Xiang 6 Chinese Restaurant - Hunan cuisine in Pulau Tikus

Someone mentioned that this restaurant serves Hunan cuisine .

So that's what we're here for on this cold night I guess , which is perfect actually since there are quite a lot of delicious spicy Chinese dishes on the menu .

While there have been some grumblings with regards to the service , and the place seems to attract tourists from China , we are actually here due to word of mouth recommendation by another restaurateur .

Ya this recommendation is not by another food blogger , blog , facebook page or what not , but by a successful person in the trade .

So I guess it must be really good because his beautiful wife takes really good care of her health and for them to come and eat here , well I would like to find out for myself what's good  I will list out the order of the dishes we liked best . We ate them accompanied by some of the most fragrant rice I have had to date on Penang island , so if you're on a no rice diet , my dear , you really need to take this rice and then restart on your no carbohydrate lifestyle again .

Hah ! It is worth it !

 For starters , we had this pickled chilli with chicken , which was really mouthwatering , not very common but very addictive .

So darned delicious we fought over the sauce to the last drop .

Second favourite .

Clam and wintermelon with pork soup .

It was rich , the winter melon had just been freshly skinned . I was so surprised at this combo as well as how well everything just went together , hey , I want this the next time I return .

Claypot Chicken .

Take the B set from the picture menu .

There was a confluence of flavours that came together like a song so this was yet another dish which we fought over and enjoyed too .

Just note that the chicken could be a little tough for older folks .

French beans with chillies .

Delish and fiery , however I would have preferred that the beans be cooked a little bit longer as I felt it was still a little bit on the raw side .

Pork with preserved vegies .

This seriously tasted exactly like what you can get in a canned product but I am not a fan of the sweet mui choy as I prefer the salty mui choy , so I will pass on this dish .

This being Pulau Tikus , parking can be difficult , well , guess what , they even put that into consideration .

Oh yes they did .

Right , like I said before in posts before this , I don't eat so much rice before but hey the quality of the pearly grains here are so darned good , please ensure you do not miss out on the joy of rediscovering how wonderful rice can really be again .

It was a new discovery for us and we truly enjoyed that , and that's more than enough already .

Prices are reasonable I guess , not too expensive , so do try it out if you're on the lookout for something different .