[Long overdue review that has been saved as a draft since late September] This specific spot itself has been pretty much serving Malaysian food for the last 15+ years, just a couple of changes in owners, and renovations. It is now New Belachan. A childhood friend of mine is moving overseas, to Korea, working abroad as a teacher. She decided to come here the night before her flight because this place use to be our spot for lunch every Saturday for a span of 7 years. Childhood memories were the main conversation of the night, gosh, I wish I never grew up. The service definitely needs improvement and it starts with removing the damn TV. The lady was glued to the screen that we repeatedly tried to wave and flag her down but nothing worked, until we shouted across the dining room. Very stingy on the napkins as well! We asked for a few but she only brings over 1? Just going to briefly go over the food we had that night. The roti canai was good but the curry is too spicy. The Hainanese Chicken was a bit undercooked. Sizzling Japanese Tofu was way too salty and tofu was still cold even though it was served on a sizzling hot plate. Curry Beef dish so skimpy totally not worth $11.95! The only things I, or we, actually enjoyed on our table were the Herbal Teas and the Egg & Pork Chow Fun. Definitely not how it use to be 10+ years ago, so much for reminiscing our memories. Either way, good luck Conny! I'll miss you dearly! read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Dinner spread. - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

New Belacan is never empty, but it's never full either. It's one of those places you wonder about how they're still in business. I've seen this place under new management quite a couple of times. Every time, it's usually a hit or miss but mostly a miss. Sadly, this time was yet another miss. I ordered the mee goreng. It was just very lackluster. But what it wasn't lacking was grease. I tried my Dad's chicken curry and the chicken was dry. The curry wasn't bad though. My mom had the fish head soup with rice noodles - I actually really liked the broth so I guess if I do find myself back here again (unlikely), that is what I would probably order. Service was slow, which is a no-no for a restaurant on 8th Ave. We Chinese people are an impatient people. While this level of service would have been appropriate in Manhattan, it doesn't quite fit in this Brooklyn neighborhood. There are a few other Malaysian options in this area, so you might be better off at one of those. read more

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Food was surprisingly good (or maybe I was just hungry lol). You can skip the curry and the roti canoi. The okra with Malaysian shrimp paste was good as well as the seafood taro dish. Hannan chicken was ok. Vegetable dishes were a bit salty. Overall not bad. Services was ok and prices are really inexpensive for dinner. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This has been a go to Malaysian place in 8 Ave for my family. I would say it is a solid stable for Malaysian food if you want. It is a family run business but the food is affordable and good. I would say it is mainly Cantonese people so if you know chinese it probably will make the language barrier easier. Overall, recommend in Brooklyn if you want Malaysian food. read more

I ordered hainese chicken with rice for pick up. As soon as I opened the box, it is 7 of the worst possible pieces of chicken I've ever seen. Totally disappointed with the presentation and their selection of meat for customers. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Hainese chicken with rice - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Walked in to have lunch due to being the first restaurant we saw after parking our car a couple of blocks away. Service was ok, we ordered a roti canai, curry chicken and the hoy nam chicken. Well the roti canai was oily, poorly executed. No taste, the roti bread was tough at best it was hardly warm. My chicken curry with rice was veru much compartmentalized as the rice was served on a very small bowl and the chicken curry was also served on a very small bowl. Aside from being difficult to mix and eat, it had no taste The rice was bland, definitely not thai rice. If anything it was more like a sticky chinese rice but no taste. We did get some type of free soup that came with the lunch special. However, since the food was tasteless and everything we order had no seasoning whixh is harx to believe givem that any curry is a compilation of many spices and aromatics which were not existent at this restaurant. Do yourself a favor and stay away from here. I would have been better off with the chinese guy that has a cart with kebobs and fish balls for a $2 each. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Tasteless roti canai - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This place is absolutely amazing! My boyfriend and I got there 30 minutes before closing time. They were so nice and didn't rush us at all. We ate a lot and the food was amazing! Every single thing we ordered was delicious! I would definitely recommend to everyone...this place is a gem and the staff is amazing! It is now in my faves. read more

I was down in the city visiting friends and tried this restaurant. I read the reviews ahead of time and slightly regret not taking a hint. I got the roti canai and beef/chicken satay and I tried my friend's beef noodle dish (forgot the name). I thought it tasted pretty good but I also haven't had Malaysian food in over 10 years so take that with a grain of salt. HOWEVER, I did get possible mild food poisoning from my food and did not have a good rest of my trip because of it. There was another review about their food being undercooked but I thought it wouldn't happen to me.... And here I am. (My friend also had a bad time.) I would've given this place 4 stars, but frequent meetings with the porcelain throne and clinging onto a plastic bag all day after was not too fun. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

