La-France Cafe & Restaurant

Bonjour! I was blog-hopping on what to have for dinner and I found this newly opened restaurant. La-France Cafe & Restaurant is situated at Jalan Irrawadi. It offers home cooked French cuisine. This cafe was previously a stall located at the Northam Beach Cafe along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah selling French food.

The moment I entered the cafe, it gave me a warm home-like feeling. The decorations were kept simple yet comfortable.

Iced Chocolate - RM4.50

Since we do not have any idea what to order, we asked for their recommendations. Initially, we wanted to order the Schnitzel (Grilled Chicken Cutlet) but it was told that it has already finished. So, they recommended "Today's Special" instead. I forgot the exact name but it's something like chicken with mashed potatoes. It was a burger patties with their homemade white sauce. Beneath it were the mashed potatoes with the fresh greens as the side. The burger meat was awesome! The meat was juicy and aromatic. The dressing for the lettuce and tomatoes compliment each other well. It has a tangerine taste so you won't feel 'jelak' when you eat the burger meat.

Today's Special - RM14.90

Next up was the Ciabatta Ham(Pork Ham) & Cheese. According to Wikipedia, Ciabatta is an Italian white bread made with wheat flour and yeast. So, I suppose it is healthier. =p You can also opt for other fillings if you don't like ham & cheese. There are tuna and smoked salmon and egg. It comes with sauteed potatoes and fresh greens. The sauteed potatoes were somewhat special as they've added in some herbs. So, it's not like the ordinary mashed potatoes you have at other restaurants. The Ciabatta was equally good too!

Ciabatta Ham & Cheese - RM10.80

The sauteed potatoes

The pork ham and cheese

As for dessert, we ordered the Crepe Chocolate. There were two pieces of hot crepes, topped with melted chocolate and comes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The combination was superb when you mix the ice cream with the hot crepes and there were not too sweet too.

The outdoor area.

Overall, great food, great ambiance. Will definitely visit again!

Add: 3b Jalan Irrawadi, 10050 Georgetown.

(Along Jalan Burma, keep driving until you passed by Him Heang, Jemputree and Malaysian Chin Woo Association on your right. Turn right into Jalan Servis and drive all the way till you reach a junction.Turn right and you will see La-France Cafe on your left. It is directly opposite El Casa Wine & Dine Restaurant)

Tel: 012-4127355 (Ginny)

Business Hr: 12.00pm - 10.00pm (Closed on Tuesday, Dinner starts on 6pm onwards)

Sawara Steamboat/ Claypot Fish Head

Whenever we pass by this restaurant, my sister would have said "we shall try here someday". And last weekend, that someday has finally arrived. She went on Saturday but was told that it was already fully booked. So, we went again on the next day and this time, we called to book to avoid disappointment. In fact, the place was already crowded with people when we arrived.

Upon arrival, the friendly taukeh-so gave us the menu. After browsing through for awhile, we finally decided to order the Set B RM148, which according to the taukeh-so, is enough for us 8 pax. There's also an optional add-on of fish head "kuei kao" priced at RM50 for large portion. She said that the soup would be more flavorful and would taste sweeter. Thus, we add-on. There are also other side orders if you do not want to order the sets. We add-on a plate of Tang Hoon (glass noodles) and Shanghai Mee at RM1.50 and Rm2.00 respectively.

*sorry it's blur*

The steamboat will be accompanied with fried garlic, spring onions and their signature chili sauce. The chili sauce which was slightly sourish and spicy, went well with the ingredients. But, I was hoping that it could be spicier. =p

Set B

Fresh fish slices, large prawns and Shanghai Mee. Personally, I feel that the Shanghai Mee is so-so for steamboat because it will become too soft when you put into the soup. Tang Hoon/ Bee Hoon/ Rice would be more suitable.

The nicely cut beancurd, jelly fish, cuttle fish, fish dumpling, fish roll with celery and homemade fish scoop We love the homemade fish scoop!

Golden mushrooms, Beancurd Sheet Stuffed, and Tau Pok. The Tau Pok were delicious too as it fully absorbed the soup!

Look at how rich the soup is! Piping hot!

The only downside is that it might be abit more expensive . Nevertheless, I would come back again for the steamboat! Not only the foods are delicious, it is also air-conditioned! So, sweat not!

Add : 393, Jalan Burmah, 10350 Penang

(Directly opposite Maxim Cake House)
Tel : 04-2260516
Business Hr : 11.00am – 10.00pm