Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa Kampung Baru @ Suria Sabah
Happy Boxing day!!!! Christmas is done and dusted. Now 2009 has a week left to go as we prepare to herald the new year with vigor and determination.
The restaurant in question is Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa Kg. Baru. Originally a humble stall located at the iconinc Kampung Baru (a Malay kampung lifestyle in the heart of KL), it has grown into a franchise spreading to Bangsar, TTDI, Kota Damansara, and its latest Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu.
Step into the restaurant and you will feel a marked contrast from its humble origins, as it is more akin to an international franchise with its commendably decor. A source of pride surely.
Nasi Lemak Ayam Masak Merah
My order was nasi lemak ayam masak merah. The chicken was nice and tantalizing your taste bud with their secret recipe that has lured customers since 1973. Monica's nasi lemak rendang kerang was not a disappointment, as the coconut milk was rich with flavour. She had a warm rice, which released a fair amount of aroma which they are famous for in the first place.
Nasi Lemak Rendang Kerang
Food: 4/5
Service: 1/5
Cleanliness: 2/5
Comments
at least if you go to a kedai kopi you get for what you paid.. new restaurant especially make me mad because you're bound to get bad service!
I'm not only referring to this particular joint, but that old town and olde station as well, which serve a somewhat overpriced food. tsk..tsk.. Inefficient use of limited resources, or lack of economies of scale?? beats me..Probably a case of attempting to run when you can barely walk. Malaysian franchising still have a lot to learn.
JC
Penampang
I have mentioned that "With its extremely bad service aside....they do serve up a good nasi lemak"
Benefit of reasonable doubt has been accorded to them. However, the 3/5 takes into consideration the price of RM7.90 a plate. Granted, the price is inclusive of its hefty franchising fee.
FYI, I was a kitchen crew in an international franchise before and know very well that recipes come sealed direct from franchisor. However it is important to take note that you can never beat a food that is created with patience and love from a chef, rather than an unemotional droid emptying packets of ingredient into a dough mixer (as in yours truly many years ago)
Oh yes, you can practically count the grains of rice on your plate.
That said, even if it was given a 4 rating, it would overall still have an average rating of 2/5.
There's my 2 cents. What do the rest of you think?
I work with a 'franchised' establishment and unfortunately, memang barang2 yg di jual mahal (branding + location rent + harga barang)...
Sekarang harga barang mentah di sini mahal ooo!
For me, if I want to eat nasi lemak yang murah, masak sendiri la baru best. Tapi, kalau barang suda ada depan mata, what's RM7.90 untuk kasi kenyang perut sekali-sekala... Heh..
Cheers!
xoxo; Gossip Girl
Do you still remember the pre-pack nasi lemak in mamak stall that sell 50 sen a pack in those day? Now, I can still find 80 sen pre-pack nasi lemak in KL but you'll have know how big is the portion since the price of everything is inflating except our pay. I'm not being ridiculous in critising NLA but the rice portion is as small as the pre-pack nasi lemak that cost 80 sen.
Anyway, this post is only based on our opinion and we have the right to tell the readers what they should expect when going there.
Happy New Year!!
But when a franchise is not executed properly, that's where the trouble begins. Remember satay ria? Or Brownies? or Jollybee? Sugarbun is on drips to say the least.
I also stumbled upon this:
http://www.vkeong.com/2009/food-drink/nasi-lemak-antarabangsa-kampung-baru-kl/
Read the comments my friends.
There's always 2 sides to a story, so without being biased, here's another one:
http://kampungboycitygal.com/2009/12/nasi-lemak-antarabangsa-kota-damansara/
However, I am not prepared to write-off this restaurant completely. They do of course, serve a great service to our community: eveready nasi lemak whenever I want it. So I will be back (with a vengeance some might say) to prove myself oh-so-wrong. I'll even throw in a handicap: Extremely hungry, and off-peak hours, in order to tilt my response to NLA's favor.
But if that fails still..well, let's give it a benefit of a doubt shall we? ;-)
I've been living in Australia for 15 years now. Kalau dulu, zaman 80an, TV3 pun teda dapat. Sia ingat lagi, kalau bapa sia pigi KL, nanti dia belikan Vitagen bawa balik Sabah. But now, with all the franchsie places popping up in KK, we will not be cop 'ketinggalan zaman' anymore! Woohoo!!!
p/s: lepas ni suruh la siapa-siapa buka carls jr sana... :-)
jojo, perth
I think its not as great as wht u get frm d original nasi lemak in kg.baru