There are few Malaysian restaurants in Brooklyn and this is the one I go for when I craves. Prices are affordable, service is fast and taste is reasonable so I can't complain. My favorite menus are Penang Kwe Teong, Seafood Belarchan fried rive and Roti Cha nan. read more

Was craving Malaysian food and this spot was recommended to us. At 1:30pm on a Sunday, there was no wait at all. The waiters and waitresses were very attentive and friendly. For a group of 5, we got 2 Roti Canais, a beef curry noodle dish, 1/2 a hainanese chicken with chicken oil rice, the malaysian fried noodles and hokkien noodles. My favorite dish was probably the hainanese chicken. In my opinion, the Roti was too crispy to the point where it just crumbled when we tried to rip it and the hokkien noodles were too soft (granted I don't know if the texture is supposed to be like that). Definitely have had better Malaysian food. Because of the good service, I would be opened to coming back. read more

Food tastes really good, authentic Malaysian. But I don't know why, food usually doesn't come hot, just warm. Especially the curry stuffed tofu soup noodle, the soup and noodles are hot but the stuffed tofu is cooked but barely hot. read more

I ordered & picked up dinner here last Tuesday 6p with my wife. It's worse than bad Chinese takeout which at least in this area is legit. This place is neither Malaysian (despite self-branding) nor 3-stars. I went only because it was a 2min walk from my son's pediatrician. First sign was they didn't understand my phoned in order despite reading their menu verbatim. Suggests, correctly, they've more items than they know thus doesn't do them well. This is no Shopsin's! I ordered the Malay chow fun. It was alright, only the smokey taste on the chow fun was worth it, but even then the rest of the noodle had no taste as neither sauce nor marinating nor any cooking method was much used. All its other ingredients, the few bean sprouts and carrot strips there were, left the $7.50 price too dissatisfying to justify repeating. The taste was so bland to missing as to warrant a wonder at the cooking method or whether they skipped the expected Malay array of spices. It was less savory than mediocre Chinese takeout. My wife ordered their broccoli and beef over rice. The quantity on hers was so awfully small, tiny by NYC standards, that it was immediately unappetizing, a rip off, such a silly small amount for $8.00 which would be $4.50 in Chinatown? It's neither Malay nor worth the money nor will see me again when so many vastly better options abound. read more

Reading the bad reviews of this place is funny. Not going to lie - if you're coming to a Malaysian restaurant to order Japanese food, then that sounds like a personal problem. But anyway, their menu looks to be revamped and they're concentrating only on Malaysian now. They also since removed the H from their name, so now they're New Belacan. Not confusing at all! I like this place as much as Redang Island and Nyonya, if not more. Their menu is extensive and food is prepared quickly. Definitely order family style. The beef Redang is very good and comes in a flavorful brown sauce. The Hainanese is pretty standard, but tasty. Spicy veggies are also good but nothing out of the ordinary. Decor is also cool, if not a bit seizure inducing. read more

