Maybe next time…

I was here (2.318561,111.832075)…

…a very long time ago, way back in 2009, located opposite the RTM building here in the Sungai Antu vicinity…

…and I did not like what I had. I remember that I did go back again soon after that for the Teochew porridge – if I did blog about it then, I cannot seem to find the post now but I think that was quite all right, like porridge – nothing more, nothing less, and I have not gone back there since.

Obviously they have their own following, their faithful loyal supporters, as all the time we were there, there were people coming and going. The place…

…looked pretty much the same as when I was here last, the faded photographs…

…most probably, were the same ones that they had up on the walls since they first opened for business here.

Well, what made me decide to stop by that morning was a friend had their ayam penyet the night before and shared the photograph on Facebook and he said it was good. Unfortunately, when we got there, we were told that it was not available and would not be available till after 11 or so, around lunchtime. I saw in the menu that it was priced at RM8.00, the same as the not-so-very-nice one here and 50 sen cheaper than the one here that my missus enjoyed a lot. The one here, RM7.00 only – unless he has increased the price since, was very nice except that it came with the same sambal as the nasi lemak so that was kind of disappointing…and it was very much cheaper and nicer here, so far our favourite in town, unless they too have jacked up the prices.

Anyway, since we could not get to try that, I opted for their so-called nasi lemak deluxe instead and this was what I got (RM6.50)…

– no hard-boiled egg and one fried egg instead and one miserable piece of fried chicken, breast…

The rice was dry and hard, not lemak at all and the sambal was very salty though it was all right when eaten mixed with the rice. I did detect a little bit of salted fish somewhere while I was eating but it was nowhere to be seen…and what was worse, the kacang (peanuts) had gone limp, masuk angin (lau hong in Hokkien).

I would much sooner go for the very much nicer ones here, so far, my favourite in town, RM4.00 for the standard, RM6.00 with one fried chicken wing…or chicken curry and RM7.00 if you go for the masak hitam beef unless they too have jacked up the prices since the last time I was there. Whatever it is, I wouldn’t mind paying more for something that is a whole lot nicer and is value for money. Well, if some people are not too comfortable eating at that serves-no-pork place, even Janggut‘s is a whole lot nicer and his is even cheaper – only RM5.00 with one chicken wing…and there was no complimentary soup, nice or otherwise, with this one.

My missus had the nasi campur…

…and she said it was all right but the total for that came up to a whooping RM5.50. Maybe the sotong (squid)…

…was expensive but I would rather go here instead – it did not seem that expensive there plus the much wider selections sure looked a whole lot nicer than what they had here.

No, we did not get to try their ayam penyet in the end that day. Maybe next time, you asked? Ummm…not likely! Based on what we had that morning, I think we would just give it a miss and try some place else instead.