Best Mee Goreng i had in years. Even better than most i have had in recent years in Malaysia itself.read more

What a wonderful find in Melbourne! As we walk in the door we were greeted with the aroma of fried…read morechicken marinated with spices. Just like any mamak in Malaysia. The food is fabulous, the servers friendly and warm...just the right place to get a taste of home.

This is my favourite restaurant in Melbourne. Having eaten Char Kuay Teow all over melbourne, Kuala…read moreLumpur, Perth, and LA, I can safely and happily say that the seafood char Kuay Teow here is my favourite iteration of the dish. The spice is bonkers. The seafood is juicy and fresh and the noodles have the perfect amount of flavour. I want this place to open up more venues!

Although the service here is friendly, and the menu full of options, both times I have eaten here…read moreat Petaling Street my beef has been poor quality and extremely fatty and greasy. I'm determined to return and find something good on their menu, and with such a varied menu, I am sure to.

I've liked Malaysian food for a long time now so I was stoked when Petaling St were opening here!…read more It's been months now since this branch opened and I've visited several times for lunch. It was not disappointed, especially when their lunch specials are this good (and affordable). I particularly like the fried rice, with roast pork and 'kum heong' style.

Atrocious service takes forever to get served food pretty average to boot and more expensive than…read moreyou'd expect

Dishes here are fragrant and goes well with the coconut rice. I appreciate the big chunks of…read moreseafood, especially the crispy fried fish fillet. Unfortunately the curries lack an essential element; spiciness, a flaw that is very apparent in the green curry. They don't even provide any chilli on the tables. Eating Thai food with chopsticks also feels a bit strange. The fluffy roti goes well with the duck red curry. Beef with vegetables just ordinary though. Luckily the meal ended with a fabulous dessert platter. I love the glutinous rice pudding.

Chef Lagenda is a well established family restaurant that offers genuine Malaysian comfort food. At…read morethis particular location, the interior was simple, adorned with neutral and wooden loving colors, overall homey but also looks somewhat fast- foody! Their menu was a couple pages long, listing from rice, noodle to many other interesting creations. To be honest, deciding what dish to get here can be quite a tedious task. Some of my favorites: + Hainan chicken rice: The steamed chicken was actually pretty common, but so glad that the rice tasted quite authentic and certainly surpassed my expectations. Also, what makes this much more amazing was that the chili sauce on the side, it was spicy, gingery and garlicky delicious. + Mee Goreng: this is what I would normally get if I'm in the mood for their noodle dish. It was fantastic! It has a nice charred taste and taste just like the one I had in Singapore.... Almost! + Char Kway Teow: The champion! The flavor was very bold and vibrant, the meat was generous. I love how the wok hei aroma spread throughout the noodle, but gotta warn you that they are true to their spicy levels! But in a way, the spiciness really helps elevate the overall flavors! Absolutely my fave here. It was a great dining experience as always; the food was consistently well seasoned, with prices that was more than affordable. The service was speedy and courteous, even on their busiest hour. My only issue here is the challenging parking situation, but other than that, Chef Lagenda is a good ol' reliable family favorite and definitely a spot worth many return visits.

Jan 2019 Standards have dropped considerably!!! In past 2…read moretimes I've been back here i found the Laksa to. E watered down, the char kwei teoh too oily and missing alit if flavour, the hainanese chicken rice to be very atrocious!! Small cold boney pieces no meat! Is there new chinese management?? All staff are from PRC!! Feb 2018 Good to see that lagenda has branched out!! For decent Laksa and fishhead noodle soup that's local to work.... This is my go to without fail. Always consistent and value for money.

I visited here on the recommendation of my neighbours who have been regulars since it opened in…read morelate 2015. I'm vegetarian and there are four veggie options on the menu and a couple of dishes that look like they could be adapted. I had the tofu yee mee; a soup of Freud egg noodles, silken tofu and veggies. It was so tasty that if I didn't know it was vegetarian I'd worry it had fish sauce in it! The portion is massive (especially for $13) so I didn't have room for anything else but I spied on someone's curry puffs and they looked amazing too. Looking forward to getting back for another meal and will defiantly be putting it into our regular take away rotation.

