Historical version 1 of Bunga Raya, CR7 6AW (view current version)
- 020 8689 4612
- 785-787 London Road, CR7 6AW (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- bunga.co.uk
- closed Mon; 6pm-11pm Tue-Thu; 6pm-midnight Fri-Sat; noon-8pm Sun
Malaysian restaurant and bar in Thornton Heath. They also offer takeaway and delivery, with online ordering via Just Eat.
Kake ordered a takeaway delivery in June 2014. It arrived quickly and the driver was friendly.
Popiah (vegetable spring rolls; £3.20 for six) were crisp and greaseless, and came on a bed of crispy fried noodles which again had no excess greasiness.
Nasi lemak (coconut rice with roasted anchovies, peanuts, cucumber, boiled egg, and sambal; £6) was pretty good too. The rice was very slightly too al dente for my taste, but it had a good coconut flavour. The roasted anchovies were beautifully crisp, and the peanuts were large and nicely roasted. The sambal wasn't particularly spicy, but had a good savoury flavour. The boiled egg was done well, too, with no nasty dark ring around the yolk.
Kari ayam (chicken and potato curry; £5) was rich without being cloying. The chicken was on the bone and had plenty of flavour, and the potatoes had soaked up all the flavours very well.
Kake's verdict: I'll definitely order from here again. I'd like to eat in too, and try their buffet.
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