An old place with a new name. I went there just recently to visit relatives and decided to go there at 10pm after driving around looking for a decent place to eat dinner, except of course the local mamak, which we already went for lunch. We were hungry and before the kitchen closed at 11pm, we were very fortunate to be able to have an enjoyable meal there.
The new name, "Serrano Grill House" was recently changed to suggest more Mexican types of offerings in terms of grilled dishes, so don't expect things like tacos or hot tamales, although the interior has a western bar look to it -- without the alcohol, and lots of paraphanelia of the famous 'tabasco' hot sauce, including a huge inflatable bottle of tabasco sauce near the entrance. It is a great place to bring the family; old and young, as the dishes consist of a variety of grilled cuisine to please any palate.
The soups range from RM5.50 for the Creamy Mushroom Soup, the Crabmeat Soup to RM8.90 for the Manhattan Seafood Chowder. The soups were good and taste was not compromised eventhough the Crabmeat and Chowder were on the light side.
We ordered from RM14.90 for the Texas Barbeque Chicken, RM25.90 for the Creamy Thyme Rib Eye Steak, to RM35 for the Surf & Turf which originally was the Rib Eye Steak plus the Lobster Thermidore which I was looking forward to but did not have. so was changed to Grilled Prawns instead with the price reduced to RM30.
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Creamy Thyme Rib Eye Steak
Surf & Turf - Rib Eye Steak N Grilled Prawns
The important thing is that the beef was tender, the seafood surprisingly fresh, as were the vegetables. I dislike places which serve frozen vegetables from the packet, but here I got fresh vegetables lightly sauteed with onions on the side or as a garnish.
At the last minute, almost when the kitchen was about to close, I decided to order the Salmon Thermidore RM21.90. I was pleasantly surprised that the chef took the time and gave me a delicious, juicy salmon, cooked just right along with a side of fresh vegetables, including alfalfa and olives in the mix which complemented the salmon just right.
A great place to hang out with the gang especially for dinner until 11pm when it closes. The ambience is great; providing a comfortable western feel, interesting paraphanelia from its owner's travels, popular magazines available for reading pleasure and comfortable eating and seating arrangements either inside or outside the premise. For western cuisine in Sg Petani, it's the place to go.
Location:Serrano Grill House
No. 245, Jalan Lagenda 9
Lagenda Heights
08000 Sungai Petani
Interior Design Rating: ****
Food Rating: *****
Ratings:-
* Bad-don't even bother to go there
** Poor-only if you're desperate
*** Average - just okay, nothing special about it
**** Good - will come back next time and recommend others to try it out
***** Excellent - in my list of special places to eat and hang out with friends
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