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2013-04-08
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Prata Wala Cafe is a welcome addition to Junction 8 Shopping Mall's basement food hall that is directly linked to Bishan MRT. The Cafe has a casual, warm & homely vibe with its wood panelled walls, lamps suspended from the ceiling and two neat rows of tables with a mix of cushioned seats against the wall, chairs and stools. When we dropped by on a weekend, the place was abuzz with activity as customers were tucking into their food while two chefs were busy at work in the show kitchen and two sta
After placing our orders, paying & picking up our drinks at the counter we were given a buzzer and had no problems getting a table as customer turnover was quite fast. Most of the other customers were having the prata with either teh tarik or milo dinosaur. Prata Wala Cafe offers a choice of fiery South Indian curries for the chilli fiends as well as milder North Indian curries for those with lower spice thresholds.
Our teh tarik at $1.80 per mug was milky, frothy and full flavoured. Our buzzer rang in less than 10 minutes and viola our order of paper thosai ($4) and tissue prata ($2.80) were ready.
The thosai was the biggest we've ever seen, rolled up like a scroll & sticking out from both sides of the platter (see photo). This is meant to be shared. The thosai was part crispy, part chewy and we had three types of dip to go with it - a fragrant, mildly spicy lentil curry, a tangy tomato ginger curry gravy and a savory coconut dip. The tissue prata was delightfully crispy and light - great on its own though you can have it dusted with sugar or drzzled with chocolate or strawberry sauce.
We will gather a bigger group of friends when we return another day on an empty stomach to try their dum briyani, naan and murtabak. While prices here cost slightly more than at food courts, the portions are very generous, good quality ingredients are used and the food is tasty. Thumbs up.
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