Paradise Restaurant — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

THE STORY....

An 8 odd year old beggar, not in rags exactly, arrived at the doorsteps of a Pakistani restaurant we were dining in. It must be around 8 pm, the perfect time for hunger fires ravaging The insides. The hunger in his belly showed in his eyes as he looked at the piping hot spread with helplessness.

Ramzan bhai, one of the very soft spoken and warm hosts in the restaurant immediately rushed to him, in an effort to keep him out of the restaurant and avoid embarrassment or discomfort to his Customers at the rush hour.

'Do you want money ?' Ramzan bhai asked the lad. The hungry kid intimidated by the ambience of the restaurant vehemently refused swinging his head side to side. 'Do you want food ?' 'I don't have money !' The little voice whispered, eyesight to the ground.

What happened next was the most heart warming moment I have witnessed....Ramzan bhai put his arms around the kid, handed him a buffet plate and walked him.....to the buffet counter. 'Eat all you want' he nudged the boy. He did not wait around to even collect his thanks, that look of immense gratitude the kid gave him in return. A waiter assisted the kid with the servings and sat him down in the corner chair near the kitchen....

Who cared if it were allah-ke-bandey or any other poster of faith and religion, that delivered this godly act, at that moment ? Ramzan bhai indelibly etched the first and primary religion of Humanity on our hearts, that soulful evening in...

NOTE: This review is from the perspective of a non local. YMMV.

I've traveled all around the world several times and eaten indian pretty much everywhere I go. It's by far may favorite cuisine and I have it quite often. Dining at the Paradise Restaurant can prove to be ... well, difficult.

The Good: The food here is undeniably delicious. In fact, I'd say it's the tastiest I've had in Malaysia so far. And the one time I was able to eat here, the bill was quite affordable. A price list is posted behind the cash register. When I entered ealy evening before dinner time, I was able to order and have the food brought to me. Easy enough.

The Bad: I do not recommend coming here when it's busy. It would appear that standard procedure is to serve yourself and then settle your bill after. Why is that a problem? Unless you can accurately identify every dish and gague the portion correctly ( many dishes have two prices, large and small ), you'll have no idea what your bill will be until after the meal. Maybe it's all you can eat with a set price during certain hours of the day? Hard to say. When I entered duing lunch and tried to order from the menu as I did the first time, the proprieter just pointed at the busy food line and said, "serve yourself and pay later"....

I have eaten here on three separate occasions now so I think I am able to give reliable & truthful review of this restaurant who serve northern Indian & Pakistani food .. On entering you are greeted by an array of well presented & wholesome dishes ,, the staff are very welcoming & will assist you should you need help with dish names & what they actually are , I have tended to go for the beef curry which is tender & with whole pieces of meat , I like the fresh Naan & I will also have one of the rice choices , the star of the show for me though is the , aloo gobi , masala potatoes as I love curried potatoes & not a lot of places have them on their menu so its a treat , I will have a side salad too if im feeling really hungry but you put the amount of food you want on a plate & one of the staff will come to your table & charge you accordingly , the price is very reasonable for the quality of the food & the gentleman at the desk where you pay , who I think is the owner is a cool & genuine guy & takes pride in giving excellent customer service & satisfaction ...