“That’s not what I ordered. I ordered the meatloaf” were the first words uttered walking into the Malabar, any sane person would have left right then and there. But even hungry bellies make people do weird things.
While the food is moderately priced, there is something on the menu called “The early bird special” that gives its customers half the amount of food for half the price at dinner time which is nice for people, especially students, on a budget.
No alcohol was consumed while at the Malabar, but the drink prices were reasonable for the location and area. The area is conveniently located right off the Interstate 5 freeway, right off the Del Paso Rd. exit on the right hand, there is no way to miss this wondrous sight.
The server seemed a bit preoccupied and at times unaware of the fact that she was serving four tables at one time. Aside from her being perpetually busy, she never failed to make sure a drink was refilled or that extra salad dressing was supplied when needed which is a definite plus.
The salmon with mashed potatoes and vegetables, eaten while during the early bird special, was barbequed a little too much but the veggies were cooked well and the sauce it was prepared it was of a spicy chipotle family but not overbearing.
Aside from the salads and soups there are no vegetarian dishes for people who follow that strict “religion.”
The atmosphere was pretty relaxed; the majority of the restaurant goers were professional business people or a younger crowd of people, which was refreshingly nice.
The facilities were quite plush. Automatic soap dispenser as well as automatic towel dispensers makes the Malabar modern as well as unique to other fine dinning restaurants.
“Cleanliness is next to Godliness” is oh so true for the Malabar. It was almost spotless on first glance; the bus boy was constantly cleaning tables or even cleaning counters that looked like they didn’t need cleaning. Trust that your food is being handled in safe and sanitary environment.
All in all the Malabar was of a good rating. Good atmosphere, very clean, average food, reasonable prices with the option of specials which people always like to take advantage of. A good place to recommend to anyone that wants to enjoy good food on a reasonable budget.
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That the writer liked the place and the food is good.
It made for an easy-to-read column.
But missing are details about costs.
Half price for early bird specials are common, but half of what? Half of $50 or half of $10?
Nice lead, and funny. Follow-up at the end of the column (with some kind of meat loaf joke) would have been good, too.
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