No sooner said than done…

My girl saw the photograph of what I had here on Facebook and of course, as I had expected, she would love to go and give it a try herself. That was why when she was home last weekend, we went there again on Saturday for lunch – just two days after that first time. Whatever she desires, you can bet it is no sooner said than done!

She had what I had – the lalapan ayam bakar (RM12.50)…

…and yes, she loved it and she enjoyed the sambals to the max!

The mum wanted to share with her initially but when it came, it seemed that the slab of chicken did not look as big as what I was served on the previous occasion so she ordered the lalapan ayam gurih (RM9.50)…

…for herself. It was nice, as nice as what any fried chicken could get, and I would say they did it very well – still nice and juicy on the inside and not over-fried till somewhat dry and not all that palatable.

I decided to try the lalapan ikan tenggiri (mackerel), RM13.50, but was subsequently informed that it was not available so I switched to the ikan duai (RM16.50)…

…instead, otherwise known as ikan bawal (hitam) in standard Malay. Yes, it was very nice – the fish was very fresh but at that price, I think I would just stick to the chicken should I happen to drop by again.

I also asked for the kerabu paku (RM10.00)…

…to share and we loved it a lot even though for a much classier place like this, I wished they had gone through the trouble of removing the heads of the ikan bilis/pusu and the black stuff inside the little dried fish – I would usually do that at home. They don’t do that most of the time at the food stalls but this is no stall or coffee shop so I certainly would expect a little bit more…for that kind of prices! See! See! Look at all the ikan bilis/pusu eyes looking at you!

I was also wishing that they would pound some chili, cili padi perhaps, and put that aside to add to their very nice sambals upon request. They are very nice, all three of them, but for me, I feel that they lack the much-desired kick and they can easily add the extra chili upon special request to make them a little bit spicier. Actually, I had wanted to tell them that when I went to settle the bill but when the time came, it completely slipped my mind. Ah well! Another time perhaps.

Business was really good – the place was completely full, packed to the brim with the lunchtime crowd…and I noticed that the majority of the people there were Chinese. Hmmm…I guess generally, many of them would appreciate the somewhat mild sambals a lot more than me.