KNS SURIYA EATING HOUSE

Yikes! I didn't know this place had such bad ratings before eating here. I can only rate my own experience though. I have only been twice - once just for coconut water, and a second time for lunch. The veg. meals is quite tasty. With a boiled egg, it cost me 5.50 SGD. As an Indian, I can attest that the vegetable side dishes were correctly made, well cooked, and not soggy or stale. In fact, they were very delicious. The sambar was not the best but really good. The rasam was top notch. Overall, I felt I had a wholesome meal. Now that I see the bad reviews about hygiene, I am left wondering what I had. But as I was eating, I did look at their kitchen and it seemed cleaner than most other such restaurants to me. The staff were also neither too friendly nor rude; just another day at work. They were attentive though and asked if I wanted something to drink or anything else. I didn't have to wave or shout for some service even when about 6 or 7 tables were occupied.

Noticed some bad reviews here.. but I didn't pay much attention to their grievances.. this is to me one of the best prata in the land. Fluffy, buttery, mildly sweet, and superb with the fish curry 🍛. I'm not here to eat service or hygiene.. just a good prata. Their other offerings like Maggie goreng/ fried chicken, are not shabby too, just not pictured this time. Anyhow, this beats their next door neighbor (Joji's diner) hands down.

Service level fall short. Out of the 4 or 5 staff there only two are service oriented. There's a tall slim tamil guy at night session, he's probably the best. Order from him at night. During the day the short younger man doing drinks is ok. The others.. I dunno what to say. Pls improve. Food is ok ok only. Mediocre. Prata often not crispy. Curry is ok. Fried rice, too little ingredient. Prata bawang is a disaster. Prices reasonable.

Non hygienic environment it seems. Menus are very smelly and wonder why the staffs can’t feel that! Almost vomitted upon flipping those menu pages. Expensive food like restaurant price but the standard is very poor and bad quality. Tried few hot drinks and all of them were just diluted sugary drinks without any coffee or tea flavor!

KNS Suriya… where to begin the night started when my friends and I were playing and intense game of mahjong, someone suggested “should we go for milo tower?” “oh! don’t mind!” “where got prata shop near here” “hmm…there’s kns suriya very close by but I’ve never tried” our serangoon resident suggested. “oo okay, are they open and do they even have milo tower?” we decided to look them up on google, and tried calling the number to ask if they had a tower. *no response* “oh… their phone isn’t even plugged in LOL…” we decided to look through some google reviews where we chanced upon a raging 1 star review by a certain J. Lim. we were warned. intrigued, we decided to venture out to the backstreets of serangoon. after walking a gruelling 5 minutes, we arrived at KNS suriya. at first look, the place seemed clean. it was bright, the tables and floors were clean and the walls looked nice! we took a seat and realised that KNS suriya has been around since 1995! congrats guys! next, we took a smell at the menu, apart from a very faint smell in certain pages, there was nothing out of the ordinary. we called the staff over to order our food and he did not smell at all! what was J. Lim on about!!! smell-wise, everything was great! we were on a good path. next came the prata and milo. milo dinosaur was decent, and the prata was actually pretty damn good! we were impressed. the bar just got raised and we were set to give a solid 5 stars for our newfound supper spot. “wait, J. Lim said that they scam the prices because they’re a scummy business. we should calculate how much we should be paying” my friend suggested. we calculated a total of $14.90 for the food we got. “ok i go pay first” i suggested. heading to the counter, i was about to pull out my wallet to pay. “$18.40.” silence. shocked pikachu emoji. my heart sank, my jaw dropped, my vision blurred and my head started to spin. i could not believe it. even after everything, we were scammed of the prices. J. Lim was right. this was a scummy business with scummy business practices. “uhh…” i stuttered as i backed away slowly. “eh bro it’s 18.40 eh…” i whispered. “no…ron no!” my heart was racing. this 5 star establishment was immediately demoted to 2 stars in my heart. my friends got up and went to ask the staff. after a quick chat about the prices, we realised that the prices they charged weren’t the prices reflected on the menu. milo dinosaur was $4 instead of $3, prata was $1.40 instead of $1.30 (they charged 1.40 for individual pratas, and even though we ordered out pratas together, they served them separately…) my friend started to converse in tamil, hoping that the staff would charge us the prices on the menu. “come, come in and see the receipt” the staff suggested. as my friend stepped into the counter/ kitchen area, she caught a strong whiff of what seemed like post-drinking/ pre-clubbing puke, a vile scent that infiltrated her very nostrils. a second friend stepped into the kitchen, and was instantly knocked back by the same scent, an almost evil, sinister scent. a third friend creeped closer to take a whiff, and she almost fainted from the scent. “one star….” we murmured amongst ourselves. in the end, we managed to get the price down to $15.20. we paid for the food and left, wildly astonished at the absurdity of the night we had just experienced. we agreed we would never visit KNS suriya again, no matter how good the prata was. it was truly a roller coaster. 1 star for KNS, really lived up to their name.

KNS SURIYA EATING HOUSE: Lively Atmosphere, But Service Falls Short (3/5 Stars) Rating: • Ambiance: 4/5 (Lively atmosphere, good for a quick drink) • Service: 3/5 (Inconsistent service, staff seemed impatient and agitated) Overall: 3/5 Donkey and I were cycling home late one night when we passed by KNS SURIYA EATING HOUSE, and Donkey felt like having some tea. We decided to stop in for a quick drink. The place was lively, even at around 11 p.m. However, we weren't impressed with the service. The staff seemed a bit impatient and agitated while they were serving us, and the attitude wasn't as good as we expected, especially during payment. After reading the Google reviews, we noticed that other customers have also mentioned the service being inconsistent. We also noticed that some customers have mentioned that the food is too salty or not very good which we didn't get to try. If you're looking for a place with a lively atmosphere and you're not too bothered about the service and food quality, then KNS SURIYA EATING HOUSE is a good option.

Came here on a Sat morning at 9am. Surprised that it's not crowded. Maybe it's the last weekend of the year and people are still away. Service is OK, they are quite responsive. The tea (teh tarik, teh halia) had a little too much water in it. So the tea tasted weak. My teh halia tasted more ginger and only a hint of tea. Masala thosai was OK. Lots of potatoes, can taste some spices. The chutney was a little watery. Prata was OK. Also had garlic naan, not much garlic taste but the texture was good.

Not expecting much from a coffee shop, but the boss was rude. This impacts his staff, who follow suit. Had a negative encounter when making payment. It was unnecessary for the boss to speak in a condescending manner, downright accusatory. My friend, who is a female as well, only hoped to solve the issue and make the payment for a drink. But the boss accused my friend of evading payment. Unacceptable. If you’re coming here, be careful. It’s not a coincidence that they have such bad reviews.