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Do you want to eat somewhere fancy or do you want to eat somewhere with great food? I always choose the latter and I choose Gourmet Malaysia.
They have a have a very large menu but I'd stick to what they do best (at least in my opinion).
For starters, I always get the Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce. This is one my favourite places to get Satay in Scarborough. I prefer chicken, but my friends have been a fan of the beef as well. HOT TIP: order the Roti Cannai with Chicken Curry to start as well. Even though this isn't a starter, I like to order it at the beginning since the two rotis you get is hardly enough to finish the curry, so you can eat the curry with the other food you order. The chicken curry is warm and comforting while the roti is a little crispy on the outside but soft on the inside.
For the mains, my top three recommendations are the Singaporean Laksa, Nasi Lemak and Hainanese Chicken with Rice. Singaporean Laksa is a large portion of creamy and flavourful noodle soup and in my opinion one of the best Laksa in the GTA. If you're a fan of spicy or just battling a cold, mix in a little (or a lot) of chili oil into the soup. The Nasi Lemak is a coconut milk rice dish served with chicken curry, cucumber, egg, and of course fried anchovy sambol. Please don't be put off by the anchovies; it's honestly what makes the dish special. The anchovies don't have a strong fish taste and goes really well with the coconut rice. Finally, I only recently discovered the Hainanese Chicken with Rice and can now say it's my favourite. It's a very simple dish that reminds me of a home cooked meal. The portion size is good for one person or to share between two people, you can always ask for more rice if it's not enough.
I'm not a fan of desserts or sweets, but the company I'm with always raves about their Chendol and Durian Ice. Chendol is too sweet for me and really hard to drink down after a big meal but you'll see a lot of people ordering this and it's worth a try just to see what it's all about.
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