What a great experience at John 3:16. Everything we ordered was delicious! Service was great, and the place is nice and intimate. We really enjoyed our dinner. read more

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John 3:16 Malaysian Delights delivered some major Wok Heat! Here is what we ordered: char kway teow: super tasty and flavorful roti canai: delish satay chicken: well seasoned roasted chicken: great green beans: blistered goodness Service was great...they can get busy and the food was DELICIOUS! This will be my new go-to Malaysian restaurant in Vancouver! read more

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The restaurant is hidden in a parking lot behind IHOP. There's a TV airing videos of Malaysian food. As soon as the Sambal Mixed Vegetable came up, the smell of stir-fried garlic was very appetizing. The dish itself was mild. For the Char Bee Hoon, I could choose the spiciness (Mild, Medium or Hot Spicy). The size is good for sharing. Tasty food and yummy! I'm not sure if the restaurant has a front door entrance. From where I came in, it looked more like a back door. read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - Char Bee Hoon - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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4.5 stars This was my second time back at John 3:16 and the service remains good with decent portions! My friend and I shared the Satay Chicken Skewers (~$12, the staff recommended this and I can see why!) as well as a Kari Laksa (~$17). It was the perfect amount for us and I was blown away by the chicken skewers, they came with a peanutty lemongrass paste that really enhanced their flavour as well as some onions and cucumber for freshness. The Kari Laksa came with a decent amount of toppings (fishcake, seafood and meat, egg) and you can also customize which noodle you'd like; the broth was light and coconutty but it wasn't anything special hence the 4.5. Overall still a favourite of mine read more

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used to be much better or maybe some locations are better than others. But the meal that I had everything was soaked in oil and the roti was not chewy. It was just soft like a puff pastry. read more

Yummy!!!! Wish i had one of these in San Diego. We ordered on the computer. Service was fast and efficient. The restaurant is spacious and clean. We ordered the roti with chicken, green beans and the garlic ginger fish. Everything was excellent. The green beans order was quite large. It was so tasty that i just couldn't stop eating it. There was plenty of moisture chicken in the roti. I'm not a fish person but I also really liked the garlic ginger fish! If i return to Vancouver i would definitely eat here again! read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - tori with chicken - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Tasty Malaysian place that replaced Kaya (another Malaysian place) on Broadway. There are several locations around town. Finally got to see what the hype was about. Parking here sucks. Can't help you here. The interior is nice and large and modern. Looks like they didn't renovate too much since Kaya. Staff are friendly. I was told to try the pulut panggang (leaf wrapped rice rolls). I went for the ugang (spicy shrimp paste) one which was pretty tasty. There's also a coconut option. I also had their nasi lemak. Served with a crispy piece of something with boiled eggs, cucumbers, some sambal sauce, and meat. Hit the spot. Tasted nice and authentic. Overall the experience was pretty solid. I'd come back to try some other dishes. Recommended. read more

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This restaurant has nicely spaced out seats, clean and friendly servers. It was a calm and relaxing and we didn't feel rushed. The food was delicious and came out quickly. There were a few customer parking spots in the back, but we had to park in the underground which was expensive. read more

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Solid spot for Malaysian food. Lots of tables and good for large groups. Easy to share dishes. Satay skewers were yummy, as well as the roti canai. The noodles and rice dishes were easily my favorites too. The ribs were so good as well. read more

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I will introduce a restaurant I found on my way to Richmond area. It's hard to tell from the street, however, I recognized it as a restaurant because people came and went. This was a Malaysian restaurant. I ordered the most popular Char Koay Teow and Roti Canai in the restaurant. This is my first time eating Char Koay Teow, but I eat something that looks like a light and puffy pie dough with curry sauce and salt. Roti Canai has a strong flavor of thick noodles, vegetables, shrimp, and stir-fried. All the staff at the store are kind and good service. If I get the chance, I'd like to try soup noodles next time. read more

