Jason Nyonya House

My dining experience at Jason Nyonya House was truly exceptional. Food was tasty and the service crew was helpful to explain about the dishes offered. Best part is the friendliness of the owner Jason who would take the trouble to chat with diners for feedbacks, and share about his family photos displayed on the wall should you ever be curious. The entire atmosphere is liken to a family dinner, without pretense, making it a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thank you Jason!

Jason Nyonya House (27 Lebuh Bishop, Penang) serves affordable exclusive Peranakan dishes. The unique Cincaluk Pork with fresh green vegetables, the flavour is not to be missed. The delicious Lobak (3 long pieces of Ngoh Hiang) was well prepared and goes along very nicely with the sour and slightly spicy flavour of Asam Pari and blue pea rice. The appetising Fish Maw soup was served to balance the all round rich flavour of the other dishes and keep the stomach warm and comfortable. Blessing from Singapore, to Mr Jason and family, who served with their heart. Keep up the good family home cooked recipe and effort. Jia You.

We researched out all the Nonya restaurants in Georgetown and decided on Jason’s for 2 reasons - they serve Ayam Buah keluak and nasi ulum. And Jason’s doesnt disappoint. Everything we ordered was good but the Ayam Buah Keluak, Ju Hi Char and Nasi Ulum were SUPER. Sure, they dont have fancy trimmings like a heritage house and museum displays but their portions are very generous and their ”料” 足足, what more can you ask for as a greedy diner? And they kindly gave us green bean sago dessert complimentary. Actually there is more … 1) Service personnel are friendly and fast 2) the nutmeg drink, 928 lemon drink and amla with plum drink are all good ! We doubled the orders. Kopi O was good too.

After having few oily meals in Georgetown, we decided to have something different. We ordered jiu hu char, lobak, cincalok pork, Assam prawn and nasi ulam, we love all these especially nasi ulam and jiu hu char, the Nasi ulam is infused with the fragrant aroma of leaves and herbs. As for jiu hu char, it is best wrapped in lettuce, and the addition of chili takes the flavor to a whole new level. Total bill is RM107 which is reasonable to me. Advised to make reservation as it was full at 7pm on a normal weekday.

Ordered two lunch sets which cost 20 ringgit each. Set comes with a main dish, blue rice, veggie, hot/cold drink (barley/lemon grass), soup and dessert of the day which is super reasonable. Added on a ngoh hiong at a price of 14 ringgit which was super delicious. Food were all served hot. The soup was slightly peppery.

“We had a lovely meal here for dinner, highly recommended ~ The food here is absolutely delicious! Every dish we tried was bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection.

Our second time trying Nyonya cuisine, and the food was far more better than the one we had back in Singapore. It was really delicious. Ayam Buah Keluah, Loh Bak, Jiu Hu Char were the best. It was our first time eating Buah Keluah and it was very interesting. The Assam fish was nice, the nasi ulam unfortunately was too salty for us. The complimentary dessert was great. Service was very friendly. Overall the food was still great and it was a unique culinary experience for us. The bill was RM144, which we thought reasonable.

The cincalok omelette, belachan & Lor Bak is out of this world! The buah keluak is a bit different from what I’m used to, but it’s still nice. The Nasi kerabu was out of this world ! It’s dish of rice seasoned with salted fish & finely chiffonade herbs. Jason the owner, in his late twenties, is unassuming, sincere & genuinely cares about the quality of the food & comfort of patrons there. He saw us look at the photos of his family on the wall & took time to explain the origins of the restaurant & the recipes. His mother Fanny is the main cook & recipes were handed down from his great grand mother. Dessert is free though not on the menu as it changes. Right down to the plates & plating for the dishes that we ordered, it was all homely & reminiscent of how food used to be served in the 70s & 80s. A lovely evening and delightful experience in tasting Chinese Peranakan’s food.