Authentic Malaysian Hawker Food We dropped into this small…read morerestaurant for a casual Sunday night dinner after reading all the positive reviews online. We tried a couple of their signature dishes - CKT (char kway teow) and seafood curry laksa. Both were delicious and we also loved their lau sa bao (molten salted egg custard buns) which were amazing. The service was very friendly and you can BYO.

Truly authentic Malaysian-fare - recipes passed on from the original Uncle Lai (owner's father) who…read morehas been operating a noodle store for over 30 years. One of my favourite cheap-eats in Brisbane. They are vegan and vegetarian friendly - so you can invite the whole crowd too. If you are after meat, they are very generous with their protein.

The best Malaysian food in the country. Well, that I have found anyway. They don't do everything as…read moreit's just a little food court venue however what they do is excellent! Gems like Ba Ku Teh and Mee Goreng are just so well done and delicious. My fave is the charry Char Kway Teow with all of those little authentic touches that make it amazing!

Service and food is perfect. Family business, with an ambition, so what do you think? If you're…read morelooking for an authentic flavour with fresh ingredients , this is your place. It's clean and generous on size. Go and don't hesitate twice.

I have always been charmed with the owners here. Always…read moreready with a smile and with their cute kids running around the shop, this is a very enjoyable place to eat. This sweet little store offers a very comprehensive malay menu (77 items!) and some of the best value meals I have encountered in west end. I usually get the crisp and fresh vegetarian spring rolls, and the yummy chef's special of kaffir lime fried chicken. But be sure to also stick around for dessert! (sticky black rice pudding with coconut milk = amazing) And with under $15 a meal what's not to love about Little Malaysia?

My partner and I had been recommended Little Malaysia by a friend months ago when looking for a…read moregood laksa, but unfortunately had only been around West End on Tuesdays - when they're closed. Until now. Was on a nice drive when BAM - hunger struck. What better time than now to try? Got a park close (free on weekends - score) and decided against the specials board. We couldn't resist the temptation of our old friends Singapore noodles and char kuey teow. The place had a few people around, but was easy to grab a seat and sip on our iced teas. Oh, they also have bubble tea too. My partner's Singapore noodles came out within 5 minutes and my char kuey teow wasn't long after. Oh yeah, that hit the spot. Nice smokey flavour, enough spice to taste it but not to be overwhelming, good ratio of noodle to bean sprouts. Just how I like it. The seafood is what usually makes or breaks it for me, and this was not broken. Tasty and well cooked for the meal. My partner says that the Singapore noodles tasted good but weren't the best. I like mine with a lot of lemon and none was provided but that's just my thoughts. So, small, cheap, tasty, fast, friendly service. I'd come back, but wouldn't go out of my way to come here.

It doesn't look too great from the outside But don't let…read morethat fool you Cheap lunch specials and authentic I've had the Har Mee, Hokkien Mee, Nasi Lemak lunch special all for 9.80 with a drink!! What more can you ask for

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Authentic Malaysian flavours! We dropped into Lemak for…read morelunch on a weekend and tried a couple of different dishes - classic nasi lemak with curry chicken and nasi goreng with their signature fried chicken. Both were amazing and we were so pleased to see that if you are dining in, your meal is served on proper crockery!

First time at Malaysian restaurant. Beautiful food. I ordered the fried chicken Nasi Lemak…read more (Coconut rice) wonderful Well established business, highly rated. They have two other locations: 2049 Logan Road, Upper Mt Gravatt and 1151 Creek Road, Carindale, QLD

I walk passed Taste of Melaka on our first night visiting Byron Bay for the Easter long weekend…read moreholiday. It was packed full with diners at 11pm. I wished I had gone back for their food on our second night so I could come back a second time to try the rest of their menu. Unfortunately we only come back on our last night (the 6th) as I thought it was another coastal town Malaysian restaurant with disappointing subpar standard (westernised, everything tasted too sweet) much like Asia Joe's. Taste of Melaka turned out to be the best Malaysian restaurant in Australia! I do not say this lightly as I was born and grew up in Malaysia. Although I have lived in Sydney for the last 21 years, I go back to Malaysia frequently and I am still very familiar with the authentic flavours of Malaysian food. I had Taste of Melaka's Roti Kosong (plain roti), Nasi Lemak with Chicken Curry and Seafood Char Kway Teow. The roti and Nasi Lemak tasted just like what we get in Malaysia. They are 100% authentic! They are even better than a lot of the places I have tried in Malaysia as they are not as greasy. They are perfect in texture and taste, which is light, crispy and fluffy. The coconut rice is definitely the best version of what I have tasted in Australia. It is the Indian version made from basmati rice, which gives a dryer, lighter, fluffier feel and the rice have looser grains with just the right amount of coconut milk. It is perfect to be scooped down with the chicken curry sauce and the crunchy peanuts, ikan billis (anchovies) and sambal. The flavours of Taste of Malaka reminded me of the countless nights I had supple with friends till 2 or 3 am at the warong and Mamak stalls (small family own street food stall, warong is Malay own and Mamak is Malaysian Tamil Muslim) during my high school time in country town Malaysia. The Seafood Char Kway Teow was also wonderful. Although it is not the Penang style with dark soy sauce we are more familiar with. The flavour is undoubtedly authentic Asian packed full of "wok breath" and the seafood (tiger prawns, calamari and fish balls) are so fresh and generous. If you told me that the best Malaysian you have ever had was the ever so popular franchise Malaysian restaurant - Mamak, in Sydney or Melbourne, don't get offended if I laughed hard at your face and tell you that they are not even authentic Malaysian in my book! I'll say stand aside Mamak! You are so overrated! I wish I could take Taste of Malaka to Sydney and visit them at least once every week... If you are after authentic Malaysian food, I urge you to pay Taste of Malaka a visit. I only wish I discovered them earlier and have a chance to try more of their dishes. I would certainly come back though when I visit Byron Bay again. P.S.: Roti needs curry sauce for dipping. If you order the roti, you need to order some kind of curry as the roti is not served with dipping sauce. It is usually come with a curry sauce in Sydney, or at least two dipping sources in Malaysia.