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The food here is amazing! I highly recommend the char koay teow as it's perfectly cooked and has that wok flavoring. The chicken in the nasi lemak has a sticky sweet sauce and is very tender and juicy. The service is great too. read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - Char koay teow, chicken satay, nasi lemak - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Ambience 4/5 Service 2/5 (modern progressive waitress with attitude) Food 5/5 Would come again, just have to deal with attitude. read more

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We've ordered some takeout food from this location before. I think my hubby has eaten in this restaurant before, but for myself and everyone else at the table, it was our first time dining in this restaurant. On the table: Beef Rendang Bak Kut Teh Sambal Fish Green Beans Nyonya Eggplants Roti Canai Roti Canai with Chicken Char Kuey Teow Ipoh Char Hor Fun Lamb Kapitan Lor Bak Whole Roast Chicken Coconut Rice Sambal Mixed Vegetables Some dishes were hit and miss. Food quality overall is better at the Richmond location. This one is still pretty good though overall. Kinda on the greasy side though. Hubby felt a bit too greased out when we came home. I didn't eat as many dishes since I don't eat meat so that might be why I wasn't feeling quite as greased out as he was. I think my favourites were the Roti Canai and the Nyonya Eggplants. You have to order from an electronic tablet and then let your server know once you've finished sending your order. Service: Good Parking: Paid parking on the street read more

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We came here for the Roti. Ordering 4 whole orders - it's good, light, fluffy. They give you a little sugar to dip in and it works well, though the regular curry sauce works quite well. It's a light sauce. Roti slightly sweet. We also ordered green beans and eggplant. Really good fish garlic flavour in this dish which I absolutely loved. Ordering is via an iPad. Service seems decent. read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - We had 4 orders of Roti Canai!!! It comes with sugar. - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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This place never disappoints!! Our go to Malaysian restaurant! I always order the roti and curry puffs and honestly any of their noodle and rice dishes are delicious. My favourite is their laksa noodles and their chicken/beed skewers! read more

It's been a while since I've been here and my experience is still 5 stars! It was a cold day so my friend and I got soup noodles. We ordered the prawn noodle and ipoh char hor fun, as well as a pulut hitam for dessert. The servings were generous so we were very full after our meal! We've also never had those dishes before so everything was new for us. The service was good (waitress would always come by to refill our water or ask how we're doing) but the food was better! The dessert was also warm and slightly sweet and the perfect way to end our meal on a cold day. read more

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Parking for this restaurant was limited to a couple stalls in the back so we were glad to get there right before opening. Ambiance was a little darker than I expected but the place was quite spacious inside. We were seated right away and our server explained the use of the tablet for ordering. It was a little odd that not all the menu items had photos or even a description of the dish. As soon as we made our selections we motioned to our server, she confirmed the order and asked about any food allergies before submitting. I would say that in less than 10 minutes we got our first entree and then quickly the rest. The beef rendang with potatoes was tender and covered in a nice curry. The char kway teow had a smoky hint to the noodles and a decent amount of seafood and Chinese sausage. The Hokkien char mee was just ok as it contained too much sauce but not a lot of toppings. Besides the fast service, staff also came by frequently to refill our water. We would return on another visit to Vancouver. read more

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Solo lunch rainy Monday. Not too busy. Ambience is warm and well lit but also cozy. Friendly and prompt service. Menu on tablet. Ordered quickly and both roti and ginger fish arrived quickly within 7 min. Roti was flaky but a bit under inside - however with the dipping sauce all was perfect and big portions. Ginger fish with coconut rice was delicious. Price was reasonable. read more

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Very good food! We had a 7pm reservation and upon our arrival, we were greeted and seated immediately by the friendly hostess. Our waiter then greeted us promptly with glasses of water. Between the 4 of us, we ordered a few dishes, and in order of favorites and recommendation: 1. Laksa Noodles - excellent and authentic, perfectly seasoned with nicely cooked noodles. Very flavorful broth. Highly recommended. 2. Chicken skewers - cooked perfectly and spiced perfectly. Chicken was tender and flavorful. Very nice 3. Bean sprouts and Roti - very good, through these are the 2 dishes that you can pretty much get anywhere with also good quality and nicely flavored. So we would save our calories and try other dishes next time. ;) The restaurant ios nicely decorated inside with comfortable & clean seating -- booth and table seating. Overall a very nice dining experience. read more

