Go Bang Patin Tempoyak Temerloh

  I was out of town to go for a course in Temerloh so Kev went down to Temerloh to bring me back. It took around 2 hours to travel from Kuantan in my humble Myvi. We wanted to try out the famous Patin Tempoyak there. There were quite a few restaurants to choose from however we decided to try out the most famous one. Kev said that the first restaurant that sold Patin Tempoyak is this so it became really famous. Patin is catfish in the Malay language while Tempoyak is fermented durian. For me I'm not brought up in an environment having tempoyak however I love to try new food and new things.
 Honestly, Kev and I did not enjoy the food there. Though I like the grilled fish with tempoyak, it's not good enough for me to go there another time. Kev disliked it because it was really sour for his taste. The tempoyak soup is too salty and both of us agree. Guess because it is a famous place, the food here is pretty pricey.

Their big signboard and whom I assume to be the shop owner

They do have other dishes too eg prawns

The Patin Tempoyak soup. They had a choice of fish or tail however on that day, there's only the head available. However a friend of us told us that the best part to have is actually the head

They have this grill counter where you can choose your fish and get it grilled with tempoyak. Since they are famous for their patin, of course it is our choice of fish

We chose top half of the fish and they cut the fish into half as well. I turned one half of the fish to show how it looked the other side. For me, I like this dish but I cant have much because it makes me feel stuffed with all the fatty skin that Patin had

Grilled Patin Tempoyak

It's self service here so you go through this lane of food choosing what you want and pay after you finish your meal

Their huge poster showing off their best seller

Cincau Bandung with ice-cream. Too sweet for my taste

Tepeh, not a big fan but Kev loves it

Rice to go with your ?salty/sour dish

Overall I did not like the food here. But they are so famous! Either they are usually good and we chose a bad day to go or Kev and I got weird tastebuds. We definitely wont be going back and if I do have the chance I want to try other restaurants that serve Patin Tempoyak in Temerloh.

Ratings:

Ambience ★★★☆☆

Food ★★☆☆☆

Cleanliness ★★★☆☆

Price ★★☆☆☆

Gobang Maju Patin Tempoyak,

1/4 Mile Jalan Triang, 

28000 Temerloh,

Pahang.

Tel: +6019-9569696

Opening hours: Open daily from 11am to 10pm except for Thursdays.