News of the opening of this new kid on the block spread around the Malaysian and extended…read morecommunities like wild fire. Could this be the best one yet, serving authentic and tasty Malaysian food, cooked the way good Malaysian food should be cooked? First indications were positive, so we went along, hungry and excited. The owners are very friendly and welcoming, and the menu looked good. We ordered the simple, but tasty basics; beef rending, chicken laksa, char koay teow. Dishes arrived - HUGE dishes ... with very small portions sitting, lost on their gigantic platters. All dishes tasted fine, though nothing special. Prices, however, are very high, too high for the fare and location. We'll either cook our own at home, which will be equally - if not, more satisfying, or eat at another of the good quality and value Malaysian restaurants.

We lived in Singapore and got hooked on Malaysian food. There are a few scattered around the wider…read moreAuckland area, but we think this is the very best. We live about a half hour away but go there whenever we can come up with a good excuse. The ambiance is not what you go for - it's the food! Authentic and delicious.

The restaurant has closed and replaced by a steak house. Not sure when the business shuttered but…read morethe new restaurant appears quite new.

Lazat has changed hands a few times since it opened in 2017, but it has an outstanding menu. Plus,…read morethe lunch specials are great! Since I have been with large parties I have had almost everything on the menu. All of it is good. There's never been a dish I didn't like. Plus, they cook-to-order. For me, I prefer my food spicy hot. When I asked for Malaysian hot, they had to ask me three times to make sure that's what I wanted. Kiwis aren't know for their tolerance of spicy food. When I assured them I was serious, they served me the food spicy hot. Others couldn't eat it, but I certainly enjoyed it.

This is an authentic Malaysian / Chinese restaurant that serves very authentic dishes and…read moreapparently is known by Simon Gault. I had the Coffee Pork and was pleased. It is an unusual dish that tastes better than it sounds. I will come back with the family soon and show them my new find.

I'm on the trail of Malaysian cuisine ATM. This place has a totally unassuming front to it. Inside…read moreit is cosy and intimate. It's not upmarket - rather a very well presented comfortable. The menu is limited to a single page of dishes - though I did go at lunch so maybe this is different at night? We ordered Rendang - which was very tender. The flavour was stronger than I liked with dark soy perhaps? But still totally delicious. My mum and son enjoyed it very much. The roti's and Curry's were excellent both in terms of value and taste. Dumplings were fresh tasting. Hawker Chicken was super yum too. $49 for 3 people including a glass of wine! Char Kway Teow was yummy too. Gobbled up by my partner when we got home.

From the owner: Authentic Malaysian, Chinese and Singapore cuisineread more

I've been a long time customer with this foodcourt and it has possibly one of the best Malaysian…read morerestaurant I've been to in Auckland taste and price wise:) I like the Malaysian restaurant as their menu offers a wide range of meals from, rice and noodles. I recommend the char kuey teow as it has a good price to it, and has a good handful of noodles and chicken (I normally order chicken for this dish) each time you order and the chicken laksa for spicy beginners, as it isn't hot to taste the soup and the noodle is yummy with bits of chicken :9 The atmosphere of the foodcourt could be better, especially the bathroom but otherwise the bathroom situation there are many seats to choose from. I like the seats outside when it is sunny, where you can overview the stretch of the Ponsonby street the foodcourt is at be separated from other costumers, like a getaway. But the inside is also quite chill as you have seat and wait for your meal.

I haven't eaten a lot of Malaysian food in my time, but Kampung is often the place I end up in the…read morePonsonby Food Court if all the other places are closing or already closed. First up, I love the roti here. Sometimes roti can be just as bready and thick and crap as a bad naan, but the roti at Kampung is much more pastry-like - brittle and crumbly and yum yum yum. The first time I ever tried a laksa was from Kampung as well, and I can't believe I'm about to rave about food court laksa but I've had laksa since then and nothing has really measured up. Pretty good for a food court! While I can't say this is always my first choice when hitting Ponsonby Food Court up, it is a favourite.

Really happy I decided to come here for dinner with my sister. Not only are dishes $9-$15, but the…read moreportions are very large. Great for sharing! We decided to order a lot of food and went all out! We ordered the Roti Canai, Spicy Soft Shell Crab, Mamak chicken bites, and curry puffs to start. Then the Vegetarian Nasi Goreng for our main. All generous portions and all delicious!! The Roti Canai and Mamak Chicken bites were our favorite starters if you had to choose. The Nasi Goreng (similar to fried rice) was soooooooo yummy. It's all Tapas style but come with a big appetite if you order a lot like we did. Really great staff in a cute location!!

