Restoran Black Canyon

It's been years since I last visited Black Canyon. Today I had Pad Kra Praw, which wasn't too bad. However, the mixed vegetable side for my husband's Roasted Chicken Rice had a bit too much gravy. I was also disappointed with their Prawn Fried Rice, which was wet—almost risotto-like 😅. The cucumber, tomato, and lettuce accompaniments were fresh, though. The Cha Thai Yen wasn't too sweet, but I find the portion unjustifiable for the price. I've always liked their Water Chestnut dessert; it still tastes the same as I remember.

The two-star rating is due to my disappointment with the Thai Chicken Green Curry. The brinjals were uncooked, hence tasted bitter and somewhat raw, and the basil had brown streaks on it. The waiter very politely took the curry back to the kitchen and then returned with slightly more cooked brinjals. I was kindly asked if I had ever had Thai green curry before (which I have, several times, in authentic Thai restaurants!). I was then informed that this was how their green curry is prepared. I wish the manager had come to see me and offered me another dish, as some professional restaurants do, but that didn't happen. Not wanting to create discomfort for the other patrons by making a fuss, I decided to finish my drink and pay the bill. I'm sorry to say I don't think I'll dine there again.

"Very normal Thai dishes, nothing special or unique. The tom yam fried rice is rather bland, and the rice has a somewhat glutinous texture, sticky and in a lump. The spicy fried chicken kway teow doesn't even look like the picture on the menu. I was expecting it to be darker in color and with at least a minimal wok hei taste, which would have been good enough. However, this kway teow tasted more like Ipoh style, whiter in color and also very bland. The Thai rice noodle "kha nam jeen" was a huge disappointment. The okra (lady finger) was very hard and dry; I couldn't even bite it into smaller pieces to swallow it. When I asked the waiter why it was so hard and overcooked until dry, the waiter actually replied, "This okra is a harder type; even cooked longer or less, it will still be hard."... What a reply! I would only recommend the soup, but even then, it's nothing special at all."

"The staff seemed quite out of it. I handed him the order slip, and he just put it in his pocket. Luckily, a friend noticed he hadn't processed it and reminded him. Ordering drinks took a very long time. The simple food and drinks were served by robots, and the robots were even seen trying to navigate around each other. They want people to order via QR code, but the shop has no Wi-Fi, and there's no mobile reception inside for 4G or 5G."

Salted fish fried rice (RM 14.12). Pineapple fried rice (RM 13.03). Omelette (RM 11.49). Salted fish fried rice: a bit sweet, hardly any salted fish, and no aroma of fried rice. The taste was flat. Pineapple fried rice: too sweet, carrots were very raw and hard, below average taste. Omelette (RM 11.49): very salty. The only thing we enjoyed was the atmosphere, environment, and robot serving. Overall, a NO for our next visit to this place. 😞😞😞