Firstly, the address needs to be amended on the Living Social voucher. It should be: No. 7 Jalan Putra Permai 1A, Taman Equine. Once one gets over the hassle of searching for a non-existent road on the GPS, getting there is actually quite easy as it located just mere metres away from the McDonald’s drive through in Taman Equine.
Once inside, you can’t help but notice the lack of clientele on a Saturday afternoon. There was not one table filled at 1pm nor were the lights turned on! After our arrival, the waiters were kind enough to switch on the lights and change channels. The overall feel wasn’t exactly delightful as the restaurant is decorated with a mix of ideas. There’s clearly an Australian aboriginal influence (probably due to the owner’s travel to Oz) plus a Malay restaurant feel (the drinks and payment counters were spartanly furnished). To top it all, refrigerators with meats and other kitchen necessities were haphazardly placed in most corners of the dining area.
The inside of the restaurant
If we hadn’t already committed ourselves to dining at the restaurant via purchase of the vouchers, it was clear we would have made a quick exit.
Nevertheless, all said and done, we proceeded to calm our grumbling tummies with the halal menu. Having just come to the end of the week-long Hari Raya holiday, the kitchen took a while to warm up. Several essentials were still not available (such as potato to for the bangers and mash).
Neslo – the everyday concoction of Nescafe and Milo
The Fontana Burger – This was 6 inches in diameter! The huge burger was filled with a very thick piece of meat patty which was sliced to make it look like 2 pieces. What was special about this burger was the added avocado slices – a very pleasant tummy filler indeed.
Teh tarik – a generous serving of one of the nation’s favourite drinks.
Pad thai – not quite the regular Thai fare but it had enough nuts to be palatable. Closely resembling fried kueh teow, this dish would have done better with a tinge of sugar and fresh prawns (the 4 pieces given were close to stale).
Coney dog with fries – I was wondering how a simple hot dog could cost over RM15! Alas, it was due to it's size, which is over a foot long. The beef sauce was a tad too sweet and could have been a bit tangy or perhaps it was the missing onions?
If you haven’t utilised your vouchers, go on and give this place a go! The food isn’t too bad (I’d rate it a 3.5 out of 5 stars) …just don’t grade them on ambience or interior decoration and you shan’t be disappointed.
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