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My husband and I were running errands in Little Fuzhou. We decided to just get some takeout at Belachan and nearly had a heart attack when we saw that it wasn't open. Lucky for us, we saw something scrawled on the closed gate. It was the NEW address! We quickly scurried over to the new address happy to find the same waitstaff in a spiffier environment. I was a little taken aback that now they included sushi on an entirely separate menu. Why add more variety when you do the solid Malaysian dishes so well? We have yet to try the sushi. We got beef rendang, Hokkien noodles, and roti canai. Everything tasted just the same. Absolutely wonderful as always! We took some friends from out of town who missed Malaysian food by the new place. We opened with salt and pepper calamari and roti canai for everyone. We continued with curry shrimp laksa, sizzling beef, shrimp fried rice for the kidlets, eggplant Malaysian style, and finished with Hokkien noodles. We were stuffed before the last few dishes even came out, but everything was so tasty, we couldn't stop ourselves from finishing everything on the table. I'm so glad it wasn't closed forever as I had feared. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - New Belachan Entrance - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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A very basic Malaysian Restaurant on the cusp of Brooklyn's makeshift chinatown makes for a nice, casual no-frills dinner with your friends. The Roti Canai is not the best I've had, but it's fairly passable. The real treat here are the chicken and beef satay skewers. Both were juice, tender and full of flavor! The peanut dipping sauce was a lovely mix of sweet and salty--just enough to make you want to pour it all over your rice (Which, needless to say, I did)! Haianese chicken is a safe bet, as well as a dish of garlic sauteed greens (pea sprouts, love them!). Black Bean sauce Mussels are good, and if you like--try the fried fishcakes with a spicy little kick. Get the yellow rice, and any other entrees you desire--everything is pretty solid here, so bon appetit! read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Food: 2.0/5.0 Service: 3.0/5.0 Value: 3.0/5.0 Decor: 3.0/5.0 Overall: 2.0/5.0 Wow, what mediocre, totally non-Malaysian food. I was a little hesitant coming in and it turns out that hesitation was completely warranted. The laksa was nothing like the stuff I've had at the stalls in KL (and the mmm mmm KLIA laksa :D), and the Hainanese chicken nothing like the stuff in Singapore et. al (the former was actually just not good but the latter was okay). The skewers were pretty tasty though. There are probably a few other dishes I could try before passing complete judgment, but needless to say, I saw enough and will not be back to give them the chance. read more

They serve sushi AND Malay dishes. I'm not going to lie and say they're amazing - they're average compared to Nyonya and New Malaysian in Chinatown but when you're on 8th Avenue, it's one of your best bets. We usually stop by for take-out when it's too late to cook. Their Hainanese Chicken on top of rice is pretty good. It's my usual go-to order. I've had the sushi on several occasions. Again, it's nothing special, but when you're craving sushi on 8th Avenue, it's your best bet. Tips: - Do not get the Malaysian Milk Teas. It's basically milk and powder. - Order online if you want to pick up. It's a lot easier! - They sell Malay Moon Cakes in September! Those moon cakes are the best!! read more

Love the curry beef hor fun (thick noodles) and the skewers (both are good but I like the chicken more). Their curry and peanut sauce are soooo good!!!! read more

Used to love the food here but for the past few months, its been disappointing. Pros: - Friendly wait staff. Cons: - DO NOT, and I repeat.... DO NOT EVER... Order any coffees or milk teas there. Maybe coffee's okay but never milk teas. Im referring to the "Malaysian milk tea". So apparently the entire drink is just a mixture of WATER & POWDER with ice. ( http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/r4u7r.p29t3/v/vspfiles/photos/OTCMTIYZ-2.jpg ) Thats what they put in the drinks. They keep the powder inside a Folger container. - Prawn Mein (the noodle soup). This is my all time favorite noodle soup dish and how can you possibly make this wrong? 2 words. BLAND AND SOAPY. Excuse me but... Did you mistaken the detergent for soup base? - Don't order peanut pancake(dessert). Disgusting compared to other restaurants! 3 stars cause I used to love this place. Owner of this place... Tell your chef to GTFO! read more

I came here for dinner one time. I was quite surprised it was empty on a Sunday night. Usually when I walk by it is some what a busy place. This place is Malaysian restaurant smack in the middle of 8th ave Chinatown. The ladies staff that work here are really friendly. They are really nice people. The food arrives to your table pretty quickly consider what we ordered. The food we ordered are very big, so it is more like family style. Be nice and share. We ordered soup to start. We had the Seafood Tomyam soup. Family style soup because they serve it a huge bowl. The soup was oh my sour, but a good kind of sour...kind of. Maybe too much sour flavor. Lots of seafood which was a plus. We ordered two noodle dishes to share. We got the Captain Noodle and the Assam Laksa. The Assam Laksa just didn't seem right to me. While the sour flavor was present. The sauce that went on top of soup base was way too thick. It just didn't mix well. The only parts you can it was the noodles and veggies. The other stuff in the dish was not edible. The Captain Noodle was pretty good. It's pan fried noodles in a brown sauce with pork, chicken, shrimp, squid, and veggies. Noodles was flavorful and had lots of meats. This Malaysian spot is an okay spot for me. It's one of the few that are in close proximity to me. read more

