My lunch favorite. Really like the authentic flavor! Highly recommend Hainanese chicken rice and stir fried, yum!
Alice's Makan makes the best Laksa in Sydney CBD. The quality of the ingredients are different, and the portion is so generous, it makes you cry with joy. If you love laksa and happen to be in the city, don't hesitate and visit Alice. I give Alice's laksa 5 bears.
The CKT was truly delicious! Being a Penangite, I have high standards and this dish totally fulfilled my cravings. The only bad thing is that they only open on weekdays and during work hours which makes it so difficult for people who don't work in the city!
Best Malaysian meal in Australia, these are my two favourite dishes that I have eaten in many places around Australia. Yours are the BEST.
Finally some great roti canai! If it were crispier, it could have competed with the best I’ve had overseas but it was still light and fluffy and so much better than the soggy dense roti that I’ve been finding at highly rated Malaysian restaurants. Plus you get it at food court prices! The trade off is that the rendang wasn’t that good, rather chewy and bland. Not sure if you can get the roti with a plain gravy.
Friendly and warm service. The wonton noodle soup tasted good, however it wasn’t flavourful enough. Reasonable prices and value though - couldn’t finish mine due to the large quantity!
One of the best Malaysian restaurant in Sydney! We ordered the hainanese chicken rice and char kway teow, both of them were SO DELICIOUS! If only they open on weekend, it will b perfect 😋
Alice's Makan has by far THE most authentic Malaysian-style Char Kway Teow I've tasted in Sydney. It never fails to impress with tasty wok hei flavours.
The 2 or 3 choice bain marie options aren't the most outstanding, but worth going for if you're after a quick bite.
Definitely one of my go-to lunch spots for a quick bite of Malaysian classics: chicken rice, laksa, nasi lemak, etc.
10/10 for everything!
There was a queue of about fifteen people ahead of me waiting to order, since it was lunch time, and I braced myself for a long wait. But thanks to the friendly, quick and efficient service, it took all of 7 minutes (yes, I timed it!) for me to sit down to a meal I'd been looking forward to for a long time.
I had the dry egg noodles in soy sauce with BBQ pork and wonton soup (kun loh mee), and my weakness, a glass of hot teh tarik, on the side.
The only thing I don't like about Alice's Makan is that they're not open on the weekends, and close at around 5 on weekdays.
I will most DEFINITELY be going back, despite the damage to my waistline (there's little-to-no damage to the wallet, as everything on the menu is reasonably priced).
It is very close to the exit of Town Hall railway station. I ordered Nasi Lemak including coconut milk rice. I originally wanted to order hainan chicken rice, but the meal was over.
Before eating coconut milk rice i specially did not drink milk tea for feeling the coconut fragrance of milk white rice. The beef curry smothered nicely. Malaysian milk tea, not very sweet but it is very good with tea and milk flavor, smooth.
Alice’s makan is a fast food store located at town hall in a very quiet foodcourt. My friend who is Malaysian suggested to eat here and recommended a few dishes such as fried hainanese chicken and rice cake. I decided to go with fried hainanese chicken rice and was pleasantly surprised how good it tasted. Firstly 👍🏻 for being boneless and secondly it tasted different to the traditional hainanese chicken. It’s not common to find the fried version in Sydney but it’s common in Malaysia. The rice and chilli sauce isn’t as good as Jimmy’s but it’s still a nice dish. Teh tarik a milk tea also tasted good. It wasn’t too sweet and tea was strong enough to keep me working for the afternoon. Service is rather slow for a non busy foodcourt 👎, and this why jimmy’s is more popular because food is served quickly. If you’re looking to eat here at lunch, main meal + drink will cost you $20. It’s worth a revisit though, and I’ll definitely try other dishes next time.
Tried the fried radish cake (chilli level- mid spicy) today and i am pleasantly surprised that it tasted yummy. I think having the chilli level at mid spicy made it more flavourful. The kolo mee(dried noodles with char siew and wonton) is also pretty good. 👍🏻
The shop is conveniently located in the food court which is right next to the town hall station on the corner of Bathurst street and George Street. It’s open for lunch only Monday's to Friday’s.
I have tried their Nasi Goreng with roti which I would say was quite good but wouldn’t say it was the best I have ever had as there are similar and even slightly better options around but yes I do agree that this place is good for a quick weekday lunch if your office is nearby.
The food is pretty authentic but they didn't have satay's and that's really frustrating!
Sydney, cbd
Authentic South East Asian lunch. Variety of noodles. Not bad for a quick lunch
Found this place by accident as I was attending a Medical Centre in the building. I had the Hainese Chicken rice and I have had many in Sydney at other places. But this was superb - from the chicken, the rice and even the soup. Very tasty and the best I have tried to date locally. Have to make another trip into the City to experience the other dishes.
4.5 stars. I ordered a fried and normal Hainan chicken rice, Nasi Lemak, two Kopi-Os and one Teh Tarik. The food here is great, and the chicken is crispy and soft, like the ones They actually serve in Malaysia/Singapore. The fried and normal variants of the rice are both delicious. The Nasi Lemak was also pretty good.
However, one issue is that the Kopi-Os just tasted like normal coffees - but the overall meal is pretty great.
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