I and the hubby were walking down Elizabeth St towards Queen Victoria market when I spotted Little Coconut House and two doors down, Coconut House. This place grabbed my attention as it reminded me of roadside shops in Malaysia.
We wandered into Coconut House after a little deliberation as to whether we needed lunch or not.
Coconut House was quite busy as it was lunch time with most tables occupied and we were ushered to a little table at the very end of the shop, left with the menus with instructions to place our order at the front. Hubby ordered the Nasi Lemak with Nonyan Curry Chicken. I went for the Banana Leaf Fried Chicken & Sambal Prawn rice and as they claimed to have the best Te Tarik (literal meaning being “pulled tea”) in town. The food came out together and extremely quickly.
Hubby loved the Nonyan Curry Chicken. I was however slightly disappointed with my order. It had the same components as the hubby’s order with the addition of papadum and a few prawns. I was amused that the “fried chicken” on my dish tasted like it had come from the same pot as the Nonyan curry chicken and I was very disappointed with the sambal prawns. It just didn’t taste like the real thing. The Te Tarik was good but I would dispute their claim of being the best in town as I’ve certainly had better ones in Melbourne.
The food is extremely cheap here though, with the above costing us just under $20. I may give this place one more go one day and try some other dish before giving my final judgment on Coconut House.
