Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Cuisine, Parramatta
Not as authentic as the name suggests
I find that one of the worst things to do on a beautiful saturday evening is to be cooped up at home, in the kitchen cooking dinner for the family. Obviously, Howard’s mother shares the same sentiments, as she suggested we try a relatively new Malaysian restaurant.
Unsure as to whether it would be a busy place or not, Howard insisted in making a booking, just to cover our butts. We found it a little difficult to locate the restaurant, as it was not in the central Church Street of Paramatta, but in a little side street on Wenthworth Rd. Parking was not an issue, as there was a carpark behind the restaurant, and as it is away from the happening area, we were assured of no traffic.
At 6:30pm, the restaurant was quite empty, with only 3 tables other than us that were occupied. The waitress recommended that we try their Chef’s suggestion, Banquet for four ($50). Looking around the room, we noticed that all the other three tables have also ordered this. We took the waitress’s advice, however sensing that the dishes would be inadequate for 5 people, we ordered a couple of extra dishes.
Teh Tarek $4.00
Teh Tarik is a type of Malaysian drink made up of tea and condensed milk. It is usually made fresh with a special pulling technique. The teh tarik here wasn’t very authentic at all. It took about 2 minutes from when they took my order until my drink arrived. It tasted like instant teh tarik and I am pretty adament this is what it was as I could not taste any condensed milk. Having had teh tarik many times at Mamak and being able to see them make it fresh with the pulling action, this restaurants version is an epic fail.
Grilled chicken with satay
The grilled chicken pieces were moist with a hint of herb marinade. Serving the chicken pieces covered in the satay sauce, enabled each piece to be well coated with the lovely peanut mixture. The dissapointing factor about this dish was that the grilled chicken pieces were cold when served, alluding to pre-cooked meat.
King prawn curry
An aromatic and thick curry sauce was generously filled with mixed vegetables and giant king prawns. The curry sauce was fantastic, the flavour was strong and consistent and worked wonder with the roti we ordered.
Roti Canai ($1.80)
The roti did the job in soaking the curry however it was a tad oily. I suspect that the Roti was those pre-packed ones that only needed to be fried before serving, possibly not freshly made.
Pan fried fish fillets with ginger and shallots
Tender pieces of fish were lightly pan fried and dressed with a light soy sauce and topped with shallots , ginger and chilli. The fish itself was crispy and soft but the sauce had no bearing on the taste of the dish at all.
Char Koay Teow (Wok-fried flat noodle with prawns,egg & beansprout $13.80)
Thick pieces of rice noodle were accompanied with a generous portion of beanspouts and prawns. I found this dash lacked the ‘burnt’ taste you would expect for char koay teow. Perhaps their wok wasn’t hot enough?
Ginger chilli sauce and sweet soy sauce (kecap)
Ayam Hainan (Steamed chicken hainanese style)
The chicken was perhaps the highlight of the night. Glistening pieces of moist chicken were consistently tender and tasted even better with the accompanied sauces. The fact that each piece was deboned, made it all the more delightful to eat.
Belacan Sayar (Stir kangkong with chilli shrimp paste)
The kangkong tasted as expected with copious amounts of chilli shrimp paste, fantastic.
I found our visit to this restaurant a bit of a hit and miss. The chicken was outstanding, but I felt some of the other dishes did not live up to its full potential. This is perhaps due to the insignificant flavour of the ginger sauce served with the fish and inadequate heat sauce for the Char Kway Teow. In saying that, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Cuisine joins the ever growing list of quality Malaysian restaurants. While it’s yet to reach the heights of Mamak in Chinatown, it does a pretty good job as a Malaysian food alternative if you happen to be in the Paramatta region.
Kuala Lumpar Malaysian Cuisine
Level 1, 23 Wentworth St
Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone (02) 9687 9889
web : http://www.klmalaysiancuisine.com.au
……. Oh and here are some pictures of our quick trip to Max Brennar, since it was just around the corner.
Fondue for two $16.50
Chocolate Souffle with strawberries and chocolate lick ~ $14.00
Max Brenner
Shop 2187, Level 2, Westfield
159-175 Church Street
Parramatta, NSW 2150
Ph: (02) 9635 7566
Web: www.maxbrenner.com
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Stumbled onto here from the OCAU forums via a link. I had no interest at all, and yet here I am finishing reading one of your reviews…
It really drew me in! Great work on the site, nice layout, easy to follow, simple yet informative. And the shots of the food are delightful!
Good stuff
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How funny, i just read the above comment. I used to lurk around OCAU forums as well! Anyway, that roti does look like the pre-packaged kind indeed -similar to what I had at Sam Satay’s stall at the Night Noodle Markets. The king prawn curry looks fantastic! Mmmm….. love the Max Brenner eye candy just before lunch time…. hehe…
heh yeah i went to this place earlier in the year and it sadly did not meet my parents or my expectations hmpf but woo! max brenner! my happy place! i looove the waffles!
OH what a hidden place this KL malaysian restaurant is and its a bit inconvient to get parking around there unless you want to pay!!
Being Malaysian chinese, the food is disappointing, i expected more from my satay chicken and char keow taoy.
JEn commment on Sam Satay at the night markets, how funny because i had somewhere there and that was disappointing too, the sauce at least was thick but the chicken didnt have much flavour
One last comment, WOMAN and MAx Brenner haha just cant resist chocolate can you, even though i find the place a rip off………….
How convenien that a chocolate fix is around the corner! I’m always keen to hear about Malaysian restaurants, even at Mamak, it really doesn’t compare with the real stuff back in KL lol, maybe there’s something in the water??
I agree with you re suspicious roti but the chicken does look tender and juicy:)
Your food photos are of very good quality…:) I love Hainanese chicken rice and it’s a staple dish in my home..I am Msian Chinese of Hainanese descent. Thanks for sharing your experince of Msian food. For a taste of the real M’sia..hop over to KL!!
Luke- Thanks for popping by, hope to see you here again =D
Jen- I think the King Prawn curry and the Hainan chicken was the outstanding dishes of the night. Curry was very rich and aromatic, goes well with bread, rice or roti. LOL Yay to Max Brenner.
Chocolatesuze- The quality of some of the dishes were lacking, however the price and the dishes that they were good at made up for it. Have you had the Lindt waffles? YUM!
Sydneyguyrojoe- Parking is not bad because it’s pretty quiet around that area. However, we did get there pretty early. LOL, chocolate and women goes hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other.
Miss Honey- Definitely agree with the standard of the food compared to Malaysia. If you want authenticity, you have to go to KL.
MyBugLife- Thanks for the compliment =) I lurve Hainanese chicken rice as well. Whenever I am in Malaysia, I can always count on Jalan Alor in KL for my char kway teow, grilled chicken wings and BBQ seafood. Droooling.
looks good. hope to check it out for the hainanese chicken if I get a chance. so much food, so little time.
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Simon- Just another reason why Sydney is the best city in the world.
hey we were ABOUT to step into this place to have a quick dinner but saw that it was empty so we passed..!!
betty’s last blog post..Meat & WIne Co. Parramatta
actually i think u should of given it a try,ive been back recently and it was better than my first time!! i know there, blame the location
Betty: I agree with Sydneyguyrojoe. Unfortunately this restaurant is a result of bad location happening to good food. The quality of the food combined with the price really does make this place worth while.
so is this place worth eating at? and is there a function room that u can rememeber of?> hhmm????
@Tina : With few options in the area, I think it’s ok. I don’t think there is a function room but there seems to be plenty of room. There is also Temasek in Parra as well.