chickens, lamb shoulder or some beef to ease your meat craving.
I'm definitely a sucker for these juicy meats.
Tell me how to resist la?
On the grilling section, you get to choose fresh ingredients of the day and they will grill them for you on the spot. I have tasted the slipper lobster, prawns, squid, and ayam percik. There are several more dishes available.
What's life without some sweet and mouthwatering desserts?
Starz Diner offers a wide variety of choices on their dessert spread and this is the heaven for people with sweet tooth.
We tried several cakes and tarts and I particularly love the lemon tart which was sour and really refreshing. You just feel like having it again and again after trying one.
Not forget to mention for chocolate lovers you should try the Chocolate Mud Pie which was really chocolaty and you can taste the strong dark chocolate flavours in this pie.
The menu could change from time to time so you may expect different desserts available on different Saturday.
That pretty sums up my dining experience with Starz Diner.
The Saturday Night Live! dining is only available every Saturdays and booking is recommend.
It is more worth it if you invite your friends and family to dine here with you as you get to taste more variety of food. It is now priced at only RM115 nett per person and you get to dine for 3 hours at Starz Diner.
Saturday Night Live! @ Starz Diner, Hard Rock Hotel Penang
Address
Hard Rock Hotel Penang, Batu Ferringhi Beach, 11100 Penang
Malaysia.
Business hours:
Saturday | 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Price:
RM115 nett (adult) | RM60 nett ( kids 6-12 years old)
Add RM25 nett for free flow of Coke & Sprite
Reservations Contact:
+604 886 8057 | fb.penang@hardrockhotels.net
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