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Tee
1
The portion at the ban mian stall was dismal. They charged us for extra meat, but gave us an appalling portion that was less than what you would get at typical ban mian stalls.
Peter Kwek
3
Average meals and average prices: nothing fancy.
Mandy
5
A very great halal food court.
Serena Seah
1
Here's the lightly edited review:
"Had my first lunch at the Canberra Plaza Canteen after living in Canberra for over a year, and I was honestly shocked by the price of this Nasi Padang — $9! I know Malay or Indo-style Nasi Padang tends to be on the pricier side, but I didn’t expect it to be this expensive here.
As you can see, the portion is really small. I swear I only took one bite of the fish — and it’s tiny! The cabbage and potato portions are also minimal.
Not sure if it’s the high rental at Canberra Plaza that’s forcing the seller to price it this way, or if it’s just their own choice to sell at such a steep price — but either way, it really doesn’t feel worth it.
To be honest, I usually get Nasi Padang with a Nasi Lemak base and four generous dishes at Novena for just around $8++.
Don’t think I’ll be coming back here for meals anymore although the Nasi Padang wasn't bad — I don’t want to get shocked by another “amazing” price again!
Also, the cleaning aunty here isn’t as friendly or helpful as the normal coffee shop aunties, who often clear your plates even when it’s not really part of their job. The one here seemed pretty free, but still didn’t bother — a small thing, but it really shows the difference in service."
Pek Soon Lau
4
Nice halal food court in the HDB Canberra estate. The stalls offer budget meals. It has a clean, air-conditioned environment.
Valeria
1
I ordered fish fillet with rice at the Western food stall. Instead of a piece of fillet like the one pictured, I was served only four bites of fish. This is way too misleading and honestly a scam. I paid $9.90 for it, too. I will never eat at this Western food stall ever again!
Odelia Nasriah
1
My husband ordered fried fish soup for me here, and the auntie was so rude. I feel like people who come here to work, especially in F&B, should really learn the basics of English. They don't have to be smooth in the language.
Then she got angry at my husband because he couldn't understand Chinese (my husband is Malay). That we don't mind, actually. But when we ordered, we asked to separate the fish because it's fried and it would be soggy by the time we get home. But the auntie didn't. So my husband reminded her that he had requested to separate the fish. But the auntie scolded him for requesting so.
All I can say is: Auntie, I'm sorry my husband cannot speak Chinese, but don't scold him! We also never scolded you for not understanding English. Fried fish stall, I hope you have at least one English-speaking person to help her out.
We requested milk in the soup, but she didn't add any either. My husband was too lazy to ask again, fearing the auntie would scold him again.
Angeline Lim
3
I only had YTF here because it's just a typical YTF stall in food courts. The food was edible, and service was quick. Paying with the NTUC app entitles you to a 10% discount, making it quite affordable.
The one thing I cannot stand is that patrons are already doing their due diligence to self-return their trays, yet the cleaner auntie (the one with a hairband and apron) simply sits there like a Dua Pek Gong, using her phone, drinking kopi, and people-watching, seemingly not bothering to wipe tables that are either wet or dirtied by food. The other cleaner was okay and quite proactive, though she was busy clearing the self-return rack. Furthermore, she could take trays from the stall to re-wipe them on the table (as shown in the third picture), but couldn't wipe the crumbs or clean that specific table. She then moved to another, cleaner table to wipe the trays. I truly cannot understand.
Also, if you are having breakfast before 9 AM, be prepared to feel very warm in here. The plaza management only turns on the air conditioning from 9 AM onwards.
Mohd Hakim Hafiz
5
Good food, good service, and excellent cleanliness.
It’s so nice that I ate the utensils too. (After picture posted)