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Given how much I loved laksa, John 3:16 Malaysian Delights was our first stop for our first visit to Vancouver after moving to Washington. To start off - we didn't know this going in, but there are a couple of parking spots, maybe enough for 4 cars, behind the building. It doesn't seem like many people know about them since only two spots were taken even though there were many more parties eating inside. We entered at about 1:30 PM on Saturday and everything went quickly. This seems to be a well run and efficient restaurant. They bring a tablet out for ordering, which makes the place seem less friendly, but the servers are very attentive and available for any questions. Roti Canai ($10.95) - Two pieces of roti canai are included along with a small cup of curry and a spoonful of granulated sugar. The roti is smashed and flaky on the exterior to make it an appealing mound of carbs. Unfortunately, I could feel as I ripped through the first piece that the interior was undercooked, being very doughy and too moist. The roti itself tastes slightly sweet, with notes of toasted marshmallow. The curry is also very sweet and there's a pile of sugar on the side to amp the saccharine qualities up even further. I've never had roti canai this sweet before; With that much sugar, it's almost like a dessert. Not what I expected. (3/5) Kari Laksa, Medium ($15.95) - Again, another pretty sweet dish, but at least balanced by seafood based umami notes in the broth. Included are tender chicken pieces, shrimp, fish cake, a small amount of bean sprouts, and some fried tofu puffs, which are a bit on the firm side. There's a large amount of sliced green beans, firm and crunchy, and half of a hard boiled egg. The egg noodles are plentiful, making this dish quite filling with the rich broth. The dark meat chicken is boneless without any cartilage or gristle, and its flavor is strong enough to hold its own against the flavorful broth. The laksa overall is still a little on the sweet side. (4/5) Char Koay Teow, Mild ($15.95) - The dish arrives steaming hot with bouncy rice noodles, great lard enhanced soy flavor with a tiny bit of spice riding on top. Bountiful ingredients, including rectangular, thinly sliced fish cake, garlic chives, egg, shrimp, Chinese sausage, minced garlic, etc, make it a smorgasbord of a dish. There's an amazing wok hei smoky flavor that envelopes every ingredient. The heat kisses the chives and bean sprouts so that they're softened yet still retain a crisp flavor and texture, while it transforms the beaten eggs into a fluffy cloud of protein. Since the Chinese sausage is thinly sliced on a bias, it caramelizes nicely and renders it to an-almost chewy texture without being greasy. Somehow, despite the immense firepower, the noodles are the perfect texture - neither too dry nor soggy, and the amount of liquid in the dish is perfect, leaving no dregs left at the bottom of the plate. My favorite dish by far and the only one I didn't find to be too sweet. (5/5) Despite being a bit too sweet for my tastes, maybe the result of being Westernized a bit too much, John 3:16 Malaysian Delights serves some decent to good Malaysian (inspired?) cuisine. It wouldn't be part of my regular rotation, but if I lived in Vancouver, I'd probably visit occasionally. Washrooms - Two rooms, one for each gender. read more

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5 stars for sure. Not only was the food delicious, but the employees were probably the nicest I met on my vacation to Vancouver, even though I encountered many nice employees! Here you order using a tablet, which is very handy if like me, you appreciate seeing photos and descriptions of the dishes, especially if you do not know all of them by name. It's also handy when dishes have options to them so you can see them before ordering and take your time deciding without an employee having to put you on the spot and wait. We tried the chicken curry samosas, chicken laksa, and shrimp noodles. We found street parking a couple blocks behind the restaurant. read more

