I wouldn't go back if you paid me ! Ok I'm not Asian, but having lived in KL for a year back in 2001 in which I spent my whole time eating off the street and small hawker stalls as well as living in Indonesia for 10 years and being married to an Indonesian who cooks the most amazing food, I do feel qualified to judge the authenticity of this greasy fare. The Nasi Lemak (nasi uduk in Indonesian) which I used to eat for breakfast every day in KL was a poor version of the original. The coconut rice was just plain rice and the rest of the items on the dish were incredibly insipid and uninspiring. The chicken curry was oily as hell and the chicken stank. It was just all really disgustingly awful and not Malaysian. I would never go back again and will instead enjoy my partners lovely fresh cooking made with love (which Malaysian Delight is definitely not!) read more

One of the best Malaysian places in town smack bang in the middle of Chinatown. These guys have been around a long time and have stamped their ground on what they do best which are traditional and authentic Malaysian dishes. These guys are popular not only for their Malaysian offerings but they are also one of the few places that open till quite late in town alongside with Hou Mei. The menu is simple and has an offering of Malaysian dishes such as curry laksas, Assam laksas and Golden Chicken. For me the best dish is the Golden Sands Soft Shell Crab, the salted egg yolk grinded and fried onto the crab which simply creates an irresistible flavour you can't have enough of, a must try for the seafood lovers. I also recommend the Curry Laksa or the Assam Laksa, but beware these are not the faint hearted and do really contain a kick of spice and flavour! For drinks, do not hesitate to try the Malaysian coffee but most of the all the teh tarik is my favourite drink, a silky smooth tea that gives off the best texture a tea could bring. A regular backup and a safe card in my book! read more

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Very popular Malaysian/Chinese cafe in the heart of the Chinese quarter. Reasonable prices - less than £8 for a huge main dish. I wasn't desperately impressed by the food. My chicken and sweetcorn soup was hot and glutinous, just fine. And pork char siu was nice and sweet if a little dry - could've done with more sticky sauce. Next time, I'd go for a laksa, as recommended by another Yelper. The mango and grapefruit sago was refreshing and delightful, though very very sweet. Service was a bit slapdash, but that's often the way in these casual cafes. Perfectly good, just not outstanding. I'd say next door's Look In is superior. read more

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What: Malaysian for Dinner Where: China Town, Birmingham, UK The Dish: Tea Tarik!! Okay so not a dish but definitely the best drink I have ever had! Value: £20pp Food Review: To eat: Prawn Toast, Prawn Balls, Sweet and Sour King Prawn with Egg fried Rice, Fish with Ginger and Spring Onion. To drink: Tea Tarik So first to come was the drinks, a couple of Hot Tea Tariks to warm up on a rather cold Friday evening. For those not in the know, Tea Tarik is tea made with sweetened condensed milk. Fresh milk was not used in Malaysia as it was not available so sweetened condensed milk was the healthiest option available. Whatever the reason, once you've had a taste of this, you will be wondering why it took you so long to try it. Next the starters, standard East Asia, prawn toast and prawn balls. The prawn toast were better than the prawn balls were both of mediocre standard and seem to have a frozen product standard rather than restaurant standard. Sober Status: Alcohol is served on site When I next visit I would have: Lobster Halal: No Internal and External Review: The interior has been revamped in order to serve more people, but it provides a basic asian style, random furniture layout! Bit confusing, (3 people seated on a large 8 people dining table?! ), and random sections to its layout with no flow. The exterior is basic and could do with showcasing what is inside a bit more. Sum up: Food is served quickly, but nothing to write home about read more

I quite like this place, I mean you know what to expect because the food is decent and the prices are very reasonable. I love Malaysia and love Asian food from all parts of the world, so it's great when I can get a chance to visit more authentic restaurants which provide different food instead of eating the same old Nando's. It's one of those places which could have better decorations but I guess it's the food which is the most important thing more than the interior of the place but it always helps for me. Malaysian Delight is located not too far from the town centre, so it's pretty popular with people within the centre of Birmingham but I do know people who travel from other parts of the West Midlands i.e. West Bromwich, Walsall, Solihull to eat at Malaysian Delight. I love their chicken dishes and they do cook lovely noodles if you are a noodles fan. read more

So I arrived into Birmingham and it was straight onto dinner even though it was way past what is considered to be the usual dinner time. Over the course of the next few days, I've been coming back to savour on other Malaysian dishes as well. The restaurant that I've been talking about is called Malaysian Delight. This looks like one of your typical local rustic place and is definitely not posh or the like. I wasn't bothered as most importantly, it is always the food right? Below are some of the dishes that I've tried. Kangkong belacan Crunchy stems and silky leaves that have picked up the belacan sauce so that each and every mouthful is a tingling fiery sensation. I can never get enough of kangkong belacan. Now to the one dish that I have been salivating and looking longingly forward for days, the Marmite chicken. It was delicious and I can't describe how happy I was. Marmite chicken does not taste anything like what you taste straight out of the jar. This is more akin to pork spare ribs where you get this sticky caramelised coating with a sweet tanginess due to the marmite. My only chafe was the sesame seeds sprinkles. Marmite chicken does not have sesame seeds sprinkles and I always forget to mention to them to not add this. The rest of the other rice and noodle based dishes are tasty and satisfying. Malaysian Delight is definitely one of the better Malaysian restaurants that I have come across and this includes those in London. read more

This place is not authentic in its layout or decorations but the food is amazing and from what I have been told by people from malaysia it is pretty authentic. Anyway I have been here loads of times and have never had a bad experience with the food. I know what to expect and i always get it. The pricing is good, because its not pretending to be a posh joint. It is a very popular restaurent, established over many years and I hope they keep up the good work. Only bad point would be the seating by the toilets, there is not much to seperate the two cubicles from the main eating area apart from a curtain, but I dont think they can really do much about it. read more

