Best Roasted Chicken in Penang

After pampering the palates of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Dave’s Deli finally touched down Penang few years back and since then, lunch and dinners hours are swamped with voracious patrons. Their signature brown sauce is the puller, which generously showers the rotisserie chicken, mash potatoes, coleslaw and dollop of crunchy greens. The chicken is utterly tender and packed with flavours thanks to their secret marination for 24 hours, and then roasted to perfection. The creaminess of the mash and greens offer a variety of textures to play with your palate. 

Let’s hop into a different world, something more familiar and fabled with the locals, a bustling and wide-spread food court at the heart of Waterfall. You’ll bump into an endless range of appealing delicacies at every step, from Nyonya Pai Tee to Char Keoy Teow, its raw and rumbustious Penang before you. Relatively a finger food, roasted chicken wings are firm favourites and easily spotted in this café. A rotary spit has been dishing out tender, straight-forward are sumptuous wings with an addictive chili concoction that should never be missed. 

After wowing the taste buds of Ipoh citizens, OZ Aussie has extended their empire to the Pearl of Orient. The name builds up your imagination as you’re right, they are highly vaunted for their Roast Chicken, being served in an ambiance that can be a transporting experience to Australia. The dining space is bright and adorned with charming landscape pictures, polar bear and sculptures that are truly Aussie. Hands down, opt for their Quarter Outback Roasted Chicken which comes with a hearty portion of bird and there are a few sauces to choose, BBQ sauce, Herbed Bread Sauce, Onion Sauce and a few other. As per the clienteles, BBQ sets a flagship on their palate, enhancing the flavours of the juicy chicken which is filled with apple and bacon stuffing and enveloped with crispy skin thanks to the charred speckles. Among the sides to join the party is Mashed Potatoes, Ceaser Salad, Roast Potato, Rice, French Fries and Onion Rings, cherry-pick three and chomp down the plate clean. 

Stepping into this cafe is definitely amazing, it kicks in with plush and fun vibes with elegant lightings, upholsteries, translucent curtains, beautiful paintings and colourful knick-knacks. When you’ve settled yourself with a table, opt for their roasted chicken. Their rendition of roasted chicken is imbued with rosemary as the stellar ingredient which elevates an aromatic appeal before heading to your mouth. The meat just falls apart with gentle prodding and binds with their signature sauce, a heap of colourful greens and mash potatoes. Their Crispy Roast Chicken Leg are widely admired too, served with roast potatoes, apple, bacon, baked Portobello mushroom and sunny-side up egg. Looking for something lighter? Grab their roasted chicken sandwich. 

Everything tastes even better when sandwiched between bread, then why not roasted chicken? Black Kettle Cafe has been an anchor-point for hearty brunches, healthy pastries and bread and spectacular ambiance. You might wonder if you’ve stepped in Melbourne, thanks to the warm and sophisticated interior. Their Roasted Chicken Sandwich are among the crowd-pullers, thick focaccia bread chock-full with chunks of tender chicken, rich goat cheese, avocado, tomato confit and batons of fries. Couple your sandwich with a freshly brewed coffee and linger around while wafting fragrance of fresh bread. 

Tucked along the tranquil Muntri Street, this cafe has been hogging the headlines for its bouncy ambiance and scrumptious spread of Western and local delights. Spaghetti and cakes are front runners but the best-kept secret is their herb-roasted chicken which packs a punch of meaty and minty goodness at each bite. Paired with French fries and a dollop of greens, it’s a wondrous meal not to be overlooked.