Garuda: Authentic Padang Cuisine

Padang is a city in Indonesia which is mostly famous for their foods. While very common to be found in our country, it's a little surprising that people in Singapore are becoming their fans too. Lot's of Indonesian restaurants here have adopted Padang foods. One of them is Garuda.

Here, you can opted to choose your meal right away from the foods displayed in the see-through bar counter, the way this kind of eatery traditionally worked. Or, you can choose from the menu instead for more choices. Most of the foods are spicy, so you might want to ask the waitress for the level of spiciness in the dish.

Terong balado, sauteed eggplant with chilies. I'm not an eggplant eater, but it does look good.

Beef rendang is a must; the beef are slow-cooked so that the meat can absorb the spices throughoutly.

This Chicken with green chilies is my favourite. Tender chicken with sweet and sour chili, best eaten with the rice.

This is a veggie dish made from the leaves of singkong (cassava). This only can be found in Padang restaurant, my other favourite.

Some of you might never heard lungs being eaten, but this crispy cow's lungs are great. I never knew it was lungs back then, until my mom told me. Still, I ate them. It's very good when they're perfectly crisp.

For dessert, the one worth trying are their young whole coconut and chendol. That day I can't take any more, so we skipped them. One thing you need to watch out when eating this foods is their fats. Most of the them are cooked with coconut milk, which are high in colestrol. But for once in a while, I think it's perfectly fine. Good foods make you happy. ;)

Garuda
15 Cairnhill Road
#02-01 Cairnhill Place
Singapore 229650
Tel: 67354111