Underwhelming Cendol — expected more

I was looking forward to Cendol here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The richly spiced and coconut-sweet character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with pandan or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

Penang is considered the food capital of Malaysia and rivals Singapore for hawker excellence. The a Baba Nyonya Peranakan restaurant setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. teh tarik was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.