Many said the best place to have banana leaf is to visit the hot areas like Bangsar, Petaling Jaya and such. In my personal experience, I have been there done that BUT none of the restaurants are able to impress me and their price are usually slightly expensive. 

If you want the best price for your meal, come and visit Puchong area. Plenty of great banana leaf restaurants scattered around the town. Allow me to introduce you to Chakra Catering Services located at Bandar Puteri Puchong. Good for banana leaf enthusiasts and good for those who seek for unique foodie experience.

The restaurant is at first floor, patrons required to take out their shoes and place at the stairs before entering the dining area.

The dining layout may appear unique for most people. It feels like an on-going festival but some said it feels like the old childhood days when you are in a tuition center. Space inside is quite small actually, that is why the kitchen is separated, based on ground floor.

Unlike any other restaurants, here comes the unique proposition offered by Chakra, their colorful banana leaf that is served with assorted vegetables, homemade watermelon yogurt (middle left), sweet-sour plum (middle right), papadam and vadai. On top of the rice that comes with the banana leaf set will be the crab masala, yogurt dhal and fish curry. Not to forget that it also comes with rasam and sweet payasam at the side. It is value for money given its food offering from the restaurant, the taste is slightly different compared to the others due to the direct imported spices. I like the homemade watermelon yogurt, it does compliment well with other side dishes and it helps to mellow down the heat from the curry.

The owner of the restaurant recommended to try the so called baby shark meat. Why not? So, I gave it a try on the baby shark meat, taste wise, it is similar or should I say that it is exactly the same like eating shredded chicken slice. Best mixed with curries.

I understand that many cant accept the gamy taste of mutton. But here in Chakra, they managed to manipulate the gamy taste away with their secret recipe, I personally guess its their spices all the way from South India. Very unique indeed, sweet and the spices masked the gamy taste of the mutton about 70-80%.

I would not expect deep fried fish to be tender on the inside mainly because of the cooking method, but this piece of fish is the exact opposite. Crispy outer with tender inside. Well done chef!

In summary, one of the most unique banana leaf restaurant that you can find in Puchong. A restaurant with remarkable spices, value for money, delicious and unique dining layout! A word of advice, there will be a long queue during peak hours, sometimes the queue can be a staircase long - so be there early or later. Cash only, folks!