The other day, on the way from LCCT to my place in Melaka, i happen to catch a glimpse of this shop that recently opened in Bukit Beruang, at the row of shops in front of University Green Apartment. The shop i mentioned happens to sell Bakuteh and is called "Lao Niang Bakuteh". From the outside, just by looking at the signboard, the shop looks quite promising. Not dat i wan to judge a book by it's cover, just dat it kinda gave me a good impression from the outside while i was passing by.
Being quite a fan of bakuteh, ah wee and I visited the place after one of our tennis sessions. Upon reaching there, we were famished so we ordered some food straightaway. Quite irritated that they didn't have a menu, had nothing to refer to when ordering(menu with pictures would be nice) but i guess the food and drink choices are quite limited. From my observation, the place was your typical run of the mill coffee shop. Just table and chairs arranged for people to have their meals, no interior design what so ever. At least the place can be considered clean.....
Moving on then, the first to arrive was our drinks. We both ordered chrysanthemum tea because there weren't many choices. It was the worst chrysanthemum tea i have tasted in ages. It was so mild and bland that u can barely taste the chrysanthemum, tasted more like plain water with a sourish taste to me.
I hoped that the food might taste better compared to the drinks. And boy was i wrong! The food was complete rubbish, disgrace of a bakuteh.....total crap. Here are some pics taken using ah wee's camera.
Sorry bout the pics, i forgot to take the photos when the food arrived. When i realised, this was what was left. Don't get me wrong, the quite empty bowl in the food doesn't mean that the food was nice, we were just hungry.
The bakuteh soup didn't have oomph at all. You cannot taste the herbs and spices of bakuteh and the cook put in too much pepper. What you get is something which resembles black pepper soup than bakuteh. Next was the meat, some of the meat was jaw-numbingly chewy. A considerable amount of effort is required before the meat can be swallowed. They could've also stewed the meat for a longer period of time to make it more tender and tasty. Instead, the meat was just bland and rubbery. My mum can make way better bakuteh....
Then it was time to foot the bill, and boy was i shocked. For 2 person, drinks included it cost us RM20. Wad the fuck? Ni lao niang eh! you bloody expect us to pay so much for that minute portion of a sorry excuse for a bakuteh???? Horrible food plus cut throat prices! No way am i visiting this stoopid shop again! Fyi, we had to go for another round at the hawker center to fill our stomachs....
Bakpoh Rating: A measly 1 out of 5
Conclusion:
Dun ever visit this place. Lousy drinks and crappy food with unreasonable prices to boot! Most of the things that can go wrong with a food establishment, this place has it. Even if u have the money to spare, don't! Give me the money so i can spend it for u or just donate it to charity.
Name of place: Lao Niang Bakuteh
Location: Bukit Beruang, Melaka (row of shops near University Green Apartment)
