8th April 08
Really they should spell it Shakunthala cos everybody's pronouncing it like that and i take it that's the correct way to say it. The name is actually that of a Hindu God or maybe Goddess. But the Restaurant is Halal certified and has 3 branches.
We went to the one at Race Course Lane
We were their first dinner customer.
Just as well so i didn't feel shy to take photos!
All tables are equipped with jug & cups. A very Indian one at that.
The food on display looks yummilicious!!!
My $3 Poori Set
His $1.5 x 2 Chappati set(additional chappati was charged at only $0.60! Aiyah should have told us earlier so we won't get the set but buy 5 pieces of Chappati instead! Nonsense!)
On the left is Pepper Mutton SEDAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP sangat!! and a Chettinand Fish which i feel might taste better if it were fish fillets cos im not fan of "real" fish with bones and all.
About 20mins after we came then the crowd started to come in! The place is huge lah, event got a so called banquet hall or otherwise known as function room. I thought, "Hey i wanna talk to the manager see if they want LIVE Hindi songs." They are also shifting to 66 Race Course Lane on 1st June 08. Don't know how big that outlet would be though.
Overall experience is 8/10! Place is clean, price tag reasonable. the most expensive on the menu is $13 which is Prawn and Crab! The other meat dishes are on average $4.50.
Although the waiter speaks relatively good english and were able to answer my countless questions, he tried to upsell his food lor which i don't like. He kept telling us to get the Hotplate Mutton $10 but we insisted we don't need that and turned out the $4.50 Pepper Mutton was delicious already! And then when that didn't work, he asked us to get chicken dish! Aiyooo
And i feel that they can improve their menu lor. I asked this question and i also heard it being asked by one diner also. "What is your Set Menu Super Meal $13 consist of?" Hell their online menu is more comprehensive lah!
And you still come out with the smell sticking on to your clothes too. Good thing i'm married (haha) and that it was dinner already and on the way home anyways.
Oh yes the good thing about this restaurant is that they also serve Chinese dishes like Horfun and other noodles variety. So if you have a group meal and a few can't take hot and/or Indian dishes, they can always order those things.
Total bill is $24. Including drinks and GST. No service charge.
Give it a try, you guys.
They also have another branch at Dunlop St which is after The Little India Arcade / Tekka Market.
7 glasses of Juice:
i was just going to blog about this when i realize i was too hungry and forgot to take pictures! I went 2 days back opp Mustaffa side.. i was surprised cuz we tapao the fish head curry for dinner, had the fish & mutton briyani for lunch and poori set for Faris. With Lassi & teh tarik the bill came up to only $40! damn worth it!
Wow all that for $40?? yup totally worth it man!
That food looks so good
My parents were in Singapore about 3 weeks ago and were saying how good the food was over there.
oh Wow your parents were here? But i assume they are canadians too arent they?
Well you can say Singapore is a food haven. with racial diversity comes vast food varieties.
But i dare say Z would still opt for his mother's food anytime. Wouldn't anyone?
Yes my whole family is Canadian.
my Parents went on vacation to Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore about 3 weeks ago an they Loved it.
they brought back some tea from Malaysia and now I am addicted to it.
Unfortunately for us in Canada majority of the Food is not Halal so its difficult to try all the different types of food.
Also it takes time to acquire the taste of foreign foods, when I first tried sushi I didn't like it at all, but now I love it.
I know of a pakistani family who lived in Japan for a year but still couldn't digest much sushi!
i would think they should at least have kosher food too? Alternative food for a desperate muslim.
Oh you're a Paki alright if you're addicted to tea! Only, i know that Paki's Chai is way better... well to the Paki's tongues at least.
heh, yeah I love tea.
Most non-Muslims here don't know what halal is, even my Chinese friend who is from Singapore did not know what halal was. Fortunately the Muslim population here is growing and so there are more and more Halal restaurants.
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