Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to go spend sometime with Julea and most of the time we spent it over on the island. I got to know that FOOD LOFT just recently open up in Gurney Plaza so we decided to give it a try there. FOOD LOFT is the latest addition to Gurney Plaza’s list of tenant and it features local dining experience with a little pinch of class.

Yes, FOOD LOFT is actually a food court serving asian and western favourites with a view. Diners get a good view from the building overlooking the seashore of Gurney drive while dining in a lavishly furnished settings. It’s like chillin out at Modesto’s but with a cheaper price tag on the menu. Then again, the food there isn’t exactly that cheap. I was craving for some pasta so I ordered fettucini carbonara from the western corner. Julea went for Tom Yum Goong and Yen settled Phad Thai from the Thai counter. As for drinks, we had a big bowl of Ice Kacang, watermelon juice and ‘tong yuen’ in ginger soup.

FOOD LOFT provides a barcoded cardboard tag for everyone and once you order your food, it gets stored on the central unit at the payment counter. A unique system that I found out 4 years back from a local bakery/cafe outlet called Pan Bakery in Petaling Jaya. It may sound hi-tech but it’s not entirely that convinient. It took me 15 minutes to order my drink and get my ice kacang.

The food is already on my table when I came to the table. It looks good at first but not everything shiny is gold. I would say the food is moderately tasty but still not up to my expectation. Being in the food heaven of Malaysia, Penang means good food to all of us but sadly, this is not the case. I even overheard (a waitress speaking over the walkie-talkie) that some customer wanted to make a complain to the supervisor.

We didn’t quite finish our food but Julea finished her tom yum soup. I took out a 50 note and there’s no change, abit on the high side. Overall, FOOD LOFT is a nice place with a nice metropolitan concept but it’s still not up to expectation for my taste-buds. There’s definitely room for improvement but I don’t think I’ll be visiting this place anytime soon. Probably when I’m done laughing about it.