This popular Malaysian restaurant offers authentic food at reasonable prices. Phuong Tran’s Roti Canai with Beef Rendang is delicious. My Hainan Chicken Rice is a generous serve and very satisfying. An enjoyable lunch!
Had take away for the whole family today, tried 5 different curries with roti & everything was spectacular. Had no complaints about the food. Every curry was flavoursome. Priced very well. Thank you
A place for HUGE portions and cheap eats. Ordered Char Khaw Tiew, Roti Canai and Laksa, and requested them to be extra hot. Wowwww the chef made us so satisfied with the chili heat! Appreciated a straight forward service but cutleries should not have been left on each table during this pandemic; better give to customers after they have placed their orders.
Revisited this Malaysian restaurant last night. Correct me if I am wrong that the management has been changed since my last review. Vibe seems more energetic than last management.
Well, we played it safe to order some signature dishes for testing water.
Hainan chicken and rice is good with right juicy texture of boneless chicken and subtle fragrance from the rice (4.5/5), Ha Mee is good in terms of authentic broth and large king prawns (4.5/5). Kang Kong is a let down which lacks strong flavour of sauce but the spiciness is spot on.
Overall, production keeps its consistency.
Previous visits: Aug 2018 4.5/5; Sep 2015 4/5
We were big fans of them previous then change in ownership caused their food quality to drop. But they've definitely improved on the previous mishap and they're back in a big way.
I'll definitely return to give the old favourites another try.
The Cantonese ho fun here is always yummy, but the hainanese chicken here wasn’t as flavourful as I hoped it’d be. I’ve been eating here for a while and it seems like their service has finally improved.
Fried Chicken Connoisseur
+5
Very good Malaysian cuisine. Had lunch by myself here and got the Mee Goreng. Very flavourful meal that I thoroughly enjoyed.
FYI - They have $25 eftpos minimum and 3% cash discount.
My partner and I had dinner at the Malaysia Makanan Restaurant last night as it is on our local area and have been wanting to try it for a while. We are glad we did because the food we got was beautiful and very well priced! We shared curry puffs, chicken skewers, chicken Hokkien noddles and a Beef Rendang (Roti Canai). The food was great but our favourite was the Hokkien noddles, the flavour the sauce held was strong and perfectly spread out over the noddles. The Beer Rendang was fantastic too! The rotis were cooked perfectly and the rendang was so flavoursome and beef tender.
Good value Malaysian
We had dinner with friends here on a busy Saturday night. We ordered roti canai with beef rendang, lamb curry with potato, seafood fried rice, seafood nasi goreng, char kway teow with beef, ikan bilis and green beans in garlic sauce. The curries were amazing, but we've had better char kway teow and although the fried rice dishes were tasty, we thought that they were both a little soggy (maybe the seafood was issue). The portions are are very very generous (we couldn't eat it all) and the prices are reasonable - note that you get a 3% discount for paying cash. Even though it was incredibly busy - the service was fast and friendly!
I love this restaurant for malaysian food! Its always cooked on point and has really good value for money. Also, if you come on a weekday its generally not very busy so we never have to wait for a table. The atmosphere is also pretty chill and not noisy so you can have a great catch up with friends here too. Plenty of free parking right outside the restaurant. Another fun thing about the restaurant is the kitchen has a see-through glass window so you can watch the chefs cook up your dish! :)
I’ve been here a few times before and I must say it’s consistently good. It’s a bit out of the way but I would say just as good as little Singapore or Malaya corner. Heads up the Tom yum is better than the laksa imo. Flavors are always good in 90% of dishes I’ve ordered, not too much msg but still a little bit oily. Perfect for a hangover or a cheap and cheerful. Would recommend, solid 4/5
Service and product always consistent here. I've been here multiple times and both dining in person or ordering takeaway over the phone always goes well. 9 of us went to dine here tonight; food started arriving 5 minutes later and everyone had their food within 15 minutes. Pricing is very reasonable how tasty the food is, how big the portions are, and how consistent and quick the service is. Choosing to dine outside in the evening is quite comfortable. Their butter herbed chicken is beautifully deep fried, crispy and tasty. Their Hainan Chicken Rice is nice, and has no bones which some people find very convenient. Their Gado Gado is a deliciously spicy and appetising salad. Their Rotis are really nice as well. Can't wait to come back!
Having made so many trips to this place I have never been disappointed- the food is great & the service amazing.
My personal favorites are CKT Combination & the Chicken Ro Canai 👌🏿
Hainan Chicken! This is the place to be. Tucked away from busy Brisbane and Sunnybank this Malaysian restaurant has got one of the best Hainan in town.
