George Town Tze Char & Craft Beer at Boat Quay

PC Saturday, February 27, 2021

George Town Tze Char & Craft Beer is a recently new Penang tze char restaurant opened at Boat Quay. Situated near Elgin Bridge, this alfresco restaurant offers delicious Penang tze char delicacies at very reasonable price. Reservations can be made easily online and they only offer outdoor dining near the river.

We were there for CNY dinner and started it with one of their red rice craft beer. Could strongly taste the malty rice taste. Here's our dinner menu:

1. Salmon yusheng ($28.80) - it was generous for a small portion with lots of fresh salmon sashimi. The yusheng was tangy and delicious with the right amount of sauce and sweetness. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Penang laksa fish head ($28) - freshly steamed red snapper fish head doused with appetising tangy Penang laksa sauce. A must try dish . Rating: 4.3/5

3. Thai sotong ($15) - tempura fried sotong cooked in Thai style sweet and sour sauce. Was a little disappointed as the sotong was a little overly fried. Taste wise was still superb. Rating: 3.9/5

4. Rojak chicken ($15) - crispily fried prawn paste chicken cutlet mixed with Penang rojak sauce. It was a different fusion taste and would be better if they have peanut bits on the top. Rating: 4/5

5. Qinglong vegetables ($12) - a must order vegetable dish. A little oily but very well fried with beansprouts and salted fish. Rating: 4.2/5

6. XO horfun ($12) - tasted very much like San lao hor fun but with XO sauce on the top. Very nicely fried and delicious. Rating: 4.1/5

We were overall very pleased with the food and with the beautiful evening river scenery accompanying and awesome companionship, George Town Tze Char could definitely be considered for family and frenz gathering.