Budaya Restaurant — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

Food was great and staff lovely BUT.... Owner not so nice. Willing to update this review if they respond.

**In response to the updated reply, it's the owner I'm talking about, a man - for the information, wearing a pink shirt and giving off some major bad vibes.

We went for Black Dhaal, Matta Paneer and Naan with Rice - it's rather on the pricey side, but the food is good and the staff are super friendly.

The problems lie with the owner, here's a tip bossman - if you want to run a successful business, you never swear at your staff especially not in front of your customers. We overheard you saying words to your young local staff member in a very aggressive tone as you got in his face, all of which happened infront of customers at the restaurant.

Not once did you personally as the owner thank us for the custom, this is rule number one of running a business! Step off the high horse - it's not down to your staff, it's down to you as the owner to be courteous to customers.

The staff are very sweet, but unfortunately the owner on this occasion was not.

We left a tip, but I'd like to be certain this has gone to the staff rather than in the owners pocket. Tips are for staff, NOT for owners.

I understand the pain of these reviews, so I'd be willing to update the review to a 5* with a kind and honest response from the owner taking this on-board.

Good luck! Check out the food...

📍 Budaya Restaurant @ Jalan Dang Wangi

Experience Flavours of Malaysia in this beautiful restaurant that features all your favourite local dishes 😍🇲🇾✨

At Budaya, good food isn’t just a meal; it's a celebration of culture, tradition, and the vibrant tapestry that makes Malaysia truly unique 😋🔥

Here’s what I had 👇🏻

Butter Chicken (RM25) - creamy and rich 🤤✨ tender pieces of well marinated chicken ❤️ Nasi Lemak (RM28) - Big portion!! It was complete and so satisfying 😋 Their sambal was spicy - first few bites you won’t notice the heat, but the aftertaste leaves behind a spicy kick 🥵🌶️🔥 The fried chicken was nice and crispy on the outside with a juicy fleshy inside 🍗 Laksa Kedah (RM23) - Very authentic and packed with lots of ingredients 🤤 I love the cucur in it hehe ☺️ The fish based asam gravy was prominent and brings out the true beauty of this dish 👍🏻 Kapitan Curry Chicken (RM28) - This was so worth it because the chicken pieces were so chunky and meaty 😍😍🔥 The curry was very thick and flavourful! Best Kapitan curry I have had ⭐️ Oreo Milkshake (RM15) Ribena Lychee (RM9)

📍 Budaya Restaurant 21 Jalan Kamunting, OFF, Jalan Dang Wangi, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of...

It's time for iftar, where we Muslims break our fast. We reserved for 5 pax with set C for our choice. Problems are when we come over, foods on the table aren't our food. Up until we inform them that the food is wrong, then they'll be picking it up and then send it back out to another table. On going for around 40 minutes. I am sorry, but we came far from East Malaysia, expecting something like at least a proper service. Yknow you have x number of reservations with x type of meals that they chose, yet you are unable to be prepared with all these orders. Sigh. All I request is that next time in the future, you learn from tonight's failure and exceed it better next time.

The Hall Manager gave complimentary dish as per the error that they did. The food's good, but what's upsetting is just the service.

Updated Review : After everything's done, the food was great, and drinks were a bit too sweet for my taste. Objectively speaking, the place is good to go for dinner, just hope that you don't get such a mishap...