We did not cook up a storm nor were we planning to go anywhere for dinner on Christmas night but my girl wanted to give her cousin, my niece, a treat before she went back to Singapore the following day. It seems that my brother-in-law is so into the Indonesian ayam penyet and all those these days and since this is my girl’s favourite café in town for their North Indian biryani rice, we decided to go there that night.
They arranged a table for the six in the inner section of the restaurant where the decor evidently reflected the Indonesian…
…as well as the Indian influences…
…in their menu…
We shared the biryani rice, the masala lamb (RM27.00)…
…and also the butter chicken curry (RM21.00)…
Usually, each serving would be enough for two so we were quite sure that there was enough to go round. We could always order some more if there wasn’t enough.
We also ordered some garlic naan (RM18.00 for 3 pieces)…
…plus one plain one (RM5.00) because my niece wanted that, to enjoy with the delightful gravy in the curries.
We specially ordered the ayam bakar berempah (RM16.00)…
…from the Indonesian menu for my brother-in-law and it sure swept him off his feet. He kept singing praises of how the chicken was bursting with flavours, so so nice…and he and his wife absolutely loved the grilled brinjal with the peanut sauce.
I also asked for the ayam opor…
…and the kalio ayam…
…without the rice (RM28.00 for the two). Usually, there would be some mixed vegetables by the side if you order the kalio ayam set – it sure looked like they will only give you the chicken if you ask for that.
With the drinks, the total came up to RM139.00 altogether and the nice and generous boss gave my girl a discount and charged her RM135.00 only. We sure had a great time chit-chatting away in that section of the restaurant, all by ourselves. There were some customers on the other side, all Chinese. Usually, there would be a mix of Malay, Indians and other races.
The CAFE IND (2.290813, 111.829294)…
…is located along Laichee Lane, right behind one block of shops facing the main road (Jalan Kampung Nyabor) where the Bank Simpanan Nasional, Sibu branch (2.290561, 111.829071), is.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 