We decided to order a sharing platter for 2, Maluka's Combo. Marinated chicken wings, calamari, beef and chicken satays, potato wedges, garlic bread, duo of dips with pita bread and dipping sauce. $35.
We were presented with two dipping sauces. The first, a mild beetroot which tasted like it had been made from tinned beetroot, the second, a light Tzatziki. I found the pita bread quite chewy. The four chicken wings were large and greasy with only a mild flavour to them. There were quite a few squid rings, they weren't chewy which was a bonus, but were quite greasy. The beef and chicken satays were fairly small. I wasn't overly impressed with the beef satay. However, I found the chicken satay quite palatable. The potato wedges were nice although only mildly warm upon serving. We were surprised to find the garlic bread served as a side dish, and not cut into serving portions. We weren't given dishes to place our food onto so we ended up using our small bread and butter plates. It was quite awkward. We did find ourselves using our fingers quite a bit and spent a lot of our time trying to clean the grease off. We felt this dish should have been served with a finger bowl. Too much grease on the plate with grilled and deep fried foods.
For our dessert we shared a Home Made Apple and Filo Pastry Roll. It was advertised with warm custard and ice cream. $9.50.
Upon serving we discovered that it came with that ghastly whipped cream from out of a can. We asked the wait staff for the ice-cream that it had been advertised with. This was brought out to us, but no apology for the mix up. It was edible, but not spectacular.
We know not to order the sharing platter next time. There is a new menu so we will be back to try out other dishes.
It was my idea to order the Sharing Platter and, to be honest, it wasn’t one of my best. The platter certainly contained a lot of food but for the most part every item of hot food was greasy to the point of no longer wanting to touch or eat it. Unfortunately the meat on a couple of the chicken wings was still quite red. The sartees were satisfactory but I’ve got to say that the nicest item on the platter was the wedges. On the upside, if you order the platter it includes 2 dips and a garlic bread so there’s no need to order an entrée. A finger bowl is definitely required as is a dinner plate.
ReplyDeleteThe Apple Filo roll was disappointing. There needed to be more filling, the custard was overly sweet and it came served with that terrible canned cream. Why some Chef’s can’t take the time to enhance their dish with real whipped cream remains a mystery. If a dessert is advertised as being served with icecream then that is how you expect it to be presented. I had to chase our meager scoop.
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