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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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⭐
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| Teatime table with beautiful 'Happy Birthday' decoration |
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| Teatime served in a big 'pandora' box |
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| The teatime portion is fulfilling with 9 pastries and 1 drink per pax |
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| This reminds me of the Harry Potter's room beneath the staircases |
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| Choose your preferred tea/coffee for the teatime, this is berry tea, smells sweet and nice |
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| 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. 😻
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| Happy Birthday balloon decoration on the wall, makes the perfect photo spot |
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| Interior of the restaurant with elegant settings |
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| 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⭐
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| Starry sky drink... is so magical under blue light.. |
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| Lychee lemonade and house made blue wine |
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| 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⭐
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| 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⭐
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| Use the hammer to knock the ball dessert! |
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| It has been cracked open! |
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| Inside is lychee moose, exterior skin is made of edible dark chocolate |
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| Birthday boy is having fun knocking his dessert! 😀 |
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| Although is his birthday, but I am the one who blows the candle haha! 😂 |
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| 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! 👍😍😉
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| 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
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
