Betel Leaf Restaurant – 14 November 2017

In front of the restaurant

Go up the staircase and you will see this

This restaurant was established back in 2009 and has been doing very well until today. A lot of people including foreigners and expatriates will know that this restaurant serves very good Northern and Southern Indian curry dishes and don’t mind paying a bit more for the dishes here. It’s not my first time here as I’ve been here several times and not even once has the food disappointed me. I will gladly come back here again and again. This time I was here to have a farewell lunch for my colleague.    

This restaurant is situated along the busy street of Leboh Ampang. This restaurant occupies the 1^st floor of the shoplot. The service of this restaurant is fast and waiters and waitresses are friendly as well.

We ordered the following:-

Vaalai Po Vadai (5 pieces) (RM10.00). This was our appetizer. One bite and you will be asking for more. Best to eat it while it’s still hot.

Brinjal Masala (RM7.00). It looked very spicy when this dish came, but it’s actually not really spicy.

Butter Chicken (Boneless) (RM15.00). This is definitely one of my favourite dishes and I really recommend this dish. The boneless chicken is quite soft and tender. The curry is super creamy and nice that after we had finished the boneless chicken, we are just enjoying the curry on its own (like drinking soup).

Chettinad Mutton Chukka (RM18.00). There was not much curry on this dish but the mutton is soft and tender as well.  

Turkey Briyani (RM20.00). The rice was good with pieces of turkey inside.

Kashmiri Naan (RM7.00). If you like your bread to be slightly sweet, then Kashmiri Naan will be your choice. Raisins are on top of this naan, so when you dip it into curry, you can still taste the sweetness of the raisins.

Pudhina Paratha (RM5.00). This was also one of my favourite. Paratha with pieces of mint, simply nice.

Kulfi (RM5.00). This is a traditional Indian ice-cream. You will only get one scoop of the ice cream and it’s nice.

Indian sweets in front of the cashier

Although this restaurant is situated on a dirty, noisy polluted street, inside is totally different, quite clean and not noisy. If you intend to drive, parking will be a problem. You may need to find parking nearby and then walk to the restaurant.

Overall, for the above we paid RM100.70, shared among the 3 of us. If you go in a group, the price will be reasonable. But if you are alone or just 2 person, then be prepared to pay more and definitely there will be left over food. We will definitely be back again and we highly recommend this restaurant.  

22 December 2017 - My farewell

My colleagues decided to bring me to this restaurant and these are what we ordered:-  

South Indian Vege Meal - Thali (RM12.00). I would recommend this as a started to Indian food, if you wish to try a bit of here and there on the curries, etc. 

Mutton Masala (RM17.00). The mutton was really tender and juicy. The curry is also perfect as I sort of "drink" the curry. It's not really spicy. 

Gobi Manchurian (RM11.00). This is a soft cauliflower. You can't taste the cauliflower at all, as it's super soft and melts in your mouth. 

Chicken Varuval (RM15.00). This dish is very normal. It looked spicy but it's actually not. 

Egg Podimas (RM6.00). The eggs have been fried till you can't really taste that it's eggs, mixed with onions and herbs. However, it tasted nice. 

Fried Squid (RM17.00). Very nicely fried and it's not rubbery or chewy. 

Check out the amount of food on our table

Although this restaurant is situated on a dirty, noisy polluted street, inside is totally different, quite clean and not noisy. If you intend to drive, parking will be a problem. You may need to find parking nearby and then walk to the restaurant.

The details of the restauarant:

Betel Leaf Restaurant

77A/79A, Leboh Ampang

50100 Kuala Lumpur

Website: www.betel-leaf.com

Email: info@betel-leaf.com

Tel: 03-2032 5932

Opens everyday from 11am-11pm

Restoran Kader (Banana Leaf Rice) – 21 September 2017

Entrance to the restaurant

I used to go to this restaurant quite often years back. Recently, my colleagues and myself decided to come here to have our banana leaf rice. This restaurant is situated along the busy street of Leboh Ampang. This restaurant occupies the ground and 1^st floor of the shoplot. Downstairs of the restaurant is always busy and so we decided to go upstairs instead.

The dishes and curries for you to choose

Downstairs of the restaurant

Upstairs of the restaurant

The service of this restaurant is pretty slow and the waiters are not really enthusiastic to welcome or serve you. We were waiting at our table and the waiters took so long just to clear the previous customers’ banana leaves and empty dishes. After we sat down, it took them easily another 10 minutes before they took our orders. We were very annoyed by then.

Our food came much later as they needed to go downstairs to pick up our dishes. The waiters were reluctant to serve us and we had to call for them to give us what we wanted, and then only we were served.

Apart from the above, please take note of the following:-

Check out the dirty tissues

Please wipe your banana leaf clean. Although they have washed it, do not assume that it’s clean. Please see the dirty tissues.

Do not expect them to pour curry onto your rice. Please do it yourself.

Chicken dish

Mutton dish

We ordered the chicken and mutton curry. The chicken was not that tender and we were given mostly bones. The mutton was cooked, but still had a strong mutton smell and a watery curry.    

The price was alright. I paid RM14 for a rice meal, with chicken and mutton and 1 sirap drink. It’s not a place I would like to go to again. There are other restaurants that serve better food and will give you better service.

I was told that this is Indian Boli sweet flatbread 

The restaurants also sells Indian sweets

The details of the restauarant:

Restaurant Kader

24 & 26, Leboh Ampang

50100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2072 8244

Restoran Karai Kudi Ganesan Mess (Banana Leaf Rice) – 8 September 2017

Such a long name for a banana leaf restaurant. Also, it was not really easy to find this restaurant as there are so many along the busy street of Leboh Ampang. This restaurant is on the 1^st floor of an Indian prayer shop. Once you see the sign, you need to walk up to the 1^st floor and you will see a crowded restaurant. We were fortunate that we were able to find a table and seats during their busy lunch hour. 

Entrance to the restaurant. Just walk up

You sit down and let the waiters know what you want, i.e. banana leaf, white rice, Indian rice or Biryani rice. If you choose banana leaf, they will place a banana leaf in front of you, scoop out 3 types of assorted vegetables, Indian/ white/biryani rice and a poppadum, with complimentary water or you can order your own drinks at a reasonable price.

Inside the restaurant. As you can see, not many tables and chairs

Then, they will bring the chicken or fish curries to you and serve you small dishes of meat, fish and eggs. All you need to do is choose your plates.

Choose your plates

I decided to order chicken and omelet. I was also given complimentary Rasam.

My meal, 3 sides vegetable dishes, 1 chicken and 1 omelet

Rasam

Poppadum. Normally you will only be given 1. If you want more, you need to request.  

Dried chillies ( you need to request for these) if you need your food to be spicier

The whole meal together with syrup only cost me RM13.00 and it’s so worthwhile, with tasty Indian food that managed to fill my hungry tummy.  

A waiter will come over to your table and give you the bill. He will assess what you have ordered.

After your meal, bring your bill to the cashier and make payment

The service in this restaurant was good and fast. Waiters are quite attentive. 

I suggest that if you want to come to this restaurant, don't drive. Just take the LRT and stop at Masjid Jamek, exit from the station and walk towards McDonalds. After McDonalds, you will come to a T-junction, turn left and continue walking until you see the name of the restaurant.

The details of the restauarant:

Restaurant Karai Kudi Ganesan Mess  

18, Leboh Ampang

50100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 014-790 0001