Isaribi Tei Japanese Restaurant, Penang

I was planning to hv either japanese or western cuisine on my mom's birthday night. i found that isaribi tei is quite high rated on d internet for its courses n its environment, therefore i decided to go there.


it's located at quite an unknowing place, or maybe jus because it's covered with too many plants. if u dn really explore, u'll hardly find it.

if i'd to rate it, isaribi will get abt 75%. let's talk abt it bit by bit.

As per can see, its compound is very greenish. it's totally surrounded by plants n nice ornaments. even washrooms oso very greenish n creative, u wont feel that it's a ordinary dirty toilet. d hand washing area is next door to d ladies. in front of d restaurant, there's a wine lounge n a jewellery corner, which is also d specialty of d restaurant.




d lighting is a bit romantic n dimmish. every table will hv different sets of dining utensils. i forgot to bring my camera, so my phone couldnt really capture in dark places. Every Thursday night, there'll be a live band performing. One of their specialty too. Tats y I like dis place. Dey r so carefully planned for their customers' needs.


d food can be considered as ok. i've ordered a Rainbow Maki for my family to share. d fishes r thickly sliced, nt like other ordinary japanese restaurant, it's js thinly sliced. n most important, dey r fresh!! no ppl like stink fish i guess. it's only 8 pieces, d price's 20++(if im nt mistaken).




i ordered a chef recommended, Chirashi Soba for myself. if im nt mistaken, it's called 凉面(correct me if im wrong). it's a dish with soba, a kinda japanese buckwheat noodles, served with fresh sashimi in ice n a bowl of dipping sauce(soba tsuyu). it's a cold soya sauce n other seasoning's thin liquid. swirl ur noodles into d sauce, n eat chilled. it's d first time i try out soba, quite nice i can say. it gives me a different feelings compared to udon.


my mom's nt hungry, therefore she gt herself a fried scallops. nt a big serving, bt believe it onot, d taste of d fried scallop will keep circulating in ur mouth even aft u swallow it.

this is nt from d restaurant obviously.. dis is frm secret recipe, choco indulgence,75.


my dad gt an Unaryu. wow, whole big piece of unagi, my real time favorite. i should hv ordered that. Altho it's js normal unagi like wat's sold preserved in raw material shop, bt I still wantin it so much. nw I can oni look at my dad eating with saliva dripping..


my sis gt herself a Teriyaki beef, which i saw it's recommended by bloggers. d beef is sliced n half cooked. Quite nice.



D whole meal cost us abt 150++. u'll gt a token for every rm30 spent n d card has no expiry date. Hope I can go there again when im wealthy enuf n with my new camera!!
we din gt to try their home made ice cream,because we were kinda full with our cake. n i read frm other blogs that d ice cream isnt really that nice.. so, i dn wanna try d.. haha.. because of d candles, dey off all d fans in d restaurant js for us.. so cool! haha..

U can find more info in their website:
http://www.isaribi.info
Open Daily (except public holiday)
12noon-3pm;6pm-10pm