Komichi Tea House — Restaurant in George Town

As a matcha fan, I think this is the place one must visit in Penang. I actually wanted to visit this shop because I saw previously they had a season where they had black sesame items but they have stopped as it was purely seasonal. The owner told me they actually change the menu quite often based on season and also availability so the pictures you see on Google Maps might not always be available. Since they are a Matcha shop, they specialize in matcha items and have more matcha items readily available, but they also don't produce big batches of pastries and also can be unavailable if you come late, so try to visit early. I asked for recommendations and tried the ones that were recommended, the matcha latte and the matcha swiss roll. I actually wanted the yuzu matcha swiss roll and she said there yuzu will add sweetness to it so I decided to keep it just the matcha taste itself. Have to say the quality of the matcha here is pretty good. Loved the strong matcha taste in the latte, and the swiss roll was definitely a delight to eat. The chiffon was so light and soft felt like it could melt in the mouth, and the cream also was super light you couldn't feel the weight of it even when it's in the mouth, but most of all I thought the matcha taste was quite strong and I loved it. Very good matcha experience here and would recommend this place for anyone who loves matcha. Prices are okay but definitely value for...

AWFUL SERVICE. CONDESCENDING WAITRESS.

Definitely an overrated place. Food tastes alright (but not as DELICIOUS as I expected it to be) but the service definitely killed all the stars here.

When we arrived , the waitress treated us coldly, mentioning that each person has to ORDER AT LEAST 1 cake or drink before entering. Yup, we had to order outside the cafe before we were allowed to enter this tiny miny cafe with only 3 seats downstairs. No aircons inside, only fans.

What's worst was when my friend mentioned that we would like 2 glasses of sky juice, the waitress blatantly told us each cup of plain water costs RM1. Like what the hell ? Even restaurants don't charge their customers like that.

Anyway, for those who are eager to give this place a try, the food is still manageable. The best thing out of the desserts I ordered was mitarashi dango, the rice dumplings covered in sweet soy sauce. Apart from that, everything was definitely overpriced and overrated.

Definitely won't be coming back here again unless they improve their rude attitude...

For matcha lover, you should give yourself a try in this small cozy tea house. I like the matcha latte with moderate bitterness and surprisingly the serving was in big cup. Between matcha latte and matcha burnt cheesecake, I prefer the cheesecake; quite strong matcha taste and not too sweet. However, one thing disappointing me was the attitude from the waitress which is completely not welcoming the customers at all and very rude in answering the question that I asked. The face reaction given clearly shown me that she felt annoyed and frustrated. She was also not paying attention and scrolling on her phone. Hopefully service can be improved to attract...