Muthu’s Curry

Can’t tell you much about the food, because I left after sitting there for 15 minutes without anybody bothering to take orders. I should have known from the start, because the tried to seat me at the worst table although the place es half empty.
BTW I’m not the critical type of person regarding restaurants and service, but this was definitely too much.

Food is below average, service is terrible!

Some tandoori chicken, curry, rice fresh bread and Tiger lager. Nice spice. Good service. If you are in the mood for some Indian food whilst in Singapore, this place is unlikely to disappoint. It was a great lunch stop.

OMG YUM!!! Not only was the food good, but the service was great as well. I got the Mutha’s Chicken Chuuka and it had a wonderful spicy taste to it. I will definitely be back for more of that! Definitely get the mixed appetizer as well. I left so full that I needed to be rolled out of there. Lol. Their cheese naan is great also.

I have been told that this restaurants’ standards had dropped in the past 1 – 2 years, but I still wanted to try it with my family. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. We had fish head curry, the dish was quite disappointing. The fish was hard, over cooked, not fresh and had a hint of an off-​putting fishy smell. The fish was placed on a big deep bowl with plenty curry sauce, but the strong curry spice couldn’t cover the fishy smell. The fish head curry was so disappointing! When we told the waiter the fish was not fresh, he replied, the fish was cooked to order. My point is, cooking a fish that wasn’t fresh in the first place doesnt make it any fresher! Another dish is the lamb dish. It was very chewy. Since they had a buffet in the afternoon that included this dish, I was wondering if they just gave us the leftovers. Additionally, one of my family members and I got bitten by a mosquito. My friend already made a reservation in this restaurant, and after my dinner I immediately told them to cancel it. This restaurant was a disappointment.

I usually do not go to Muthu for the fish head curry because I and my wife cannot finish it and we don’t want to be limited to trying one dish only :)
I go here for the smaller dishes like the chicken tikka masala, chicken 65, tandoori chicken.
What makes this different is that all their dishes come with a bit of spice that reminds me of how these dishes are cooked in India instead of the mellowed or ‘Singaporeanized’ recipes.
Very reasonable pricing for food vs others in the vicinity along race course road.

Now, this review is solely on the food. We came a little after lunchtime and the service was slacking for an almost empty place.
However, food was great. We had a few dishes — the fish cutlet, the fish roe and the fish head curry.
Fish cutlets and fish roe were… meh. to say the least.
But the fish head curry was nice and fresh. I devoured all the gloriousness of the fish’s cheek and jaw and eyes! Yum! I loved the addition of pineapple in the curry; almost a palette cleanser.
I’d say skip everything else and get the fish head curry. Worth it!

Best fish-​head curry I’ve had.
Best Indian food I’ve had in Singapore, hands-​down!

Muthu Curry was the place that the Folks insisted on visiting when I said I wanted to have some delicious curry fish head. It’s been more than a decade since I last visited Muthu and I had long forgotten the taste.
Indeed, the signature South Indian style Curry Fish head ($ 22/​$ 27/​$ 32) that has secured numerous accolades differed from the Chinese fish head curry in many ways. The colour was intense red instead of yellowish. According to the Folks, this kind of curry uses less coconut milk, so it was less creamy but the gravy is still rich because of the heavy spices rather than curry powder. There were no sight of brinjals, cabbage or tomatoes but ladyfingers and the piquant pineapple slices. Those who are adverse to spicy food will be able to handle this pot easily as the curry is NOT spicy at all. No sweat.
We all love the gravy and could ladle it non-​stop onto the fragrant Dum Bryani ($ 4/​head) or white rice ($ 3/​head), though the fish was not too fresh that day.
If the menu looks Greek to those who seldom have Indian food, there is also display counter where one can pick whatever food that looks tantalizing. The Mysore mutton ($ 11) was too tough but the Tandoori Chicken (below), chicken marinated in yoghurt, was smoky and flavorful.
As a big fan of Indian Vegetarian food, I love all sorts of creamy paneers and Daals. But I decided to ditch the gravy laden veggies and try something new. The Vegetable Sheesh Kebab $ 9 was a mistake because it turned out to be dry rolls of mixed vegetable potato pattie, though the accompanying green sauce was zingy enough to perk the tastebuds.
But the Gobi Manchurian ($ 9) turned out to be one of my favourite dish that night. Didn’t know that it was actually an Indian Chinese fusion dish. Perhaps the Chinese aspect comes from the cooking method – coating the cauliflowers in batter and deep fry just like Sweet and Sour Fish. They are later sauteed in soy and chilli sauce. Not spicy but super sour.
Another first try is the Peshwari Naan ($ 5), a sweet naan in coated with almonds. The Folks commented it was strange to have sweet naan with savoury curry but I thought it was a nice balance to offset all the savoury food. So I rejoiced when I could have the entire naan all myself (the rest took charge of the remaining rice;)
As usual, free flow pappadum, free flow of side vegetables (yellow cabbage was ok but the sautéed long beans were too salty). Together with the fragrant non-​greasy Bryani rice, it was a great satisfying dinner. Even Ah Ma nods in agreement.

