I have been to this restaurant for many years. It has never failed to provide great and authentic Singaporean and Malaysian food.
For dishes, dont miss the Singapore chilli crab - the best in town. On my list to order include butter prawns, sambal okra, kung po chicken, braised pig trotters, and many others. For hawker favourites the Penang char kway teow is hard to beat. Others include KL Hokkien mee, combination chow hor fun, nasi lemak, laksa, satay, etc.
I always love their food. They are so authentic, particularly in the stir fried food. Prawn Har Mian, Hainanese chicken and Kang Kong are my favoriate picks.
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If you can get past the odd location, make peace with the 70's decor, the plastic wrap over the top of the table cloths, the pictures of dishes that are taped down beneath that plastic wrap, then you're in for a treat.
In my opinion they have the best Roti in town, accompanied by a choice of truly excellent lamb, chicken and beef curries. Order their Roti Chanai as an entree and you won't be disappointed. Or order 2 servings and have it as a main.
Their Prawn meals are unusual and delicious, with their Butter Prawns & Oatmeal Prawn being of exceptional quality.
They keep fresh (living) mud crabs on site and their Singapore Chilli Crab is excellent. The prices are fair for mud crab too, usually around $80-90 per kg which is as cheap as you'll pay for Mud Crab in specialised Crab Shack Restaurants.
Their Sambal & Satay offerings are competent.
And of course their Laksa. Sadly I am not a fan of Penang style Laksa, there's nothing objectively wrong with it I just prefer different styles that have a thicker, creamier coconut broth and a softer chilli palate.
Their Gado Gado is a good refreshing side to accompany any of their dishes.
Also for dessert make sure you order their Ais Kacang, it's a shaved ice, syrups, coconut cream, jelly, red beans, sweet corn, etc. I prefer mine without the Red Bean as it gives it a bready texture.
Great street food, very inexpensive. Authentic flavors. Definitely will be going back. We had the beef rebdang and the chicken and potato curry, felt like we were eating in Malaysia or Indonesia.
Loved my meal here! Had the Fried Bee Hoon with vegetables. Came out quick and tasted very fresh. Service was very friendly. Will be returning soon.
This place is near where I live. Some of my favourite from this place are, Nasi Goreng Kampong, Fried Turnip Cake, Fried Kway Teo. Personally, I love their Fried Turnip Cake. I have never tried a turnip cake as great as them. Serving size is great. Service is friendly. Plenty of place to sit too.
Run down and kinda grubby but damn do they make an awesome combination kway teow. So saucy so good. The Har mee is not bad either.
Not as cheap as some of the other Malaysian joints in the area but great tasty food.
We are here last night for Chinese new year. We ordered 15 dishes, all of them were good to excellent. The dishes were authentic and tasty, without being too heavy or greasy. In particular, the butter egg crab, oat prawn, sambal petai, satay and char koay teow were excellent. Even the lime juice was perfect, just like in Malaysia! This was the best malaysian meal I have had in Sydney, and I have lived here for a while!
Service was good, especially given how few staff they had, the staff who served us was very helpful, patient and efficient. Thank you!
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Sinma Laksa House has a very nice Singapore Chilli Crab. Is it worth the value? It would if the restaurant and waitresses were nicer. The rest of the dishes were also nice and presentable. The crab and barramundi contributed to 2/3 of the total bill!
Seafood laksa was so-so So excited to see char kuey kak. Had good wok hei, too. This plate of Hokkien noodles was too much for one person really... Rojak to share, so-so as well Service was quick, maybe because we were the only ones there and it was nearly closing time. Situated in an area with a large population of university students from UNSW, p
Smothered in spicy sambal sauce, a ray wing is grilled to a brown burnish and served simply with more chilli sauce. The stingray texture is like that of most flat fish: soft and smooth with easily manageable bones, while the sambal and chilli provide all the flavour and heat that's needed.
Awesome Singapore Food! 2 Thumbs Up !. This restaurant was recommended by my Singaporean classmate who mentioned that the food is quite authentic. After being away from home (Singapore) for several months, I decided to this restaurant a shot today. I was a happy camper :) The Penang Char Kway Tiao is authentic, accompanied with free sambal chili, the portion is pretty big with reasonable price. Highly recommended :)
EXCELLENT!!!. Don't know what everyone is talking about. After reading all the reviews here, I was sceptical, but decided to try it out myself. Service is absolutely fine, they greet you with a smile, take you to your table, get your order and bring out the food. What more is there?!
Plus the food...one of the best asian food experiences of my life! Service is good, food is GREAT! Try it, you won't regret it.
Cheap n' Tasty. I took my family for dinner to Sinma while on holiday in Sydney. The restaurant is basic no frills decor typical of asian eateries where focus is on reasonably priced, quality asian food. We ordered fried kuay teow, chicken rice, radish cake and ho fun. Service was prompt and the waitress was friendly and polite. The portions were both generous and delicious. It was so good we returned there again the next day for lunch and had an equally enjoyable eating experience. This place is on my favorites list for whenever I am in Sydney again.
Best chilli crab in Sydney. Singaporean by birth, I have quested my whole 25 years in Sydney to find a good chilli crab which compares to the dishes I have every time I go back to Singapore to visit.
Sinma is it!! The chilli crab here is amazing, the meat fresh and crunchy, with the tomato-chilli gravy just the right consistency and salty / sweet flavour afficionados know and love. Very generous serving of gravy too, which can be mopped up with excellent fried or steamed bread (man tou).
The other dishes here are also excellent, including the char kway teow and the cereal prawns. Highly recommended.
Every dish was fantastic!! Can't wait to come back. My new face restaurant....best crab I've had. Recommend the symbol Kung koong; butter calamari; kong po chicken in taro basket!
Best Singapore chilli crab ever tasted in Australia. Been here on a few occassions. Authentic Malaysian. Service is poor poor poor the owner is abit of a loud mouth character. Desert menu has Chendol have tried ordering twice and both times they have said they have ran out, on non busy times. I have a feeling they don't make it but on the menu. Had their Ice Kacang was superb. Now they do Malaysian breakfast starting at 6am. Pity the Food doesn't match the service
It is true the service here is subpar, but it is a great place to get sone tasty Malaysian. The fish head curry is highly recommended.
Food is authentic and tasty. The Combination noodles were a mix of horfun and vermicelli. Loved the 'wok hei' (smoky fragrance). The turnip cake tastes good. Teh tarik was ok. Rojak was so so. I have tasted better ones.
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As a local. I've been here plenty of times but the best highlight is 2010 Chinese New Year. We tried a lot of variety of foods they can offer & it was very tantalising. The gravied noodles are my top pick.
Fantastic!!! Delicious traditional Singaporean food and great value for money. By far the best chilli crab we've found in Sydney - just as good as Singapore, if not better! The customer service was outstanding, Sharon made us feel at home and we'll definitely be back again soon. Thanks for a great night guys!
It is one of those run - down looking restaurant but serves really yummy dishes! Good food but no presentation whatsoever, the only thing that they can't do, is coffee !
The Singaporean chilly crab is the best dish! One crab is almost 2kgs! Amazing sauce! The restaurant decoration is old and it locates in the middle of construction site. A nice place to try singaporean dishes!
A very nice malay/Singaporean mix food. Friendly service, nice food, reasonable price. Recommended.
Extremely good Singaporean crab! The fried bun that we had with the crab was crispy, fresh and delicious.
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