From a Singaporean: Nasi lemak fried chicken was good, sambal was decent, peanuts and ikan bilis could be more generous for the price. 4/5
Laksa gravy has decent spices but feels watered down, not rich or creamy. 3/5
Otah had lemongrass flavor but lacking spices and was too tough, more like a fish cake than the authentic otah. 2/5
Satay was alright, nothing special. But 3 tiny pieces of that for $14 seems kinda stingy. 3/5
Service was lacking. The server serving us could not even bring herself to smile and her face was so miserable and upset that it was obvious to all of us at the table. 0/5
Nice ambience and seats, there weren’t too many people when we went. 4/5
WL
Too too expensive. It's crazy how they hike the prices.
Alice Chang
Was looking forward to a solid Neighborhood gem but disappointed by their lack of flexible and friendly service. Strange. Actually came to check others’s reviews And saw the combative responses from the restaurant. Menu is promising, flavor is ok.
thirut2
Food was salty, low flavor and barely does justice to Malaysian food and flavors. Expensive! On a scale of 1(poor) -10(excellent), I give it a 6.
Jarvin Bayona
The food was pretty average tasting The presentation itself was nice, but I don't care much about presentation, especially when the food burns a hole in my credit card. My favorite thing I had was their Bobo fried chicken. Seasoned well, and has nice crispy skin. The sauce it came with was also nice. I also ordered their beef dish. That was so so for me. The taste was fine, but I didn't feel it warranted an extra premium over a chicken dish. My friends ordered drinks. One of them was very middling, while the other looked very nice and tasted different from most things she'd ever had. Overall, I won't be looking to come back here for a while.
SF Chinatown
an amazing Malaysian dinner .. OMG .. so good !!! Seems better & better than the time b4 and we thought the time b4 was the best !! And Taste as authentic as in Malaysia. Love the complex spice & sauces .. the heat is perfect & not watered down to accommodate the ‘weak’ palette! If u call urself a ‘foodie’ this is a must !
alif farhan
Came here to taste malaysian food . As a malaysian myself , i would say the food is pretty good. I ate the Damansara Laksa Noodle and it was really nice, cleaned the whole bowl. My friend ordered the Nasi Lemak and the portion was big, 2 chicken. Atmoshere was really nice. Overall GREAT PLACE TASTY FOOD!
Michael Phan
They have a great vegan laksa! And possibly the only vegan laksa in the area that I know of.
Sam
Wow. This place served me raw chicken, TWICE!
I came during restaurant week because I love Malaysian food and they had really high ratings on google(I can’t believe I forgot to check Yelp, it is MUCH LOWER there). I was super excited because it’s hard to get good Malaysian food in the bay area.
I order the fried chicken that came with rice and curry sauce.
First bite into the chicken, it’s tasteless. Absolutely no flavor and that piece was pretty overcooked. I take a bite of a second piece, and it’s raw and bright pink inside. I instantly feel really disgusted and notified the server. No apology, just basically said I’ll get you new ones. We wait for a bit and the new chicken arrives. I cut into it, and it’s even more raw than the first piece. Bright pink, with pink juice flowing out, and the meat sticking to the bone. At this point I’m mortified and I let another server know. This time she was apologetic and offered $10 off and remake the chicken a third time. At this point, I have no faith in this restaurant and I just wanted to leave. You would think after the first complaint of the chicken being raw, they would be more careful and temp the chicken but getting it wrong 2 times in a row is unacceptable. How can one piece be overcooked and the other be raw? Pick a struggle already.
The curry sauce, also tasteless, pretty much tasted like curry scented water. Imagine curry flavored LaCroix but warm and thick. The sambal is $2 each and they’re all tasteless. Sambal is supposed to be fragrant and spicy. The sambal that they served was the most bland sambal I’ve ever tried.
Moral of the story— everything is wrong at this restaurant. Serving food safe, cooked meat is the bare minimum for any food establishment and this place has failed multiple times. Absolutely unacceptable.
Rosalie Weatherhead
The place is very small inside and tables are pretty close together. Service is wonderful. I went with a Malaysian friend who introduced me to some traditional dishes. Everything was very good!
Friends have been raving about this place so we finally found a night that worked. Weave a reservation although there were lots of seats available by the time we arrived. We had never had Malaysian food so followed their lead. Luckily, their menu was also very descriptive so you’ll be fine even if you didn’t have experienced guides to help. My daughter saw keropok (aka shrimp chips) at the other table so we ordered. She also tried the sirap bandung (rose water, lime and lactose free cows milk) which she enjoyed. We ordered the curry puff set which they limit per table and can only be ordered for dine in. It was delicious and I can see why they limit it to make sure that everyone gets to try it. It was a cold day so we had a couple orders of the noodle soup which hit the spot. The rest ordered the rendang which also has a vegetarian option made with jackfruit instead of beef. We split the best green which was ok but I wouldn’t say was “the best”. Sadly, we passed on the dessert as it didn’t tickle our fancy.
Simply wonderful. We are fans of Malaysian (and Singaporean) food and this place didn't disappoint. There's a nice variety to the nenu and we were able to try a few things we haven't had before. The garlic chips, pork belly, and cereal chicken were all wonderful. We will visit again!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ella Rose Riddle
Best soju cocktails I have ever had! And our waitress Sarah was so sweet and so quick! I loved chatting with her while she gave me recommendations on the menu.
