The Royal Prata Cafe Ptd Ltd
Refined Briyani ~ Perfect Prata ~ Charming Service
28 South Bouna Vista Road. 64755991.
After a long morning of hiking and car washing with the darling.. decided to head back home from Kent Ridge Park. Was really looking forward to get back home asap thanks to my headache as well.. but along the way, the Gf wanted to have a drink and insisted on the shop stated above as she passed by it but never tried. So what the hell.. decided to give it a shot.
Not really sure about the charming services... and quite frankly, i don't want them to charm my girlfriend. BUT the food was fantastic.
Both of us ate only a Plain thosai set and a Poori Set.. but it was really good. The chutneys were well done. The spicy chilly chutney was superb. The thosai was light and not very "floury" , went down smooth and easy, tender to touch and had a good fragrance.
The Poori set was steaming hot. We had fun making ventilation holes on its top. The masala was very nice as well.
The keyword to describe the food is balance... Food wasn't oily or heavy. The chutneys felt and tasted like how chutneys are supposed to and not watery or "gravyish". The thosai and the poori were tender through out. They were easy to tear and chew even after going cold. The tea was very nice and balanced. Not thick and bitter nor too watery and sweet. It was very refreshing to drink.
Only one word to describe the ambience. OLD SCHOOL. Really loved it. The entire row of shop houses and the lack of modern amenities within the "restaurant" brought back nostalgic memories. Heck event the Chilly chutney was bringing back nostalgic memories. I would have looked very weird panting and sweating after eating the chutney and still going back for more for saying its very shiok.
The pricing is very good.. Its cheap. One set Poori, 2 large thosais, one tea, 2 ice lemon teas and a mineral water... all cost about $9.50... Definitely going back for more to try out the many other varieties of dishes. Oh yeah.. i must also thank the darling girlfriend for insisting and bringing me to the "restaurant". Its really an ancient treasure house.
2 comments:
Hey, there's another wouth-indian food place I discovered at Capitol Building called Nalan's - not really old school, but food's damn nice and almost "home-cooked". Ex lah.
time to kick start the weekend activities and go in search of simple food places.. :)
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