Penang Restaurant

Rating (in a scale of 5) :- Location: 4 Ambiance : 4 Food Presentation:3.5 Food Taste : 4 Service : 4 Value for money ; 4 Overall : 3.75 Opening Hours : 10.30 am to 8.30 pm Located in an alley at Chowk Bazar area in Darjeeling, this Nepalese cuisine Restaurant serves lunch, dinner and all day snacks of Nepalese and oriental cuisines. Located in a slightly congested area on a narrow alley where you need to climb about a few stairs. Location is nothing impressive. I had lunch with my familt at this restaurant. We were a group of three and it was a week day and mid Jan being off-season Being a week day lunch time, there was enough seats available. We were greeted at the gate and chose our seat. We ordered Fresh Lime Soda(₹70), Crispy Pork Cellari (₹320), Cantonese Chicken rice noodle (₹ 220 ), Chicken Grlic Fried rice(₹ 230) and Chicken Chilli Dry (₹ 350). Quantity of the preparations was descent. Pork was the best of the lot, nicely crispy with chopped Onions and capsicum. Other dishes are as usual, nothing special. Service was good. You may try if you are visiting Darjeeling.

One might call this place a hidden gem. A little walk down the mall road towards Darjeeling station this won't be the first choice of many who go by outside appearances. Inside, however, this place is comfortably decked with a laidback charm and gentle instrumentals. The food is scrumptious and the bar menu is decent as per the price tag. The crowd mostly is local though one never feels out of joint. Penang should be among the top priorities for those who want to experience Darjeeling as it actually is, unadorned with all artificialities, resplendent with her own beautiful people, music and food.

Penang restaurant is famous for the nepali thali. We ordered chicken thali and veg thali. The chicken thali had local chicken curry which was very tasty. The special dish was their gundruk which is a fermented leafy vegetable prepared like a soup. Really tasty. Service was prompt as well. Ambience honestly is nothing to talk about but it was clean. Cost was four hundred per person.

One of the gem in darjeeling.Neat and clean restaurant kitchen. Food is Nepali and traditional style . I took fish and it was really good .The momo was good . Our team took mutton thali and chicken thali . If you are looking for bengali style mutton chicken , you will be disappointed. Their mutton pieces are with fatty skin , in every bowl of mutton they give chusta or similar piece. Overall a great restaurant, which has options for exotic Nepali food and options like fish for people like me

Good food, good service. Well managed restaurant with tasty food. Get your fill of the local food I tried pork momos, chicken momos, chicken hakka noodles and pork fry. Only the pork fry was oily but the food was tasty and filling.

Visited Penang after nearly 5 years. The decor and interior has improved. The food was awesome as usual. Still one of the best places for Chinese food in Darj. Loved the Chilli pork. The chow and fried rice was delicious too. Special mention for the American Chpp Suey, though it could be a too sweet for some palettes. Al in all great food.