Bentara Restaurant

76 Orange St, New Haven CT 06510 bentara.com (203) 562-2511

Cuisines and Dishes at Bentara Restaurant:

Malaysian

Menu for Bentara Restaurant

Appetizers.

Satay
skewered beef or chicken marinated, grilled and served with compress rice, cucumber slices, red onions and coconut peanut sauce.
Roti Chanai
unleavened ghee(clarified butter) bread fried on a griddle. served with curry sauce.
Roti Murtabak
unleavened ghee bread filled with a mixture of ground beef, onions, eggs and fried on a griddle. served with curry sauce and sweet and sour onion sauce.
Telur
unleavened ghee bread filled with eggs and slivered onions and fried on a griddle. served with curry sauce and sweet and sour onion sauce.
Popia (Spring Rolls)
four thin spring rolls wrapped around a mixture of cabbage, bean sprouts, tofu, carrots, onions, cucumber and deep fried till golden brown. served with sweet hot sauce.
Tofu Sumbat
blanched bean sprouts and julienne cucumber stuffed in four tofu triangles served with a very spicy shrimp paste peanut sauce or with our mild or medium peanut sauce.
Curry Mussels
coconut curry sauce with slivered onions and roasted red peppers.
Rojak
pineapple, cucumber, jicama and tofu with hot rojak shrimp paste (belachan) peanut sauce or choose from our mild or medium peanut sauces.

Soups.

Mee Kari
egg noodles and vegetables cooked in a light curry sauce.
Mee Soup Istimewa
egg noodles cooked with vegetables in a peanut based soup. the spiciness of this dish is accented from it's main ingredient, ground white pepper.
Mee Bandung
egg noodles cooked in a hot and spicy broth with vegetables.
Tom Yum Soup
rice noodles cooked in a hot and sour shrimp base soup with vegetables.
Mee Rebus
egg noodles cooked in a potato based soup with and vegetables.
Mee Hailam
egg noodles first marinated in a soy sauce, stir fried, tossed into a soy sauce base soup with vegetables.
Mee Soup
egg noodles in clear five spices (cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves and fennel seeds) broth.
Mee Hoon Soup
thin rice noodles in clear five spices (cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves and fennel seeds) broth.

Salads.

Mesclun Salad
mesclun mix greens tossed with balsamic vinegar, walnut oil, sesame oil and ginger dressing.
Pechal
a warm salad of kang kong/ water spinach, bean sprouts and green beans all blanched, mix with cucumber, jicama (seasonal), deep fried tofu and boiled egg slices with a very spicy shrimp paste peanut sauce or choose from our mild or medium peanut sauce.
Calamari Salad
calamari, cucumber slices, tomato wedges, slivered red onions in lime juice dressing.

Wok Fried.

Mee Goreng
stir fried egg noodles with bean sprouts, cabbage, shredded carrots and sawi - mustard green flavored with soy sauce, tomato sauce, garlic, onions and topped with condiments.
Mee Hoon Goreng
stir fried thin rice noodles prepared in the same manner.
Kuew Teow Goreng
stir fried broad rice noodles prepared in the same manner.
Nasi Goreng
stir fried rice with bean sprouts, cabbage, shredded carrots, yu choy and scrambled egg flavored with soy sauce, tomato sauce, garlic, onions and topped with condiments.

Specials.

Asam Pedas
fish, shrimp and calamari cooked in hot and sour (tamarind) sauce flavored with daun kesum (annetto leaves) with chinese eggplant, green beans and tomatoes.
Coconut Curry
served with asian eggplants, green peppers, tomatoes, potato, carrot, baby bok choy, asian long beans.
Ikan Goreng Pedas
(hot & spicy fish) a whole fish deep fried and served with hot and spicy sauce with slivered onions and long green beans.
Ikan Percik (Grilled Salmon)
grilled marinated salmon filet with coconut turmeric lime sauce and steamed baby bok choy and grilled tomatoes.
Ayam Percik (Bbq Chicken)
grill marinated boneless breast of chicken and baste with housemade coconut tumeric and lime bbq sauce.
Nasi Lemak
coconut milk basmati rice with hot and spicy stir fried beef, sambal ikan bilis (small dried anchovies (dried poisson) fried till crisp and tossed in a ground mixture of hot chilies, garlic and ginger), boiled eggs, peanuts and cucumber slices. this is one of the most popular dishes in malaysia and eaten mostly for breakfast and usually wrapped in banana leaves.
Sotong Goreng Pedas (Hot & Spicy Calamari)
hot and spicy calamari with slivered onions and long green beans.
Udang Goreng Pedas (Hot & Spicy Shrimp)
hot and spicy shrimp with slivered onions and long green beans.
Curry Blackened Salmon
grilled curry powder dusted salmon filet served on top of mesclun mix with balsamic vinegar, sesame seed and walnut oil dressing.

