Spending more than 1,000 baht for food from home

May 23, 2018 Not Your Typical Tourist

Life ain’t no bed of roses, you take the thorns and you make do. But, a bowl of assam laksa sorts of fix everything, or doesn’t it? I was even toying with flying to Penang just for a bowl of assam laksa. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and I gave Sambalacha Cafe Bangkok by Uncle Pang another go.

I first heard about Sambalacha from a Malaysian friend, and I supported them when they had a booth in Siam Paragon in 2014. Back then, their nasi lemak with chicken rendang (100+ baht) failed to impress. It was good, but not great. They subsequently opened an outlet at I’m Park mall, which is now closed down. On their Facebook page, mentioned that only do home delivery now (they are based in Bangna). I have been seeing their menu (sans price) on their Facebook Page, and thaaaat magic word, aka assam laksa, does the trick for me.

Calling them on 063 929 5615, I was asked to contact them via LINE … why not say on their page lah? Order, confirm address (as it affects delivery cost) and transfer money. After placing my order, I was given their quotation .. expensive, but I decided to splurge on some food from home.

Their food price doesn’t include delivery, they use Lalamove delivery service and it’s on COD (Cash on Delivery) payment method.

The damage

		Food price	Delivery	Total

Assam Laksa	270 baht	x2 = 540 baht
Nasi Lemak with Beef Rending	270 baht	x1 = 270 baht
Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball set	300 baht	x 1 = 300 baht
		1,110 baht	228 baht	1,338 baht

27.50 baht = RM 33.50.

The delivery process

1,110 baht worth of food, and many plastic containers

I said 11-1.30AM, and Lalamove arrived around 11.30AM. And food was still lukewarm and all wrapped up properly. Thumbs up!

The verdict

Where is my bunga kantan and mint leaves?

Assam laksa – and it says Penang Assam Laksa on their menu. Penang is a dangerous word, as it means the real deal. Missing ingredients .. bunga kantan is not available here, well, I can understand that … but at least give me my mint leaves.

Close .. but not the real deal (type of noodle)

Too little broth, wrong type of noodle, and broth is not at the perfect consistency. But it’s still passable for regular hawker fare, at 5-star hotel price.

Nasi lemak with beef rendang – Yay to the banana leaf, but the rice is not fragrant enough. Beef rendang is good, but somehow there’s that little something missing in the paste.

Hainanese chicken rice ball set – is a big no-no, from the chicken’s texture, taste to the accompanied vegetable (who does broccoli for chicken rice?), and the too-big rice ball.

So, will I order again? Yes, when I am desperate 🙂

Sambalacha Cafe Bangkok by Uncle Pang
Tel. 063 929 5615
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unclepangnasilemakbkk/