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Decent food. Servers were nice and our water was continuously replenished. But everything we ordered save for the roti canai was a tad too sweet. We ordered the chow guey diao *sp* and the bak kut teh. The teh Tarik milk tea was also too sweet for me and tasted instant to me. More items are available at the Richmond location. But this location has more comfortable seating and it's a lot less crowded. Only paid parking nearby. ~$6/hr. read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I've been to this and the Richmond location and both are similar. FOOD: incredible! This is the her Malaysian food outside of Malaysia. The portions are plenty and the price is justified. SERVICE: The staff is young but they are excellent servers. The restaurant can get quite busy but they always have enough staff to take care of the tables. They're very friendly and prompt. AMBIANCE: The place is clean and comfy. Casual. Great for families and friends. Lively but not noisy. This is one of my favorite restaurants to return to every time I visit Vancouver. A MUST!! read more

I've always like the food at John 3:16 since I first tried it at their (now closed) North Van location. Not many places have pulut panggang on their menu and this place delivers. It's glutinous rice with shrimp or coconut filling wrapped in banana leaves and grilled. When warm, it is soft and sticky chewy. When cold, it is hard like rock. You'll need to reheat it (steaming is best) to get the soft texture again. On this visit I also had the Nasi lemak. It was pretty decent and hit the spot. I will definitely need to come back again to order my other favorite dishes. The only drawback to this location is parking. There are a couple of spots behind but it is tough to get any spots (both metered and free) around the area during peak hours. Best bet is to go outside of the typical meal hours. read more

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Good food and good service, I only don't like was too much MSG and the noodles were too oily for me. read more

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Ordered Char Koay Teow spicy noodles and instead of sausage or shrimp, I asked if they could replace it with extra veggies, when I open it, was disappointed the veggies were bean sprouts and chives. The flavor was pretty good. I ended up adding my own yellow & purple cauliflower to it. I did not appreciate them telling me they don't have veggies as they could have replaced sausage and shrimp with green beans, eggplants or even the mixed veggies as they have these vegetarian dishes on their menu. It is unfortunate restaurants do this. As options for Malaysian are limited, will refrain from ordering a dish where they charge the same but if you ask for the protein to be replaced, they do not want to replace it with veggies they have. read more

My first time dining at a Malay restaurant and food did not disappoint. Every dish we ordered tasted 10/10 except the char kway teow only because it had the same taste as Canton beef chow fun. Didn't expect much from the roast chicken but it was as tender and crispy from the skin. The highlights were roti canai and fish curry. read more

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I came for a weekday dinner, party of 2. They do not take reservations for parties of 2; walk-in only. You check in with them and get on the waitlist. At around 730pm, the wait was around 20 mins. Service was friendly but inattentive. Had to keep getting up to flag them down. They do not check on you virtually at all. You order your food on a tablet but theres no way to send in your order from it. The waitress has to come to you to take the tablet. Seems weird. We ordered: roti with beef curry - roti served with some beef curry. Roti was a bit too dense and greasy, curry was good. Chicken satay skewers - too little peanut sauce. And the chicken chunks, while juicy, lacked any bbq char and was covered with a weird sticky sweet glaze Assam fish curry - battered boneless fish chunks in a curry sauce - fish was cooked well but curry was flavourless. mixed veg stirfry - green beans, okra, and eggplant stirfried. - too sweet but veg were cooked well Nasi Lemak - nice coconut rice, anchovies, peanuts, hard boiled egg - pretty standard. The piece of chicken it came with was a boneless chicken thigh which was cooked well and had a caramelized skin crust, but the sauce/glaze was too sweet. I was expecting a typical piece of fried chicken bone-in. I love malaysian/singaporean cuisine, had it a ton in my travels in those coutries. This place is not authentic. The theme here seems to be putting a sugary glaze on everything which is off-putting and gets tired very quickly. Also virtually nothing is spicy, at all. zero heat. This is a heavily westernized version, Malaysian-inspired food you could say. Theres a few parking spots out back. Otherwise you can find street parking in the nearby side streets. If you're completely new to Malaysian cuisine, you will probably like this. Nothing really exotic, and heavily neutered flavours with an overwhelmingly sweet bias for some weird reason. Nothing spicy either. Its virtually tailor-made for a westernized palate. If you want authentic, flavourful, spicy Malaysian food like you would get over there, then this is not for you. I wont be back. read more

