#16 Caterer in Malaysia · 2026
Sivam Catering
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
Cooking for Penang Indian weddings since the late 1980s, Sivam now handles Chinese, Malay and Western menus too. Having its own event hall means food and venue can be booked as one package.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
- What to order
- Indian wedding feast with vegetarian and non-vegetarian banana-leaf spreads, bookable with its own hall
- Address
- Paya Terubong, 11060 Penang (own event hall)
- Area
- Paya Terubong, George Town, Penang
- Halal status
- ☪︎ Muslim-friendly (no pork/lard; certification not confirmed)
☪︎ Halal status shown here is based on public sources and may change. Please check that the restaurant holds a valid JAKIM (or state religious authority) halal certificate before dining — look for the certificate on display or verify at myehalal.halal.gov.my.
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