rev:text
| - I am at a loss for words in describing the pure deliciousness of this food.
At the recommendation of my Malaysian colleague, Steven, two of my friends and I visited for a late lunch on a Friday. It's a fairly small to average size restaurant, unassuming, clean and quite busy.
We decided to order dishes that Steven suggested. First, we started with "Popiah." I know, I've never heard of it before either but it's basically a "fresh roll" filled with warm ingredients such as Chinese sausage, mushrooms, eggs, chicken and some other ingredients that I couldn't decipher as I've never eaten them before. They served the Popiah with fresh, homemade Sambal sauce (homemade chili/garlic sauce). My friends and I could not get enough of this delectableness. The texture and all the flavour contrasts easily made it one of the best things I've ever eaten. It was so outstanding that we had to order a second serving. I could eat that every single day and not tire of it.
Next was the "Wat Tan Hor Fun", which was a thick rice noodle with pork, seafood and bok choy in a kind of eggy sauce; "Oh Luak", which is basically an omelette with oyster with a similar type sauce to the Wat Tan Hor Fun. Both dishes were remarkable; however, they must be consumed hot, otherwise they become too glutinous once they hit room temperature. I would suggest ordering either one of those dishes if you are in a large group.
What we really, truly loved was the Beef Rendang with Roti. I guess the best way to describe it would be a Malaysian curry. The meat had obviously been slow cooked in thick, rich sauce. I've never tasted a curry like that before so I can't describe the ingredients but there were all the elements of tangy, spicy, sweet and the Roti provided the perfect texture.
We were so impressed that we considered ordering the Mango Salad (albeit a savoury dish) for dessert. Unfortunately, we were beyond fullness.
When the cheque arrived, we were surprised that it was only $55.
I also want to mention that I strongly disagree with the other reviews about poor service. Our server further described the dishes and they arrived quick and piping hot. We were there for a couple of hours and never felt rushed.
Plans are already in the works to go back next week!
|