Not nuts about this place
At a friend’s suggestion, we went to Coconut House along Elizabeth Street for dinner.
It serves Malaysian-Singapore style food. I can’t remember the exact menu except for Laksa, Wanton Noodles, Pan Mee with curry other curry dishes. The eatery itself is small and appeared rather dingy, reminiscent of those shop house eateries in Singapore. At least it brought back some sense of familiarity.
I ordered the nasi lemak set with fried chicken. It came with a drumstick, an omelette with a runny yolk, ikan bilis (anchovies), peanuts and sambal chili.
The price at $8.60 is decent for Australian standards, but I could get this for four dollars in Singapore.
The nasi lemak was decent. The rice was infused with coconut, though I felt the flavour could be a little more intense and fragrant. I would have preferred to see more separation of the rice grains. The fried chicken was sorely lacking in crispiness. It could probably do with a bit more spice in the marinade.
I really liked that they served the nasi lemak on a banana leave. The ikan bilis and peanuts were crispy and crunchy. The sambal chili had a nice kick to it. Overall this dish satisfied by pangs for Singapore food.
I also ordered the chendol (not pictured here). It was good as a thirst quencher but it lacked the punch of what a solid chendol should be – the lack of quality Gula Melaka, a little diluted with the coconut milk and the chendol bits were probably ready-made than made in store.
Overall Coconut House is a decent place to have decent Singapore/Malaysian food at decent prices.
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