Mee Sotong Penang & Coconut Shake – (Halal) at Padang Kota Lama (Esplanade)

This is part of #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide. See full list here –> “List of Muslim friendly food outlets in Penang by Rebecca Saw”

Restaurant Name: Hameed ‘Pata’ Mee Sotong 
Address: 6, Kota Selera Padang Kota Lama (Fort Cornwallis Food Court), Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah,10200, Georgetown, Penang
Tel: + 6013 4319384
GPS:  N05° 20′ 14.6” E100° 18′ 37.6″

Opening Hours: 11:30am – 8:00pm (Monday – Saturday) Closed on Sunday
Website: NA
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: Yes
Halal Certified: No
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: Not sure.
Extra Comments/Notes:
Prices are nett.

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The Padang Kota Lama aka Esplanade is next to the famous Fort Cornwallis in Penang. On one end is this foodcourt, aptly named Padang Kota Lama as well.
Just opposite is the sidewalk by the sea where you can enjoy both the refreshing breeze and view.

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As with all food courts there are many stalls sharing the business and dining space. In the afternoons, Hameed ‘Pata’ Mee Sotong reign supreme as almost 90% of the people in the food court are his customers.
While the stall is acceptably clean the rest of the food court is a bit decrepit but that obviously doesn’t affect his business at all.

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The cook doesn’t prepare each order individually but dishes out the noodles quicker by cooking in big batches.
Your option here is either the wet mee rebus that comes with gravy or the dry mee goreng.
Both would be heaped a generous helping of sambal sotong just prior to serving and you would need to mix it up as you eat. A small plate is RM4 while a bigger portion is RM6.

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We sampled both the mee rebus and mee goreng and I personally preferred the mee rebus as I like the thick sweet gravy. The sambal sotong certainly deserved its accolades. The sotong strips were pleasantly chewy yet soft and the sauce delivers a complex sweet and spicy punch.

Mee Rebus. RM4.

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Mee Goreng. RM4.

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Just beside Hameed is the beverage stall where the staple order is either the Coconut Shake or chendol. We tried three; a chendol, an ais kacang and a coconut shake.

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We didn’t have high expectations and were pleasantly surprised to find that all 3 were so well made.
Our chendol (RM3.00) and ais kacang (RM3) came with finely shaven ice and wasn’t overly sweet.
The chendol has fresh, firm and smooth green jellies and a nice balance of coconut milk to gula Melaka while the ais kacang was loaded generously with soft sweet red beans, corn, palm seeds (attap chee) and a scoop of ice cream.

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The famous coconut shake is a refreshing concoction of coconut water, sweet coconut flesh with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream on top.

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If you would like to sample other food there are other stalls here as well but we observed that the others were mostly swatting flies. Still, it’s good to know that there are options available right? 🙂

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I was told a stall here selling Hainanese Western and their western fare is good localised old-school style. Apparently the Prawn Cutlet is a must try. I will try to visit that stall next time. 🙂

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This Post Has 15 Comments

  1. i think i’d love the coconut shake … it looks creamy, and i keep lusting after ice-cold refreshing desserts during this current heaty weather 😀

  2. Veron

    Damn, all these are just perfect for the weather! I meant the drinks /desserts of cos. Though I dont mind chowing down some sticky, sweet squids and noodles too

  3. Amber

    Great work becky! Keep up on the #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide !

  4. Caroline

    Saw that you’re in Melaka now. Have you tried the Melaka meerebus?

  5. agnes B

    So this is the famous mee sotong in Esplanade that everyone been talking about!

  6. daniel

    What about the food court on the other end of the field, the opposite one just by the seawalk?
    I love the pasembur there.

  7. Francesca

    I don’t think I came across any coconut shake beverages in Singapore as yet.
    We do love our sugarcane and soyabean. All of our foodcourts sells these 2!
    And the mee sotong – I got this link saved in my Pg to eat list!

  8. zacky

    the other food court is super expensive. they sell it at high price and target tourists especially since they do not know a cheaper and more delicious place. passembur there, from a penangite here, is a so-so and greatly unreasonable for its price. please, avoid the food court by the seawalk.

    1. Rebecca Saw

      Hi Zacky – are you refering to the Medan Ranong one ?

  9. anonymous

    Your GPS coordinate is wrong. You led us to the wrong way 30 kin away from where it is suppose to be

  10. Cindy

    Helo, how much the coconut shaker ?
    Thanks for your posting.

    I think i must go there. #excited

    1. Rebecca Saw

      Hi Cindy, can’t remember but I think it was about RM3.50.
      But the price might have increased now. 🙂 As you know everything had increased in price recently.

  11. josh si

    service getting BAD and attitude also BAD… not going to eat

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