Very good Hainanese chicken rice and curry beef brisket! Great location for a pre-game meal!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Annia Lee
Happened upon this restaurant when doing some grocery shopping. Their flavor and taste of the dishes are spot on and very comforting and reasonably priced with super friendly staff. I felt like the flavors could have been a little bit stronger in the laska but appreciated the way I felt at the end of the meal. Hainanese chicken was tender and the server suggestion definitely cheaper when order a dish and rice separately to share. We also had the rotti curry which was a great appetizer. I found out this location run by the husband and son for consistency and the Broadway location by mother and daughter. It the same owners who closed Cafe D’Lite Express in Aberdeen Center glad to have found this place. Only complaint is they didn't have any desserts because of lack of staff will return and try.
November 2024: (video) The Boneless Hainanese Chicken Rice was still delicious but had soya sauce ? New items like noodles, rice rolls, specialty drinks and laska but less on desserts since last visit. Prices still reasonable. Service was good, restaurant was clean and food came out fresh and loved the free parking. It's located at foot of Stadium Skytrain Station across from T&T. Will be returning for the other items on their new menu.
Dietary restrictions: they do try accommodate but if allergic to peanuts don't come
Hey, food is good, I always go for the chicken rice...but they never picked up the phone, even on a not busy time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Wenice W
Most other restaurants offer Hainanese chicken rice and/or laksa. Here at Mamalee, I was able to order the Hainanese chicken laksa, the best of both worlds. The chicken was boneless. The broth was rich and tasty. The Chinatown location is transit friendly, just few steps from the skytrain station. I will come again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hainanese Chicken Laksa
Jeff Puk
Great food near to skytrain ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Euvelyn Pascual
I am excited to eat Malaysian cuisine which I have missed for a long time. The laksa top with hainanese is a good pick.
i came special for hainam chicken with rice, but hugh disappointed. never had hainan chicken that put soya sauce on top，making the chicken too salty. doesnt come with pickle and peanut as it should be, the seaweed soup come with it too salty. much much better to eat that in a hk cafe, worst hainam chicken i ever had, taste very awful and a waste of my hardearned money
Sinyo ganteng
I think they have the best hainanese chicken rice. very tasty. taste wise like singapore styles. Their Spicy Pan Mee, very tasty too. but other foods are just regular. Price wise, I think it is a little bit over price, especially for their veggies are way over prices. their portion some are ok, some are small. Service is okay. atmosphere is clean but very small place, but a bit better than their original place
Nice clean inviting location near the Chinatown sky train station. The chicken was nicely cooked, boneless, moist and tasty, as was the small cup of soup, but the rice could have had a richer chicken rice flavour. The Laksa was a very good tasting spicy broth with a nice mix of veggies tofu and two types of noodles but seemed to be a bit lacking in enough coconut, tamarind, and shrimp paste flavours that it's known for. Service was excellent and attentive. Worth visiting for a well prepared tasty lunch.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian Laksa was very flavourful in a good spicy broth
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup
Foodie Vancouver
I ordered a whole boneless Hainanese chicken, but I found that both the chicken and the rice tasted much blander compared to previous times. The dish didn't have the same depth of flavor, and it was missing that rich, satisfying sauce that usually enhances the entire experience.
Considering no need to go anywhere in downtown or Richmond, it hits the spot, Hainanese chicken is good. Portions are to be expected in DT, dipping sauce sufficient.
Fast service.
Free parking at the Tinseltown mall.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup
Amanda T
Don't know if it's a one off thing but the chicken and sauce tasted like it was drenched in salt!
Kristy Chen
The best hienese chicken restaurant that I have ever been to, I would defiantly come back for that one dish. I did not love the noodle soup, but I did find it interesting that there are two types of noodles used, I did like the texture contrast, but the ingredients used with the noodles were a tad lacking to my taste. Unfortunately, our drinks were super bland and did not have an ounce of sweetness in it, not sure if that was an error or that is the way their drinks there are. Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would definitely come back for Malaysian food.