From the outside Malaysian delight might not look much, but peer beyond the facade and you will likely notice a largely Oriental customer base, which should give you some idea that Malaysian delight offers some pleasantly authentic dishes. The inside is not much to write home about, but the focus here is the food and thankfully it did not disappoint. For £28 we have two starters, two mains, rice and a few beers. The portions were generous and everything was well-cooked, at times eye-wateringly hot (but then that's part of the fun) and packed with flavour. At this price I can't help but recommend Malaysian delight, although, I do have to say that the neighbouring Village Cafe (see my review on here also) just edges it for me. But, it would be churlish of me to let that cloud the fact that we left full, happy and would visit again. read more

Malaysian Delight is located opposite of the Arcadian and Ibis Hotel, next to Chung Ying restaurant. I have been to this place many times in the past years and I have felt that the food has gone down hill. The food was either too oily or it was too spicy. However, the final nail to the coffin was when I was with a group of friends after watching the football game at Villa Park. We all sat down (5 of us) and asked the waiter what to have as reccomendations. She said anything so we wanted a Chicken dish, which she says there were no chicken left. Then we wanted some roast duck and pork and she said there wasn't any pork or duck left, but she insisted there were food around. Getting the feeling that she wanted to kick us out, I asked if there were any rice left and she said no. At this point, we all looked at each other, miffed in what the waiter just said, got up and left. We had hot pot next door at Genting's casino. What I don't understand is that for an oriental restaurant, the place do not have any rice left! If I ran a restaurant and there were no rice left then I would have made more just in case more customers turned up at the place! Never again will I go back to Malaysian Delight after such poor service from the waiter! read more

Amazing food. Very authentic. We could not decide... we just took something we never heard about. It was a blast! Try the selfmade tofu - your tofu fears will disappear! Wow such good chefs! read more

Worst place to come to! Absolutely appalled by the service. We waited to have our order taken and that took a while. Once we ordered, it took 40 minutes and our food never came. The server was unapologetic and kept serving the other tables whilst just tell by us that they are busy. We finally left after all the long wait and lack of kind service. Worst experience ever read more

Pics@Chopstix2Steaknives http://chopstix2steaknives.blogspot.com/2011/12/birmingham-eats-malaysian-delight-cafe.html So I arrived into Birmingham and it was straight onto dinner even though it was way past what is considered to be the usual dinner time. Over the course of the next few days, I've been coming back to savour on other Malaysian dishes as well. The restaurant that I've been talking about is called Malaysian Delight. This looks like one of your typical local rustic place and is definitely not posh or the like. I wasn't bothered as most importantly, it is always the food right? Below are some of the dishes that I've tried. Kangkong belacan Crunchy stems and silky leaves that have picked up the belacan sauce so that each and every mouthful is a tingling fiery sensation. I can never get enough of kangkong belacan. Now to the one dish that I have been salivating and looking longingly forward for days, the Marmite chicken. It was delicious and I can't describe how happy I was. Marmite chicken does not taste anything like what you taste straight out of the jar. This is more akin to pork spare ribs where you get this sticky caramelised coating with a sweet tanginess due to the marmite. My only chafe was the sesame seeds sprinkles. Marmite chicken does not have sesame seeds sprinkles and I always forget to mention to them to not add this. The rest of the other rice and noodle based dishes are tasty and satisfying. Malaysian Delight is definitely one of the better Malaysian restaurants that I have come across and this includes those in London. read more

Truly authentic Malaysian food. Not a big Malaysian variety on the menu but what is on the menu is excellent. The only criticism I would have is the Milo Ice was a little watered down. read more

My friends and I visited Malaysian delight twice in the same night, it was that good! The decor is basic, the staff are attentive and the food is freshly cooked and delicious. The nyonya fired noodles, (chicken, prawns, citrus flavours and fish flakes) were amazing, washed down with a beer. I'd go back! read more

Small canteen-style restaurant serving various South-East Asian and Chinese style dishes. I had fried udon noodles with seafood, which was nice, and Hong Kong style roast duck, which I would probably not order again. The staff were courteous and attentive. Although the portions were very generous (I didn't manage to finish it all), I felt it was perhaps a little more expensive than I would have expected. read more

Wow best Malaysian food I ever had ,had duck in black bean source Starters was chicken in salt and pepper . Only went there because I did nt know where to go. I seen a black Actor from the program the Bill , and I thought he must be going their for a reason ' glad I followed him .service was very Good and the waiters were very friendly and helpful and has I said the food was superb . Can' t wait to go there again. Funny I walk past it many times . Best food so far in Birmingham . read more

Don't be put off by the insides, the food is good and what you would expect as hawker fair in Malaysia. Price wise is reasonable, for the authentic dishes. Normal roast meats (Hong Kong type cuisine) other outlets may be better. Service no complains either. read more

It is not a posh looking restaurant, so if you expect some kind of special atmosphere go elsewhere - this one is simple. We stopped for a quick bite before the opera and I have to say both Chinese-style dishes were excellent. The chicken with green peppers and black bean sauce and the roast pork curry are very classic Chinese style dishes (they were our "safe" choices), but they are a pretty good indicator of the quality of a restaurant since you can compare them with everywhere else. They might have been mild if you like spicy, but the roast pork was not dry at all, the sauces were perfectly balanced a the cooking just right. The prices are very modest and our server was delightfully cheerful and helpful. If I'm in Birmingham again, I'll certainly drop by to try something Malaysian. read more