Following up on the last post…welcome to the Buffet Box, at the corner of the Merrion Centre.
the smallest kitchen in the world…I swear its smaller than the one I had in my old apartment!Yes, we were on one enf of the restaurant/cafe and the kitchen was on the other end. That was how small it was.
For those not in the know..this is the Leeds version of the Malaysian nasi lemak. Hmm.Seriously, beggars cant be choosers. The sambal is a tad sweet,but other than that it was actually pretty authentic. A side of chicken and potato curry that came with it suprisingly does not taste indian (like all curries here) but with the distinctive taste of coconut milk, just like home. The rice don’t taste coconutty..which was pretty strange. But overall it was not bad for £4.50, and beggars can’t be choosers. Will definately go back for lunch as my workplace is only 2 minutes walk away.
Penang Assam Laksa. A little lack of ‘heh-koh’ (shrimp paste) but not bad. May have come out from a Hup Leong packaged powder mix. I think it’s made with flaked canned tuna!! Clever idea – I hate making assam laksa because of the lack of fish here,but now I might just try it out with flaked canned tuna.
Overall, not bad for £10 for two. Not the best best in the world, but totally edible. Would definately return especially towards freezing winter – Bah Kut Teh for lunch…yummmz.
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Ah you’ve found your oasis. What luck for you to land this job eh?! 
You should maybe tell the owners to add a little more coconut milk for the rice?
OMG BABES! I’m so happy for you!!!!
(darn, do I sound like you’ve just given birth and I am over-enthused??)
Actually the nasi lemak looks quite ok. Can see the onions and ikan bilis. Not bad also, got FRIED EGG. The egg looks lazy.
But the Asam Laksa don’t look appetizing. Like so GREEN and BROWN. Must have some red chili, peppermint leaves, red onion and pineapple to make it look more EXCITING. Tell them. Got fill up the suggestion form or not????
Comment by little lotus 09.24.07 @ 5:14 amThat nasi lemak pic actually looks yummy – and the fried egg looks absolutely yummy – was the yolk still runny?
Thats the thing about living in Mel – Asian food galore! Altho speaking of which, the best places I have tasted char kuey teow are
1) China Bar (Box Hill, VIC)
2) Chinta Ria (Syd, NSW)
Now for my quest to get the best satay in town and I am set 
moo: well, hopefully all bad things happened for a reason; just pointing me to nasi lemak galore!
drey: i think u starting to sound more excited than me!! HAhaah! Yah, no mint nor pineapple,but there is chilli & onion. I am now very motivated to make my own hup leong laksa, so watch this space! Lucky I have mint plant,so can just go outside and sapu! Could not find heh koh though over the weekend…grrr.
mirebelle: yeah you really dont have to worry in melb…even the nasi lemak in the FOODCOURT in melb tasted nice! Blah..
I dont dare to eat the satay here…its more like kebab ler,everyone does satay.Konon ler..
Comment by sourrain 09.24.07 @ 8:28 ammags: you would eat the assam laksa even if it is purple in color…hahahaahah
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