I totally love this place now. They have simplified their menu, and the cashier answered my question thoroughly (which rice used shrimp paste). And of course, the rice tasted unapologetically authentic - salty and mildly spicy. Please please please keep this place open and original. read more

Had the much ballyhooed curry laksa. This is spicy so be careful. Flavour was solid. Wish there was more meat. Owner doesn't give you a number or anything. She just remembers you and gives you your order when ready. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Curry laksa - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Nasi Lemak is one of their weakest dishes. The rice was not the weakest (among places that do this dish) & smelled ok but had little taste & was not moist. The sambal was ok. It was quite spicy but mostly onion. The chicken curry was so so. It did not have a very distinctive flavour profile & the texture was defined by mashed potato. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I got the nasi goreng, it was delicious, they give a humongous portion, it was really tasty with the egg, had a good spice to it. Had a good curry flavour to it, meat was cooked perfectly, I can definitely come back here. My whole family really enjoyed it, the only thing I don't like about the food court is that it is really crowded and everyone is coughing and sneezing but the food is really good, the service was really good for fast food, the food was hot, and super tasty. read more

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Ordered a Nasi Goreng. Very disappointed. Wet rice with clumps. A few pieces of frozen shrimp, 3 to 4 bits of cheapo corn, and a few green beans. The egg yolk was even broken and all spilled out. And that was it but nothing else! I am not kidding. Can you believe it? Well... it came with a takeout box. Lol. Basically, 90% of the box was brown-colored wet rice with some spice. The rest was merely frozen @#$%. Did not finish it and simply put it into the garbage bin. Cannot believe a place like this is still in business at the FMP in Markham. Reviews mentioned that fried chicken was good. Guess what, they have already stopped making it for a long time, as the cashier said. Totally not worth it. At one point, I thought I had gone to the wrong place from the reviews. The huge gap between my first-hand experience and those good reviews is just unbelievable. Some people like it but it's a big no to me. Perhaps, the owner is no longer running this place or sold it out already. You can get much better food in the same food court for a way better experience you will appreciate it. Other places have way more heart and passion to cook their food for eaters. Definitely not going back, not even once. Avoid this place at all costs. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Wet fried rice with tiny pieces of frozen ingredients. Can't believe people sell this. - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Good but unfortunately not great. So close to being great with the only knocks bring that the curry laksa doesn't live up to the hype and that you need to wait at least 20-30 min for your order. Firstly the food. We got curry laksa and the nasi goreng with egg. Curry laksa was good but not great. The broth was the biggest let down as it was flavourful but needed some salt and more richness. It tasted like it was watered down from what it should be. Also be aware that it's a bit spicier than most places. Still bearable but close to the edge for me personally. I also wanted more coconut flavour or more milkiness from the broth. Next the toppings were just standard tofu puffs, random pieces of pork (not full pieces), fish cake and bean sprouts. Would have liked more bean sprouts for texture but it's fine I guess. The two kinds of noodles were ok too, generic supermarket noodles imo. 3.5/5 for me but one thing that could probably raise it up to 4/5 is if they give you a proper soup spoon because I couldn't get the soup to noodles ratio right for every bite! Nasi goreng was solid. Great wok hei, good flavours and healthy portion. It is a bit one dimensional so get something else to break it up like some veggies. That being said I'm still giving it 5/5. Ok on to service. I came here once before this and was really hungry and couldn't wait the 20 min it would take the chef to fry up the nasi goreng. It was a bit strange because there was no one in the food court and no orders in front of us (maybe there was a lot of Uber eats orders??). The second time I came during peak dinner time and it was packed but we were prepared to wait the 30 min. Totally recommend this place but don't get what they're known for haha. Get the stuff that requires chef to stir fry because it's GOOD. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Curry laksa - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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I really wanted to like this place more. I seen this place for many years and finally decided to try it over the weekend. I got the Chicken Pad Thai to go for $10 before tax and didn't like it that much. I'm thinking they didn't use much tamarind and it was over cooked. Definitely not as good compare to other restaurants like PAI and Sabai Sabai. Good value but I wouldn't order this again. Maybe I'll try them again in a few years and get something different. Cash only read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

