Seri Nyonya Restaurant (Authentic Peranakan Cuisine) @ Hotel Equatorial Melaka

 SERI NYONYA RESTAURANT @ MELAKA BANDAR HILIR

The interior architectural style of 20th century.

Peranakans are descendants of early Chinese migrants who settled in Penang, Malacca, Indonesia and Singapore, inter-marrying with local Malays. The old Malay word nyonya, a term of respect and affection for women of prominent social standing, has come to refer to the cuisine of the Peranakans.

Authentic Peranakan Cuisine

The peranakan pride themselves in the preparation and presentation of their dishes. As a result, only the best ingredients and the freshest items are used to maintain its quality and authenticity. Authentic Peranakan cuisine sees the usage of many herbs and spices. The Malay influence is obvious with the existence of curries, "rendang" and "sambal belacan". It's usually hot and spicy Peranakan dishes use pungent roots like ginger and tumeric, aromatic leaves like kafir lime and mint, as well as candlenut, shallot, tumeric, galangal, coconut, onion and other spices

  Nyonya Steamboat RM55.00++ for 2 person

At the Hotel Equatorial level 3, without noticing there is a Peranakan restaurant called Seri Nyonya located at 3rd floor and they newly introduced a Nyonya Steamboat, comes with a hot pot of 2 broth soup. (Clear Vegetables soup & another is spicy,tangy and aromatic soup) worth a try ! The spicy soup is very satisfying with blended in between Tom Yam and Asam Pedas and with the flavouring of spicy and sweet.

The Restaurant well establish since 2001, opened with and consulted by a Celebrities Chef Ms. Florence Tan. 

All the item above only at the price of RM55++ for 2 person

 Stuffed taukee, stuffed chili, stuffed beancurd, fish ball, fish cake, crabmeat,quail egg, fresh prawn, Australian beef slice, slice sea bass, slice chicken breast, cuttle fish, fresh quid, squid roll, abalone mushroom, enoki mushroom, button mushroom, lady's finger, kang kong, egg plant, rice vermicelli noodles and fresh egg)

Otak Otak RM5.80++ & Hee Peow Soup RM15.80++ portion quite generous enough for 2 person

Ayam Ponteh RM15.80++

"Ponteh" is a traditional ancestral Peranakan dish. In the olden days, this dish was prepared for festive prayers then later savoured by the Peranakan family.

Fish Fried Chili Salt RM24.50++
Apparently they used Pacific Cod Fish and not dory fish which is used by other hotel to control the food cost!

                                       

Udang Geram Asam RM25.80++ (One of the favoured dish)

Tellur Cincaluk RM9.80++

Nyonya Chap Chai RM12.80

Seri Nyonya Restaurant
( Authentic Peranakan Cuisine )
Hotel Equatorial Melaka
Bandar Hilir, 75000, Melaka. Malaysia
Tel 606 282 8333 Ext 3380
Business Hour: 12pm to 2.30pm
                        6pm to 10.30pm
Enquiry line Ext 3331.