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“Terrific food, unusually fascinating resto decorations, good service”
Review of Edelweiss Cafe

Edelweiss Cafe
Ranked #33 of 1,252 Restaurants in George Town
Price range: RM 12 - RM 120
Cuisines: Swiss
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Dining options: Reservations
Description: Cafe/Restaurant/Bar providing Swiss/German/Local Dishes. Special cocktails German/beers and a good selection of scotch/single malt whisky are available. We are operating in the medium price segment. We also supply tourist information for anybody who needs them.
Reviewed 31 December 2020

We had a wonderful dinner here. My wife had gluten-free beef rendang on austrian-swiss rosti (a great fusion idea!), and I had Malay-Indo style Soto Chicken soup. Both were terrific. The huge gravity driven clock became a point of fascinating conversation with the manager (owner?). We definitely like this resto.

Date of visit: December 2020
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Reviewed 15 March 2020

My friends and I were casually exploring Armenian Street on a Saturday afternoon. The weather is so hot and we felt hungry + drained after the exploring. There were various hipster cafes around but mostly selling desserts. We wanted something filling. Somehow we found this cafe although the sign shows alcoholic drinks, they do serve simple foods to keep you going. We ordered Plain fries, 3 Creamy Seafood pasta and Iced Cappuccinos. Honestly, we wanted to order more but the weather was simply too hot we couldn't really focus on what was on the menu. Shoutout to the guy waiter! We randomly suggested to sit at the courtyard table ( i think that's what it's called ) and he did let us sit there and even switched on the fan for us. A lady approached our table wanting to get to know us, she was very friendly and she does check on us from time to time. Even provided us with some maps and list of recommendations. Food was good + drinks were refreshing especially on this overly sunny weather. I can say the service here is genuine. Beautiful setting with the plants and nice ambience. I'm happy we decided to eat here and you should too.

Date of visit: March 2020
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333ursc, Owner at Edelweiss Cafe, responded to this reviewResponded 20 March 2020

Thank you very much for your kind 5 Star rating. It is nice that you appreciate our hard work and we will try our very best to keep up with good food and service

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Reviewed 6 March 2020 via mobile

If you’re in George Town you must visit this place, even if it’s just for a cocktail or a beer.
The building is fantastic, full of historical charm and some interesting antique pieces, including a huge wall sized mirror rescued from the E&O hotel.
The service is impeccable and the food excellent.
If I happened to live here this would definitely be my local.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 10 February 2020 via mobile

We stumbled across this fantastic pub/restaurant down a busy side street. Dont ask me to find it again, I couldn't.
The Paulaner sign drew me in and we were welcomed by a Swiss guy running the place.
He was very friendly and we stayed a couple of hours drinking German beers.
Its dominated inside by a massive clock and a pleasant courtyard in the back.
A very chatty host, good service, good drink selections and the food people were eating looked very good too.
A great find and certainly recommend this place.
Not overpriced either

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed 10 February 2020

There is shame in wanting some familiar food, when travelling in Asia. So this is the place for all liking Swiss or German food. The restaurant has a unique interior with old clocks, gas lights (most of them now electric) and the menu is great in choice of drinks and food. The service was fast and very friendly.
Unfortunately it closes on Sundays at 6pm and stays closed on Mondays, so we managed only one meal there. 😔

Date of visit: February 2020
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