The lady who I assume is the owner is always nice to her customers, regardless of how busy she is. Respectable variety of Malay menu items but don't expect powerful belachan flavour or goreng flavours like you get in Malaysia. These were, frankly, regular Chinese noodles. What I had today didn't taste like Malay food at all. Regardless, tasty and not too greasy. We had these noodles with the BBQ pork and duck from HKS BBQ and they went well together. read more

This looked like a family run take out place. I was excited to try their char kway teow, along with all the other popular Malay dishes. I ordered the char kway teow and unfortunately it was a bit of a disappointment. It tasted more of like chow hor fun. It wasn't super flavourful and the fish cakes/shrimp they used weren't good. It wasn't awful but I don't think I would order this here again. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Char kway teow - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Tried their curry laksa and was delighted by the broth. It's creamy, spicy, and the flavor tasted right. I wish they offered other variations, such as to use ingredients like chicken dark meat. As is, it has dried pieces of meat, some fish paste slices, and tofu. It's a promising food court stall and I'll be back to try other items. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Curly laksa to go - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I came here for a quick dinner. I ordered the curry laksa because they have an article posted saying they have the most flavourful laksa soup in Toronto. I was so excited, but it wasn't as tasty as it was hyped up to be. Service was slow, but orders are made fresh. Curry flavour was light, slightly spicy, soup was mild, not too flavourful. Wish the soup was a bit stronger to really give you a punch of taste, but definitely a good amount of food you get. read more

Ive been going to this place for many years - authentic and delicious Malaysian food at good value. Their laksa and special noodles are my favorite! Government them a try - you won't regret it. read more

The food is reasonably authentic and cheap. Hokkien Noodles is $7.50. Fast service. You can have unlimited hot tea. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Food stall - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Great couple and nice service. If u can't eat spicy- must tell them they can adjust the level of spice We have fried Ho fun and curry laksa . read more

The char kway teow is good with darker sauce like the stuff closer to Singapore, and thai basil rice flavorful and mild heat. The chicken rice is very close to authentic with oil rice and garlic ginger chili sauce and thick soy sauce. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Basil thai rice - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Ordered a curry laksa and LOVED it. I haven't much experience with laksa (I've ordered it perhaps two or three times), but Malay Thai's version was the best thus far. It was super flavourful, very creamy, and very rich. There was also a variety of toppings - though the chicken was cut into super small and broken pieces. There was the wonderful aroma of coconut milk and lemon grass! One thing I found slightly peculiar was that my laksa noodles had a mix of egg noodles, as well as thin rice noodles. I personally preferred the thin rice noodles, but it was an interesting mix of textures! I will definitely come again next time, to try their nasi lemak! read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Curry laksa! - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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I always wanted to try this place and came here yesterday to try the Char Kway Teow. While the portion was large, the flavour was severely lacking. There was a little bit of spiciness to it but aside from that, it was fairly bland. Too bad but don't think I'll be back for this dish. read more

Great char kway teow with enough heat to make it authentic. Comes with plenty of noodles along with the usual shrimp and 'fish' cake. We come here whenever we are craving this dish because it's the best we've had so far in the Toronto area. Not too greasy, well seasoned, and with a good balance of heat. Also, a great price for a full plate of food!! Hot tea comes as part of the dish, self serve at the tea dispenser. read more