Great service despite coming in at 8:30pm (last call at 9:15pm). Service is polite and attentive. Great ambiance for a catch up where it's not too loud but enough white noise to be engross in your own conversation. The bill came up to be ~$50 and it was just enough for two moderate eater (myself and my friend). I like the lasi goreng and beef satay but not so much the pork in bean curd. The satay is tasty and tender. Lasi goreng is decent quality and great for those who like Malaysian food. read more

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It's been too long since we've been to a John 3:16 Malaysian Delights. There's one other location in Richmond. Both times we've dropped in on a Tuesday evening (6:30pm). Always plenty of open tables and no wait. Service is prompt and the waitresses come by several times to refill waters. Menu consists of appetizers, rice, noodles, main courses (meat/seafood/vegetable) and desserts. We opted for medium spice (described as a 4/10 for heat, which was accurate). Trip #1 - Beef satay (A2) ($9.95) - skewers were great; sticky, saucy and tender. Not sure what the raw red onion added to the dish. - Char koay teow (N1) ($13.95) - could have had a bit more wok hei but flavours were well balanced. - Kari laksa (N4) ($13.95) - one of the better laksas in town. Generous amount of vermicelli, curry chicken was tender and the green beans added some crunch. Broth had good depth. - Roasted Hainanese chicken rice (R4) ($14.95) - chicken was fine but the rice didn't have much flavour. Trip #2 - Coconut rice ($2.95) - Steamed rice ($2.50) - Beef rendang (M1) ($20.95) - beef was a mix of decent to dry pieces. The chunks of potato were completely dry and overcooked. For the price, it's sad you don't get a bowl of rice. - Lamb kapitan (M4) ($20.95) - lamb was better than the beef rendang; more tender and flavourful. Not a large portion size. - Sambal okra, green beans & eggplants (M12) ($17.95) - all the vegetables were great but my favourite was the eggplant. Texture was spot on. - Char koay teow (N1) ($13.95) - same as last time except we opted for very spicy. Slightly more of a kick (maybe 5/10) compared to the medium. John 3:16 is one of the better Malaysian options in town. 3.5 stars. read more

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This place really hit the spot. My family is from Malaysia and I've been hard pressed to find authentic Malaysian food in the PNW. Since I was traveling solo + dog, I opted for to-go since it was raining and I really just wanted to stuff my face in bed. I was video chatting my mom, and she was pretty jealous looking at all the food! I couldn't decide between the beef rendang and curry chicken lemak so I got both. No regrets. The rendang was bursting with savory, complex flavor. The curry chicken was just like my mom's recipe. The rice is coconut pandang rice, and ikan bilis was nice and not too spicy. Comes with peanut topping and fried rice chips. Pretty authentic. My belly is happy! I had enough food for two meals. read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - Beef rendang (top) and curry chicken (bottom) - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

We came on a Friday and there were lots of spots available. I wish I could give them a 3.5 on here. The service was really quick and really good. Our waters were never empty and they always came to ask about the food. We ordered the roti canai, laksa and the char kway teow. The roti canai was the highlight of the meal. It was crispy, flaky and had lots of layers. The dipping sauce went well with it and although the flavour was not too strong but the roti canai was very delicious. Would recommend. Laksa - I like that you can choose what kind of noodles to get. We got the mixed noodles. The soup was on the sweeter side. Not much coconut flavour but very sweet. Very little seafood flavour. Char Kway Teow - not overly sweet or salty. Missing that wok hei (fire flavour) but very generous with the portion. Overall: I would come back to try their other items like the Hainan chicken and the satay. But based on the items I had I would have to give it a 3.5/5 for now. Get the roti canai read more

