Magical Fine Dining @ Mano Fine Dining & Cellar (Platform 9 3/4) Penang

FAQ on Mano Fine Dining & Cellar (Platform 9 3/4) :

1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?

👉 Purposely choose a nice and private fine dining restaurant to celebrate my husband birthday! 💑 Mano fine dining has been listed as one of the most romantic restaurant in Penang! It receives very high reviews on special occasion restaurant for celebration if you check on website too! 💓 What's more, the theme for this restaurant is magical, much like bringing you to a 'Harry Potter' wonderland when you dining there, this is truly the most magical fine dining that we have ever tasted!

2. What do you expect to dine in this restaurant?

👉 Magical fine dining menu served in Mano Fine Dining & Cellar restaurant. Seasonal set menu of teatime and dinner which offers the best chef curated menu for diners. All prices quoted here are without taxes yet: 

(Note: Price as of July 2022, subjected to change, please refer to website for the latest update)

• Teatime set with 9 varieties of cakes and pastries (RM 48/pax) 
• Dinner set with 9 courses (RM 250/pax)

3. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?

👉 Preferably dinner time, as the restaurant ambience is very elegant and romantic at night!

Tips:  Make sure to make reservation ahead to avoid disappointment, for both teatime and dinner session! As the teatime menu is prepared freshly on the day, so you need to pre-order it before coming. For dinner session, there are about 6 tables in the restaurant. So it is a must to reserve for tables and expect to receive a very welcoming and attentive service from the waiters!😊

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in Mano Fine Dining & Cellar!

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Located in Jalan Magazine Georgetown, we are visiting Mano (Platform 9 3/4) Fine Dining & Cellar as part of my hubby's special birthday celebration. Mano Fine Dining & Cellar is a magical theme fine dining restaurant with an elegant decoration of 'Harry Potter' theme, such as flying books on the wall. The chef has incorporated some innovative ideas into the foods menu to make it as magical as possible. Can you imagine drink with starry sky, balloon which is edible yet voice changing, 'grass' growing inside pot, become witch yourself to DIY potion, and a lot more?! 👀😍 The restaurant truly offers private and romantic dinner session for couples in Penang. It is often referred as one of the most  most romantic restaurant in Penang and diners often come here for special occasion celebration! 💕Believe it or not, on the day when we dined there, there are about 4 out of 6 tables are coming for birthday celebration! And they are so friendly to even stick 'Happy Birthday' balloon on the wall for EVERY tables, that's how attentive they are! 👍💜

TEATIME

Menu: 9 pastries described as below & 1 drink (coffee/tea) per pax

1) Salmon jelly cake with sour cream on top

2) Grilled bak kua with garlic bread and raisins

3) Chocolate macaron

4) Coffee cake with cream

5) Juicy scallop plate

6) Scone with raisins

7) Fragrant pandan cake

8) Chocolate marshmallow

9) Jelly fruit wrap

Taste Review: The teatime is served in a 'pandora' box. Portion is big with 9 selections of pastries for each individual. The teatime menu is delicious and have a mixture of different pastries. Ends the sweet note of the teatime session with a cup of your preferred coffee/tea. We think the teatime is really value for money as the portion is big and filling!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ 

Teatime table with beautiful 'Happy Birthday' decoration

Teatime served in a big 'pandora' box

The teatime portion is fulfilling with 9 pastries and 1 drink per pax

This reminds me of the Harry Potter's room beneath the staircases

Choose your preferred tea/coffee for the teatime, this is berry tea, smells sweet and nice

Le Hubby

DINNER

After teatime, we make our way to dinner. We are being seated in Level 2 of the restaurant which is a private room for only both of us 😍! They even decorated the wall of the room with 'Happy Birthday' balloons 😁. I love the private space during dinner and truly blessed to be able to dine in here, thanks to the management for arranging the perfect venue for the night! I have taken some photos of the public dinner space as well, this restaurant truly offers romantic ambiance for diners. It is decorated mainly with red and black color which exude the elegant yet mysterious charm. 😻

Happy Birthday balloon decoration on the wall, makes the perfect photo spot

Interior of the restaurant with elegant settings

Flying books hanging from the ceiling

STARDUST DRINK

Menu: Lychee lemonade and house made blue wine. The ice cubes are made of blue pea flower. Waiter will pour some edible dust powder and shine the blue torch light on top of the drink, the shimmering dust powder will create a 'starry' 🌟 drink in front of your eyes! That's where the magic begins 👀!

Taste Review: Not only it is magical to see, it is nice and refreshing to drink too! This drink definitely captures my heart very much and 'wow' me since start of the show!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

Starry sky drink... is so magical under blue light..

Lychee lemonade and house made blue wine

Love this beautiful drink very much!

