Lao Sher Tea House, Penang by Gneb

I have been told that Lao Sher Tea House, apart from selling tea leaves, also serves excellent Thai food. So, I decided to check it out last weekend.

Lao Sher Tea House is located in Burma Road. It is directly opposite the Public Specialist Centre and it’s one of the old houses that have been turned into shop houses.

Lao Sher Tea House would have to be one of the most elusive restaurants that I’ve known of, as it’s only been advertised as a tea house rather than a restaurant. From outside, one could also hardly tell that it’s actually a restaurant inside.

Lao Sher Tea House has a Chinese rustic interior. It’s almost like that seen in Kung Fu movies. The front part of the building is used as a tea house and you can see many regulars here for the tea. The restaurant is at the back of the building and hear this, it only has 6 tables!! So, be there very early as the place gets full quickly! (You’ve been warned!)

The tea house has a collection of Chinese tea pots and tea leaves for sale.

While in a tea house, one thing you shouldn’t miss is the tea…

The owner recommends this passion fruit juice which is lovely and refreshing!

Lao Sher serves mostly Thai food. So, Thai food is what we ordered then.

One thing to note though, the service can be very slow when there are many people. I had to wait for approximately 45 min before all the food was served! Mind you, they only have 1 cook – an old lady cooking diligently in the old fashioned kitchen (I peeked through the wooden door of the kitchen and saw what was going on inside). So, you’ve been warned again!

Thai Basil Leaves Omelet (RM6) – This is perfect! I like omelets which are fried to the perfect right extent. The aroma is just irresistible.

Tom Yum Prawns (RM15) – This is also great. There must be about 8 medium prawns in the soup, all very fresh and juicy. The soup is so delicious too.

Chicken in Thai Sauce (RM10) – Scrumptious! The Thai salad on top is very appetizing. The sauce is lovely and the chicken is crispy. What a perfect combination of ingredients.

All in all, great food plus reasonable price, minus the waiting time.

My scores (out of 5):

Taste: 5

Environment: 3

Service: 1 (They really need to improve on customer’s waiting time)

Price: 4 (I think it’s quite good for the quality you get)

Parking: 3 (You’ll be lucky if you could find a space in front of the tea house. Otherwise, you’ll have to park in front of the office blocks nearby)

Address: 217-H, Burma Road, 10350, Penang, Malaysia

Tel: 604-2273139