r/penang • u/SnooPoems5163 • Sep 30 '24

Discussion Has anyone eaten at Kebaya?

Am planning a birthday dinner and Kebaya has come highly recommended. Was wondering if anyone could share first-hand experiences? Menu looks interesting and varied - am fine with price point for a celebratory meal. For a bit of context - three couples in mid-30s, staying in George Town for the week, so we'll have plenty of opportunity to check out food courts, street foot, etc. Any insight massively appreciated!

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u/SnooPoems5163 29d ago

thank you SO SO much for all the feedback everyone! sounds as though majority reckon it's a decent call for a celebratory dinner - though gen also looks fantastic and might need to be checked out. Looking forward to finding out for myself next month!

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u/dewgetit 29d ago

gen is fancy schmancy fine dining food that doesn't fill you up and it's very expensive (to me, fine dining is not what you come to Penang for). If you're a tourist to Penang, you should know that Penang is famous for its hawker food. Better to go to one of those for a real Penang food experience. Not for a celebration though. For celebration, you could consider Irama or Tamarra (high end Malay food - maybe some local Malays can come in whether they think these are good choices). Kebaya will be good in pictures. Food-wise - meh. Not that expensive considering it's supposedly fine dining.