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The pineapple fried rice here is okay. So is their curry indian bread. I came here for a late night eats after a movie. The food was decent. It had enough 'heat' and flavor to pass as a dish that's worth $9. The portion was large enough to feed 2. One thing I didn't approve of is the fact that the lady waitress was so rude to my friends and I. I mean yeah, we're youngins but it doesn't give you the right to give us a nasty attitude when there's two other tables of older people who just came in after us. It was half an hour before closing and you don't see the two other tables being treated with the attitude we were given. Totally ruined my mood because I'm a well paying customer who tips generously too. The food is good though! Some of the waitresses need to give respect to paying customers even if they're young. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Pineapple fried rice - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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We used to come here way back in the years when it was under a different ownership. This place seems to have revamped and the decor looks pretty nice. The food was decent as well. We only ordered the chow keuh teow (the rice noodle dish) and the watercress belacan. The noodles were spicier than any other Malaysian restaurant I've been to (which is a plus for me since I like spicy). Only unusual thing about the dish was it had chinese sausage slices in it. It also had a bit too much bean sprouts for my liking. Overall, it was good and flavorful. The watercress belacan was flavorful as well but it didn't have much of the shrimp paste chunks in it, which I wished there was more of. We also ordered the herbal tea, which comes in a styrofoam cup. Standard tasting. The staff was generally nice. Yes, there was a big TV and we did notice they watch it occasionally too... but so did we because c'mon, they were playing old school Jacky Cheung comedies and Stephen Chow movies. Our food came out in a timely matter so we're ok with it. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Chow kuay teow and belacan - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Hainan Chicken and On Choy were wonderful.

I hate to see all the negative reviews for this restaurant. I've been going to this Malaysian restaurant for my entire life, regularly with my family and I can say for a fact that it is very authentic. The prices are good for filling, flavorful dishes. Much better than Nyonya (the other Malaysian restaurant a few blocks down). My favorite dishes are the curry fish head and okra. read more

Good place for Malaysian food on 8th Avenue. Affordable prices. Convenient few blocks from n train station. Recommend their beef chow fun

Other food is OK besides soup. The pigstomac soup ， This soup is terrible. A lot of pepper ， I feel sick after drinking this soup

Stumbled upon this place after wanting to try something new by 8 Ave. The inside decor is nice and the servers were pretty friendly. I ordered a roti canai and hainanese chicken. The roti canai was pretty oily and had little flavor to it. The hainanese chicken was mediocre. There was soy sauce on the chicken, but the it still barely had any flavor. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Came here cause The wait for 99favor was over 2 hours. We got the hainanese chicken, pearl noodles and roti. Hainanese chicken came with no skin... apparently we are supposed to ask for chicken WITH skin if we wanted skin... be aware... it looked like leftover chicken from other customers not gonna lie. The roti was cold and tasted like paper. If you want edible Malaysian food walk down a few blocks to 54th Street and eat at ngyona... read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

best malaysian restaurant on 8th avenue and their curry fish head pot rivals the ones in queens. Ordered roti canai, curry fish head, assam laksa noodle, hainan chicken, pea shoot veggies, and ba kut tea. Very authentic and flavorful, the only dish that wasn't amazing was the hainanese chicken - tasted dry and not as tender as expected. But other than that everything we ate was delicious and we now have a go to spot for malaysian food. Definitely try their curry! read more

New Belacan Restaurant - hainanese chicken - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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We noticed the made over store front and new name. What used to be a starkly lit "eat-and-go" type of establishment has been replaced with dim, modern lighting, plants, and an overall island theme. I've had some of my first few tastes of Malaysian food at New Belachan's previous incarnation, so the boy and I were curious to try this new restaurant for lunch. The curry seafood noodle soup (laksa) was that perfect creamy color, with many tiny puddles of hot red oil throughout and dare I say a slightly better consistency than my favorite laksa in Elmhurst. However the seafood offering was sparse and included a couple puny shrimp, dime-sized squid rings, imitation crab meat and fish cakes/balls. As one reviewer noted the noodles were slightly thicker than a traditional laksa would have though they were easier for my clumsy fingers to pick up with chopsticks. Malaysian Chow Fun, although fresh and tasty was nothing out of the ordinary and could have used more time in the wok to develop that desirable char. The boy ordered the Salted Cabbage Fish Head Soup which was light yet savory, sour from the pickled veggies and came with a few big chunks of fried fish head that we picked away at. The broth was milky which tones down the sourness for an American palate like mine but the boy noted that the soup is usually clear. Reliable, inexpensive (about $20 for 3 dishes) Malaysian fare and an inviting place to get away from hectic 8th avenue. Feeling indecisive? One odd thing to note is that there is a sushi counter parked in the back if you want to strangely pair a California roll with your curry laksa. read more