Service size ✔️
Taste ✔️
Value for money ✔️
It’s a bit of mission for those who don’t live this side of town to experience to glory of great chicken but it’s worth the trip
One of my favourite restaurants in South Brisbane! Service is always very good and the food portions are very large. Great value for money!!
The food here is a hit and miss. Their nasi lemak, hokkien mee and butter herbal chicken are delicious!! The meat is soft and tasty! But their singapore (fried) noodle looks and taste completely different from the normal singapore (fried) noodle. The worst is their man fan (cantonese fried noodle / wan tan hor gravy mixed with rice). I ordered the man fan for take away and guess what? They didn't separate the rice & gravy into different containers/bags so when I got home, it was all soaking in gravy. Normally in Malaysia, hawkers would always know to separate the noodles/rice from mixing with the gravy so that it doesn't soak & spoil the food as fast & it could be kept longer and be eaten whenever we want. It's common sense. The taste of the man fan is below par.
Would definitely come and eat again and try my luck. Like I wrote it's a hit and miss. Pretty exciting! Feels like playing the lottery! Haha.
I liked this place quite a lot.
Apparently they changed the recipe for the curry beef very recently.
Food was basic but we'll executed.
Service is right but quick
Value for money: pretty good!!
Fast service and great food. Everything was served fresh and came out very quickly! Could be because we had dinner a bit before 6pm so we may have beat the rush. We ordered a beef char kway teow, chicken massaman curry and salt and pepper calamari. We had coconut rice with everything. Please be aware that a large in their rices is massive and could feed a family of 4-6 people!
Update: May 2019
Came here on a weeknight and it was nice and quiet. We were the only customers in the restaurant. Was able to order a char kway teow, chicken laksa and hainanese chicken for a total of 30 bucks due to a promo they had going! Buy 2 dishes and get a laksa for half price. Super good value for money! Portions were huge and the laksa was amazing, the soup was really tasty. Highly recommended!
This restaurant is awesome if you're feeding a family of five, the food is tasty with a great hint of Asian spices and aromatic. Always stick to the chef's special, however the salt and pepper calamari is a big let down, mine were too salty and inedible. Best dishes are nasi lemak, beef rendang and chicken laksa.
Portion sizes are huge and cheap. Great for anyone with large appetites! Food is average and the majority of the dishes that we ordered was quite bland. The roti canai was oily and quite crunchy and accompanied by a mildly spicy but tasty dipping sauce. Would be back to try other dishes.
Went on a Monday lunchtime - was a ghost town (a right contrast to Friday nights & weekends!). Had the Hainan chicken & rice and loved it! Portion size on the chicken was like for 2 people - heaps generous; couldn't finish it. Also rate the Ho Fun - always has that breath-of-the-wok taste which I adore *drool*. This place is no-frills; bit hectic during peak times but excellent value for money & there's some real winners on the menu.
We come here fairly often for the Cantonese Hor Fun, which we think is pretty authentic. The other food on the menu (e.g. Chicken rice - only thing missing is a free bowl of soup) is generally delicious, but authenticity is another thing. Service is decent and fast. Quantity is also quite large so small eaters should share. Seating options are pretty good and the ambiance is simple and comfortable.
Problem is, last time we were there (only a few days ago) all the food we ordered made us REALLY thirsty after, meaning they added MSG to the food. This wasn't the case the previous times we were there.
FYI: they accept EFTPOS if you spend a min. order of $25. We didn't know that at first.
I quite liked this place. It was cheap but very tasty and their sambal was authentic. Their butter chicken was amazing and they were definitely generous portion sizes. Great for groups. Definitely worth the drive out to the burbs
We go to this restaurant regularly. Love the food and the service. could not flaw it for anything. The service is great the food is great and find it good value. Highly recommended based on our experience.
You can tell it's going to be good based on the sheer number of people here on most nights. Service is swift, portions are generous and flavours are authentic. Lucky to have this casual eatery in the suburb!!
What's funny is this place has been here so long and it's just as good as the first day I've been there. Solid prices, portions are enormous. The laksa is actually the best, better than the ones I've had in Malaysia. Will always recommend.
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My boyfriend and I have been here quite a few times recently since we moved to the area. This place seems to get a ton of business and is almost always busy if you don't get here early enough.
The service has always been great when I arrive early and we're usually served in a decent amount of time. They do have to cook after all!
When they get busy, the service can take much longer and that shouldn't come as a surprise so I'm not going to judge too harshly on it.
As for the food, most of the things on here are not things I'd eat but I do love me some short noodle soup. It's always very hot when given to me and very delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I've also had the sweet and sour chicken with no complaints as well. Prices seem to be a bit expensive but maybe that's because where I'm from, you can get all you can eat for 9USD.
