Golden Chicken CNY 8 Courses Dinner 2017 金鸡新年晚宴 @ G Hotel, Persiaran Gurney, Penang.

New year is here again! 2017 is the year of Golden Chicken or Rooster, it's also a saddening and oppressing year for those whose Chinese zodiac is Rooster.... Be sure to do the ritual at the temple in order to get rid of all the possible bad luck! Today, I'm gonna share with you all the Golden Chicken Chinese New Year Dinner 2017 food review. Thanks to G Hotel for your genuine invitation. G Hotel has kickstarted a series of Chinese CNY related food packages this year as well. The Golden Chicken CNY Dinner 2017 is pretty suitable for those BIG family, company's belated annual dinner. Plenty of Chinese companies would combine all together at once like celebrating the annual dinner together with the CNY gathering for good fortune. Isn't this so suitable?! 10 headcounts per table with a minimum of 3 tables. Alright! Without further do, let me take you around and make you drool!

当天我们尝的是最顶级的配套——LONGEVITY（长寿）RM1588 nett。另外还有HAPPINESS （幸福）RM1388 nett 和 PROSPERITY（繁荣）RM1488 nett。最后我会例出各个配套的内容。

We got to try its most supreme package - LONGEVITY RM1588 nett. Besides, it also has HAPPINESS RM 1388 and PROSPERITY RM1488. I'll list out all the details for each package at the last.

在等待⌛️着美食送上时，G Hotel的负责人给了一小段的致词。原来G Hotel已有10年的历史啦？原来我也长大啦～哈哈！😄

The representative of G Hotel had given a brief speech in the midst of waiting for our dishes to be served. Only learnt that G Hotel already has its 10 years plus history from her speech. I'm growing as well~ Haha! Sounds sarcastic!

好啦！上菜咯！

Jja! Here you go!

New Year Fresh Salmon Yee Sang

新年当然少不了“lao shang”捞生啦！不瞒你说，我的家是近几年才开始捞的。但是我们都会去Sushi King 或是 Sakae Sushi外带回去。G Hotel的当然会比较好吃啦！而且很大盘！它们的卖点就是“脆”！每一口都是咔呲咔呲的声音。因为他们放了很多炸物在内，所以口感很好。甜酱是由自己拿捏的，所以不会太甜。最重要的关键就是鱼生咯！他们家的三文鱼都蛮大块的、挺新鲜的。

"Lao shang" is the essential item for CNY! To be real honest here, our family only embrace this tradition like 2 years ago. Previously, we did not have this "lao shang" thing across our family. However, we won't make from scratch but just take-out from Sushi King or Sakae Sushi. G Hotel's one is definitely way better in flavor! Plus, I was literally astounded by its serving size, it was way too HUGE! "CRUNCHY" is their key point. You'll hear that "kachi kachi" crunchy sounds with every mouthful you toss into your mouth. The overall texture has been upgraded by the fritter cuts or so called bad fried thing they put in. You may decide how much of sweet sauce that you wanna drizzle on top. The most important element is absolutely the Salmon! Their Salmon is quite thick and fresh.

那酒店🏨也十分地窝心准备了一张小桌子在落地窗旁，让部落客们有充足的光线拍摄。我们算是从天尚未暗吃到天暗也。。。哈哈！我每次都是当中第一个拍完的，因为我都是第一个冲去那的。。。哈哈！😏
G Hotel was doing a great job of preparing a table beside the window, so that all bloggers could have a good natural lighting for pictures. We were like eating our meal from day til night... Haha! I would always be the first one to finish capturing pics as I always be the first one to fleet there... haha!

酒店也准备了一系列的餐具，供君使用，你要用长的筷子、短的也行～

They had prepared lots of utensils for us, say it the long chopsticks or short ones~ You name it~

好啦！要准备捞啦！各位通常都是喊啥口号呢？“哼呀。。。ong 啊。。。huat 啊？” 哈哈！😜
Alright! Get ready to fish it out! Normally, what shibboleth do you shout?! "heng ah... ong ah... huat ah?" haha!

翻滚吧～

Let it roll~

被摧残了～

It was being ravaged~

其实分量真的很多也～ 噢！我的卡路里～

To be honest, the serving size is way too BIG for me~ Oh! My Calories~

忘了说，G Hotel会附送无限量的中国🇨🇳茶给各位哦！你要和多少都行。不好艺术，尽然有本宫的唇印💋。。。😄

Forgot to mention here, G Hotel also provides the free flow Chinese Tea for this package! You can drink as much as you want. I'm sorry for the remnant of my lipstick on the cup haha....

那天我们也有得喝免费的酒精：红酒🍷、白酒。。。但是如果你要喝，就得额外点咯！

We got to drink the FREE alcohol: Red Wine, White Wine... But if you wanna drink it, you have to pay the bill and add on!

这就是它们的外壳～哈哈～

Here are the brands of the wines~ Haha~

为了营造高雅、和谐的气氛，G Hotel精心地将灯光调暗，配上优雅的音乐🎵，让您有个轻松的聚会。其实肉眼看👀不会像照片里酱亮的，我已把它的色调调亮啦！

In order to create the elegant, soothing kinda environment, G Hotel has meticulously lower down the lighting, it comes with a list of high-end music that brings you a laid-back gathering. I'd edited the picture to a brighter tone, so it's not that bright in the actuality.

