This is my favourite restaurant in Melbourne. Having eaten Char Kuay Teow all over melbourne, Kuala…read moreLumpur, Perth, and LA, I can safely and happily say that the seafood char Kuay Teow here is my favourite iteration of the dish. The spice is bonkers. The seafood is juicy and fresh and the noodles have the perfect amount of flavour. I want this place to open up more venues!

Best Mee Goreng i had in years. Even better than most i have had in recent years in Malaysia itself.read more

What a wonderful find in Melbourne! As we walk in the door we were greeted with the aroma of fried…read morechicken marinated with spices. Just like any mamak in Malaysia. The food is fabulous, the servers friendly and warm...just the right place to get a taste of home.

Friends from NYC ate at Mamak in Melbourne and highly recommend it, so I had to go. It is part of a…read moresmall chain but the menu reads like a small family owned restaurant. The food was simply delicious; packaged with yummy Malaysian flavors. If you like Nasi Lemak, this is the place for you. Service was average as it is the case in Oz.

Always good food at Mamak - have tried the Sydney establishments multiple times and Melbourne does…read morenot disappoint. If you are looking for ambience or a romantic experience this is not the place for you, but if authentic Malaysian food is your thing then get along here!

Very genuine noodles and rice dishes. Love the kway teo and nasi lemak. Look out for cakes when…read morethey have them.

Char Kwee Tiaw after hours, no cooking needed…read more A long day, BoxFit session done around 8:30pm, now I'm hungry for some quick goodness to satisfy this craving. Woohooooo, Eureka this place is still open, we were the last customers. As we walked in two Ceiling fans were working hard, I don't think the AC was on, it was HOT, steamy, the room is filled with South East Asian aromas and it's not even a 40 degree Melbourne day, lots of goodness has been cooked and served before us, humidity, smells & sweats, reminiscence of a Hawker street somewhere in KL, Kuala Lumpur. I can feel my sweat from the BoxFit session has a new flavours now. From the Street level, this place is nothing fancy, the bright Green Jade colour is the only attractive feature about it, BUT what they are serving are incredible for what they are charging, they could and should charge more. Started with the CKT (Malaysian and Singaporean loves to abbreviate words) or Char Kwee Tiaw, Fried Rice Noodles, then Char Hor Fun, Combination Fried Rice Noodles with Egg Gravy sauce and lastly some Curry Puffs or Samosa (Indian) or Pastel (Indonesian). This pastry varied inside, but has common ingredients; Potatoes, Curry and Chilly. It was the right decision, not sure whether my muffin top would agree, worry about that later. In under than 5 minutes after we ordered, those goodness were flying onto our table .... so QUICK .... they served the best first ..... CKT - Char Kwee Tiaw, easy 8.5/10 ....VERY strong aroma of the Pork Crackling and Chinese Sausages, BIG Prawns just needs that burnt-wok taste, makes it a little drier .... That was a joy for around $12 Char Hor Fun 7/10, not quite there, rice noodles needs to be fried more but the Egg Gravy Sauce was tasty, it can be better and traces of the egg yolks still prominent, that tasty runny eggs .... about $12 Curry Puffs easily 8/10, fried to perfection, balanced ingredients and served hot, very important in my opinion, the aromatic flavours lingers as you bite into it, $5,50 for three. All these flavours plus Sambal & Chillies makes my palate sings. Life doesn't get much better than this after a long long day. Simplistic Joy and no drugs needed, just some CKT. A decade ago or so we might not be able to get these kind of offerings, so I must thank & commend the Chef and proprietor of the business for bringing that Hawkers' spirit and providing these goodness for us to enjoy.

chicken egg murtabak could've used more flavor overall, roti was quite dense…read morerestaurant was popping for a weekday lunch, very loud and crowded. The server said I was lucky to get a spot at this time, even though I was dining alone.

Roti Bar is quite a popular Malaysian restaurant in the CBD. When I arrived for dinner, it was…read morepacked but thankfully there were small tables for 1. I was definitely eyeing the roti canai but thought it was a bit pricey for what you get. Little did I know that this is the standard price at other Malaysian restaurants too. I ended up ordering the mee goreng and coconut slushie that was a drink special for the month of February. The coconut slushie was incredible. It had such a strong flavor of coconut. It contained coconut ice cream, coconut flakes, and other ingredients that I don't recall. I was in coconut heaven and considered ordering another. The mee goreng was flavorful. The noodles were soft and saucy. It was cooked perfectly. I was glad that I came by regardless of the other Yelp reviews.