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I order the food to take out, the food price always more then the menus!!! I add the tax but still more then the piece she say!! This is not right read more

Market Price only one quarter dollar one bag "Old Town"Malaysian Milk Tea powder, This restaurant was selling for $3 dollars Malaysian Milk Teas. It's basically only is powder. Thai Style Fish Cake $7.95, this just you can buy at the supermarket ready Thai fishcakes. Food is not fresh，Steamed Tilapia in Hot Bean Sause , the fish have been found to stink,I do not know how many months the fish placed in a freezer. complained to the cashier. Checkout time also to pay half the price. Most dissatisfied with is the Cashier woman, without a smile. Eyes only for the money. The boss will just only have to make money. This is a no business ethics restaurants, advised consumers not to patronize this restaurant without morality. Patronize this restaurant, you must be very painful read more

They serve sushi too! Roti Canai - $2.95 Very thin and flakey. The curry sauce was luke warm. Other restaurants do not charge as much for this appetizer. Nasi Lemak - $5.95 Nothing special about this dish. It is supposed to be more exciting and flavorful with all the different side dishes around the rice. I also thought it is served with coconut rice. It seems like white rice to me. House Special Vermicelli Noodles - $7.95 This dish I could have made at home. The price was crazy for this dish. I had to wait 10 minutes extra while my other friend almost finished her dish. Just plain clear vermicelli with chinese sausage and roast pork. Not satisfied at all. It should not be listed as house special. I did not taste Malaysian in this food....more like Chinese influence read more

First, New Belachan seems to be having a great deal of trouble deciding what kind of restaurant they would like to be. Most of the menu is Malaysian cuisine and the other half is a mix of sushi and chinese dishes with an insert for bubble tea. In my opinion, when you try to do too many things you do none of them well. The sushi roll we had was decent and the kani salad was without flavor. read more

Placed an order for carry out. Selection wise their menu is pretty broad, with a vast array of styles and variations on Malaysian cooking. We ordered the Captain flat noodles in gravy sauce, and a pan fried flat noodles with chicken and mushroom. Both dishes were pretty flavorful (fairly salty). It came with a little shrimp paste that packed even more flavour in the dish. Overall, prices are average about $15 bucks for two noodle dishes. read more

My most favorite Malaysian nasi lemak dish on 8th Ave is at this place! Servers are all friendly and nice. Food comes quickly. The guy up front by the cashier is also very friendly. They accept card which is pretty rare on 8th Ave. read more

New Belacan Restaurant - Nasi lemak w/ soup on the house - Malaysian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Finally had the chance to try this place out. Ordered the Pad Thai and Watercress with Malaysian shrimp paste. The Pad Thai tasted better than expected. The level of spiciness from the shrimp paste was just right but the vegetable itself was either overcooked or 'old.' Didn't try any of the shaved ice but the black glutinous rice sweet soup is recommended if you're in the mood for dessert. Prices are a bit on the high side. Service was average since there was only one waitress but the owner/manager also helped out. read more

Food is ok Service can improve Some food is not traditional If you not know the food.... Better ask more before you order We try new food But feel made wrong decisions U can try your luck anyway read more

Initially, I went to the prior location because of rave reviews from the Village Voice and Chowhound. I ordered the Lhaksa and was IN LOVE! I went with Curry Young Tau Fu. The portion was huge, so I'd get two meals out of my $5.50 soup. The staff and owners were super friendly. I was finding myself there once a week ordering the Lhaksa over and over. The new location on 8th Ave is certainly spiffier, bigger and much busier. Now I have to wait to get a table. That's OK. I'm glad they are doing well. I've since tried other things on the menu, but won't go there for sushi. Why not 5 stars? Can't stand the huge TV playing while I'm eating and I'm not a fan of the less than fresh rest rooms (and the icky smelling hand soap). Also, the prompt service has slipped a little in the new digs. I hope they get an extra server to help out during busy times. read more

Belachan returneth! And the address is pretty much the only thing that's different, aside from a few decor touch-ups. The snow pea greens are as tasty as ever, the curries are just as hot and lively, and the laksa still makes lesser soups weep with envy Pretty much the exact same food as the old Belachan - same chef even, would be my guess. This is a good thing. The only downside is slightly higher prices - the $4.50 lunch special is now... $4.95. Gasp. read more