Zim Sum Tea Garden
March 24, 2007Touted as the best dim sum in Penang by some, I just had to try it for myself. Zim Sum Tea Garden dim sum restaurant is located directly opposite KDU along Anson Road. If you have difficulties finding this place, just look out for Penang Plaza and Sheraton Hotel.
The variety here is good enough, there are a few dim sum which are new to me. But I just took the common ones.
Some of the staff here are quite rude and clumsy.. Our table was knocked hard by the push carts and I was excused to make way for the waitress at least twice for each incident. If I were to open a restaurant, she’d be the first to go. To me as a customer, that’s a totally unacceptable attitude.
Egg tarts are good, warm and fresh from the oven. I like egg tarts like these, with puffy crusts.
This twin buns have char siew in them. There are other varieties as well like peanut and meat floss.
Overall, I won’t think too highly of Zim Sum Tea Garden. The dim sum taste mediocre although they look really good. I was already disappointed and lost a bit of mood after my first bite.. Worse still, there was a pirated DVD peddler from China getting caught and handcuffed by the enforcers right in front of me. Man, that totally put off my appetite. The only good thing about this place is the cheap price, I only spent RM11.20 for this meal.
Oh my the food there must be very delicious! You're
teddY | March 24, 2007 | 8:09 pmOh my the food there must be very delicious! You’re making me really hungry! Arggghhh.
teddY - Umm, not very delicious.. acceptable la. So far,
vkeong | March 24, 2007 | 8:53 pmteddY - Umm, not very delicious.. acceptable la. So far, for me still Butterworth’s dim sum nicest, most variety
whoa..that's really cheap..rm 11 can only buy me 2 /
citygal | March 25, 2007 | 12:10 amwhoa..that’s really cheap..rm 11 can only buy me 2 / 3 plates in kl
Yeah, that's really cheap but too bad not good environment
ipohwav3 | March 25, 2007 | 2:02 pmYeah, that’s really cheap but too bad not good environment
Hm.....for variety and freshness, this is the place to go.
Jian | March 26, 2007 | 2:02 amHm…..for variety and freshness, this is the place to go. Yupz agree on ur comment for egg tarts….good : ) taste wise ok lar….maybe u choose the wrong ones…lolz….I usually have their “Chien Pau” , eggtarts, prawn mai (lolz)and fried fu pei prawns. lolz me alone can eat until RM20. lolz….
Plz avoid this place on weekends…..or u will end up having such chaotic experiences…
The place is very dirty. Many weird things happen when
e-Leng | March 26, 2007 | 2:09 pmThe place is very dirty. Many weird things happen when I am there. One of it is, I witness with my own eyes, a pirated DVD peddler being caught red handed by the police. It makes me feel very unsecure when I am there. Besides that, my table was knocked twice by the woman pushing the cart to collect dirty plates. I will not step my foot there anymore.
Hey Jian, what happen to your blog? No more updates?
ipohwav3 aka jason | March 26, 2007 | 7:37 pmHey Jian, what happen to your blog? No more updates?
Citygal - Yeap I was surprised to hear the bill,
vkeong | March 28, 2007 | 10:00 pmCitygal - Yeap I was surprised to hear the bill, even in my hometown BM, this meal would have cost at least RM15
ipohwav3 - Yeah lo. Really bad environment, it’s like a chaos trying to eat there..
Jian - The variety here is good la, but not as good as Sweet Paradise in Butterworth.. I only free to eat dim sum on weekends leh