Farquhar Mansion is rated as the 2nd out of 1,112 restaurants in Penang island and also 2nd out of 1,214 places to eat in Penang island, so it's great to have fine dining experience at the Farquhar Mansion. For those who do not know where Farquhar Mansion is, the place is located directly opposite from the E&O Hotel, although my colleague told me besides E&O which cause me to round the same area three times. The exact address of Farquhar Mansion is at 33, Lebuh Farquhar, George Town, 10200 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. It is one of the two bungalow in the Mission Place.
The Farquhar Mansion Chef's Tasting Menu consists of multiple course meal ranging from appetizer to entree to dessert and if you are not a heavy on food, I think the portion served at the Farquhar Mansion will be sufficient.
We started off with some pre-appetizer which consist of pesto granita, followed by the air dry duck breast dipped in espuma asparagus mousse and finally the cod ball. I like the pesto granita and the air dry duck breast which I think taste a bit like bacon, but the deep fried cod ball maybe too dry for my liking. After that we are served with the bread and three flavored butter in which both I've forgotten the name (symptom of getting too hungry already).
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| Pesto Granita |
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| Air dry duck breast dipped in espuma asparagus mousse |
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| Deep fried cod ball |
Then we are served with the oyster which has the capellini (the noodle) on top with caviar and cauliflower mousse blending in to complete the oyster. I really like the taste of this fresh oyster where the oyster just melt in the mouth. Unfortunately the oyster is not in the ala-carte menu.
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| Oyster |
After that we are served with the main appetizer which is the the Foie Gras, which includes duck rillette tartlet, port wine emulsion, apple salad and apple chutney. For those who are wondering how the Foie Gras taste, I don't like it a bit - the duck's liver taste very plain and bland and slightly bitter. Some people might like it, but definitely Foie Gras is not my type of food; though it is a good experience tasting it.
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| Foie Gras |
Finally, before we are served with the entree, we are served with the onion consume, where the consume is pronounce as (kon-su-me). Basically onion consume is a type of plain soup with mushroom custard, crispy leek and summer truffle.
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| Onion Consume when it is served |
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| Onion Consume |
I ordered the Black Angus Tenderloin for entree - which is the steak which looks like navel and is served together with potato cream, onion jam and the steak sauce and I ordered the steak to be medium rare. The steak served is tender but lack juiciness and the steak sauce are lacking of taste. Still I would rate the steak 7 out of 10 points - I am not sure why, but it seems to me the steak served in the States is way better, even from ordinary and small humble shop.
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| The pre-entree, I'm not sure what it is called but I can taste the mixture of lychee and lime and it really makes one having more appetite |
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| Black Angus Tenderloin |
Finally, the dessert of the set is the cheese platter as the pre-dessert and the almond cake, with a small slice of orange and pomelo with yuzu gelee and yuzu crepes.
The dining environment and ambience alone is enough to make up for the high price that we are paying for the dinner. The food were beautifully presented to the customers and like most fine dining, the waiter will introduce the food that was presented on the table. Overall, I'll give Farquhar Mansion 8 out of 10 and if budget allowed, to come here for another fine dining experience.
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