I don't really have any complaints other than the waiting times can sometimes be very long, and it's a little on the pricier side compared to other places around this one.
This place is inconsistently good. I have been a few times, having tried the laksa and the nasi goreng with 4/10 times being good times. Decor is very minimal...they use plastic, cheap chairs for outdoors and it gives it a very, "cheap asian restaurant" feel. There are better malaysian restaurants out there.
We always really enjoy our meals here at Calamvale. The service is lovely and friendly. The quality of the beef used in their dry curry is a question, however the flavours are just lovely, so we just cut around the bits that are a bit fatty, and we enjoy the rest! Gorgeous break away from the mayhem that is Sunnybank!
Very friendly service, loads of smiles !
Food was delivered quickly and as expected was tasty and spicy in the right places.
I did not enjoy the texture of the beef curry with it's tenderised thin beef and 'par' cooked potato, the flavour however was beautiful.
Pricing is reasonable. Cafe environment.
Would I go again ? Yes but only if I was in the area or maybe as a quick lunch spot ???
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After turning into a bit of a hermit over the past few weeks and staying at home and getting takeaway, we were long due a night out. I didn't know what I felt like - such a dilemma - but hubby had had his eye on Malaysia Makanan at Calamvale for a while, so that's where we ended up this evening.
Excellent choice I have to say. With the Calamvale Carnival on, we were a little worried they might be busy and they were, but I get the feeling that was just because it's such a good place and I'm sure it's that busy every Saturday night. However we snagged a table right under a heater and that was good enough for me.
The menu was the usual malaysian suspects and we went with a serve of the vegetarian spring rolls, seafood mee goreng and the Mussaman Beef. - standard ordering for us at a malaysian joint. Wellf both of us were super impressed with our choices - the spring rolls were really fresh and delicious - just a step above the normal spring roll and I can't quite put my finger on why, but they were seriously good. The Mee Gorgeng was probably one of the best we've had to be honest - it was really spicy which we both really loved. The Mussaman was also great in flavour, but we were a little surprised to find the beef thin sliced (I personally love this, hubby wasn't quite so sure) and it was obvious the potatoes had been cooked separate from the sauce, again it didn't make a huge difference to the dish but it was noticeable.
There have been a few reviews about the service not being up to par but I completely disagree - service was friendly and efficient and it was great to see the owner (I assume) checking up on everyone. In all a really good dinner and I will definately return to give the laksa a whirl at some stage (I looooove laksa). Great food in the burbs!
Great menu, best Laksa in this side of town, great sweet& sour dishes, great food. Customer service prob needs to be a bit friendlier.
Chicken laksa. Huge servings at a cheap price. would definitely come back when I'm feeling like Malaysian.
Decent Laksa. Really consistent with quality of laksa. We always order the Chicken Laksa and Hainan Chicken rice.
The Chicken Laksa has a lot of chicken in it so thats a plus...
Only wished this place served some authentic Malaysian Beverages, like Teh O or something....
I use to always come here and it's reasonably priced and somewhat pleasant. Food is nice but not outstanding, my kids love it so therefore I go anyway. But the last 3 times I've been there to dine in, every single time the customer service has been very poor and at times just rude. As if they have no time for you especially tonight when what look like a supervisor slammed my plate onto my table in a hurry to serve another.
Well I don't come here for customer service obviously, as I said, the food is nice enough for me to come back. Pity tho lol
Tasty Hainan Chicken Rice. Been here several times and love the Hainan Chicken Rice. Hainan Chicken Rice is one of those bench mark dishes which can tell you a lot about a restaurant, anyhow I think next time I should venture out and try a few of the other dishes.. but the Hainan Chicken Rice is just so good here!
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Yum. Looking to reminisce over a rendang about our recent holiday in KL and Borneo we chose the suburban Malaysia Makanan Restaurant. There were a few tables remaining on this Saturday night and we were seated immediately. The roti canai with curry sauce for entrée was deliciously coconut-creamy with a hint of heat. The three pieces of crispy straight-from-the-pan roti was perfectly portioned for the two of us to share the mopping up of the curry sauce. The dry beef curry was the standout. The deep brown-black sauce coated succulent bite-sized pieces of beef, the richness of which married perfectly with the pillow of white steamed rice.
There were some downsides. The room temperature water in paper cups was better than nothing, but chilled would be better. The salt and pepper squid was acceptable, saved mostly by the large pieces of succulent squid. There was a slight stodginess to the batter and a lack of pepper. These shortcomings are forgivable and will not stop us from returning. For the very reasonable prices, generous portions, and the remaining menu items we want to taste we will come back again when a bit of nostalgia for our Malaysian adventure grips us again.
