The Garden Slug

Because of City Beat, we were reminded that we hadn't visited the Garden Slug in Telok Kurau.

The meeter-greeter was the resident cat stationed at the entrance.

She was just lazing around nonchalantly. Not even flinching when people patted her head as they walked past her.

Kind of full house (indoors) on a Friday evening. Busy Busy Busy. Service was tardy. No service staff in sight yet.

The crowd was full of people in their 20s. A relaxed vibe... typical of the East.

Finally, we ordered the following:

1. Soup of the day
2. Pork Loins
3. Garden Slug Mixed Grill
4. Plum drink
5. Ginger beer

The drinks came together, then the soup... rather quickly... Soup was tasty served with good bread.

Unfortunately, after that, we waited and waited...

This guy came along and told us that because the kitchen had wanted to serve both the pork loin and the mixed grill together, that both were delayed.

We shrugged and continued to wait.

40 minutes from the order, the pork loins arrived... without the Mixed Grill.

Despite the wait, the pork loins were yummy. The peaches were perfectly mushy. The sauce was sweet and savoury to a tee.

After we polished off the pork loins, the wait resumed.

Then this apologetic lady (one of the owners, I presume) came by our table and told us that our Mixed Grill was delayed because it had been served to another table by mistake. O_o

About 70 minutes from point of order, the Garden Slug Mixed Grill was finally served.

Once again, despite the wait, the food did not disappoint. The meat cuts could have been better, but at such prices, we are trained by the food scene not to expect too much.

As an apology for the delay, the apologetic lady served us a plate of complimentary fruit kebabs.

We think the Garden Slug is a great place to hang out at. The food is creative and yummy. However, it needs to sort out its operation (in the kitchen and on the floor) quickly.