Lunch At Belanga
We had initially planned to go to Paddingtons House Of Pancake for lunch. But can you believe it, we were left standing at the entrance talking and enquiring about the menu with one of their staff who simply just showed us the menu without recommending anything for a whole 5 minutes until finally when we queried who knew about the current promotion (as he was absolutely clueless) he told us he cannot understand what we were talking. "No understand Malay" was what he said. WTF? If you cannot converse in Malay and seemed unable to do so in English either, what were you doing manning the front area of the restaurant? And why didn't you tell us earlier? Grrr...
Anyway, we had a nicer lunch at Belanga. Loved the decor there. The staff here knows how to speak both Malay and English as they are all locals! (well except 1 guy but he can speak in Malay so no problem with us) Service was fast and efficient too. Lovely. (and getting staff discount made lunch much nicer too!)
I had Laksam and Air Selasih. It was yummy. I would definitely make a return visit here.Belanga serves Malay (Kelantanese) food like Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Dagang, Nasi Tumpang, Laksam, Pulut Kuning, Roti Jala and many more.
mmmMmmmMMM! Nasi kerabu & laksam are among my fave foods from my time on the East Coast (I worked there for about 2 years)
ReplyDeleteWoohwow that looks yummy and healthy!
ReplyDelete@lynne,
ReplyDeletewhich part of East Coast? I presume it's Kelantan. :-) Love to eat them but too lazy to make them myself.
@Jade,
yes, with all the fresh/raw vege and fish in the broth but I doubt that coconut milk is all that healthy (a main ingredient for the broth)!
where is this place?
ReplyDelete@Mario,
ReplyDeleteGardens Mall, LG Floor