THE RECOGNISED EUROPEAN CUISINE CARRIED BY “ARTICHOKE CAFE” IN THE NORTHERN @ PULAU PINANG
“European Cuisine”, is a kind of western cuisine which carrying the meaning mostly on Italian and French Cuisines commonly practised locally on our nation since early 19th century favourite by the locals, also can be easily found everywhere in our Malaysia presented on respective recipes. Here in the northern, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended European/Western Cuisine Restaurant “Artichoke Cafe” at Pulau Pinang running by a team of youngster chefs & owners, too having great positive response from the market recently.
The Kedah originated Mr. Terrance Tan Cheng Hee (born 1981), together with his Butterworth local born wife Ms. Sim Shau Jun both are the recent immediate owners of this best recommended European/Western Cuisine Restaurant “Artichoke Cafe” (Founded by Chef Jack Yap in year 2015) along Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth all the while serving most of their in-house chef’s home recipes on western cuisine and other signature beverages to the locals and visitors under a roof in manner.
The owner Terrance Tan, who at his age of 38 years old currently, is all the while in Medical Industry for more than 10 years in the field, having great interest in eatery. Added with his wife Shau Jun, formerly was in Accountancy Industry, both with vision to have their couple’s very own cafeteria locally and opportunity been given, also foreseeing the market chances on the f&b career allowed them (Terrance Tan & Shau Jun) in year-end 2018 decided then successfully took over the cafeteria (Artichoke Cafe) early year 2019 continued introducing their in-house signature menus to the market on the same ground at Butterworth leading with their team of young & experienced chefs. Finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2019 in the northern nation.
In this Artichoke Cafe, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their very famous “Homemade Pork Burger” which most wanted by their regular customers. Homemade pork patty from the mixtures of pork & chicken egg added into their in-house chef’s secret recipes and seasonings prepared in round of shape, pan-fried in a minute then followed by oven-roasted for another 4-5 minutes to cooked, served mixed with their recipe BBQ sauce, home-cooked caramelized onions, fresh veges & cheese and finally taken with sided crispy potato fries & homemade coleslaw will be a complete set of their wonderful pork burger with delicious BBQ & nice onions taste of eatery that you should have a try when reached Pulau Pinang.
Secondly will be their signature “Oven-Roasted Rosemary Chicken”, which also among the best recommended in main course selection favourite by the locals. Local fresh chicken whole leg commonly selected, marinated overnight on their chef’s about 8 home recipes mixture, oven-roasted for about 10-12 minutes then served with poured onto the marination sauce broth from the roasting itself, sided with mashed potato, vege salad & french beans will brings excellent appertising fair spicy with slight sour taste of eatery that you cannot aside here. Also the chicken meat’s bites texture itself into mouth that you will never regret after tasted here.
Another will be their very special recommended in menus, their signature “Seabass” served with Italian Rice which like by most of their visitors recently. Quality fresh Seabass prepared in sliced pieces, pan-fried a minutes then followed by few minutes oven-roasted, finally served topped onto their homemade risotto (Italian Cheesy Rice) and mixed with tomatoes & chorizo sausage, toppings with homemade chilli chutney will brings exotic seabass freshness taste itself and tasty cheesy italian rice into mouth that you will neither found the same nor better elsewhere in town.
Moreover, the owners also taken this opportunity to introduce their chef’s all time best recommended among the restaurant’s daily top seller “Char-Grilled Pork Collar”. Local fresh pork collar selected, marinated overnight on their home recipes then grilled for about few minutes to cooked and finally served with their home-mixed sweet sambal sauce paste, topped onto charcoal roasted baby kailan taken with homemade caramelized apple slices will brings unbelievable texturing bites pork collar and delicious salty sweet with fair spicy taste of eatery into mouth that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised European/Western Cuisine Restaurant “Artichoke Cafe” at Butterworth, Pulau Pinang.
ARTICHOKE CAFE
Address: No. 9,
Jalan Raja Uda,
Pusat Perniagaan,
12300 Raja Uda,
Butterworth,
Pulau Pinang.
Business Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm (Monday to Friday)
9:00am to 10:00pm (Weekends)
(Closed on Tuesday)