Terrible experience! Extremely bad hygiene - a cook dropped the prawn onto the floor under the dirty stove cabinet. Crawled to pick it up but can't reach so she used a ladle to scrape it out from under the cabinet. Took the prawn and muddy ladle to the sink and splash with water for 2 seconds then returned the prawn and ladle into the cooking claypot.
Exorbitant price - The fried fish with a few tiny pieces of fish slices came to RM20. Seafood BKT was RM34 for one claypot with a few prawns and just pork belly meat. There's no vegetables, mushrooms, taupok etc in the BKT. A small dried BKT was RM14 (most worthwhile compared to other food). Food was ordered for 4pax but only 3 persons ate and yet still not even half full. Total bill plus rice was RM71 for 3 persons.
Toilet is a hole - there were many other places in Tg. Sepat with proper toilets but this place only offers a hole like those meant for washing machine draining pipes to release waste water into. The hole is on the flat ground so expect pee to hit your shoes no matter how you aim.
Animals roaming - they seem to be happy to feed stray animals in the restaurant premise. The place is already crowded due to the hype online and you still need to avoid animals on the ground while eating.
Poor service - nobody entertains you when you walk in. Waited very long before someone came over to take our orders. Waited for about 25mins for the food as they served 2 tables who came after us first because they ordered more so perhaps more profitable for the restaurant owners. No sauces or garlic or chili were provided, unlike some other BKT shops. You'll need to walk to the kitchen to ask if...
Read moreIf you are a early person or have a schedule to meet, there's nothing better than Bak Kut Teh. Opens 630am and finished quickly by late morning. I enjoyed it very much.
From the opening time you can tell that it mainly serves the morning crowd so be there early. Otherwise it will get hot and the food will run out.
It was in one of my to try list during my visit here. There were two or more choices when it comes to seafood Bak Kut Teh but my family and I tried this as it was recommended by one of the locals.
Most of the people commented on the lack of taste, not so strong on the herbs and tasted bland. I have to agree on this. I had the same impression on first taste. But that is quickly fixed by adding a dash of Soya sauce!! (really a dash or maybe two). The taste quickly changes for the better. But still the herbs is on the lighter side.
For an additional RM20 you'll get seafood in your pot, comprising of medium sized prawns and fish (shark?).
The pieces of pork have a good mix of meat and fat though cut in quite large chunk that needs breaking up for smaller children to eat.
Go for the dry type (stewed) Bak Kut Teh if you want more kick. It is spicier and taste stronger.
They have high chairs here and hot kettle is within reach to refill...
Read moreThis is probably the only restaurant that after passing to the "next" generation the quality of food didn't just stay the way it used to but instead improved. Loved the dried BKT, soup version as well as the pig organ soup. With varieties of fish and veggie dishes you have a lot to choose from. However, do note as this is one of the more popular stalls, not just tourist buses are entering, locals are also enjoying their local delights here. Thus, it may be more crowded than a usual stall of food. Most of the time there are also additional side stalls like oyster egg and muah chee (recommended!) and not forgetting a snack store that sells biscuits, fish balls...
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