Beef, Pultry & Vegetarian.

Kari (Curry)
slices of beef/chicken or tofu with green bell peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes in a coconut curry sauce.
Rendang
slices of beef/ chicken or tofu, slivered onions, coconut milk and flavored with lemon grass.
Goreng Pedas
slices of beef/ chicken or mix of tofu, chinese eggplants, carrots, green peppers, green beans, marinated in tumeric and salt, wok fried with slivered onions, potatoes and green beans in hot and spicy sauce (hot chilies, shrimp paste and tomato sauce).
Kelantanese Kerutuk
simmered in a mixture of spices (coriander, fennel seed, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and chilies) with baby potatoes and coconut milk.
Goreng Kicap (Two Soy)
wok fried in two different soy sauces (sweet and salty) with slivered onions, broccoli, asian long beans and green peppers.
Goreng Kang Kong (Wok Fried Water Spinach)
kang kong/ water spinach wok fried with garlic, onions, roasted red peppers and hot chilies. choose malaysian style with shrimp paste or american style, without the shrimp paste.
Goreng Taugeh (Stir Fried Bean Sprout)
stir fried bean sprouts with tofu, garlic, shallots and scallions.

Private Functions Appetizers.

Popia (Spring Rolls)
four thin spring rolls wrapped around a mixture of cabbage, bean sprouts, tofu, carrots, onions, cucumber and deep fried till golden brown. served with sweet hot sauce.
Roti Chanai
unleavened ghee(clarified butter) bread fried on a griddle. served with curry sauce.

Private Functions - Entrees.

Mee Goreng
stir fried egg noodles with bean sprouts, cabbage, shredded carrots and sawi - mustard green flavored with soy sauce, tomato sauce, garlic, onions and topped with condiments.
Mee Hoon Goreng
stir fried thin rice noodles prepared in the same manner.
Goreng Kicap (Two Soy)
wok fried in two different soy sauces (sweet and salty) with slivered onions, broccoli, asian long beans and green peppers.
Rendang
slices of beef/ chicken or tofu, slivered onions, coconut milk and flavored with lemon grass.
Kelantanese Kerutuk
simmered in a mixture of spices (coriander, fennel seed, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and chilies) with baby potatoes and coconut milk.
Coconut Curry
served with asian eggplants, green peppers, tomatoes, potato, carrot, baby bok choy, asian long beans.
Ayam Percik (Bbq Chicken)
grill marinated boneless breast of chicken and baste with housemade coconut tumeric and lime bbq sauce.
Goreng Pedas
slices of beef/ chicken or mix of tofu, chinese eggplants, carrots, green peppers, green beans, marinated in tumeric and salt, wok fried with slivered onions, potatoes and green beans in hot and spicy sauce (hot chilies, shrimp paste and tomato sauce).

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Apr 21 2012

Ali A. via Yelp

I'm really sad that I have to write this review about Bentara. I've been going there since approximately 2004 and for the most part, I've really enjoyed my...read more
Apr 15 2012

Eric H. via Yelp

As you other Asian food lovers out there may already know, authentic and quality Malaysian food is hard to come by in most U.S. cities. The abundance of...read more
Mar 04 2012

Fida C. via Yelp

Solid, well-spiced food in a chic space. The spring rolls were meh -- great, crispy, non-greasy texture but with almost flavorless, bland filling. I had...read more
Jan 02 2008

via Citysearch

I wasn't sure to expect from Malaysian food, but man is it ever good! I love Bentara. My friends and I get here for lunch when...read more
Jul 06 2007

damnrod via Citysearch

This is by no means a review about the actual food read further to see why. My wife and I had decided to have dinner after work wh...read more
Jun 03 2007

caruocco via Citysearch

The food at Bentara was out of this world! It was my first experience with Malaysian food and I was NOT disappointed! We ordered...read more