The fight for the best Minang/Padang foods is on...
...and the verdict is finally in. I've been wondering for quite some time about the Minang/Padang foods served at Sari Ratu. The taste, the range and most importantly, pedas or not. Sari Ratu is one of the two Minang/Padang restaurants people have been talking about. The other one being Puti Bungsu. I've been to Puti Bungsu twice and ...
Anyway, here's what I think of the two restaurants. They are of course my personal opinions.
Sari Ratu
The style is typical of any other restos in Malaysia
Puti Bungsu presentation
(prefer their presentation. Padang ori punya style)
Lauk bertenggek on top of each other
Taste
* Tastewise, more or less, both restaurants are at par. TAPI, Sari Ratu's foods are more spicier.. just the right taste for Minang foods. Memang podeh!!! Berairlah idung and mato den.... so Sari Ratu passes the pedas test... OGY, awak tak yah bawak cili padi kalau makan kat Sari Ratu... hehe....
Puti Bungsu's foods are a bit bland in term of pedasness... in fact, tak pedas langsung... first time makan sana, I was surprised and asked for sambal belacan. Even their sambal ijo and sambal biasa are not hot!! errr....
Spread
* Puti Bungsu has a lot more choices and the foods, as far as Minang foods are concerned, I think are more authentic than Sari Ratu. Sari Ratu punya lauk ada yang cam lauk kat gerai2/resto melayu biasa. Where as, Puti Bungsu's lauks memang berbaurkan Minang. BEST!
Our lauks at Sari Ratu
(foods shown here are what we had..
plenty of other foods availabe)
tenggiri sambal (not bad)
our lauks untuk 3 persons.. just nice..
tempe sambal... have tasted better
have tasted worst ..so kira ok lah..
kentang sambal with ikan teri (bilis)
my minangkabau maid can make a meaner
sambal kentang ikan teri than this...
gulai pucuk ubi (tapioca leaves)...not bad
Our lauks at Puti Bungsu
not a fan of beef.. so okaylah dendeng dia...
we had grilled siakap too.. quite nice...
though bellamy ikan bakar is still better.. :))
our lauks..
more here coz there're 6 of us...
we had rendang (beef stew of sort - front left)
and begedil (beef patty - back left)
unfortunately we didnt take this ...
no takers except me so takut tak habis..
gulai tembusu (intestine cooked in
coconut milk with plenty of herbs - BEST!!!)
The Acid Test
Sambal Ijo
Puti Bungsu's sambal ijo..
sungguh tidak pedas.. quite disappointing..
Sari Ratu's sambal ijo and sambal merah...
TOP! managed to make me cry.... :D
Gulai Tunjang (Tendons - betul ke tendons)
Sari Ratu's tunjang - sedap...
Puti Bungsu's tunjang - pun sedap...
Price rasanya about the same...
So the winner is .... errr....
--- both are winners in their own ways... but if someone wants to belanja me minang foods, I'd opt for PUTI BUNGSU... simply because they have more range and the dishes are a lot more authentic (i think laaa.. maybe my minang friends can confirm or disagree ::))) ... but since they lack the punch aka the pedas-ness, I'll have to bring my own cili padi the next time I go there....
Note : The Sari Ratu resto I went was the one in Jalan TAR.