It's a cozy setting and serving authentic Malaysian dishes. Friendly staffs and amazing food. We…read moreordered Sambal Udang Prawn. love the spice mixed in the Sambal Udang with Roti. We also ordered Laksa, Malaysian traditional curry noodle soup with coconut milk. It was great. This is a BYO restaurant and I would recommend to bring your own booze. It's a little treasure hidden in Byron Bay. I will come back again to taste Prawn Sambal Udang

Best Malaysian hawker food in Brisbane! We revisited this…read morerestaurant for Sunday lunch so that we could try the assam laksa which they only make on weekends. It was magnificent - a spicy, fishy, sour, fragrant soup topped with pineapple, cucumber & red onion. We also had some roti canai, belacan green beans and succulent fried chicken wings - which were all amazing. The flavours were so authentic and the prices are almost Malaysian too. 5 February 2017 Rating 4 This tiny cafe/restaurant serves authentic and good value Malaysian food. We shared a seafood laksa, fried noodles, assam fish with rice and the chicken wings and it was all delicious!! We'll be back to try some more dishes soon!!

Let's start off with the positives, the Roti Canai was beautiful…read more The Roti was fresh, flakey, hot and melt in your mouth consistency, paired with a moreish beef curry sauce (no meat). The perfect starter to our meal. For the main, the beef Ho Fun was steaming hot with great texture, and had the perfect meat/veg/noodle ratio. The sliced beef was tender, and the vegetables added a nice fresh crunch to the dish. (Spring onion, bean sprouts) Jen asked the waitress for a recommendation who answered that the "Chefs special fried rice" was very popular and the most ordered fried rice dish. Naturally she ordered this, though, after placing our order, we sat waiting for what seemed an eternity between, my main (Ho fun) coming out, and the fried rice main. When it came out, it was hot, had a larger than average portion size, which compensated for it's absolute lack of anything good. This was made very apparent by the utter and pure disappointment in Jen's facial expression upon tasting this "Chefs special fried rice". Which was essentially a brown coloured steaming heap of MANURE, for $14. It tasteless with the absence of seasoning. We had our fingers crossed, for a moment of redemption when Jen pushed her spoon through the yolk of the fried egg which topped the dish, hoping for a runny flow of orange gold....but instead was met with a dry, chalky over cooked rubbery puck. The type of yolk that sticks in your throat. Abysmal. After two mouthfuls, the disappointment was too much for Jen, she battled with the idea of taking it home in a container, or to approach the staff to query whether something was missing. She was met with a defensive front of house, who proceeded to take the dish to the Chef which we could hear yelling "that's how it's supposed to taste". We were met with no compensation while the meal was dumped in the bin right in front of us. TLDR; SHITTY FRIED RICE, but get the Roti :) - Mike.

Local gem As a fussy Malaysian, I was pretty happy with my…read moremeal at this restaurant. We ordered some Malaysian dishes and while they weren't really authentic, the food was well cooked and presented, and service was fast. We were very happy with the sambal prawns - they were made with delicious, flavoursome prawns instead of the usual tasteless frozen offering. We were also able to BYO our wine which was a plus! No wonder this place is popular with the locals!

Always great freshly cooked food. Excellent value. Worth finding. Good for vegetarians.read more

I had a take away from here, Chicken Tika Masala, Vege Samosa and Garlic Naan... I absolutely LOVED…read moreit, one issue though, I didn't ask for any rice because I assumed it would be complementary and it wasn't until I was home that I realised it wasn't :-(

Authentic.... myself and my wife defined to try curry hut as lose to home. I have been to a few…read moreIndian restaurants to be below par food. This was the other end of the scale. Absolutely beautiful food very authentic tastes and tender meat. The butter chicken and naan bread was to die for. Good pricing and great service. No wonder they were busy and smashing out meals and take away... highly recommended