干杯🍻！但不是本宫的哦！本宫待会儿还得回宫，路途遥远，不适饮酒咯。哈哈！只喝了几口🍷。

Ganbai! Cheers! But it wasn't mine! I still had to drive back home for quite a distance, it'd do no good for me. Haha! I only drank a few sips.

Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Crab Meat and Dried Scallop

接下来就是本宫最期待的鱼翅咯！原来真的鱼翅是酱的~ 每次去友人的婚礼吃的，家人都会说是假的。其实是真是假，我们也是傻傻分不清楚的啦！哈哈！开心就好！里头还有蟹肉与干贝。你看我们的多特别，一人一壶。下面放有蜡烛，就不怕口水多过茶，然后就放凉咯！**小提醒，一般他们会呈上一大碗的，不会像这样一人一个的。但是如果你要，你也可以吩咐他们这样一人一碗呈上哦！但是，有点儿偏咸，本宫已向G Hotel的负责人说了，他们也承诺会注意这一点。所以你们大可放心享用哦！（这里只有实话实说的评论哦~哈哈！但是不会被攻击吧~）

Shark's Fin Soup is always my most anticipating item! Now I only know how the real shark's fin tastes like~ My family always told me how fake those shark's fin soups were at people's weddings. However, we can't even determine which the real one is. Haha! As long as we're HAPPY, then it's fine. You may find crab meat and dried scallops in there. You see how special it is. This is for one person. There's a little candle down the bowl which may maintain its temperature, so that you can take your time to down it over a long nanny's story to tell. **They won't serve like this but if you want, you may tell them in advance. But, I think it's a bit too salty to my liking, I'd told the representative of G Hotel and they promise to take note on this. So, you do not have to worry about it anymore! (Here has the genuine and honest review only~ Haha! Finger Crossed for me, I won't be sued like last time right?)

Steamed Whole Chicken with Dried Oyster and Sea Moss in aluminium foil

‘一只鸡’加上干蚝与发菜。因为是鸡年，所以一定要吃鸡。开玩笑的啦！鸡的口感不会太干、太材，还保持着新鲜感哦！但是也是有点儿咸。我以为是我的问题，但是隔壁的部落客也一样有此想法。可能当天御膳房的大厨下手比较重哈哈~

'A Whole Chicken' steamed with dried oyster and sea moss. Coz it's the rooster year so it's a MUST if you want to have a FANTABULOUS year ahead! Just joking! The consistency of the chicken is not too dry and it's fresh. But it's a bit too salty as well. For me only okay?! Coz I'm a fitness trainer so I always eat healthily. The blogger next to me who is a dietitian also felt the same way as I did. Who knows, maybe the chef shook too much of salt on the dishes~ haha~ 

Fried Shell-less Prawn in Milk Curry Sauce

这一道可以称得上是我的最爱咯！炸得黄金酥脆的去壳虾，沾上浓郁独特的奶油咖哩！！！欧麦卡！太赞啦！它的虾真的很大一只也，口感新鲜爽脆。虽说，我是个很注意卡路里的童鞋，但是不管啦！！！听师傅说，去虾壳后便把它过夜腌制，让它入味。

This is by far my FAV! Fried until golden crispy shell-less shrimps match with the special rich milky curry sauce!!! OMG! DAEBAK! The shrimp is HUGE and fresh in bites. Although I'm always counting my calories, but I don't care anymore!!! The chef said that they marinate it overnight right after hulling the shells to let it suck all the sauce and flavour down.

来看看👀还有多少盘呗～

A mid recap, let's see how many dishes to go~

Braised Sea Cucumber and Sea Asparagus with Broccoli

下一道就是海参海芦笋西兰花。酒店的海参是从印度尼西亚进口的，挺好吃的。但是最令我惊讶的是那个西兰花，爽脆度爆灯！！！原本我只是想吃完海参，忽略西兰花的，但是又不想浪费食物，所以吃完了。不然我就会错过啦！

The next is the sea cucumber with broccoli. The sea cucumber is being imported from Indonesia, quite nice. But the remark one for this dish is the broccoli, freaking crunchy!!! I originally did not want to touch the broccoli after finished the sea cucumber. But I don't like to waste the food, so I ate it. Or else I would miss it!

Steamed Cod Fish in Spicy Crispy Bean

新年当然少不了鱼啦~ 《年年有余》嘛！这配套的是蒸鳕鱼。这一道也是本宫的最爱之一。本以为鳕鱼就是酱而已，但是这里的真的很新鲜。鳕鱼的口感很滑、又可尝到一丁点儿的油质。鳕鱼的皮也没有腥味。配上脆脆的蒜头油，更是‘马西索唷’~ 连韩语都飘出来了。他们说吃鳕鱼一定要趁热吃才好吃。但不幸的是，要等大家都拍完照后才能享用。但是冷冷的也已经很好吃啦！

How can one table devoid of fish item during CNY? Fish in Chinese word called 'yu' which means left that exemplifies we'll always have the leftover (a GOOD sign for Chinese as it won't be finished). For this package, it comes with steamed cod fish. This is also my FAV. I initially thought it would be just the normal one. But the cod fish here is so fresh and smooth in textures with a bit of fish oil texture. The skin does not have the smelly fishy odour. Plus with the crunchy fried garlic on top, YUMMY~ Mashisoyo~ See, my Korean also joins us. They said that cod fish has to be served hot. But unfortunately, we have to wait for everyone done with their photo-shooting only get to try it. The cold one already tasted so GOOD and PHENOMENAL!

