I certainly do not think that the more you pay, the better you’ll get. There are some rather expensive places, especially those classier trendy joints where the food does not live up to one’s expectations, considering how much one would have to fork out, like those pseudo-western cuisine joints, for instance, where you pay through your nose for something that is a far cry from what you would expect. On the other hand, there are those simple places where you pay a lot less, minus all the frills and thrills, and yet, you enjoy everything a whole lot more.
Well, last Saturday morning, we went to the cemetery as it was the 7th Day after my mum’s demise and on the way home, my girl said that she would like the thosai masala…
…here for brunch so we stopped by there along the way and she got to enjoy what she wanted…
…but she said that the potatoes were rather hard, not cooked enough till nice and soft. Maybe it was the potatoes they used – I do not know the names or where they come from but I’ve bought some that are not rich and creamy and tend to be a little on the hard side even after cooking. I did not check the price for the thosai that day so I am not sure whether or not it has gone up from what we used to pay for it, RM3.50.
We had not been here for quite a while and I noticed that they had this tandoori oven…
…now but we got there somewhere between 10-11.00 a.m. and were way too early – the guy said that whatever they would cook in the oven would not be available till noon.
My missus and I went for the nasi campur/mixed rice and she had three vegetables with the rice…
– brinjal, bitter gourd and paku (wild jungle fern) and she enjoyed everything to the max because of the level of spiciness in her picks but she was shocked to hear that the total for that was RM7.50, RM2 each for each type of vegetables she took and RM1.50 for the rice. I don’t think she will be in a hurry to want to come back here again.
I saw the liver…
…and of course, I simply could not resist it and I also took the sotong (squid)…
…and the cangkok manis and pumpkin combination…
The latter was rather bland like they just boiled them like that but even then, those vegetables would be sweet on their own but these that I had were not – they certainly do it a whole lot better elsewhere and as for the other two that I picked, I thought they were nice but considering the way they cook those here, I am of the opinion that I’ve had nicer ones elsewhere…and paid a lot less for the same. Just like what my missus had, mine did not come cheap, RM10.00 in total.
Yes, yes, this was definitely cheaper than some other places but that does not change the fact that what we had was rather pricey for a place that is nothing more than just a coffee shop, nothing grand, and we can get some similar stuff that are a lot more delightful AND cheaper at some of our local Malay eateries in town.
CURRY HOUSE (2.304051, 111.848937) is located on the right along Lorong Pahlawan 7B/3, the lane heading straight towards the Sibu Bus Terminal.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 