Saturday, August 14, 2021

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, Keong Saik Road

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, Keong Saik Road

I've seen this nasi padang shop (45 Keong Saik Road, tel : +65 6324 9268) countless times. They're another one of those I've been meaning to eat at and has never happened until recently. 

The ordering was a little worrying because they had gotten one of my dishes wrong and forgotten another item in spite of appearances of having diligently written them down on a notepad. On top of that, there was an obviously angry delivery driver who looked like he was on the verge of lashing out because they had packed orders with missing items to him and he as the messenger delivery person had been blamed for the mistake and had his time wasted by the return to correct the order.

Food's not bad. 

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, opor ayam

Opor ayam was quite coconut-y and had chicken thigh meat that was slurp off the bone tender.

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, sotong htam

A decently done sotong hitam. What was strange was that towards the end, there was a burst of lime flavour in the gravy. I had no idea where that came from.

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, paru belado

Paru belado was moist and tender. The chilli wasn't as fiery as appearances would suggest.

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, sambal goreng

Sambal goreng nice.

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, sambal petai

Sambal petai packed a bit of heat, was slightly sweet and also savoury. Liked the flavours that the ikan bilis added to the sambal. Delicious with rice. Not much petai in it though.

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, kangkong

I liked their garlic-ky and savoury stir fried kang kong but the dish was very stem-my. After a while, the chewing got tiresome. 

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, rice egg curry
Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, rice omelette curry

The rice that we had to have to go with the food. 

I'd rate the experience of the food at eateries like Sari Ratu, Tambuah Mas and Rumah Makan Minang to name a few to be better ones than Yanti. So while Yanti is like not bad, it's also not exactly on the top of the list for nasi padang in my books.

Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang, Keong Saik Road

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