
The roof frontage of this restoran soars majestically to greet each customer. It reflects the Minangkabau culture and I assumed its inspiration is from the proud horns of the water buffalo. The menu is displayed right in front for all to see as we walked in. Expect some UFO (Uninvited Flying Objects). If one is queasy about flies in simple eateries then give Padang food a miss. A tip here: Ayam Pop will be dipped in hot oil before serving.
No menu given as once seated a dozen or more dishes in small plates/portions will be laid out on the table. Eat but remember a few rules. Always use a few dedicated spoons to pick the food and placed it on the one's plate. Wash right hand in an individual washing bowl provided and used it to eat. Left hand is considered unclean. Malaysians will understand this. We only took food that looked like 'finger' food so that we will pay for what we took. This is due to their policy of paying for what's eaten. I thought those with gravies and lumped together must be paid in full once sampled even if it is not finished.
My partner from Singapore loves ayam kampung (free-range) and normally Padang food uses free-range chickens. Part of the menu were Ayam Pop, Ayam Gulai, Ayam Goreng and Ayam Bakar (Chicken - Steamed and fried with oil, Curry, Deep-fried and Grilled respectively). I thought he ate 6 pieces and I went for 4. He dislikes the 40-day conveyor belt chickens as he was once attached to a 'food factory' in the US while studying animal husbandry. The chickens were put on a belt and was fed by hand with the food pellets pumped into the mouth of the poor animals at fixed regular intervals.




Verdict: Food was average and slightly on the high side for a restoran sederhana.

8 comments:
This is one of my franchise favorite restaurant for Padang food :)
There's one just another block from my house.
the food looks so different from our nasi melayu here....ours seems to be more strong in taste?!
Indon food/style as such has a mediocre following in Malaysia we gather as Malay nasi campur has an even wider choice
I've not got a chance to taste nasi padang yet.
Love the name, Slipi Raya! Lucky you to get to taste Nasi Padang food there. Ayam Pop is also one of my all time favs.
Nasi Padang's available in KL also, but rather hard to find in Ipoh.
tempe with petai? interesting. but i reckon it's a bit dry?
so is Sari Ratu's indo offering as authentic as those offered in Indo itself?
Selba... I understand the investment is USD100K?
SG... I think there is a lot of santan. Indonesian food is more spices oriented.
BSG... Yes I agree. Malay Nasi Campur esp. the mobile ones are making it difficult even for the Malay restaurants.
LI... There is the Sari Ratu in KL and Garuda in Singapore!
Masak-masak... Ayam Pop, poached and dipped in hot oil, wow.
J2Kfm... Ipohans not so exposed to Indonesian food. Only Indian and Mamak. Did not try the tempe as we were full.
TNG... I have eaten better Nasi Padang in other parts except in Padang city. So not enough experience to compare fairly. But so far Malaysian ones taste better.
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