Phuket Power! Part 2: Royal India Indian Food

So it's a couple of days into our trip in Phuket and we're waiting for our day to begin.
And what better way to start your day than with a nice hearty breakfast am I right???

We asked around the locals because we actually had no idea what the locals had for breakfast.
Someone said fried rice. Most of the street peddlers seemed to be selling little packets of rice or noodles with veggies and minced meat.

So believe it or not - we settled on some Indian food.

The main reason for this was we were waiting for a buddy of mine at the hotel and there happened to be this new shop just across from our hotel which was selling Indian Food. Royal India sounded like a trustworthy name am I right?

Well we actually wanted prata (seriously) but I guess we had to settle on some other stuff instead.

Garlic and Butter Naan (฿60 each)

The place had just opened so I guess they had no choice but to make these naan fresh.
Nice and steaming hot fresh from the oven for sure. I have to say the Naan was actually quite nice.
In fact it may have been the only thing I enjoyed.

Lamb Curry (฿150)

Okay the mutton curry actually was not bad.
Well it's not like it was the best lamb curry I ever had but at least it was edible.

Edible? Why would I say edible?

Chicken Curry (฿150)

We actually received the Chicken Curry first.
When I first tried it, I commented that it had a little bit of a sour tang to it. We decided it might be because they might have added some yoghurt to the curry which was actually very common in Indian cooking.

And then, my brother took a nice big bite of a piece of chicken.
And then he spat it out.

Apparently, the chicken had gone rancid.
This wasn't a case of yoghurt in the curry or even the chicken not being washed properly.
This was a case of ROTTEN CHICKEN CURRY.

We pointed it out the the waiter and he told us "All Phuket chicken tastes like that."
Errr we've eatena lots of chicken in Phuket and no not all Phuket chicken tastes rotten.


Adam's Verdict:
Garlic Naan 2.5/5 -- Lamb Curry 2/5

Azlan's Verdict:
Garlic Naan 2/5-- Butter Naan 3/5

Raffiq's Verdict:
Garlic Naan 3/5 -- Lamb Curry 3/5

Kumar's Verdict:
Garlic Naan 0/5 -- Lamb Curry 0/5

As you can tell, Kumar was really angry about the Chicken Curry.
In fact, they all have negative ratings (-10 and -5) but of course, we don't give ratings for rotten food here on The Halal Food Blog. Remember the Lo Mai Kai?

Needless to say, we didn't pay for the Chicken Curry.

And the worst thing is - that guy in the font of the restaurant had the balls to keep asking us to come in and eat again EVERY DAY after that.

Take this more of a warning than a review. Avoid the Chicken Curry!!

Royal India Indian Food

Sawatdirak Road
Patong, Phuket, Thailand

Operating Hours: 10pm til 10.30pm Daily

Phuket Power! Part 1: Banana Pancake

Just across the street from our hotel (White Sand Resortel), there's this guy and his cart.
And he sells pancakes.

Muhammad Hassan is his name. Remember his face.
He actually used to work in Singapore making (you guessed it) pratas!
So by Banana Pancake, we meat the sorta-like-prata type not the flour-crepe type.

Banana Nutella Pancake (฿60)

Tell me that doesn't looks appetizing.
You've got Banana and Nutella wrapped in the thin crisp pancake and condensed milk drizzled on top.
YUMMY!

If the first picture didn't get you then I'm sure this one did.

You actually have a wide range of choices for your pancake.
He's got

Banana + Chocolate

Banana + Nutella

Banana + Honey

Banana + Cinnamon

Banana + Peanut Butter

Honey + Lemon + Sugar

Coconut + Chocolate

Banana + Coconut

Banana + Chocolate + Coconut

Egg + Banana + Chocolate

Banana + Blueberry + Chocolate

Banana + Pineapple + Chocolate

Banana + Honey + Starwberry

Egg + Cheese + Cinnamon

Egg + Banana + Raisins

Banana + Nutella + Chocolate

OMG. Choose wisely because you probably can't try every single one in your one trip.

No bananas were harmed in the making of this pancake.
And even if there were, they all went to heaven.

Banana Chocolate Pancake (฿40)

There's a difference between Nutella and Chocolate obviously.
If you can't decide, then maybe you can try the Nutella + Chocolate + Banana one.
I wish I had...

I actually tried the Honey + Lemon + Sugar pancake.
It was pretty tasty and definitely different but it didn't have the same kick because there was no filling.
I'm guessing anything with Banana would be a minimum choice.

Adam's Verdict:
Banana Nutella Pancake 4/5 -- Honey Lemon Sugar Pancake 2/5

Azlan's Verdict:
Banana Nutella Pancake 4/5 

Raffiq's Verdict:
Banana Chocolate Pancake 3.5/5

John's Verdict:
Banana Chocolate Pancake 5/5

If you're in Phuket, this is a must try!
There'll be plenty of the same type of stalls but not all Halal so look carefully okay.

Banana Pancake

Cross Junction of Sawatdirak Road headed to Patong Beach
Patong, Phuket, Thailand

Operating Hours: 12.00pm til 9.30pm Daily

Image from Google Maps