Micke's Place, Love Lane Penang

Passed by Micke's Place when we visit Behind 50 the other day. Haven't been heard its name so far, not a famous one maybe but the exterior does catch our attention.

One day after work, we decided to check out this Micke's Place.

The shop is small but homey, with about 6 tables inside, some at the outside, comfortable lighting and temperature. There are few foreigners in the shop, looks like it's favor by tourists but not discovered by the locals yet.

Two sides of the walls are full of remarkable messages left by the visitors. Especially love this one - "It's always good at the end. If it's not good, it's not the end." :)

The price is really cheap for a restaurant run on the famous Love Lane. The food are not some high-class cuisine but definitely a delicious one with a strong taste of local home cooking. I never know I could actually taste localness in a spaghetti! Hah!

The Grilled Lamb with Napolitana Linguine I ordered come with quite a big portion of lamb chop but really small portion of linguine. Kinda weird but I love the lamb so much~ It cooked just nice, tender and juicy~ So much better than many local western cafe.

RM15

The Aglio olio Spaghetti tasted relatively good as well but a bit too spicy, even for locals like us. Tips: try request for less spicy. Besides that, they also serve various Asian food.

RM10/RM12, can't remember d...

The lady who serve us came by to "sembang" (chit-chating) with us. Get to know Micke's Place is just open since August 2011, many of the decoration in the shop are from her grandma, how this restaurant startup, stories on the wall and many more about Micke's Place.

I must say, aunty cooked really well. :)

We say goodbye to the aunty and left with my bag full of stories. I had a really wonderful night here.

*Photo credited to V - Life's Simple Pleasures
Micke's Place Information
Forgot to ask for their opening hours, and can't find much information on the internet about them. But can check out Micke's Place Review on TripAdvisor. Just drop by there to try your luck!
Direction: Turn in to Lorong Love (Love Lane) from Lebuh Chulia (Chulia Street), Micke's Place is the first shop on left after you turn in, right behind the 7-eleven.
GPS Coordinate: N 5 25.115  E 100 20.181

Behind 50, Love Lane Penang

Sometimes just want to hang out at a place, quiet and comfortable.

Noticed this Behind 50 on Love Lane during our stay at Ryokan Chic Hostel. It's kinda late and tired that day so I promised Viv to bring her here next time.

So here we are, after our prayer at Tze Chi, no alcohol. Well, I'm fine with simple drinks. :)

 A drink, a snack. Read my book while Viv was drawing.

 Nowadays, people all like to dig out all their old stuff for deco, really a trend.

I love Pinocchio

The music came from the old record player, simply special. Enjoy every minute spent at the cafe.

Photo credited to V's - Life's Simple Pleasures

Behind 50
Address: Corner shoplot at the junction of Lorong Love (Love Lane) and Jalan Muntri (Muntri Street).
Tel: +6012-5565509 / +6012-4939230
GPS Location: N 5 25.178   E 100 20.214
Price Range: RM5-RM20

Faces Western Corner, Georgetown Penang

Have been addicted to the online discount coupon for quite some time. It has become a daily routine to check the coupon website, like login to Facebook first thing in the office. Bought the coupon from Everyday.com for this Faces Western Corner simply because it is really cheap. RM 9.90 for buy 1 free 1 Main Course.

We finally got time to spend this coupon (do not learn this at home, we could possibly bought the coupon but did not use it, what a waste).

Located on Lebuhraya Peel, the place is really hard to find, I suggest you come from Jalan Macalister if you are driving.  Keep attention on your left, there's a turn to a enclosed compound where many bridal shops reside. Faces Western Corner is hidden behind the bridal shops.You will see its very small signboard right at the entrance of the compound.

The first impression is, it's really deserted. Only 2 cars at the ample parking space (1 belong to the staff I think). As expected, only 2 of us in the restaurant. And 2 staff watching TV, one Indian/Bangla, one Chinese young man.

The staff is very attentive, although really not professional. You can say it feels like home. :p
Looking at the situation, we were kinda worry... What to do? Don't simple buy coupon lar...
We order 2 chicken chops with different cooking style.

Champagne Chicken Chop

Black Pepper Chicken Chop. Look the same huh? Well, they do taste differently.

I'm glad the chicken is quite good. Nothing special but good in taste and tenderness. The fries and bean did not meet the standard though. Small in portion, fries is not crispy, bean overcooked. But we still glad the chicken was ok.

The setting and environment is quite ok actually, clean and spacious, except they really need to put more air-condition.

This is why they called Faces

For those working nearby, it's really worth eating at the restaurant as the price is quite reasonable. They serve Asian food as well.

But the outlook of the restaurant really need improvement, have to make it more lively, not just let it looks deserted like that. It doesn't make your customer wanna come back again as the feeling is too down. And more signboard and banner, not just selling cheap at coupon website, it doesn't help you for long term. I hope it able to survive. :)



Faces Western Corner
Address: No. 2, Lebuhraya Peel, Georgetown, 10350 George Town, Malaysia.
Tel: 604 226 0079 (for reservation)
Business Hours: Mon - Sat : 12pm to 3pm / 6pm to 12pm (Closed on Sunday)
GPS Location: N 5 25.445    E 100 18.985