EGG PHILOSOPHY (1ST COURSE)

Menu: Egg philosophy but not an egg dish?! 🤔

Taste Review: The 1st dish is put inside an egg shell, there is egg white and egg yolk inside, but this is actually not an egg! Egg white is made of cauliflower puree and egg yolk is made of carrot puree. The chef is very innovative in making this dish, even the egg yolk is bursting when you bite it, much like 'flowing' egg yolk. Another dish on top of the spoon, it is topped up with bonito flakes and dried green chilli, the texture is very smooth and slippery so you need to finish this in one bite. It is like eating chilled soya bean curd as it is very smooth and the bonito flakes further elevates the flavor of the dish.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4.5⭐ 

BREAD WITH HOUSE-MADE TRUFFLE BUTTER CREAM (2ND COURSE)

Menu: Crunchy raisin breads with house-made truffle butter cream

Taste Review: The bread is toasted until crispy texture, it smells nice and has raisins inside which enhance the sweetness. Love the truffle butter cream here, it is very smooth in texture. The truffle is not overpowering, so it can suit everyone palette. I would be happy if the truffle flavor can be more as I love truffle.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ 

HOKKAIDO SCALLOP (3RD COURSE)

Menu: Hokkaido scallop with black caviar, bonito flakes and edamame beans

Taste Review: The scallop is fresh and juicy. It is flavorful when you mix with the sauce and bonito flakes together.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4.5⭐ 

LAMB WITH COCONUT SAMBAL (4TH COURSE)

Menu: Lamb wrapped in starfish shape 

Taste Review: The skin is made of coconut water, much like gelatin, it is shaped into starfish shape wrapping the lamb inside. Beside is tomato dressing with coconut sambal. I am not really a person into lamb, so it is average to me, good thing is the lamb smell is not overpowering here, so can say the chef has done a great job.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 3.5⭐ 

FOIE GRAS WITH GROWING SALAD (5TH COURSE)

Menu: Magical growing salad in a pot?! 

Taste Review: The 'plant' here is actually sliced green apple, made into the plant shape surrounding the foie gras. There is edible soil made of chocolate as well. When the waiter pours the lime juice on top of the 'plant', you can see the 'plant' is growing up (due to the absorbent material below), much like planting the tree, so they called it is growing salad! Not only it is magical to see, the main character foie gras is nice and flavorful to eat too!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4.5⭐ 

CURRY POTION (6TH COURSE)

Menu: Be the witch yourself?! DIY the potion yourself hehe! 😎

Taste Review: This 'potion' or soup is actually made of curry and turmeric. Beneath it is sliced carrots which add on the sweetness of the soup. The curry smell is not overwhelming. The soup is more to fragrant and sweetness taste notes rather than curry smell which is a good thing. Stir it well before drink the soup! Imagine you are the witch yourself making the potion here! 😄

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ 

Stir well before drink, I am the witch of the day haha xP 😂

MAIN COURSE SALMON & COD FISH (7TH COURSE)

Menu: Salmon (him) and cod fish (her)

Taste Review: Hands down to the tastiest fine dining main course we have ever tasted! 😃 The cod fish and salmon are juicy and succulent, it is deep in flavor as well! There is a nice crunchy skin layer on top cooked till perfection. The side dishes are presented in a beautiful way as well.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

LYCHEE MOOSE DARK CHOCOLATE DESSERT (8TH COURSE)

Menu: Knock the dessert to eat it?!

Taste Review: The most interesting dessert experience here. You need to knock the dessert using a hammer 🔨 in order to consume it! The dessert is presented in a ball shape, inside is lychee moose, outside is actually made of dark chocolate. The whole ball dish is edible. Fun way to crack open your dessert and delicious to eat!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

Use the hammer to knock the ball dessert!

It has been cracked open!

Inside is lychee moose, exterior skin is made of edible dark chocolate

Birthday boy is having fun knocking his dessert! 😀

Although is his birthday, but I am the one who blows the candle haha! 😂

Complimentary fragrant pandan cake for us, thank you so much!

EDIBLE BALLON (9TH COURSE)

Menu: Voice changing edible balloon?!

Taste Review: The most interesting experience here to end our day! It is an edible balloon made up of sweet cotton candy! And inside balloon is helium gas, when we suck the gas inside, our voice will be changed. Mine changed to a minion voice! Interested to know, just head to my Youtube video to have fun together! 😂👾 I even 'forced' him to sing happy birthday song with the funny voice, haha! It is really fun to play with and gives us such a memorable experience! 😍😁

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

That's all for the sharing on Mano Fine Dining & Cellar. We left the restaurant in a super full stomach and super contented heart. 💏 The teatime and dinner session are very delicious, innovative and fulfilling to us. Especially like the magical dinner session, as the chef has creatively embedded many surprise elements in the foods and drinks menu, and I truly feel that is the most magical and memorable fine dining experience that I have ever tasted, and I have tasted a lot in many countries, so believe me! The restaurant also receives high guests rating from Google review, achieved 4.5 stars out of 5. This means that most of the customers left satisfied and wanting for more! Now Penang has added a nice fine dining restaurant for you guys to enjoy and have fun with your love one! Drop by next time for special occasion celebration, and promise you guys won't be disappointed here! 👍😍😉

