Best laksa in Melbourne. Have been coming here every month for many years. I have tried others but they all disappoint after having one at Malaya Inn.
Best. Food. Ever. � fantastic service. We had an awesome crab dish. And these pears that apparently stop hangovers. Highly recommended
Discovered this little gem by accident and we were quite glad we did! Authentic Malaysian flavours with efficient service. Food was substantial, delicious and most importantly, very reasonably priced. The menu offers a variety of choices and I highly recommend the Char Kwey Teow and Chicken Nasi Lemak.
Gonna keep it short and on point, if your taste buds longs for a bowl of authentic Singaporean laksa, don't bother searching elsewhere. No one else except Bert's cafe in Boronia (which has closed down) does it better. From the thick bee hoon noodle, down to the shrimpy coconut heaven.
The rojak here is best compare other I had try in Melbourne. Feel like home in sg when I had my first bite.
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This is a place where the food is full of heart. There are many items on their menu that cannot be found elsewhere in Melbourne. And it's run by a couple of really nice aunties.
We came by on a weekday for lunch and had a really lovely experience. We ordered their signature laksa - probably one of the best in town. The laksa broth was Singapore style - creamy and had a dried shrimp base. The rojak had an addictive sauce and the ice kacang was the perfect way to end our lunch.
This place may not be fancy and it certainly isn't perfect but it holds a special place in my heart.
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Malaya Inn is one of those places that have been around for decades. As with any long time restaurant, changes have occurred over the years. In its hey day, the place would always be packed with hungry customers and even though those days appear to be over, this is the place to come for some unique dishes.
Top of the list would be the oyster omelette. The number of oysters and the serving size have dwindled over the years but it still tastes pretty spot on, especially with their homemade chilli sauce. Our other go to dishes include the carrot cake, chwee kuih, Hainanese chicken and laksa (Singapore style).
Service is usually good but requires some prompting. For a restaurant in the suburbs, Malaya Inn is a lovely place for home style cooking.
This restaurant is not too far from my house and takes only 5 mins drive over there. Menu are all in English and prices reasonable as elsewhere. Can dine in or takeaways. Dishes are ordered to cook and have to wait roughly 15 to 30mins. Typical Malaysian food as this restaurant operates for more than 20 years, very old establishment. If you enjoy Malaysian food, this is the place.
Some of my Malaysian friends said this restaurant food is so-so.
Well, may be they ordered something is not the best dishes of this restaurant.
My kids super love the roast chicken rice.
We like the fry Kui-Tiau, Spore mee-hoon, Rojak, Curry Laksa.
Go to try it yourelf.
Went back for a second time after trying kway chap. Kway chap was good enough to satisfy my craving. Carrot cake was authentic too! Curry Laksa on the other hand was even better. The broth was spicy for me but it was superb! Yong tau fu was good but not as big and plenty as the neighbouring restaurant. Tried the oyster omelette- crispy batter with fresh oysters dipped in a tangy chilli sauce. Yum! Great service esp with the complimentary dessert at the end. I’d be back to try other goodies.
Enjoyed a lovely meal on Chinese New Year - a fixed banquet menu starting with the traditional Yee sang, followed by a selection of lobak, fried tofu, kungpo chicken, omelette and a chinese cabbage with prawns, lobster noodles with ginger and scallions and a fruit platter. The latter was a replacement for a red bean dessert which they had run out of, but we were all too full at that point to really mind.
Great authentic Malaysian food and wide selection. We had the carrot cake, Rojak and salted fish bee hoon. Food was great and reasonably priced. Will be back to try more dishes.
Went for a family dinner at Malaya Inn and managed to try many dishes, the food was good and flavourful. Portions were good and pricing was reasonable. My favourite was the Hokkien mee! We also tried the pigs trotter with vinegar and the sourness of the vinegar nicely cut through the fattiness of the trotters so it wasn’t overly heavy. The chendol (shaved ice) dessert could be improved though, it was a lot of ice with syrup, not so much like how it should be with atap chee - that was disappointing :(
Hokkien Mee was good, the laksa was good too bit a bit spicy for me. Char kway tiao was not bad. The oysters omelette is not the Singapore style, more like pancake style but not too bad. Ba cho mee so so. Not enough vinegar.
Really proper and authentic Malaysian/Singaporean food.
It is also really good value for money - the portion size is really good considering the reasonable price you pay.
For more specialised dishes such as crabs and other more unique items we were advised to call a few days in advance just to ensure availability which is fair enough.
In doing so we were able to ensure that we could enjoy a really good feed!
Being a yam ring fanatic, I was excited to try another version of it, this time from good ol’ Malaya Inn. Even though it has lost some of it’s shine, it’s still a restaurant that’s near and dear to my heart.
I had the yam ring, oyster omelette and salt n pepper calamari. The yam ring was nice and crispy with a lovely filling. Unfortunately the oysters in the omelette were small and not very fresh. The calamari was delicious. It was fried well and had a nice savoury flavour.
Definitely worth a visit.
Malaya Inn, Doncaster, great Singapore food like Chai Tow Kway, Loh Bak and Or Chien authentic delicacies to enjoy, Albert, Venny and auntie will provide you with great local Singapore food and service.
One of the most authentic Singapore Chilli Crab dish in Melbourne, with spicy delicious sauce to remind you of Singapore back home and crunchy Oyster Omelette with very authentic chilli sauce to match. Highly recommend.
Great food, lovely family-run business. An absolute treat.
Worth to try. They are in the same shopping centre as Ampang. They serve some different types of food. The service was excellent, clean and not to crowded. Reasonable price and delicious too.
I have friends from Werribe and they wanted something to remind them of some good hawkers delights, a place to catch up and this is the place!! Venny will recommend dishes to suit your taste.... and also the many different types of Nyona cakes to take away for tea....
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