Fried Rice with fresh Scallops and Prawn topped with Shredded Crispy Dhafa Fish

吃到这一道时，我其实已经很饱啦！然后还有最后的甜点还没上呢！所以我也只吃1至3口。我是没吃到干贝啦，但是有虾仁。他们都说这道有点干，但是我比较喜欢干的，因为如果用少一点油，都会比较干嘛。哈哈~ 上面有撒上酥炸大发鱼丝（对，就是那个儿时零嘴）！

My tummy was already exploded when this was served in front of me. Still have the dessert. So, I only managed to take 1-3 spoons of it. Mine did not have any scallops, only shrimps. They said that it was a bit dry but I prefer the dry one. This means that they use less oil which ends up become dryer. Haha~ On top was the Fried Dhafa fish, yupe that childhood snack!

Double Boiled Sea Coconut with Fresh Ginseng served with Sesame Sweet Potato Bun

炖甜汤来咯！养身人参海底椰。不瞒你说，我还举手要第二碗呢！认识我的人都知道，我是个很养生的人。不会太甜！旁边的小炸馒头也不赖哦！外头酥脆，不会油腻，皮也蛮薄的。内陷是地瓜泥，甜度适中，我吃完了！怎么办？！“哦多给”？卡路里~~~

Sweet soup is here! Healthy sea coconut with ginseng. I'm not cheating you but I did raise my hands for the second bowl! If you know me well, you'll know that I am always the healthy one who loves the Chinese beauty soup. Not too sweet! The little fried bun at the side is good as well! The skin is thin and fluffy, crunchy on the outside, not too greasy. The filling is sweet potato one, moderate in sweetness, I finished it! What should I do?! Otteoke? Calories~~~

好啦！希望大家喜欢这次的分享，我的脸书页也会有影片哦~ 《槟城吃播美食》第二集~ 敬请期待～连接➽ https://www.facebook.com/wonderqueentv/

Alright! I hope you like this sharing, I'll upload a video regarding this soon on my Facebook Page~ "PENANG MUKBANG #2"~ Stay Tuned~ Link➽ https://www.facebook.com/wonderqueentv/

祝各位新年快乐、万事如意、青春美丽、贵人相遇~~~ 下次见~
Wishing everyone a Happy CNY in advance, nail in every difficulty, forever young like 16, meet the right people in your life~~~ See you next time~ Annyeong!

All the Golden Chicken packages are inclusive of free flow of Chinese Tea which I mentioned above. It's applicable for private function room only with a minimum reservation of 3 tables of 10 people.

Happiness Package - RM1388 nett

1. Good Luck Salmon Yee Sang
2. Double Boiled Chicken and Fish Maw Herbal Soup
3. Strawberry Chicken and Pi Pa Duck
4. Fried Shell-less Prawn in Butter Pumpkin Sauce
5. Sauteed Fresh Scallop with Macadamia Nuts in Nest
6. Streamed Red Snapper Fish in King Soya Sauce
7. Lotus Leaf Rice with Chestnuts
8. Peanuts Mousse with Sesame Kaya Bun

Prosperity Package - RM1488 nett

1. Fatt Choy Salmon Yee Sang
2. Braised Seafood Soup with Eight Treasure
3. Roasted Duck and Roasted Sesame Chicken
4. Fried Shell-less Prawn in Butter Salted Egg Yolk
5. Stir-fried Fresh Scallops with Broccoli in Pine Seeds
6. Steamed Peal Garoupa in Supreme Soya Sauce
7. Fried Egg Noodles with Shredded Smoked Duck
8. Sweetened Longan with Glutinous Black Sesame Balls

Below are the CNY buffet promotions:
Chinese New Year buffet dinner, 6.30pm – 10.30pm

@Taste Café, G Hotel Gurney 
27 Jan 2017 = CNY Reunion Dinner = RM178
28 Jan 2017 = Prosperity CNY Dinner = RM178
29 Jan 2017 = Auspicious CNY Dinner = RM178
27 Jan 2017 = CNY Reunion Dinner = RM168
28 Jan 2017 = Prosperity CNY Dinner = RM168
29 Jan 2017 = Auspicious CNY Dinner = RM168

Details of G Hotel Gurney:

Address: 168A Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Penang, Malaysia.

Tel: 604-238 0000

Email: g4u@ghotel.com.my

Website: www.ghotel.com.my

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHotel.Penang/

Sister branch - G Hotel Kelawai

Address: 2 Persiaran Maktab, 10250 Penang, Malaysia.

Tel: 604-2199 0000

**This was an invited food review.