I came here for lunch on a Friday with a colleague, and we both got the Hainan chicken rice. The total for both of us was $18, which is not bad for chicken, rice, soup, and tea. Even with the somewhat decent price, I was not super impressed, and thus it gets a mediocre rating. Service: like many food courts, it was no nonsense and efficient. I did not even attempt to pay with credit card, opting for cash instead. As it was peak lunch hour, the food court was packed. It took a really long time to get our food. The chicken itself was decent. It was very tender and juicy, however was severely lacking in salt. Unfortunately we were not given the garlic ginger sauce to accompany the chicken. That would have saved the meal. The rice, which is supposed to be made with the chicken oils and garlic, did not taste of chicken or garlic. In fact, it was rather dry and grainy - so much so that I had to dip it in soup to save it. The soup, which is supposed to taste strongly of chicken, felt more like the soup that comes with chicken instant ramen. It relied too heavily on the other ingredients. While I was not impressed by this dish, I'm willing to explore the menu further. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Hainan chicken rice - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Who would have thought a little food stall inside First Markham Place would have serve such tasty food??!! Thanks for fellow yelpers! If not, I would not have know what I been missing... The prices here are so reasonable. Most of them comes with a free drink. I was there on a weekday! Yes this place is just as busy on a weekday lunch hour. I order the Curry Laksa extra spicy ($6.25). I have to tell you I waited over 15 minutes for my order. There were all these people that placed their food order before me. The kitchen prepared everything fresh. Nothing are pre made under heated lamps. And the wait is so worth it! The soup based has the perfect spiciness, the flavour so rich, so intense.. so much flavour! Ok the coconut milk is fattening but it is calories/fat that worth it! The free drink is a cold sweetened barley drink. OK, it sounded little weird but trust me it tasted good! Really light and a good compliment to spicy food! And it suppose to be healthy... And I know it is not lady like to stuff your face in a soup bowl in a busy food court in a popular Chinese mall where you might bump into old flames, but the food makes it all worthwhile! I can't wait to go back to try other things on the menu.. The Penang Pawn noodles extra spicy looks interesting!! They accepts Cash only! read more

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This review is for their curry laksa. If their is one thing common among *real* Malaysian mom and pop shops are that they don't skimp on ingredients and that it taste good. The same thing is true with Malay Thai. Their version of laksa is more on shrimpy and spicy side compared to One2. I prefer more coconut flavour but I still enjoyed their version. Pork, fish cake, tofu are in abundance and they used thin and thick noodles which gives the laksa a nice texture. The price is on the pricier side of $9 including tax but overall I will comeback here if a crave a shrimpy version of laksa or if my other favourite store is closed for the week. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Curry Laksa $9 - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Ordered the basil fried rice today and it was mediocre but the mee goreng is really worth a try! Tough to find this place while it's surrounded by similar stores in a food court but glad I checked it out! read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Basil Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

So 2 years later, I finally came back to give this place a second chance. I would bump the rating up half a star, but since Yelp doesn't allow half stars, I will leave the rating unchanged. I had the Curry Laksa $7.50. It had fried tofu (which I gave away to my dining companions who ate at different vendors in the food court), fried fish paste slices (which tasted mostly like flour) and chicken (small broken up pieces). It didn't have any shrimp :( It had egg noodles and vermicelli. There were also a lot of bean sprouts. The broth smelled and tasted strongly of coconut milk, lemongrass and curry. The broth was too rich and creamy for my taste though. Service was nice and quick. You get free hot tea with your meal. The tea was not bitter this time. I didn't have the choice of barley water this time :( Overall, the food was ok. I think the Laksa was better than the Pad Thai I had last time, but I didn't feel like it was anything special. read more

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This place has sparked my addiction to laksa. I honestly crave laksa every week after trying it from here. It is so flavourful, authentic, delicious and spicy! Their portions are so worth it for being priced just under $10. One order of laksa from there lasts me two meals (and I eat a lot!). If you're looking for amazing, authentic laksa for an amazing price, visit this place in the FMP food court! read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Only HALF the portion of delicious laksa - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Very authentic to what they have in Malaysia. The Nonya fried rice is my favourite & laksa is great too'

After reading all these glowing reviews, my husband and i decided to order take out tonight. Ordered the laksa (not bad for the value, it came with lots of shredded chicken, few slices of fish cakes and fried tofu...I still prefer the laksa at Kiko) green bean stir-fry with rice (no complaints, portion was huge and costs $6.50), chicken with roti, and Tom Yum. We were really disappointed with the chicken roti-portion was tiny to begin with, and the few pieces of chicken we got (3 to be exact) also came with huge pieces of bones attached to them. Roti was extremely oily. The Tom Yum was the worst- it gave us both instantaneous headaches. All ths only cost us $25 including tax, but its not worth the beating our bodies took today. read more

