Comments on: Ria: Authentic Malaysian

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:26:55 +0000

Peter: I think you have a career in overly enthusiastic restaurant profile writing just waiting for you. That comment reads exactly like something a restaurateur would write.

By: peter

peter — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:19 +0000

ria represents a fresh twist to malaysian food. Take tried and tested home cooked dishes, give them enticing names and sprinkle some cilantro and there you have it!! Price it at mid-levels, add a dash of modern deco and friendly staff. Its a great formula for success. all the best to them. !!

By: Return to Ria | Abstract Gourmet

Return to Ria | Abstract Gourmet — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:46:58 +0000

[...] been off gallivanting around the countryside far too much, because I haven’t been back to Ria in quite a while [...]

By: Sengsta

Sengsta — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:33:49 +0000

Ah calories… Hence the extra kilos. :-)

(ed: we don’t need specifics :) )

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:30:17 +0000

Sengsta, I should have guessed you were a food hall man at heart… but I won’t hold it against you this time… Still, Ria really is worth the price.

As for the review, I am more than happy to volunteer my stomach and taste buds in the pursuit of good food… it’s a labour of love… and calories.

By: Sengsta

Sengsta — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:23:22 +0000

I should try Ria some time, but (and I blush to say this) I’m probably one of those sorts who balk at paying $17 for a bowl of laksa (fragrant and tasty though it may be) when I can get one at the local hawkers area for $7.00. But Acar Fish is going to convince me to give this a go. Thanks for the review Matt.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:47:40 +0000

Hey Jean,

Let me know what you think if you do check it out. Are you blogging anywhere these days ?

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:50:38 +0000

Haven’t been to Ria though I’ve heard some pretty good stuff about it. Must find a day to go with another friend who likes checking out new places.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:23:03 +0000

Hi R, firstly I don’t think deep fried cream cheese counts as food…but moving on… I think it’s all in the semantics. From what I can gather crab rangoon was never a Burmese dish, and was basically given that name to identify with Americans who wanted to think they were getting real asian food from their local Chinese takeaway store…but without the chickens feet and pig offal. Which is really another story altogether.

I think Sharon has hit the nail on the head, and surmised what I what trying to say quite well. This concept of “back home” food, whilst often true, is not a healthy way to approach it, otherwise you will never expand your palate or appreciate for the regional variances in food. And you’ll spend your life visiting crappy suburban food courts… and really, who wants to have to do that :)

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 01:29:39 +0000

I have to say I really enjoyed the food at Ria, and I know my dad will be rolling his eyes at the food and the price…but frankly this place isn’t catered for people like my dad :P

I find it quite frustrating that so many asian restaurants (whether it’s chinese/malaysian or Hong Kong or Indian etc) do pretty much the same thing to cater for what people ‘expect’…I find it hard to differentiate between them all, so I don’t have a favourite! I like that Ria is doing things a bit differently by being creative.

I find those people who complain about food not being “authentic” (my asian rellies and friends) are usually the same ones that complain that food is much better ‘back home’. So these people aren’t really giving anything new a chance. I do understand what it is like to miss authentic food (Oh I miss the food in Japan!!!), but I refuse to to stay emotionally attached to something I ate in the past, just like relationships/life – we must move on :)