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| - I came here on a Tuesday for lunch with a few coworkers after making reservations on the phone answering machine. Their website has incorrect hours posted. I was worried the restaurant would be closed, since their website says it's closed Monday and Tuesday. Our group ended up walking there anyways because of the close proximity.
Matahari was empty when we arrived at noon, we were quickly served by the lone server who's upbeat attitude lightened the uncertainty we had. We asked for the prix-fix menu which is offered only Monday to Friday. It includes a three course meal for $18.
The majority of my group really wanted the tilapia, but to our surprise, they only had enough to make one dish, so the rest of us had to made the hard choice of picking something else while watching only one person from the group getting the tilapia.
When the first course arrived, I got the mango salad which was a blend of green mangoes and lettuce and my coworkers got the spring rolls (you can't mess up fried food). The main dish arrived shortly and I ordered the curry chicken and so did the rest of my group. It consisted of only cubed chicken breast and potatoes in a luke warm curry sauce served with a small plate of jasmine rice. The one person from our group who got the tilapia was also disappointing as well, the filet was only a half portion, it must have been whatever that was left over from the previous day. Another person from my group selected the cashew chicken, which appeared to be the only appetizing meal. I could see the look of disappointment in our group. For desserts, we all selected the pandan crepe and was told, they had no vanilla ice cream and only chocolate. Matahari, if you plan on opening your doors for business, please make sure you have the ingredients available to cook what you offer in your menu to avoid disappointing your restaurant patrons.
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