Some ex-colleagues rave about the food in my office cafeteria, finding excuses to come over for the classic Chinese Fried Rice. Some current colleagues can’t stand the food here and complain that it never changes.
Till one fine day when we got a memo via email about the new Tandoori Chicken with Roti Naan. Being the Cheese Naan and Tandoori Chicken lover I was, I had to check it out. Besides, where else would you get it during lunch hour? Normal naan-providing eateries only open in the evening. (However, they only served it on Mondays and Thursdays.)
I eagerly awaited Thursday for the debut of the meal set. Sure, the plate isn’t appealing, but which is more important: The tea you drink, or the cup you drink the tea in?
The chicken was excellent, juicy with the right amount of exaggerated crisp. Satay isn’t satay without burnt carcinogens, yes? The mint sauce looked like peppermint with chocolate ice-cream but was good anyway.
However, that was no roti naan – that was a chappati! It sure looked and tasted like the flat, dry bread.
And so, I did something Malaysians would not do.
Complain to the right people.
To: (the sender)
Subject: RE: Cafeteria Special
Hi
i hear ya!
yah, we should take proactive steps like you man..
good one! 🙂
lol..
and i never tried it before i left 😛
*try*
Lol, I still think the naan looks funny :p
*applause*
*proceeds to write a letter to Makanlah*
If only every place to eat displays their email and invites feedback.
I found out about this via email, so I could reply there. But if there was no reply, I’d tell it to the man.
Nice to see another fellow Tandoori lover. Being one as well, we should form a club then slowly but surely, take over the world.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh after 2-3 weeks i still havent got the guts to try cos there were too many unhappy customers..
but now ill try.
very impressed. by you, and by astro’s cafeteria!