Chicken Mandy (half chicken), 26 ringgit This was da bomb! It was very good. Oooo man, I got to start with the chicken. The reason I ordered half a chicken rather than the other available option – Quater, was because based on my experience with many other eateries, most of the time, the chicken pieces offered are usually little or smaller in size. So, just to be on the safe side, I opted for half a chicken. When it arrived though, Wowza! when these folks say ‘half a chicken’ then they would deliver exactly that because it literally was a whole piece of half a chicken. Then, when I started cutting into it – the meat was sooooooo tender that it literally fell of the bone. There was no hardship at all, no having to ‘fight’ and ‘wrestle’ with the meat to break it apart. It tasted equally as awesome. There wasn’t as much flavor on the meat as it did on the rice but whatever flavor there was + plus the naturally feel of being baked – simply awesome! Having the chicken with the rice though …. heavenly. That is all there is to say 🙂
Beef Stroganoff (MYR 35) Beef strips smothered with creamy sauce and served with rotini pasta or optional rice. This Russian inspired plate comes with decent mushroom cream sauce that is just nice to give you the flavour without overcloying, to be paired with the sliced beef, which I feel will be nicer if the meat were much tender- that would be perfect.
Beef Stroganoff (MYR 35) This Russian inspired plate comes with decent mushroom cream sauce that is just nice to give you the flavour without overcloying, to be paired with the sliced beef, which I feel will be nicer if the meat were much tender- that would be perfect.
Lamb kebab (RM56) - well-spiced, tender chunks of lamb meat served with bread and chips. One of our favourite dishes here.
The Chicken Mandi is basically a traditional Yemeni dish. This dish, I enjoyed because it was rather similar to the local indian briyani I indulge in from time to time. A lil dryer perhaps but similar in terms of the spices used and its taste. The long grain rice was flavorful and the big piece of juicy chicken thigh was awesome. Tender and moist it was, the meat literally falls off with ease as you cut into it. The dish comes with a side of vegetable soup and tomato gravy. A yummy dish overall.
Reasons to visit: a chance to try the not-so-commonly-found-in-Malaysia Yemeni cuisine; don’t miss the Mullawah and Rateeb breads, Lamb Soup, the Saltah, and be sure to order Kunafe for dessert!
Try Yemeni cuisine at least once and you will be surprise at how good the cuisine is. Al Nafoura is a great choice to try the cuisine as the Rahim has really nailed the flavours well. Dishes are affordable and prepared very well. Al Nafoura also does catering for private parties. It may be my first time trying Yemeni cuisine but it will certainly not be my last as Al Nafoura has really left a delicious experience of Yemeni cuisine for me.
Overall, the food was a bit worse than its near neighbour, except for the fasolya, and staff were fine, if not exactly professional. However, when we left I noted to my wife that I didn’t fancy returning, because the place felt grimy. For some reason, they leave empty plates on the table for you to use, which had quite a lot of dirt on and which we had changed. Dirt and dust fell from the overhead fan too, and underneath the table it was oily. She agreed, noting she was worried about the kitchen (I assume they’ve got an acceptable hygiene rating from the inspectors, though). Just felt a little dirty.
Arab restaurant serving aromatic nasi briyani with tendering chicken or lamb pack with Iranian spices
I think the grilled meats goes well with the Arabic Minted Tea, nice!
I ordered the Hummus for a familiar taste, but I will try the other appetizers next time.
I'm very glad that LC introduced me to Oregi. I now have a favorite middle eastern restaurant after the one near my place shut down. I would love to try the pasta dishes here as well - it comes in 3 sizes ranging from small to large with the most expensive only costing RM23.90! Now that's worth the money.
After reading PH's post about the delicious lamb, I quickly "ajak" my friend who likes to eat lamb too to check out the place. The above is what we ordered. We kept half of each dish for dinner. The lamb was tender and tasty just like PH has described it to be. A big thank you to PH for introducing this place.
Harga wise tak pasti sebab orang belanja tapi rasanya reasonable jugak la.
