Nasi Ganja Ipoh

Nice nasi Kandar maybe? But its not for me. Its remind me at my country with Nasi Padang but with more sweet taste. The rice maybe we are not so lucky or to long to take home so the rice got wired texture. But the meat is good. Its so soft and well seasoned. Then the shrimp is quite hard. But the season is good with more on the sweet side.

Had this since young boy. Revisit many years later.. As it became social media craze, queue to eat. Just passable. Meat is so so tough, fish role & mixed kuah is cold. Am sure i can find better place for a better meal.

We reached here around 3pm on Saturday. It was crowded with long line of ppl for take away. And the shop also packed with diners.This is our 1st time visit, having no idea how to order or so. We were asked to find a place to sit for dine in and was told that some one will attend to us.The nasi kandar seller came and take our order, we wanted to say 2 nasi and with different protein topping. Once we say “2”, given no opportunity to further order, the seller immediately helps us to order 2 nasi kandar biasa which we hv no idea what in the menu.For standard set, it comes with rice+ayam merah + 1pc lady finger + few pcs of cucumbers and half the salted egg, then topped with some mix gravy.1st impression, emmm…look plain and not appetising, small portion and dry (scanty gravy portion as we used to banjir gravy in Pennag & Kedah Nasi Kandar).Once dig in hv our 1st spoonful, it was like “wow”, this is no play play!! Saying from a nasi kandar, nasi minyak & nasi dalca fans!!The ayam merah is slightly cruchy on the outside, juicy from the inside. And it is just well seasoned. Not over empowering. One of the best ayam merah ever had!! Love the texture and flavour.The mixed gravy flavour is more like Kedah style nasi kandar, more to curry powder flavour. Comparing to Kedah side, this gravy has more spices which how I enjoy it. However, it is very very spicy to me. Even my hubby from the North whom take chilies padi like snack also found in spicy. Between, the gravy was not scanty at all, it was more than enough. The gravy is dense, hence it do not hv the banjir effect.We added lady fingers and daging cincang which comes with respective gravy. Here we noticed that they hv a distinct flavour for each gravy which is so enjoyable. Unlike most nasi kandar, the curry gravy for different protein are almost the same taste.I hv to tell you this, the daging cincang os so good!!!! The meat was so flavourful and tender. The gravy is really tasty. Must try!!Overall the portion was not small at all, it was filling indeed.Service wise, seriously not bad given the crowd size.Will definitely come back again.

Review will say this place may require you to queue but that’s not all the time.I’ve came few times and it wasn’t the case.Food is okay. Price is consider okay. Ayam mask merah and sotong is okay. I won’t say it’s the best ones I had but it’s okay.If you don’t wanna find parking, can order via grab also

I visited the renowned Nasi Ganja a few days ago, and honestly, the experience was mixed. While the food wasn’t bad, it didn’t live up to the hype. The rice was overcooked, the ayam merah lacked tenderness, and the curries were overwhelmed by excessive masala powder. The presentation left much to be desired, with the plate arriving in a rather messy state and cleanliness appearing questionable.On the bright side, the service was outstanding. The waitstaff were fast, efficient, and genuinely friendly—qualities that are increasingly rare in many mamaks. Their excellent service made the visit more pleasant, but it wasn’t enough to make up for the food quality. Will I return? Probably not, especially if it's for the food.