Relaxing lunch at Federal Place
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If the name says it all, then you will have all the good things under the same roof. Federal Place along Jalan Dato Keramat offers dining, drinks and exercise within the same building so you get the best combination available.
Federal Place is converted from the previously famous Federal Cinema which house the Federal Restaurant and Honolulu Cafe. This is also a place where East meets West. Why? Find out below…
The moment we entered the Federal Place, we were greeted with a large lounge area with the bar counter on the right.
The style and setting are contemporary to matchi the bistro/ lounge concept.
There are also individual drinking tables for guests coming in groups just opposite the bar counter.
Once you walked past the lounge/ drinking area, you would see the spacious dining area behind it. We were quite surprised actually to find that this place served drinks Western style but the dining is towards oriental. Well, that is East meets West for us….
The menus are quite comprehensive as well. There is a smaller booklet which everything inside costs RM8. This is like for you to taste before you order a bigger one or for those who like varieties, you can opt to order a bit of everything
As usual, the appetizer before the main course
The four types vegetables (RM10.00) looks rather small in portion but taste wise is good
The vegetables cooked has some “kam heong’ style and taste
The mutton ribs (RM12.00) is one of the recommended dishes here. It comes with a sweet sauce like honey sauce with herbs
The mutton ribs had been grilled until there is minimal fat, tasted quite delicious and crunchy
The curry fish (RM20.00) used garoupa fish which has taste towards sweetness rather than spiciness
We suspected either milk or palm sugar was added to make to the sweetness taste
The curry fish has less of curry based fragrance but more on herbs based fragrance.
Our initial impression of tofu (RM8.00) was it looked like ubi goreng. The moment we took the first bite, we could feel the softness of the tofu despite the crunchy skin outside.
It has a nice aroma which was quite appetizing
A little promotion for the drinks…
Federal Place offers a relaxing lunch place at the town area for those who would like to avoid the busy town. We find the mixture of East and West within the same premise quite surprising but it is a great concept to have them both. The environment is quite comfortable and we had a little fun with the small “labyrinth” inside the toilet. It was 100% mirror everywhere that we were wondering where the exit was.
Also, we like the small booklet menu where it was good for first timers to try out the different variety of dishes without the fear of wasting them. With the flat price of RM8 each (the portion is scaled accordingly as well), customers can pick quite a plenty dishes to try it out..
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Mutton ribs got my vote
allie,
Oh yea, it was yummieeee
wahhh,looking at your blog means i must try all the good food next time i am back in penang:-)
hcpen,
make sure you come back longer so that you have more time to try and become a tuapui like us :D:D
a real nice and cozy place-the mutton looks young and tender.
foodbin,
definitely agree
the mutton ribs sure look good….
btw nice photos you got there, mind sharing your photo gear info? thx
mark,
thanks… we used two D60 SLR, one with 35mm lens
vote for the Mutton ribs and TOFU…
but the vegetables are really small in portion…. =(
Modo Alimentare,
yea, the vege portion served kind of small although we ordered medium sized…
well, can order other dishes or upsize the vege
This place look very nice & when I look at the food from your photos I feel hungry. I will go there one day.
Philip Ze : favorizer,
If they look nice from photos, the actual ones will be mouth watering….. hehehe
wat a nice place, never thought there is restaurant in there, i tot just some fitness center…
will go and have a try with my hubby and kids
weiwei,
atmosphere wise, it was quite calm especially when we went over for lunch..
but if go dinner, it may be noisy as the lounge is just next door…. we haven’t tried the dinner there yet though..
i never know they serve chinese food, i thought it’s a bistro kind of place. thanks for sharing.
New Kid On The Blog,
now you do…. another place for chinese food to try out
the ribs look crunchy and interesting… i agree.. I never expect they serve chinese food in that bistro kind of restaurant….
SuiMeng,
Do give it a try
Got Pork Ribs? Was the mutton tough?
Alan,
should have, if not mistaken… the mutton was just nice, not that tough
Mutton rib.. yummy.. going to try out soon with my hubby.. :):)
Carolline,
hope you’ll enjoy the meal
i love their ribs too, just unique dish.
I just attend a wedding dinner there last month. Foods are delicious. The staff said they do outside catering also.
hi , i went there before with my friends …food is good especially the curry fish head i like very much…