We were secretly hoping the line wouldn’t be as bad today because it’s a weeknight. Even though it’s
Thursday night, you’d hope that more people are going shopping (than coming to eat out). Anyway, the luck was on our side this time. The line was quite short compared to what we’ve seen/ heard of. We patiently waited to go in. We felt a real sense of excitement thinking about what it might be like inside, it looked super busy. We were finally taken inside and shown our seats. It was a cute little set up with stools and small tables. It’s actually quite a small place as well, but it was packed with people in every direction we looked.We started off with Roti Canai, this was really soft, crispy on the outside tasted nice with the curry dips.
Roti Canai, served with two curry dips and spicy sambal sauce ($6) |
Next we had one vegetarian and non-vege dish. I ordered the nasi lemak, I kind of felt obliged to seeing this is the national dish of Malaysia and a popular one too! As we started taking photos of the food, we could smell the beautiful scent of food, it certainly raised my appetite.
I started nibbling on the dried fish and it was so crispy and fresh. I’ve had dried fish at other places but I never liked it as much. The chicken was soft and tender, the spice balance was just right. The fragrance rice, curry chicken, chilli paste and dried fish together made a deadly delicious combination.
Nasi lemak ($9.5) with curry chicken ($3.50) |
Kari Sayur ($15) with rice ($3) |
Mamak
15 Goulburn Street, Haymarket