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Blog Nasi Padang - eastcoastlife: Nasi Padang in Singapore - PhotoHunt

Blog Nasi Padang - eastcoastlife: <b>Nasi Padang</b> in Singapore - PhotoHunt


eastcoastlife: <b>Nasi Padang</b> in Singapore - PhotoHunt

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 05:18 PM PDT

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An Indonesian Nasi Padang restaurant in Singapore 


PhotoHunt theme : Ink/ Traces

I ate at a popular Nasi Padang restaurant in Jakarta several years ago. Last month I discovered that it has set up a branch in my neighbourhood.

Neighbours and friends who have eaten at the restaurant strongly recommended it. One night, my husband and I brought some overseas guests to the restaurant. The immense variety of dishes, which are cooked fresh every day, blew us away. Although the dishes were too spicy for our guests, they enjoyed the rich favour and aroma of each dish. We had a delightful dinner.

Food-Garuda-Table

This is how the Indonesian restaurant serves their delicious Nasi Padang dishes in Jakarta. Waiters placed a large number of small platters bearing different types of dishes on our table. Platters that have been touched will be billed; untouched platters are taken away and served to the next table. *shocked*

This seems an unhygienic way to serve food. My dishes may have visited a number of other tables before they landed on mine! Could you see if there are any traces of the dishes having been touched by other diners?
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squid ink

Squids cooked in their own ink. This is too gross to put into my mouth but my guests enjoyed it. 

$7 <b>Nasi Padang</b> - www.hardwarezone.com.sg

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 07:31 PM PDT

Stomper Sean and his wife was surprised to find out that a plate of Nasi Padang from Lucky Plaza's basement food court cost $7 for fried fish and mussels.

Initially, the Nasi Padang cost $10 together with salted fish.

Said Stomper Sean:

"The stall did not display the prices of the variety of dishes, so my wife initially picked a slice of fried fish, mussels and salted fish.

"When she found out it cost $10, she told the lady to remove the salted fish and asked how much again and the lady said $7, for two dishes!

"$3 for the fried fish, $3 for the smallest portion of mussels and $1 for the rice!

"My wife was very upset so I approached the lady and asked her how does one charge these prices?! It's a food court, besides I think the type of food is also a consideration.

"The fish was tasteless and the mussels were cold. As I walked off, they laughed at us!

"I think Singaporeans would pay top dollar for good food even if it means traveling to an isolated location, however, we should also caution people to be careful with these stalls.

"Sometime later, I got a friend to order the same dishes, and to my surprise it came up to $8.50. Nadi padang now like stock market."

Singapore Seen | This plate of Nasi Padang cost $7 for fried fish and mussels

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