From a Singaporean:
Nasi lemak fried chicken was good, sambal was decent, peanuts and ikan bilis could be more generous for the price. 4/5
Laksa gravy has decent spices but feels watered down, not rich or creamy. 3/5
Otah had lemongrass flavor but lacking spices and was too tough, more like a fish cake than the authentic otah. 2/5
Satay was alright, nothing special. But 3 tiny pieces of that for $14 seems kinda stingy. 3/5
Service was lacking. The server serving us could not even bring herself to smile and her face was so miserable and upset that it was obvious to all of us at the table. 0/5
Nice ambience and seats, there weren’t too many people when we went. 4/5
Too too expensive. It's crazy how they hike the prices.
Was looking forward to a solid Neighborhood gem but disappointed by their lack of flexible and friendly service. Strange. Actually came to check others’s reviews And saw the combative responses from the restaurant.
Menu is promising, flavor is ok.
Food was salty, low flavor and barely does justice to Malaysian food and flavors. Expensive! On a scale of 1(poor) -10(excellent), I give it a 6.
The food was pretty average tasting
The presentation itself was nice, but I don't care much about presentation, especially when the food burns a hole in my credit card. My favorite thing I had was their Bobo fried chicken. Seasoned well, and has nice crispy skin. The sauce it came with was also nice.
I also ordered their beef dish. That was so so for me. The taste was fine, but I didn't feel it warranted an extra premium over a chicken dish.
My friends ordered drinks. One of them was very middling, while the other looked very nice and tasted different from most things she'd ever had.
Overall, I won't be looking to come back here for a while.
an amazing Malaysian dinner .. OMG .. so good !!! Seems better & better than the time b4 and we thought the time b4 was the best !! And Taste as authentic as in Malaysia. Love the complex spice & sauces .. the heat is perfect & not watered down to accommodate the ‘weak’ palette! If u call urself a ‘foodie’ this is a must !
Came here to taste malaysian food . As a malaysian myself , i would say the food is pretty good. I ate the Damansara Laksa Noodle and it was really nice, cleaned the whole bowl. My friend ordered the Nasi Lemak and the portion was big, 2 chicken. Atmoshere was really nice. Overall GREAT PLACE TASTY FOOD!
They have a great vegan laksa! And possibly the only vegan laksa in the area that I know of.
Wow. This place served me raw chicken, TWICE!
I came during restaurant week because I love Malaysian food and they had really high ratings on google(I can’t believe I forgot to check Yelp, it is MUCH LOWER there). I was super excited because it’s hard to get good Malaysian food in the bay area.
I order the fried chicken that came with rice and curry sauce.
First bite into the chicken, it’s tasteless. Absolutely no flavor and that piece was pretty overcooked. I take a bite of a second piece, and it’s raw and bright pink inside. I instantly feel really disgusted and notified the server. No apology, just basically said I’ll get you new ones. We wait for a bit and the new chicken arrives. I cut into it, and it’s even more raw than the first piece. Bright pink, with pink juice flowing out, and the meat sticking to the bone. At this point I’m mortified and I let another server know. This time she was apologetic and offered $10 off and remake the chicken a third time. At this point, I have no faith in this restaurant and I just wanted to leave. You would think after the first complaint of the chicken being raw, they would be more careful and temp the chicken but getting it wrong 2 times in a row is unacceptable. How can one piece be overcooked and the other be raw? Pick a struggle already.
The curry sauce, also tasteless, pretty much tasted like curry scented water. Imagine curry flavored LaCroix but warm and thick. The sambal is $2 each and they’re all tasteless. Sambal is supposed to be fragrant and spicy. The sambal that they served was the most bland sambal I’ve ever tried.
Moral of the story— everything is wrong at this restaurant. Serving food safe, cooked meat is the bare minimum for any food establishment and this place has failed multiple times. Absolutely unacceptable.
The place is very small inside and tables are pretty close together. Service is wonderful. I went with a Malaysian friend who introduced me to some traditional dishes.
Everything was very good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Damansara Laksa Noodle Soup Bowl, Curry Puff Set, Satay with Peanut Sauce, Taro Cake
Restaurantji Recommends
The most amazing Malaysian food outside Malaysia/Singapore.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Rendang Rice Plate, Damansara Laksa Noodle Soup Bowl
Friends have been raving about this place so we finally found a night that worked. Weave a reservation although there were lots of seats available by the time we arrived. We had never had Malaysian food so followed their lead. Luckily, their menu was also very descriptive so you’ll be fine even if you didn’t have experienced guides to help. My daughter saw keropok (aka shrimp chips) at the other table so we ordered. She also tried the sirap bandung (rose water, lime and lactose free cows milk) which she enjoyed. We ordered the curry puff set which they limit per table and can only be ordered for dine in. It was delicious and I can see why they limit it to make sure that everyone gets to try it. It was a cold day so we had a couple orders of the noodle soup which hit the spot. The rest ordered the rendang which also has a vegetarian option made with jackfruit instead of beef. We split the best green which was ok but I wouldn’t say was “the best”. Sadly, we passed on the dessert as it didn’t tickle our fancy.
Vegetarian options: Rendang with jackfruit
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Rendang Rice Plate, Damansara Laksa Noodle Soup Bowl, Garlic Keropok Chips, Curry Potato Puff, Chicken Satay, Curry Puff Set, Rendang Rice Plate
It was OKAY. Everything tasted too sweet and watered down.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Damansara Laksa Noodle Soup Bowl
Simply wonderful. We are fans of Malaysian (and Singaporean) food and this place didn't disappoint. There's a nice variety to the nenu and we were able to try a few things we haven't had before. The garlic chips, pork belly, and cereal chicken were all wonderful. We will visit again!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best soju cocktails I have ever had! And our waitress Sarah was so sweet and so quick! I loved chatting with her while she gave me recommendations on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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