On Thursday, 20th March 2008, I went to have dinner with a couple of friends at the Manhattan Fish Market in Juru Autocity. Juru Autocity is in mainland Penang along the North South Expressway. The exit on the North South Expressway would be right after the Sungai Juru rest area. Please note that you do not need to pass the Juru toll plaza in order to get to Juru Autocity. The Autocity is somewhat like a motoring hub incorporating lots of eatery outlets and clubs. It is a commercial area located amidst the industrial area in Juru. The Manhattan Fish Market is located in the third phase of the Juru Autocity commercial area.
(Picture above: My friends and I)
As per my observations, this phase is the most happening phase in the Juru Autocity. They have numerous upclass eateries and clubs around. The Juru Autocity Flea Market is located in this phase of the commercial hub as well. Other outlets in this phase includes Starbucks, Swensen's and Tao Authentic Asian Cuisine. There are quite an ample parking spaces if you need to park your car in the area. Besides the usual car park lots near to the commercial buildings, there is a dedicated land to accommodate for more parking lots.
Picture above: The standard set-up
of the Manthattan Fish Market in Juru
Autocity.
As Manhattan Fish Market is a restaurant-chain, the interior and signs are basically the same between its restaurants across Malaysia. In case if some of you are curious, the Manhattan Fish Market chain does not originate from Manhattan or America for that matter but rather is a Malaysian-owned chain. The restaurant-chain shares its menu as well between its restaurants.At times there might be slight variations to the dishes (even if they share the same name). During this outing, we ordered something which we could share, hence we picked something under the 'Strictly For Sharing' section of the menu. There were four of us, whilst most of the dishes in this section catered for 2-3 persons.
Picture above: Manhattan Seafood Platter
For Two
So, we ordered two sets of dishes, each for 2-3 persons. We ordered their Manhattan Seafood Platter For Two and their Fishermen's Giant Fried Platter; both are the chain's recommendations. Waiting time for the food did not take long as it was pretty much standard. However, I cannot tell this for sure as when we were dining, there were minimal number of customers as it was a weekday and a working day the next day. It took about 20 minutes for the dishes to be served. What caught our attention is that when the Fishermen's Giant Fried Platter was served, the waiter flamed the dish before serving it to us. So if you're up for some adventure, do order this. I have also heard that their flaming prawns do undergo the same process too.
Anyway, the dishes were really bigger than what we expected. There were not much of a difference between the two meals. The significant difference was that the Manhattan Seafood Platter For Two lacked a big chunk of fish fillet. Both the meals were more for 5 persons rather than 4. We did not finish the meal as all of us were too full, not to mention we are indeed small eaters. The restaurant has a very pleasant ambience with a remarkable cleanliness and hygiene standards. They have a good team of staff employed as well, being able to communicate in decent English as well as are dedicated towards customers' well being while dining.
Picture above: Fishermen's Giant
Fried Platter
I personally had Coke Light for my drink while my friends had tea, and skyjuice. There is nothing too great about the drinks as they were pretty much standard drinks available elsewhere. However, I am not denying the fact the restaurant serves their own speciality drinks as well. I am not able to give a review on it simply because I did not try them.
Prices were somewhat middle-ranged, averaging at about RM30-40 per person for a complete satisfying meal.
The location of this outlet in Juru Autocity particularly is excellent as there are many other good places to hang out for the young night ahead; for supper or simply a drink over a good chat. You may want to indulge yourself on ice creams! Haagen Dazs has an outlet there.
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