I’ve been a regular here for the past 2 years. Generally decent service if a bit rushed because they’re so busy but good food and atmosphere… However today the food and service was not their usual.

We visited Muthus on a Sunday night and visiting Little India on a Sunday is an experience in itself!!! However, let’s talk about the Muthu’s experience shall we?!
I have previously visited Samy’s in Dempsey on a visit to Singapore last year and it has set a fairly high benchmark. Unfortunately Muthus, which also serves curries on a banana leaf, while decent, is definitely not on par with the likes of Samys.
Had a mango lassi to drink which was delicious and I slurped it all up far too quickly. The complimentary bowl of poppadoms at the table was a nice touch but the stale soft ones at the bottom weren’t!
We tried their famous fish head curry, the almond chicken, a beef vindaloo, saag paneer and the garlic naans. The fish head curry was tasty but prepare to be poking around for some decent chunks of fish. The beef vindaloo was also quite delicious. I found the almond chicken quite boring, with bones in the chicken (I had naively assumed boneless) and the saag paneer very bland and tasteless. I had expected rich tastes of spinach and cottage cheese, instead the lukewarm dish lacked any flavour whatsoever. In fact most of their dishes were only warm rather than the steaming hot curries of my imaginations.
Service was probably in the third quartile, i.e. below average. Quite hard to get their attention when we needed more rice/​naan. By which stage our curries were definitely approaching the cold stage.
Restaurant is clean and modern, and they do much of their cooking at the kitchen situated in the middle of the restaurant. I wouldn’t call it a bad experience, but I wouldn’t probably go back either given the host of other options in the city.

I like the mutton biryani topped with fish head curry. The tiger prawns look tempting, but they look better than they taste. Service is quite indifferent and the place is very busy.

This outlet of Muthu’s is probably the one that still tries to maintain the high standards it was once renowned for. The one at Dempsey is just a poor excuse to overcharge people for simple dishes.
The fish head curry over here is still as good as it was when I had it as a little kid, while the rest of the dishes have not really been consistent.

They used to be good in the past, but standards have fallen and prices have kept on rising.
With so many other better and affordable Indian food available in the market right now, I’d say that only those die-​hards and those that are unfamiliar with Indian cuisine in general would still continue to eat here.
I cannot justify paying so much for food that is really mediocre and up till now, I’ve not managed to leave the place after dining, happy.

Muthu’s curry was a random choice for a group of us feeling hungry after a bout of shopping in Little India. We were looking for an air-​conditioned place serving decent Indian food along Race Course Rd.
I had the naan with butter chicken and the chicken-​65. Chicken-​65 is something that you can find everywhere in India, it’s fried chicken coated with spices. No complaints at all, my naan came piping hot and I devoured it with the scrumptious butter chicken in seconds.
Their specialty is of course their curry, my friend had their curry chicken and I had a taste — its definitely far spicier than many indian curries that I’ve tried.
Final verdict: Recommended for those who love their Indian food really hot and spicy!

Einer von 2 Muthu’s Curry Filialen. Die andere ist in der Suntec City in Singapore. Ein absolutes Highlight meiner Singapore Reise. Wenn der Laden voller Indischer Familien ist, dann weiss man das man an der richtigen Stelle sitzt. Gegessen wird hier auf Bananenblättern und wahlweise, wie es die Inder tun nur mit den Fingern. Auch mit Messer und Gabel mit leichtigkeit das beste indische Essen das ich in meinem Leben gegessen habe und das sage ich obwohl ich in London bei dem einen oder anderen wirklich grossartigen Inder gegessen habe. Probiert habe ich bei Muthu sehr viel, da wir an einem meiner Besuche mit einer grossen Gruppe dort gegessen haben. Perfektes indisches Essen in Vollendung. Wenn ich nur an die Bäcker denke wie sie im original Indischen Tunnel-​Ofen das Naan Brot herstellen läuft mir heute noch das Wasser im Mund zusammen Keine weiteren Fragen. Ich komme gern wieder Muthu!