Very good Hainanese chicken rice and curry beef brisket! Great location for a pre-game meal!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Happened upon this restaurant when doing some grocery shopping. Their flavor and taste of the dishes are spot on and very comforting and reasonably priced with super friendly staff. I felt like the flavors could have been a little bit stronger in the laska but appreciated the way I felt at the end of the meal. Hainanese chicken was tender and the server suggestion definitely cheaper when order a dish and rice separately to share. We also had the rotti curry which was a great appetizer. I found out this location run by the husband and son for consistency and the Broadway location by mother and daughter. It the same owners who closed Cafe D’Lite Express in Aberdeen Center glad to have found this place. Only complaint is they didn't have any desserts because of lack of staff will return and try.
November 2024: (video) The Boneless Hainanese Chicken Rice was still delicious but had soya sauce ? New items like noodles, rice rolls, specialty drinks and laska but less on desserts since last visit. Prices still reasonable.
Service was good, restaurant was clean and food came out fresh and loved the free parking. It's located at foot of Stadium Skytrain Station across from T&T. Will be returning for the other items on their new menu.
Dietary restrictions: they do try accommodate but if allergic to peanuts don't come
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Lemak, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Seafood Laksa, Yellow Rice, Glutonous Rice Balls
Hey, food is good, I always go for the chicken rice...but they never picked up the phone, even on a not busy time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Most other restaurants offer Hainanese chicken rice and/or laksa. Here at Mamalee, I was able to order the Hainanese chicken laksa, the best of both worlds. The chicken was boneless. The broth was rich and tasty. The Chinatown location is transit friendly, just few steps from the skytrain station. I will come again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hainanese Chicken Laksa
Great food near to skytrain ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am excited to eat Malaysian cuisine which I have missed for a long time. The laksa top with hainanese is a good pick.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Lemak, Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup, Hainanese Chicken Laksa
i came special for hainam chicken with rice, but hugh disappointed. never had hainan chicken that put soya sauce on top，making the chicken too salty. doesnt come with pickle and peanut as it should be, the seaweed soup come with it too salty. much much better to eat that in a hk cafe, worst hainam chicken i ever had, taste very awful and a waste of my hardearned money
I think they have the best hainanese chicken rice. very tasty. taste wise like singapore styles. Their Spicy Pan Mee, very tasty too. but other foods are just regular. Price wise, I think it is a little bit over price, especially for their veggies are way over prices. their portion some are ok, some are small. Service is okay. atmosphere is clean but very small place, but a bit better than their original place
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hainanese Chicken Rice, Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup
I've tried multiple times Hainanese chicken rice, laksa, and various beverages. I highly recommend it for anyone craving Malaysian food in Vancouver.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce, Hainanese Chicken Rice, With Soup, Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup, Ginger Sauce, Seafood Laksa, Laksa Noodle Soup, Yellow Rice
Best Hannan Chicken! The staff was super friendly, a cute little restaurant ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Nice clean inviting location near the Chinatown sky train station. The chicken was nicely cooked, boneless, moist and tasty, as was the small cup of soup, but the rice could have had a richer chicken rice flavour. The Laksa was a very good tasting spicy broth with a nice mix of veggies tofu and two types of noodles but seemed to be a bit lacking in enough coconut, tamarind, and shrimp paste flavours that it's known for. Service was excellent and attentive. Worth visiting for a well prepared tasty lunch.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian Laksa was very flavourful in a good spicy broth
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup
I ordered a whole boneless Hainanese chicken, but I found that both the chicken and the rice tasted much blander compared to previous times. The dish didn't have the same depth of flavor, and it was missing that rich, satisfying sauce that usually enhances the entire experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hainanese Chicken Rice, Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup
Considering no need to go anywhere in downtown or Richmond, it hits the spot, Hainanese chicken is good. Portions are to be expected in DT, dipping sauce sufficient.
Fast service.
Free parking at the Tinseltown mall.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Regular Hainanese Chicken Rice with Soup
Don't know if it's a one off thing but the chicken and sauce tasted like it was drenched in salt!
The best hienese chicken restaurant that I have ever been to, I would defiantly come back for that one dish. I did not love the noodle soup, but I did find it interesting that there are two types of noodles used, I did like the texture contrast, but the ingredients used with the noodles were a tad lacking to my taste. Unfortunately, our drinks were super bland and did not have an ounce of sweetness in it, not sure if that was an error or that is the way their drinks there are. Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would definitely come back for Malaysian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hainanese Chicken Rice
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