Popped in here on a Friday night. Slightly off the busiest areas in Melbourne, it wasn't hard to…read moreget a table. The service was very attentive, my server let me know I could do everything via QR or order with her. I ordered a lamb curry and some roti and just because I wanted to try it I also got 1 piece of the fried chicken. It was all really good, but honestly the chicken was the best part. Excellent flavor, cooked perfectly and just a little spicy. If I ever go back here I will probably go for the fried chicken meal. I had wanted to try one of the sweet roti options for dessert, but by the time I finished the chicken, roti and most of the curry, I had no room left for more.

Amazing food and great prices.... hidden gem!! Highly recommend the sambal prawns - YUM!!!read more

I used to forget about Malay food when ordering takeouts, opting instead for more familiar Asian…read morecuisines, like Thai or Vietnamese, but one visit to Langkawi has changed all that! We recently ordered takeouts and were more than impressed. In fact, we were rather angry that we hadn't been sooner - after all, it's only 5mins down the road. Shame on us! It's hard to choose, but our favourite dish was the Kapitan chicken. It was beautifully cooked in a well-balanced, aromatic sauce and served with light fluffy rice. Our only complaint was that there was enough to sauce to mop up with the buttery roti! Special mention must also be made of the Mee Goreng, which was packed full of flavour and had just the right amount of heat. I added a liberal squeeze of lemon to mine and it was seriously good. For $13, the portion was extremely generous - we had plenty of leftovers for the next day. I am rather looking forward to my next visit. Hopefully we will be dining in because the interior of this place is delightful - full of brightly coloured decorations with plenty of sparkles!

What I really love about this place though is the beautiful paper lanterns around the ceilings and…read morecolorful fabrics lining all the walls. It really feels like you're in Malaysia though I've never been, but at least transported to somewhere different. It's warm and the dim lighting creates an intimate, cosy atmosphere. Great service as well. The Kung-po squid came in a long fish dish with vegetables, dried chilli and sauteed squid. Great for seafood lovers. We got the Langkawi fish special which was nice and fresh with lemon, lemon grass and coriander. Beware of the Hot Babi Pedas, as I thought I had a high tolerance for spicy but this was still Hot with a capital H. Pork slices with vegetables and cooked with cumin, fresh chilli and other spices that make you feel like you're going to breathe fire. Nasi lemak is purple fragrant coconut rice which I adore but if you're more inclined to classic, they have plain steamed rice as well. Great order on the side of the curry as well as their flaky Chanai flatbread. Food is yum, decor is absolutely wonderful. Must see

Very friendly service. Clean restaurant with contemporary decor. The menu is focused on dishes…read morethat are primarily cooked with a wok and you can hear the chef working up a storm in the kitchen! The menu items are very reasonable and the service is fast. We tried the Fish Ball Noodle soup with Hor Fun and their family recipe Char Kuay Teow. All good and tasty. Unfortunately no curry to try today. Perhaps next time!

Best Malysian i have ever had. A plus plus Albert is…read moreincredible Amazing tofu puffs and randagn

We were looking for a place to eat on the way out of Auckland. It's been awhile since I've had…read moreMalaysian and I'm always a sucker for a good laksa. A quick search brought up Gu Xiang Malaysian Restaurant. It's in a random small strip mall that also has a few restaurants and a Eastern Fresh grocery store. We dropped in on a Wednesday (around noon) for lunch. The place has plenty of tables and it was about half full. Completely full of Asian clientele. The servers speak Cantonese and English. Service is good here; just catch the waitress attention and you can get refills on your tea and water. The menu is massive; appetizers, noodles, noodle soup, fried rice, nasi lemak, dishes on rice, pork/beef, chicken, tofu, fish (market price), prawns, squid, vegetables (seasonal price) and others. All the meat and vegetable dishes are very pricey. - 2x Roti canai (#116) ($3.00 NZD each) - thought these come with a curry sauce dip but nope. You just get the roti canai. These were greasy but had some sweet tones to it that I wasn't expecting. Order this with the chicken curry ($12.90 NZD) instead. - Loo mai gai (#9) ($5.00 NZD) - this was pretty glutinous and had a thick, sweet oyster like sauce. We were intrigued by the photo of it on the wall. Just average. - Curry laksa with chicken curry (#21A) ($13.90 NZD) - the broth was creamy but not very spicy. I'm pretty picky with my laksa; this was better than I expected it to be. They throw in two types of noodles (thin vermicelli and yellow lo mein), tofu puffs and bean sprouts. Get it! - Seafood noodle (#20C) ($11.80 NZD) - the broth is sweet and tasted like wonton soup broth. You get yellow noodles, mix of seafood, bok choy and bean sprouts. Definitely a Chinese influenced dish. Pretty mediocre, nothing special in my books. - Hainese chicken on rice (#31) ($11.80 NZD) - the chicken was hot and tender. Came with delicious side of rice, a vegetable soup and chili garlic sauce. Simple but satisfying. Stick with the Malaysian dishes. Good portion sizes. 3.5 stars.

Great chicken laksa, very authentic Malaysian food for the soul together with the rest of the menu.read more