No one ever told me being a Yelper requires immunity to EXTREME chili-spices. When I met with a few best-of-the-best Yelpers at Malay Thai, intuition told me to begin sweating and blowing smoke out my ears in preparation. 3.5'd These Yelpers are serious with their scoville spice intake as they snort peppers inbetween their exponential reviews. If you guys told me earlier, I would prepare by eating spicier chilis, coat my tongue in oil, and bring some milk. My status is spice-sniffer in-training... Curry Laksa EXTRA Spicy($6.25) I tasted the thick rich curry with coconut milk hint and was flavourful until tongue starts tingling. Ingredients top the plastic bowl and I was surprised that the bowl didn't begin to melt. Again the dreaded yellow noodle is not one of my preferential variety(personal taste) and the spice level prevents me from chugging the liquid gold ramen-style. Penang EXTRA Spicy Gulai Sauce($7.48) Looks like Malaysia version of Gumbo. Chicken, Okra served with plain white rice. Another deadly dish and from the looks of the rice, it could have been warming for awhile which for some reason I always prefer it when it's for soaking up liquid material. Fresh solid granules don't have that same absorbancy. I wish I had some bread, naan, or a choice of noodles that can soak up the sauces. Nothing wrong with Malay Thai at all, simply just not my cup of curry. read more

I work just across the street from here, and as lunch time was approaching, I found myself fiending for something spicy to clear my sinuses that were really blocked up. I looked up Stars of Thai (my go to Thai place) and found out it had closed down!!! I wandered across the street and thought I'd give this place a shot. I went in looking for curry but the Nasi Goreng looked so good I decided to try it. No regrets, but it was a ton of food! The dish was cooked perfectly, not as spicy as I wanted it to be, but I'm Sri Lankan so my spice tolerance is far from the normal threshold. This dish has chicken and shrimp, and is topped off with a fried egg. Delicious, and I only paid $11.50!!! There was so much good that I ate half for lunch and the other half for dinner. Warning that they only take cash. read more

Whenever I ask my Malaysian friends where they go for good cheap Malaysian food the answer invariable comes down to 2 choices, One2 in Scarborough and this place Malay Thai. Being a Malaysian newbie decided to try 3 of the more popular dishes: Laksa Noodles, Char Kway Teow and Hainanese Chicken and Rice. The food was good especially the Hainanese Chicken and Rice which to me is more of a comfort food as it reminds me of the food that I ate growing up... Personally I would have liked more of a spicy kick to the Laksa and Char Kway Teow but then again I'm a chilli head so I can see why the spice factor is kept in check:) Service was quick and friendly and the food was packed well for a drive home take out. A good option in the food court. read more

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i thought i wrote a review but i added a tip. Well the fried chicken with spicy milk sauce is to die for!!!!! i heard people come and order that specifically. If you haven't tried it out then what are you waiting for???? indulge in the best fried chicken, Asian style. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - #22 fried chicken in spicy milk sauce - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I can't believe people think this place is better than Restoran Malaysia. It's simply not even close. Granted I might have ordered the wrong thing, but seeing the reviews for this place clearly I expected consistency throughout the front. Mind you, the pad thai I had was not bad. It's simply seeing all the reviews for this place that made me upped my standards, and it greatly disappointed me. I guess I shouldn't complain much since it was only $6, so I'll give it a 3-star. PS: Green and red peppers do NOT go with pad thai. read more

