As the Little Devil and her friends have cravings for Curry Fish Head, we decided to pop by one of Little India's renowned Indian restaurant for the Curry Fish Head. Located, behind the Verge shopping centre, we were lucky that we were able to find parking on this busy road.
The Banana Leaf Apolo at
Little India Arcade is very spacious. The first floor is the general
dining area while the second floor is used for function. Once you
enter the restaurant, you can see the different dining sections that
cater to the customer privacy before you enter to the main section
where the cooked foods are displayed.
We ordered their famous
Curry Fish Head (M) - $26, Butter Chicken - $13, Chicken Tikka - $12,
Palak Paneer - $10, Plain Naan - $2.50 and Plain Rice w veg - $3.
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| Papadam |
First, the Curry Fish
Head. The size of the fish head looks quite big and fresh.
Unfortunately after the first bite, the dining experience is just
went downhill from there. The fish meat taste a bit hard and the fish
did not absorbed the flavor of curry. It tasted like that the fish
was steamed first and submerged into the curry for flavour only.
Truly disappointing!!
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| The Famous - Fish Head Curry |
When we ate the butter
chicken and palak paneer, it seems that the taste buds never recover
from the disappointment of the curry fish head. There are only
limited amount of chicken meat inside the butter chicken and it
tasted a bit hard. While the palak paneer is slightly bland and
stingy on the servings of cottage cheese.
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| Butter Chicken |
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| Palak Paneer |
Fortunately, the chicken
tikka is well marinated, moist and tender. While the naan is soft and
generous in servings, perfect to complement the chicken tikka. At
the end, we use the gravy on from the butter chicken to finish up the
naan.
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| Chicken Tikka |
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| Plain Naan |
Service here is very
minimum. From the time we enter the restaurant until the time we
left, it is difficult to get the waiter attention. It took ages for
them to come to take our order while the restaurant is not a the peak
dining period yet.
Overall, we find that
this branch of the Banana Leaf Apolo does not live up their famous
name. Comparing to the Racecourse Road branch, it lost in every
department. Worse of all, you can actually find better food in any
smaller establishment in Little Indian. I just hope that the
management will look into this and take the necessary action to
restore the restaurant reputation.
Food
& Drink: 5/10
Value:
5/10
Service:
5/10
Ambiance:
6/10.
The Banana Leaf Apolo
54 Race Course Road
Singapore 218564
T: +65 6293 8682
Op Hours: Daily
10.30 – 22.30
Other locations available on their website
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