Although this place is famous for Malaysian food, Melbourne is spoilt for choices when it comes to Malaysian food. However, their tissue roti is amazing!
friendly staff good service big area can occupied many.. food fast service , quite popular among many nasinalities as well
Authentic Malaysian restaurant. I ordered roti canai, and curry, but the portion size was small, full of flavor
Authentic Malaysian restaurant. I ordered roti canai, satay skewers, mee goreng and ice milo. I love all my foods and service also excellent but the price is a bit too expensive for the meal. But I will come back again ;)
Approximate cost: $12
Really tasty, fresh and authentic Malaysian food served here. Service is attentive and prompt too. Chicken satay is divine though skewers are on the smaller side and the Nasi Goreng was one of the best I've eaten yet. Decent feed for great value too.
I really enjoy satay skewers and nasi goreng, will give them a try when visiting family next time
i heard that it is a very famous shop and they are very well known for their malaysian dishes.
sounds like a place that i should give a try, thanks .
Delicious tasty food. I had both the savoury and sweet roti, great presentation with sweet roti which came in a dome shape and beautifully crisp. Nasi lemak was yummy, though portion size could have been bigger for the price. Unfortunately also stung with a $4 surcharge going on New Years Day.
The place had a good vibe in terms of happy customers and friendly staff. The seating was very comfortable despite the restaurant being quite full. The waitresses were genuinely enthusiastic and happy to serve. We had Roti Canai - $5.50, 1/2 dozen Beef Satay and Roti Bom with ice cream - $9.00 each, two drinks - Teh Tarik and Cham - $4.00 each (total meal $31.50). The food and drinks were delicious but the serving size was not as good as expected, probably should have ordered one more dish.
Mamak Instant Mee Goreng - At last...we hve something as authentic and better mamak food in Melbourne.
The previous Old Town Kopitiam was so-so, and with the new openings of Papa Rich (which was super horrible food) was a let down.
Finally found this new outlet opened in Melbourne CBD, packed with Msian people. Serving is big, a bit pricey for normal Mamak food which you can easily get in Malaysia (can't complain that much).
Try it for yourself and see if it suits your palette.
Approximate cost: $11.00-15.00
This place is often packed with people all hours of the day and night due to its good food and fast service. The roti here is especially good and they make fabulous teh tariks. During busy hours, be prepared to queue as it a popular venue.
Approximate cost: $10
best roti!
This place is the offshoot of the original Mamak in Sydney. The place in Sydney has queues starting well before the place opens as they don't take bookings.
When Mamak opened in Melbourne my hopes were high and the place again does not take bookings. However we found the wait worth it and the food reasonably consistent with what we found in Sydney. The Roti was fluffy and crunchy, however it is frustrating because the only option is fish curry and for those not a fan of fish curry it means you need to pay around $15 to order a serve of chicken curry to go with the Roti.
Other dishes are very authentic - like the mee goreng, although sometimes the chef is chilli happy and it can be overly spicy. The rojak salad contained great amounts of flavor with the prawns, coconut fritters and peanut sauce and the nasi lemak was also authentic and allowed between a friend chicken and curry chicken option allowing some customization.
The lime drink reminded me of being back in Malaysia, Singapore or Thailand and the ice kachang provided a great ending to the meal.
Service is generally efficient with orders taken electronically by the waiters and provided the place is not overloaded you can normally get service quite quickly.
What we did not like though was the extra service charge of $3 per person on a public holiday which detracted from the experience, although we have been there several times on a non public holiday.
Approximate cost: $13
never heard of mamak before, but now i might check them out! extensive review, thanks!
Overrated.
A group of 8 of us ate here so we had a wide variety of dishes. None were stand out, none were bad, they were all mediocre. Opinion is harsher due to high expectations BUT I have had nicer Malaysian food in the “suburbsâ€. The roti which is meant to be “amazingâ€, was ordinary, again, have had much better.
The service was non-existent and when they did come to us, obliging but not very friendly. Prices were reasonable for the dishes, with the exception of the roti dishes, way over priced.
Décor is nice but it is a very noisy restaurant. We had a baby crying at a table about 10m from us for most of the night, we hardly heard it though due to all the other noise.
I would not go back and would not recommend. Yes I have been to Malaysia, yes I have eaten Malaysian many times.
Approximate cost: $14
My favorite place to visit whenever I am in Sydney. Imagine how happy I was when I found out that Mamak was coming to Melbourne. Went there few days after their opening and the line was crazy long. Was desperate to eat the roti canai so we lined up for more than 45 minutes. It was well worth the wait though, the roti was delicious. Also had sambal kangkong and kari kambing with rice.
I had the roti canai ... it was only $5.50...
Well i went to this restaurant for the first time and i am quite impressed by the quality that they offering...
Also, Me and my friend shared mee goreng ... it was so tasty ..
I recommended for those who are searching for Malaysian hawker style food.