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Yikes, what happened? The beef rendeng totally went down hill (while the price went the other way). It used be so flavourful with big chunks of tender beef similar to the meat in lamb kapitan. Last time we ordered it through fantuan, the chunky beef became sliced beef. I thought maybe that night the head chef was not working or some r ing. Tonight, when I gave it a second try, it was even worse. The beef was still plain sliced but the portion was even less. Then they added sweet onions too. That really ruined the taste that I came to like since I first had in Richmond years ago. I really don't think I will order it again, especially at that price. The reason there are still two stars here is because the lamb kapitan saved the day. read more

Came for dinner with friends, lots of seating but it was pretty packed and alive. For food I got a bowl of mixed noodles laksa that really hit the spot! I also got rendang to go which was great. Big portions and friendly staff. read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - Laksa with mixed noodles - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Delicious food, friendly service, nice ambiance. We ordered the Nasi Goreng Ayam (pictured), Kari Laksa, and Roti Canai with Curry Beef to share between the two of us. My favourites? Definitely the Nasi Goreng Ayam and Roti Canai! Nasi Goreng Ayam had a really crispy chicken layered on top of the rice that was juicy and perfectly fried. My partner is a fried chicken lover and this certainly hit the spot. We weren't able to finish it given all that we ordered, but the rice still tasted great the following day! Roti Canai was flaky, crispy and perfectly made. Honestly, if I had to describe it in one word, it would be perfection. I just wish it came with more than two pieces! Definitely recommend checking this place out if you are in the area! read more

John 3:16 Malaysian Delights - Nasi Goreng Ayam - Malaysian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Seating was spacious and quick. We love Malaysian food. Our friend is Malay and did all the ordering. Food was good but on the sweet side. My favorites were the satay skewers chicken and beef and mixed vegetables (green beans okra and eggplant). Roti and beef was good but a bit sweet and heavy sauce. Service was friendly. God bless! read more

A lot of very tasty dishes here, but the portion size is quite small for the price if you get delivery on one of the apps (they add a $4-$5 surcharge on each dish when you get delivery on an app). Our favorite dishes are are the Lot Bak, Beef Rending, and Nyonya Eggplant, although the Kari Chicken is also well done and the Lamb Kapitan is alright as well. This place is too far out of the way for me to eat here often and, with the delivery surcharge, it's not really worth getting delivery from here, but I still enjoy it when I'm in the area. read more

It is not the same as dining in but the food is still really enjoyable. Roti canai - this was not crispy like when it is eaten at the restaurant but the texture is still pretty incredible. Nice curry sauce to dip with. Pulut panggang - love this banana wrapped coconut shred dried shrimp grilled sticky rice appie. Taste profile: slightly sweet, savoury and spicy (level 1-2) Chicken satay - nicely grilled/charred with delish peanut sauce. This is made with chicken thigh so it is plump and juicy. Much better than chicken breast meat! Nasi lemak with deep fried chicken with sambal was satisfying. Love the accompaniments of sambal, roasted peanuts, cucumber and egg. Char keow teoh - fried hor fun (rice noodles) with eggs, fish cake, bean sprouts, chinese sausage and dark soy sauce and some chili. We had leftovers and I had it for lunch. Even better than next day. Chendol - again, I prefer to have this at the restaurant but it was a nice treat read more

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Came with my wife for dinner on a Saturday night. Just walked in (no reservation) but would advise making reservations next time. Their Sate Ayam, Beef Rendang and Nasi Goreng ayam were perfect. Staff are friendly. Will definitely come back to this place. read more

Dined in and the food was good. Service was ok but it was hard to track down the server. I think there was only like one or two servers for the whole restaurant. Restaurant is large and decor was nice. The beef randeng was good and portion was decent. The satays were good but a bit overpriced. The roti was ok but the sauce was a little watery. The mee goreng wasn't as tasty as usual and came really late in the meal. The char koay teow was very good but the portion size was tiny. Overall food was good but was expensive considering what we got. read more