Puji Puji

absolutely dreadful will never go here again - WHY -

We were crammed like sardines in a tin

The service was diabolical

Freezing cold - when i asked for the heating to be switched on - a portable heater was brought out!

Food was far from authentic - the signature dish chicken satay - should be infamous as we have tasted far superior at a takeaway

We were charged double for the children' dishes - although they were half the quantity

Our food was served accidentally to another table and when they realised the mistake they gave us the same dish a while later - cold

Overcharged and when i questioned the bill - suddenly the waiter spoke poor English, when earlier on in the evening he had no trouble understanding everything!

Far too expensive - unfortunately we did not receive what we paid for - RIP OFF
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Charmain
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

if you want a localised (ie suited to the western taste buds) Malaysian food - forget about going to this place as they serve proper Malaysian food. It's abit far off from central London but definitely worth the trip..

had dinner there & it was just amazing - if you sat facing the batik panels you would think you are in Malaysia! the food was superb - fresh good quality ingredients. We had the nasi lemak (georgeous fluffy just perfectly salted rice with the perfect sambal), rendang (very nicely done & melts in your mouth beef), sambal sotong (lovely but slightly too spicy for me - but I blame my tamed taste buds after all these years living in London) & the satay is just divine!

definitely satisfied my cravings for nasi lemak & rendang :)

oh & service was superb.. Kak Azi (mummy & cook of the restaurant) & her son were very friendly.
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katrina
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, October 17, 2011

Having read all the reviews me and my gf thought we should give it a try.

The food was very very good. We really enjoyed it and definitely would come back for more.

The time we will bring some extra cash as it is cash only and the nearest cash machine charges £1.99. It's bring your own bottle too.
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J mathew
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Having read previous reviews we were a bit apprehensive about trying this place out but being just up the road we decided to give it a shot. We have been here twice now and loved it!

The food is excellent. We had the satay chicken and then mixed it up the next time and had lamb. Both were yummy.

For our mains, the beef stew was amazing! As was the chicken and tomato stew. We like spice and it totally hit the spot! We also enjoyed the flaky delight that is the breads.

The staff were really friendly and more than happy to help you choose your dishes. Bring your own bottle makes this place a real bargain and we will be frequenting it on a regular basis...

We have never written on one of these reviews before but the negative comments of some previous reviews made us feel that we should share the good experiences that we had since we believe the restaurant must have greatly improved!
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8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

i approached this place with trepidation having read the reviews about folk having had fairly uneven experiences there. however, me and and a bunch of malaysia-phile and expat mates are always on the lookout for a proper rendang which is hard to find in this town.

we arrived without a booking, expecting it would not be busy early in the week. however it is quite small and was fairly full. they said to come back in a half hour and we repaired to the duke of wellington and returned in due form.

it's BYO, no corkage and the bottle of 2005 rosemount grenache shiraz i found at the offie along the street was a find in itself at £7. thus lubricated, i was in a good mood.

we had the chicken satay, which had the slightly char grilled taste and aroma which this dish should have. came with the obligatory rice cubes and chopped onion. pretty good.

sambal prawn was good and the rendang was the best i have had in london. chicken curry and a vegetable curry were ok but not standouts like the other dishes. rice servings were OK but the mains were a little on the small side and west end prices. but still for the quality of the rendang and sambal prawns, and the fact that the food was decently spiced, i did not mind.

so, not a bad experience at all. i would go back.
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benjamin scanlon
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

i have visited puji puji and enjoyed the food. After a week, I searched on internet but i could not find a web site that deliver same food. I really did not want to leave the house and wanted Mee Goreng Udang and Kari Kambing. When i checked on some web sites I saw that they had different menu to what puji puji had in the restaurant. But then my friend told me about My Salivation Delivers. I ordered food from them for delivery from Puji Puji and it was just what I wanted. :) very happy I can order in from puji puji now given the weather has been so bad. ;)
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Abie - View all reviews by this user
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Our experience I'm afraid is much the same as the latest person to leave their comment. This was our third visit to Puji Puji, the first 2 visits were excellent, the food, atmosphere and hospitality were great. THIRD TIME UNLUCKY!

We waited almost half an hour for our food, the vegetarian tofu dish was fine. However, one of us ordered the chicken stew. The chicken was on the bone and when cut into was blatantly under cooked. We called the owner over to politely question the state of the chicken, she reluctantly took the plate away after telling us the chicken had been cooked for hours - so it could just be dark meat. To us, it was not cooked at all. She then brought back the plate a few moments later minus the offending chicken saying she would knock some money off the bill.

Our friend asked for the beef dish instead. The beef arrived and yes it was equally bad. It was obviously a fatty, stringy cheap cut of meat. Our friend didn't eat much of their meal, put off by the whole experience.

Such a shame, this could've all been saved by some excellent customer service. Bringing the same bloody dish back with some meat scraped off the plate and expecting our friend to eat it and then the beef being rubbish. All the discount we got was £2.50 - they minus 1 coconut rice.

Sorry but we wont be eating here again. Such a shame.
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disgruntled_dalstoners
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 3
Saturday, May 07, 2011

I have been going to Puji Puji for a year now and when i first discovered it the food was great, the service was great and the atmosphere was great.

I went last night with 3 friends and it could not be further from the above if it tried. When we walked in the atmosphere seemed different, no candles on tables, no ambient lighting, we ordered our food 2 dishes arrived, one of which tasted heavily of nothing but fish sauce. The 3rd dish arrived about 15 minutes later this fried rice with chicken satay, the satay was amazing as always however the rice also tasted of nothing but fish sauce and the vegetables in the rice where frozen mixed veg sweet corn, carrots and peas!

The 4th dish never arrived and when we asked where it was the waiter went to another table and picked up 2 dishes and bought them to our table, they had delivered it to the wrong table and after sitting there for 30 minutes tried to give it back to us!!!

By this point we had had enough so we asked for the dish as a takeaway, so the same one that had been sitting around was put into takeaway containers, the final straw was when we asked for the bill they tried to charge us for the dish!!!!!

When i asked for the dish to be taken of the bill this was done but reluctantly and with no apology at all.

I find this a shame to write this review as this used to be a friendly small family ran business with excellent food and reasonable prices.
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Amy
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 1
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Sad to read about the bad experience below! I can only assume this was an off day because Puji Puji is our local and we have always had great meals there. My wife is from Penang and so she can tell if some dishes are not exactly authentic but most please her very much especially the rendang and rice dishes like nasi goreng and lemak. I love the sambal squid, very hot and fiery, and rojak salad. We recommend to anyone local to give it a try.
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C
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Thursday, August 19, 2010

This is the true review! I read the reviews on this website before going to Puji Puji and was very excited by what I read.

I also went on the restaurants own website to check out the menu. When I arrived there i was given a menu that was completely different to that on their own website. I told the waiter that the menu on their website was different, I was told that I must have looked at a wrong website.

15 minutes later another couple came to restaurant and also mentioned that the menu was different on their website. Surely we both didn’t look up the wrong website.

When our food arrived the presentation was very poor and so was the taste.

I’m shocked by the other reviews they are so far from the truth!
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2 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 1
Sunday, August 08, 2010