I came here after reading a lot of good reviews about this place. Unfortunately, the food did not live up to all the hype. I was very interested in trying out the laksa since I haven't had one after my visit to Malaysia many years ago. The service was fast, efficient and friendly. My order came out relatively quickly and I was quite excited to try the steaming hot bowl of curry laksa. The portion was quite generous too. My craving for a good traditional laksa was left unsatisfied after having the first bite. Maybe my expectations were too high? I am not sure but even if I wouldn't have know what authentic laksa tasted like I wouldn't have liked this dish. The noodles were quite thin and I wasn't a fan of them. The chicken and tofu were ok. At that price point it wasn't a bad deal. They only accept cash. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Laksa - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I've never tried curry laksa before but I read recently that Penang Assam Laksa is ranked 7th out of the 50 most delicious foods in the world. I figured I had to give it a try. The word around town is that Malay Thai has the most delicious and authentic curry laksa around. That was good enough for me to head down alone on a quiet Monday evening. It wasn't very busy so my food was out within 7 minutes. Well. Let's just say I've discovered my new favourite dish. It was delicious! The curry soup and coconut milk blended fantastically with the dried tofu, fish cake and shredded chicken. The flavour was rich and the spice factor was nearly perfect, not too liberal and not too conservative. The portion was large and I felt very satisfied when I was finished. I should note that as I have never had laksa before I am not a good judge of whether the dish served here is truly outstanding relative to other places. read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This place is located in the food court of First Markham Place mall. Used come here often for their Thai mango chicken. Haven't been here for a while and was in the area and decided to drop by to get some food. Was disappointed they removed the mango chicken along a lot of other items. I ordered minced chicken with basil on rice. It was good. read more

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The food quality is good for foodcourt standard. We had the curry laska and chili chicken on steamed rice. Both were delicious and under $8 each (with taxes in). Pretty decent price. I would like to try the pad Thai and basil fried rice next time I am here read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Laska - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Second visit today. Ordered the Fried chicken in spicy milk sauce the first time. So-so. Today we got the Laksa and mamak mee goreng. Laksa: lots of meat, strong coconut taste on the soup and less spicy than other places. Normal amount of food for $6.99 Mamak mee goreng: Lots of meat again. And not that spicy. A lot of food for $6.5 though. read more

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Saw someone mention this place from blogTO long time ago. Finally came and tried their Mamak Nasi goreng with egg. Asked for mild. Decent food court portion. Fried rice is hot. Taste good. Want to try their boneless Hainanese chicken rice next time. read more

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OK, I will weigh in my vote on the great Curry Laksa debate. I think the Curry Laksa is better here than Restoran Malaysia. Both are great restaurants and Restoran Malaysia has several great dishes. But this place is tops in my book for Curry Laksa. My wife and I only order Laksa when we come here so I can't comment on the other dishes. I can say, having been to Singapore and Malaysia, that this place makes an authentic curry laksa. And by the way, some of the best restaurants in Singapore are food court style restaurants just like this one. That's the other thing, it's a food court! Value wise, it's a great deal. The fact that this restaurant is going head to head with Restoran Malaysia tells you something about the food quality. And check out the Yelp reviews from Malaysians who have eaten here. If you want authentic, restaurant Curry Laksa at food court prices, then you can't go wrong with Malay Thai. read more

I came here today Nov.12.2014, The food wasn't that great, I pref one2snacks ~ It was lacking coconut flavour in the soup.. didn't really like the fish cakes, or chicken that much either And service on the other hand was meh.. they didn't really give me any choices like how i like the noodles/soup (aka. spicy or mild) or.. my tea.. Plus i forgot to ask them to change my noodles.. and when i asked they didn't seem too happy about it . overall 3-star. Maybe will be back if I am craving Laksa when ONE2SNACKS is not open~ read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Curry laksa - $6.99 only yellow noodles - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Saw the Yelp...had to help my self!!! Item Ordered: Fried chicken with Spicy Milk Sauce and rice. I am not going to review how good this item is, since there are countless confessions on how this is an amazingly battered fried chicken (popcorn style almost) coated in a savoury spicy sauce full of flavour for only $6.50 Only thing I have to say from my first experience is that even though it seemed like the place was not busy at all. The regulars place their order and hold their seating and wait for their order to be ready. Me on the other hand - stood in front of the counter for about 12 minutes, watching items being put on a tray and very small asian ladies appearing from nowhere grabbing them and disappearing back to sea of trays and bowed heads chewing down on all the different kinds of Asian cuisine's served in this food court . David Blaine shhhh..... So I am guessing that the norm is to expect a wait time. Take a seat and have your eye on the counter. Overall- Bang for you buck, and a treat for your taste buds! I'll be back *arnold voice* read more

Malay Thai Famous Cuisine - Malaysian - Thai Near Me - Markham, Ontario