Malaysian restaurant offers drive-in dining inspired by airline meals
Motorists are served meals on a tray with a ‘proper dining set’
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A restaurant in Malaysia is giving customers a chance to dine without having to leave their cars.
Padi House restaurant, in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, announced last week on social media that it would be offering drive-in service to patrons who miss eating out.
Customers can pre-order their meals, or order them after they arrive at the restaurant’s parking lot, according to another social media post. And unlike a typical takeaway meal, Padi House’s drive-in meals come on a tray with a "proper dining set," the restaurant said.
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According to Reuters, Padi House closed its dine-in service because of the coronavirus and had previously only offered takeaway meals.
Customers dine in their car outside Padi House restaurant, during a lockdown due to the coronavirus, in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. (REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng)
But the restaurant’s business dropped 80% and Padi House owner Leow Kim Ngan had to improvise.
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He told Reuters that the inspiration for drive-in dining came from airline meals.
A waiter serves a customer outside Padi House restaurant for 'dine in car' service. (REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng)
"It’s very challenging, we have to think of a new way to find more income," Leow told the news agency.
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According to Reuters, Malaysia is currently under a nationwide lockdown, which is supposed to end on Feb. 18. The country is averaging more than 4,600 new coronavirus cases a day, the news agency reported.
According to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus map, Malaysia has had 238,721 coronavirus cases and 857 deaths.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Padi House dish for 'dine in car' service is pictured. (REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng)