Restoran Potrodong Claypot Patin Tempoyak Temerloh — Restaurant in Pahang

Had lunch at Restoran Potrodong and wow, everything was on point. The talapia goreng was fresh, fried until perfectly garing (crispy) ― golden brown outside, juicy inside. The pais was solid (taste + texture), and the claypot patintempoyak was so good, kuah licin! The star though is the Patin Tempoyak claypot ― a rich, aromatic dish, combining tender patin fish with the fermented durian sauce (“tempoyak”) that locals love. Ambience is typical of a Temerloh makan-spot: laid-back, slightly rustic, but very clean. Service is friendly too. One of the better spots in Temerloh for that local, flavourful...

Went there with my family of 6. Ordered their set dishes of patin tempoyak + rice + sambal hitam + drink. The taste is just okay, a bit too spicy for my liking and lack of tempoyak taste. I prefer the ones at Go'Bang Maju.

When the food arrived, we waited for 5-7 minutes for the sambal hitam. We thought the staff forgot about the sambal, but when asked he just simply said 'habis'. I know it's just sambal, but have the courtesy to tell your customers when we order because it clearly stated in the menu that the set comes with...

Acceptable. If you are fancy of having the best taste of 'patin tempoyak' this is not the place for you. You might as well go to Gobang Maju which has much thicker and profound taste of the tempoyak. But taking into consideration that Gobang Maju is always full with limited parking, this could be one of the options for your patin search. But I must say its a clean restaurant with a variety of other local dishes such as noodle soup, curry noodle, keropok lekor,...