If you are in Kampot for even a day, do not miss out on Simon’s. First off, the service was amazing. We arrived at around 6p and wondered why such a well-reviewed restaurant was so empty. Then 7p rolled around and the place was packed....As we dined there, we realized why.
Upon seating you, they bring you three papadum crackers and three chutney sauces to accompany them. They were delicious and after a long day of exploring, we devoured them. Unlike our experience in other Indian restaurants, they quickly offered to bring us more papadum and we obliged. We also ordered some $1 draft beers which they served in beautifully frosted mugs each time. So refreshing!
For dinner, we ordered butter chicken curry, plain naan, and garlic and cheese naan. They offered rice, but we rarely order anything that you can’t eat on naan. The butter chicken was incredible, the plain naan delicious, but the garlic and cheese naan was out of this world. Even Alicia liked it and she doesn’t typically like naan with cheese on it. We liked it so much, we used the small amount of curry leftover to order another plate of garlic and cheese naan. We quickly scooped up the rest of the curry with it and had no qualms about eating what remained of the naan on its own.
In the end, we were sooo stuffed and our tab was a modest $17 for all of that food. Needless to say, we will definitely be back.More