Curry King Indian Restaurant phnompenh கறி ராஜா — Restaurant in Khan Toul Kork

EDIT: The owner responded with a snarky comment but completely ignored the only constructive criticism that could be gleaned from my review, which would be to clean the restaurant. There is no way in good confidence they can say their restaurant is clean. I would love to see new pictures posted following today’s date that proves me wrong.

Owner’s reply: We respect and appreciate positive feedbacks to improve . We have been serving for last 5 years and have a list if happy customers. If your intention is to spoil others business you can go ahead and write whatever you like to keep your happy.

Original review: I don’t understand the good reviews. The food was mediocre, it looked nothing like the food on the menu, and this place was SO DIRTY. I couldn’t stop looking at every single surface in this place and how dirty everything was. I cannot trust a restaurant with preparing hygienic food if they can’t keep the front of house clean. The bathroom was disgusting as well. The glass entry door had oily fingerprint smears every where, the floors were covered in dirt and dust, and the tables and walls had black marks and food particles stuck to them. There are other Indian places...

Service was ok, atmosphere ok… food is old/stale, maybe even recooked from a few days earlier.. the poori was obviously refried because it looked very burnt and was overly oily, all the food selections tasted VERY SALTY.. the rice tasted like it was slightly washed in dish washing soap.. unfortunately i will not be ordering from this place again.. wasn’t the first time they got it wrong.. i tried to gave them the benefit of the doubt but after the third or fourth time they get a failing grade from me.. I like quality and tasty Indian cuisines because it’s my kind of foods since I’m not a meat eater, but this place although good atmosphere and well decorated restaurant, the food doesn’t compliment the decorum.. I hope the quality becomes better and the saltiness...

Today was my first time trying and I was fairly disappointed. I ordered the Butter Chicken, which was good (very nice spice), the garlic naan (which was tasty), but I also ordered the Fish Pakora and I was disappointed in the result. It was listed as "pieces of boneless fish coated in besen flour and fried to a golden crisp." However, I found bones in the first 4 pieces that I tasted. After that, I decided to stop trying to eat them because there were so many hidden bones in each piece that I was biting on. Not an enjoyable experience. I think they either need to do a better job of getting the bones out or change the description...