Without question the best laksa in Melbourne, and believe me I've tried a lot. Beef is the personal…read morefave for me, but I've sampled the chicken, fish and vegetable options and all are phenomenal. If you're a fan of eggplant like me, get a hearty extra serving for cheap! Good location close to Melbourne Central and Vic Market, staff are nice and quick and the lovely lady who is often at the counter has my regular order committed to memory. Long live Laksa House, if I had to find a new place I would be devastated

My partner and I visited the restaurant around 5pm, and the floor was not very busy. There was a…read morebig sign at the door advertising for more hiring, even there were three waitresses working on the small-sized 10 table floor already. While my partner insisted on ordering the Hainan Chicken, which arrived quickly, my order of "Hawker Laksa" took a significantly longer time to be served. In fact, my partner had already finished her meal by the time my bowl of laksa arrived. Although the restaurant has been in this location for quite some time, I was surprised that the waitresses were not taking orders. Instead, customers were required to approach the counter and place orders with a counter person there, who would then give a number stand to be set on the table. The Hainan chicken was okay, yet the fine chopped ginger was an additional $1 charge? On the other hand, my laksa was delicious and I could tell it was made with the authentic ingredients of that Hawker Street. While the restaurant was not very busy at the time, I found it frustrating that my partner and I were not served at the same time, and the wait for my food was quite long. Given this, it would have been nice for the staff to provide a clearer explanation for the delay. However, despite the wait, I must say that the laksa was well worth it. In fact, I would recommend trying the laksa despite the long wait.

We sometimes go here because it's conveniently close by and relatively cheap. Some of the dishes…read moreare hits, some not so much. BBQ pork laksa had a nice broth, but the pork was tough and not very flavourful. The Hokkien noodle had a decent sauce. The tom yum fried rice was tasty but a little salty. Nice ingredients. The grass jelly iced tea had little flavour aside from brown sugar. The so-called chicken satay wasn't even satay. It was fried chicken on skewers, flavored with turmeric. It's a bit like the chef is doing rough analogies of Malaysian dishes. That said, the place seems to be doing quite well and has been around for years. Good place for cheap eats but don't go here for an authentic Malaysian food experience.

Average priced and disappointing. I had been craving a delicious spicy laksa, beef rendang, and…read moresome roti canai. A friend had recommended this place and so four of us went out here for dinner on a Friday night. Service is quick. Menu is expansive with a large range of appetisers, a few noodle dishes, curries, laksas, and even Thai food (so bizarre). Meals are for person only and not for sharing. We ordered the following: 1. Traditional curry laksa which arrived with one mussel (literally), some prawns, two pieces of white fish, and some tofu in an average sized bowl. The laksa was served at room temperature. It was yellow in colour, not super creamy or thick (so lacked the creaminess and flavour of coconut milk) and tasted like turmeric only. Not spicy at all. Even the extra sambal I asked for didn't help with the flavour. It lacked flavour. 2. Nasi lemak with beef rendang - the beef rendang tasted exactly like the chicken curry that came with the sliced up cold roti canai. My friend couldn't even tell if he was eating beef or chicken. Fail. 3. Char po hee - goeey looking rice noodles covered in an eggy slime and hiding mushrooms underneath tasted like nothing. Just slimey. We left most of it behind. Cash only too. Very disappointing. Restaurant is clean. Service is quick because the food is not fresh and served at room temperature or cold.

A good honest Malaysian eatery. Easy access (parking) and good food/service. This is a regular…read morehaunt for lunch, and I am yet to be disappointed!

We were lucky enough to be invited to a 50th birthday lunch at Straits Kitchen on Sunday. There…read morewere 18 of us and the staff were just sensational. They accommodated us all so well, were very attentive and the food when it came was TO DIE FOR!!!! I am in heaven and can still taste all the dishes we had! The Beef Rendang had such a depth of flavour and the meat melted in my mouth. The 5 spice calamari tasted sensational! The Gado Gado was fresh and delicious!!! There were prawns and a green bean dish. I can't remember the names of the other dishes, just that they were wonderful. How wonderful, another restaurant to add to my short list of greats!