You wouldn’t know…

…unless you’ve tried, that’s what they always say.

Well, I quite liked the nasi Arab here (RM8.00 chicken & RM10.00 beef, 2017) so I took my girl to try when she came home for the weekend and yes, she loved it! However, Ramadan, the fasting month, came and they were closed and when the coffee shop reopened after Hari Raya that year, the stall was nowhere to be seen. We never did find out what exactly happened to the guy.

My missus and I went to try the one here (RM12.00 per set, 2017) but we were not all that impressed so we never went back for more.

After our first visit here recently, we heard that they now have nasi Arab on Saturdays and Sundays so of course, we headed back to the place to give it a try. My girl had the kambing (mutton/lamb) for RM13.00 per set, chicken would be RM10.00 per set only and she got the rice…

…which was very nice, bursting with the fragrances of the spices used in the cooking and this small plate of pickles…

…and the lamb curry…

…which she said was “just curry”, nothing exceptional to get excited about and they certainly were not very generous with the meat.

All in all, it was all right, not anything to get us rushing back for more but it certainly looked like it was mighty popular – I saw a lot of people having that! Personally, for that kind of money, I would much sooner go for the eat-all-you-can nasi campur for only RM6.00 per head and this was what I had…

…the first round. I enjoyed the ayam berempah (spiced chicken) and the fish with the very nice spicy sauce so much that I went back for more, a lot more. The turmeric (kunyit)-marinated fish was good too but I did not grab another one as I was not all that keen on dealing with the bones.

We certainly would be dropping by again and again for this, I’m pretty sure of that, especially on days when we do not feel like cooking but be forewarned that I’ve heard of people dropping by a little too early, 11-11.30 a.m. and they had not finished cooking all the dishes yet and do not go too late either, past 12.30 pm. as when the dishes were running low or  ran out when we were there that day, I did not see anybody refilling.

DAPUR AZRA (2.308398, 111.819744) is located at the shops at Simpang Tiga, along Lorong Kuda 2, more or less back to back with Bisonte Grocer & Deli, facing Jalan Kampung Nangka and the road leading to the one-time ferry point.