Place where they keep the wine

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**SPECIAL THANKS TO MANO FINE DINING & CELLAR FOR THE COLLABORATION AND SPONSORSHIP**

A Little Info. on Mano Fine Dining & Cellar 

Official Website: https://platform-9-34-fine-dining-cellar.business.site/

Facebook Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/Mano-Fine-Dining-Cellar-2240336952892206/

Location/ How to Go: 61, Jalan Magazine, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

Opening Hours: 3pm-5pm, 6pm-10pm (Everyday except Tuesday)

Personal Rating: 
Taste ➪ 8/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪  3/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 9/10  (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)




💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 2 July 2022

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French Dining Room | Romantic & Private 'Igloo House' Garden Dome | The Summerhouse, Singapore [HD YouTube Vlog Inside]

 

FAQ on The Summerhouse:

1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?

👉 As part of birthday celebration for my husband, we came to this famous restaurant in Singapore for a casual yet romantic dining in a garden-like environment.

2. What do you expect to dine in this restaurant?

👉 French cuisines with a wide varieties of appetizers, main courses, desserts and drinks. 

3. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?

👉 Recommended to come during dinner for the warm lighting environment. Remember make reservation via Chope to avoid disappointment.

We visited The Summerhouse on Saturday night for celebrating my husband's birthday. We had made reservation 2 days before and able to secure a table for 2. Singapore is just opened for dine in few days ago and allowed 2 people per table. Since it is just newly reopened for dine in, the restaurant is still not fully packed even in weekend. For normal period, it might be better for you to secure table one week before if you plan to visit it especially at weekend.

The Summerhouse is nestled amongst the lush greenery of Seletar area in Singapore. You can dine in a garden like environment in The Summerhouse. The Seletar area has several restaurants and all of them are tucked in the beautiful greenery, away from the hustle and bustle, much like a mini getaway to escape from the city. There are 3 main dining areas for The Summerhouse as below:

a) Wildseed Bar & Cafe 

👉 Casual bar and cafe at the ground level of the restaurant building

b) French Dining Room (**our visit**)

👉 Formal dining room at the level 1 of the restaurant building

c) Garden Dome

👉 Most unique and romantic private 'igloo house' garden dome dining, ideal for special occasion 💜

Today's foodie review is on French Dining Room. However, I will provide some insights on the garden dome as well. Scroll down to more details 👇. Let's go for the gastronomy ride together! 💕💑

Exterior look of the building, ground floor is Wildseed Bar/Cafe.
Upper floor is French Dining Room

We were escorted to the upstairs of the restaurant, which was the Dining Room. As we had made a reservation online, the waitress led us to our tables directly. Our table was very far away from the rest of the diners and it felt 'private' in the sense. Since it was just reopened for dining few days ago after Singapore lockdown, the restaurant was quite empty as well, only few tables occupied for the whole level of Dining Room. I adored the privacy in which I could talk 'loudly' or 'freely'? 😅 

Some selfies while waiting foods

Helping the birthday boy for some photos while waiting foods

After seated, we just scanned the QR code on top of the table for the dining menu. There were set menu available, which priced at $70/pax. For 2 people, we could share appetizers, 2 main course dishes, sides, and 1 dessert. There were also ala carte menu available, if your preferred main course dish was not inside the set menu. For us, we chose ala carte, because I would like to order 2 dessert 😂 All of them look so nice to me and I was drooling over them! 😋 

Our orders as below:

a) Drink:

👉 Birds of Paradise - $17

👉 Mango Juice - $6

b) Main Course:

👉 Soft Cooked Pork Collar with Brown Sauce - $34

👉 Red Snapper with Black Olives - $38

c) Dessert

👉 Elderflower Sorbet/Mint Jelly/Crispy Yogurt/Honeycomb/Fresh Strawberries - $14

👉 Chocolate Ice Cream/Vanilla Custard/Hazelnut Cookies - $15

Mango Juice ($6)

Birds of Paradise ($17): a mixture of rum, lychee, lime and cranberry

Slow Cooked Pork Collar ($34): The meat was cooked till perfection, not too hard nor too soft,
slow cooked to the best timing. It paired nicely with the brown butter sauce too.

Red Snapper ($38): The flesh was tender and juicy, especially added with olives sauce,
which smoothened the fish meat. Some grilled vegetables such as tomato and olives provided.
They had added in some edible flowers too. 

Time for dessert!

