just followed Marmite's suggestions through, and might I add, bloody marvellous they were too!
Marmite - cheers mate, that is the most useful of posts I have ever read!
However, I do have a couple of updates for you:
That restaurant, called Passage Thru India, is probably THE BEST Indian restaurant I have ever eaten in, anywhere! Including the UK. Deco - fantastic. Service - incredible. Food - mouthwateringly amazing! Prices - damned decent!!!!
It's gonna change names, but not locations though, to 'Maharaj'. This is because they are pretty successful (no surprise in my opinion), and already have branches in KL, Singapore, and soon to be London, so want to keep the names universal. Also, there is another restaurant in Penang called 'Passage To India', which apparently does a roaring trade based on the Chinese Whispers effect of their restaurant!
Anyway, as Marmite says, this place is HIGHLY recommended.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure about Hotel Continental though. Whilst they were ok, it was pretty average and they overquoted me on prices for taxis, visas and the rooms themselves, plus they were pretty unfriendly to my Thai girlfriend. The breakfast was less than average, and you can probably find a hotel for at least the same value in the same area as Marmite's very useful map.
Apart from that - cheers mate! This time round I f**kin enjoyed Penang!!!
Cheers,
Mango