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| - Friend's family recommended this nearby place as a good local restaurant. Perhaps it was late but my party of seven gave them a visit on Saturday night near their kitchen closing time.
Knowing their food was supposed to be Hakka, their menu also indicated a Thai food section and a lot of other dishes. Moreover, their food seemed to be everywhere - no real signature dish or type. In the end, I ordered my own dish of Pad Thai with chicken and shrimp, and tried a bit of my friend's butter chicken (non-spicy).
I was really disappointed and so were my friends. I am really unsure why this place even has a 3.5 stars. Neither dishes were made at par. The butter chicken looked really saucy and bright orange, but it literally almost tasted bland as if the sauce was diluted with water - meat without flavour. Although my friend requested the butter chicken to not be spicy, it still shouldn't have tasted like that at all! As for my own Pad Thai, the noodles used weren't the norm for Pad Thai - they were thick and a bit weird. Likewise, there was not much Thai taste and aroma going into this dish. You can also taste the lack of peanut and fish sauce added. It was quite a disaster.
I'm glad the service was at least mediocre. They were kind to inform us of when their kitchen was closing and if we had any more orders to request. They also made sure no one was allergic to peanuts. However, we asked to doggy bag our food but the waiter forgot about it until he asked us again after everyone had paid for their food.
Their environment and interior restaurant decor was nice, making the restaurant look authentic. Except.. the food was really not very good. Based on my experience, I don't think I will visit them again.
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