The Devourer Of Food
+4.5
This place never fails to satisfy my craving for malaysia food. Does the word hainan chicken means anything other than double portion with extra obesity? Well, here it does. Those bastards are making me far with their tasty food. The CKT is a bit of a hit and miss ...
Absolutely delicious! I ordered the char kwey teow and my boyfriend had the curry chicken with egg noodles. It was so good!
Hainan Chiken Rice!!!. Don't expect much on their service. Just enjoy their awesome Malaysian dishes.
This time, we tried Hainan Chicken Rice, one of the most famous dish in that country. It was really really!!
The Invisible Food Critic
+3.5
Last time I visited this place it gave me a nice surprise as the food here is quite tasty and full of flavours. Great value for money too, I rate this fine place 7/10
Good malaysia. Price-7, Service-6, Food-7, Atmosphere-5, Overall-6
Laksa was good
Great Laksa & CKT. Was delishes! However the satay and roti canai and kam heong chicken wasn't fantastic. The chicken rice was disappointing. Too soft / gooey / mashed up and wasn't fragrant enough.
Awesome Food. Malaysia Makanan never fails to please. We have had several dishes and all devine. HUGE meals and the flavours are wonderful. Our favourite is the sweet & sour chicken but all of their dishes are great. We have been going to this restaurant for years & will continue for years to come. Keep up the good work guys :)
Authentic malaysian food! delicious flavour with various choices!
Awesome. Very nice, tasty, will be going back regularly
We ordered CKT, seafood laksa and nasi lamek. CKT was boring not enough salt/fish sauce, $15 laksa was average, nasi lamek average - pho Kim LAN still has better lak!!sa
Hainanese Chicken Rice. Simply the best! Terrific portions. I make this dish a once weekly event.
Love this restaurant! Fresh, tasty food, generous servings, prompt service. Our food arrived at our table within 5 mins of ordering. Definitely good value.
Mean. Food was banging..
was amazed at the flavours in the butter herbal chicken
also i loved the deep fried ice cream, im actually having it tonight
LOVE IT!!!. One of my fave places to go in Brisbane. Never fails to satisfy.
Some of the best dishes: Salt & Pepper Squid, Nasi Goreng, Kung Po Chicken. YUM YUM YUM
Service is very friendly and polite.
Amira Amanda H Nazer
+4.5
A friend of mine took me to this restaurant a week ago with my son and her daughter, & we ordered 2 seafood char kway teow and a seafood hor fun...what more can I say...indulgence..huge servings and fantastic food, even bought takeaways: hainanese chicken rice and nasi goreng..will definitely recommend to others!!!
Malaysia Makanan is pretty much like your average asian restaurant where it's cheap, big portions and pretty similar in flavour to all other restaurants. We all agreed that Malaysia Makanan is more on the better Asian restaurants scale. Service wasn't too bad considering my girlfriends rated the service as horrible. Even though this was called chicken with fried noodles, it's just your typical chicken chow mein. Dang it! I forgot what this was. D: But this was good. It had a hint of spice and really really flavoursome. Chicken green curry with coconut rice... maaaa favourite. It was good. Spicy but good. ♥
The servings for both meals were huge! The mee goreng feels quite authentic, with the tofu pieces, tomato and curry leaves?
A hidden gem in Calamvale, Malaysia Makanan has become a regular of ours when we’re hankering for some authentic Malaysian fare.
Authentic Malaysian food. Our favourites are the Roti Canai with Rendang or Chicken Curry and the Hainan Chicken Rice. Fast service and reasonable prices.
This is a very nice Malaysian place for lunch or dinner, considering there’s such a lack of good Malaysian food around the area.
Food is of good quality. For the few times I’ve eaten there, I’ve almost always been able to enjoy the food.
It would have been better if they had Malaysian drinks, such as Teh Tarik, on their menu. A Malaysian restaurant cannot be truly authentic without Malaysian drinks, can it.
The unenthusiastic service delivered by the younger and inexperience waiters was not too satisfying, but the expectation from the receiving end was not high anyway.
Overall, it is a nice Malaysian restaurant to visit when craving for authentic Malaysian food.
Dropped in for takeaway for dinner.
Special Fried Rice.
Chicken Skewers.
Calamari Balls and
Spring Rolls.
Service was good, food was good but the pricing is in the upper end for this area and this food.
Great place for Malaysian food. Usually can’t go wrong with their Laksa and chicken rice. Had their chicken satay - Slight tough. But overall, nice place.
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