The best restaurants Batu Ferringhi

As its name indicates, this honest restaurant is set in a garden.

The name seems misleading, since it's not a café, but a food court. Open only in the evening, you take your place under the large shed with its corrugated iron roof. Once you've got your table number in your pocket, you can browse the bevy of food stalls frying, stir-frying and baking before your very eyes. From Malay mee goreng to Indian tandoori chicken, from popiah to king prawns, from Chinese soups to char kway teow, there's something for every taste and every budget. You place your order at the stand(s) of your choice, and the dish is brought to you when ready.

This chic, elegant address is well known to Batu Ferringhi enthusiasts. The romantic setting in a lush garden is well worth a visit. Falling ferns, arum bushes and orchid hedges try to distract you from your plate. And that would be a pity, because the food is as well presented as the setting is well cared for. Mushroom velouté, shellfish platter, salmon spaghetti, beef entrecôte - the cuisine is definitely Western-inspired, but the decor is typical. Prices rise quickly for some of the more elaborate dishes.