The food here is brilliantly good, only surpassed by the friendly staff!…read more My wife and I were blown away with the quality of the food. The flavor and freshness of the ingredients were outstanding! The service was welcoming and attentive ready with tons of great advice on there menu ( in which I don't think you could make a wrong choice!) I had the pork soup and my wife had the dumpling soup both were terrific! By the time that we were finishing up my beautiful date for the evening was already making plans to visit it again! That being said we are absolutely returning and we would strongly suggest it to anyone in within 50km!

We've been there a few times and still haven't gone through the whole menu .... too many to try,…read moreusually sticks to our favourites and not enough days in a week to try them. Very pleasant, spacious, modern and clean interior, so are those toilets. Typical Malaysian fares, Hawkers style, big portion. Consistently good, never missed a beat. Love their service too. GREAT WORK!

Very genuine noodles and rice dishes. Love the kway teo and nasi lemak. Look out for cakes when…read morethey have them.

Char Kwee Tiaw after hours, no cooking needed…read more A long day, BoxFit session done around 8:30pm, now I'm hungry for some quick goodness to satisfy this craving. Woohooooo, Eureka this place is still open, we were the last customers. As we walked in two Ceiling fans were working hard, I don't think the AC was on, it was HOT, steamy, the room is filled with South East Asian aromas and it's not even a 40 degree Melbourne day, lots of goodness has been cooked and served before us, humidity, smells & sweats, reminiscence of a Hawker street somewhere in KL, Kuala Lumpur. I can feel my sweat from the BoxFit session has a new flavours now. From the Street level, this place is nothing fancy, the bright Green Jade colour is the only attractive feature about it, BUT what they are serving are incredible for what they are charging, they could and should charge more. Started with the CKT (Malaysian and Singaporean loves to abbreviate words) or Char Kwee Tiaw, Fried Rice Noodles, then Char Hor Fun, Combination Fried Rice Noodles with Egg Gravy sauce and lastly some Curry Puffs or Samosa (Indian) or Pastel (Indonesian). This pastry varied inside, but has common ingredients; Potatoes, Curry and Chilly. It was the right decision, not sure whether my muffin top would agree, worry about that later. In under than 5 minutes after we ordered, those goodness were flying onto our table .... so QUICK .... they served the best first ..... CKT - Char Kwee Tiaw, easy 8.5/10 ....VERY strong aroma of the Pork Crackling and Chinese Sausages, BIG Prawns just needs that burnt-wok taste, makes it a little drier .... That was a joy for around $12 Char Hor Fun 7/10, not quite there, rice noodles needs to be fried more but the Egg Gravy Sauce was tasty, it can be better and traces of the egg yolks still prominent, that tasty runny eggs .... about $12 Curry Puffs easily 8/10, fried to perfection, balanced ingredients and served hot, very important in my opinion, the aromatic flavours lingers as you bite into it, $5,50 for three. All these flavours plus Sambal & Chillies makes my palate sings. Life doesn't get much better than this after a long long day. Simplistic Joy and no drugs needed, just some CKT. A decade ago or so we might not be able to get these kind of offerings, so I must thank & commend the Chef and proprietor of the business for bringing that Hawkers' spirit and providing these goodness for us to enjoy.

Clean fresh food with caring cool service vibe. Best prawn spring rolls in town. I love these guys.read more

This was my first time at this location and it was fun to sit outside and see what everyone was…read moreeating. Also they kept mistakenly bringing food to our table so we got to see a good selection of the menu. We finally settled on the yellowfin tuna roll, pepper calamari, trout with betel leaves, and chicken curry. The tuna spring roll was an interesting twist on the classic prawn roll. It was flavourful when dipped in the sauce but not sure I would order it again. The pepper calamari was by far my favourite. Cooked perfectly, well seasoned and a great dipping sauce to accompany it along with a generous serve. The smoked trout had crispy shallots that paired well with the betel leaves but there was only so much I could eat. Whereas the chicken curry on rice had a great flavour and easy to get more with all the lovely veggies. Their version of the mojito was super refreshing and could have easily ordered another, sat and people watched if we didn't have plans. Convenient location across from the train station, excellent service and a great menu will bring people back often.