Happy with the much awaited dessert time after main course 😘

Time to change my YouTube profile photo to this 😄

My husband 'kisiao' face 😂

Chocolate ice cream/vanilla custard/hazelnut cookies ($15): Surprisingly good texture and thick flavour of chocolate ice cream. Vanilla custard was not the 'foamy' type, it was quite thick. When ate both chocolate ice cream and vanilla custard together, the texture became thicker and this further raised the feeling of 'chocolate-ty' inside your mouth! The hazelnut chocolate chip cookies was crunchy and nice too! Overall 5/5 from us! Definitely recommended dessert to try! 😍

Elderflower Sorbet/Mint Jelly/Crispy Yogurt/Honeycomb/Fresh Strawberries ($14): The sorbet mixed nicely with chewy 'doih doih' jelly. Then it was the crispy flakes, edible flowers and strawberry, which further enhance the refreshing and juicy taste. A creative & super refreshing dessert to cleanse your tongue after the main course! Overall 4.5/5 from us! 😋

Try both dessert and comment yourself if can, they both were unique and tasty in their own ways!
A truly nice & delightful way to end the dinner for me as always haha! 💗

After finished the dinner, we took some photos of the restaurant. Then we went down to the garden area and had a walk. We had recorded some video for my 1st YouTube Vlog! Hope you guys enjoy watching the video, please support me by Subscribe, Like & Comment on the channel! More fun is coming on the way 😎😘 Scroll down to the end for the YouTube Vlog 💃

Dining Room interior environment and decoration

One nice corner for you to pose for photos

Garden area was so nice for some Insta-worthy photos!

The Summerhouse features the most unique dining experience in Singapore, one of a kind which can't be seen elsewhere in Singapore, which is the Garden Dome! It is a private 'igloo house' nestled in the lush greenery, at the garden outside the restaurant. It is tucked away from the bar and dining building, and this means away from the crowds which let you dine in a quiet environment. The waiter/waitress will bring all dishes into your own private and air conditioned garden dome and you can enjoy slowly in the dome with your own pace, most important is the privacy and away from crowd! Thus, this garden dome is the top proposal place in Singapore indeed! Come over here for some nice private dining time with your love one! 😍 The dome can actually fit 2-8 people at max, you can hold a private birthday party with your family and friends here too! 😉

Although the main selling point of The Summerhouse is this Garden Dome, however we do not choose this at last. The set menu is about the same with Dining Room, but the price is quite steep, starting from $350 per pax on the weekdays, and $380 per pax on the weekend! Also, we have traveled to London before and dined in the restaurant which had the same kind of 'igloo house' concept on end of 2019. The restaurant name is called Coppa Club. It is famous for the night view, which overlooks the iconic Tower Bridge & Shard Tower, just beside the beautiful Thames River too! 😍 Both of them have quite the same kind dining experience, except The Summerhouse is more private and away from crowd. The Summerhouse is dining in garden feeling, and Coppa Club is dining in a well lit beautiful city. No harm to try both in your traveling journey too! 👍✌

Lastly, The Summerhouse also provides garden like wedding for couples too. You may reach them personally to understand more details if interested. 💏

Photos below are credited to The Summerhouse, from their official website.

Dining under the stars concept

Nestled amongst the lush greenery

On the way to your private garden dome

Dining inside the private Garden dome

Wedding arrangement

Exchange your vows in the beautiful decorated garden

Beautiful in white

The Summerhouse beautiful night view

Photos below are credited to Coppa Club, from their official website.

Coppa Club beautiful night view

Super famous 'igloo house' restaurant in London, facing Tower Bridge, Shard Tower,
and just beside Thames River

Beautiful setting amid the city

Welcome to my 1st YouTube Vlog! It is on The Summerhouse foodie vlog. Hope you guys enjoy watching the video, please support me by Subscribe, Like & Comment on the channel! More fun is coming on the way 😎😘 Thank you so much for the generous support, you guys are my pillar of motivation as always 💃😍😘

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That's all for the sharing on The Summerhouse, total damage for 2 people was ~SGD146. Cozy and romantic French dining experience here in the Dining Room. Surprise your loves one here for the once in a lifetime dining experience in Garden Dome too if you are in Singapore! Best for special occasion such as anniversary, birthday, proposal, and etcetera 😘😘

(The above foodie reviews are non-sponsored post. All the contents in my blog are based on my personal dining experience.)

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A Little Info. on The Summerhouse
Official Website: https://www.thesummerhouse.sg/dining-room/
Facebook Webpage: The Summerhouse

Location/ How to Go: 3 Park Lane, Singapore 798387
Opening Hours: CLOSED (Monday-Tuesday), 6pm-10pm (Wednesday - Friday), 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-10pm (Saturday & Sunday)

Personal Rating: 
Taste ➪ 7/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪  3/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 6/10  (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)



💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 25 June 2021

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