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| - Thank the LORD, there exists decent (even, dare I say, delectable) thai curry in Montreal! I know, I know, it's an Indonesian restaurant, but I won't lie and say that I know the difference between the two cuisines. To me, the flavors were quite similar, although I have never had thai food presented the way it's done at Nonya. I'd love to be enlightened-- some sort of explanation about Indonesian cooking on the menu would be much appreciated. But I'm a nerd.
All I do know is that the yellow curry soup was delicious, (albeit slightly mild, but hey, it is still Montreal) and the Sumatran stewed beef was so tender it melted in my mouth-- peanut and curry flavors bursting with every bite. My man's duck confit came right off the bone- no need for a knife-- and had perfectly crispy skin. The mains were presented alongside rice in a beautiful banana-leaf basket, really delicious roasted eggplant, a big prawn cracker, some sort of cold slaw that was refreshing, and a craving-inducing sauce (on the side!) that reminded me of hoisin but was so much better.
My only criticism has to be that the table d'hote ($27) includes a dessert, but when you get the dessert menu you are informed that everything but the rice pudding will run you an extra $3. Being non-rice-pudding-fans, we were fine to pay for an order of ice cream and creme brulee, but none too pleased when we were presented with 1 scoop of store-bought ice-cream and probably 3 tablespoons of creme brulee- though it was delicious. Felt a little scammy to us, but I guess that's what you get when you order table d'hote. We resolved to order off the a la carte menu next time. And we will be back again. I'm sick of going back to Ottawa every time I get a craving for coconut milk and curry.
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