A nice place for dining when you missing Singaporean/Malaysian food! Reasonable prices. Attentive staff & Alex deserved mentioning as he greeted customers. Repeat visit soon!
Paul
This is a family ‘Kampong’ atmosphere restaurant. You are welcome to help yourself with the utensils, drinks, condiments and take out boxes. If you are expecting a full-service restaurant, this is place not for you.Alex is the owner. He is friendly and treats his customers not just customers but as friends and families. Food is as close to what you can get from Malaysia while living in the Dallas Fort Worth Meteoplex. A gathering place for most Malaysians and Singaporeans for food, friendship and reminiscing the good old times. Thanks Alex for bringing our “home” to us while we are so far from home.
Bee Chee
Special thanks to Alex for opening up your restaurant. We enjoyed the delicious food and the great service. Above all, amazing memories for Singapore National Day 2023 celebrations with Dallas friends and families
M M
I went to Secret Recipe for dinner TODAY with a friend who came into town and wanted to eat Singapore/Malaysian food. While having dinner the server came by asking us if we wanted boxes and we said no that we were still eating. Soon after the couple we just met at the next table left and said goodbye to us and the server came back hurried us and brought to go boxes for us. As we sat there packing up our food, as we had a large order the owner of the restaurant his name is Alex came around the corner and stood next to the counter and proceeded to yell at us. He told us " Get out of my restaurant now! I am closing the restaurant, get the hell out of the restaurant! My friend and I was mortified and shocked at this man yelling at the top of his voice in anger. We did not know what to say and packed our food and walked out.This is the most shocking hostile situation my friend or I have ever encountered. This man is the owner of the restaurant, his name is Alex. He is ridiculously Uncouth and Tactless in his actions. He should pack up and go back to Malaysia as I never would imagine any decent human being would act in such a pitiful low class manner
Mingjun Song
Finally open! Had Penang laksa, tom yum meefeng, beef hot fun - all great! They are really busy though too many orders lol
Mary Lika
Usually, I barely review especially in Google but I must share my experience. Regretting paying tips for grumpy services and horrible food. Too bad, they serve Malaysian food! So embarrassed I brought my husband over! By the way, you ordered at the counter and pay everything with the tips. If I know it was that horrible afterward, we won't tip them. There were 4 waitresses and one was bragging and chit chat with other customers. I can't believe my eyes when I saw a customer help them to serve another customer to their table/seats on their behalf!!! They said they are short staff but I went to a Japanese restaurant with 2 waitresses who don't gossip with other customers, and did awesomely! Leaving the place was not happy at all. They don't even deserve 1 star
Milo Katrak
Absolutely great Malaysian Singaporean and Indonesian food. Very friendly family owned business. Throughly enjoyed everything we ordered. Assam Shrimp and the Vegetables in samba was to die for!Must go!
Felicia Hendrickson
Best Hot & Sour soup in the Metroplex. Not too spicy. Just good.
Matty 2Cat
Great restaurant! Authentic Singaporean food, and the man who sat us was enthusiastic about his job. The food was nothing short of stellar. The laksa and hinanese chicken were outstanding, and the rice was cooked with ginger and chicken broth. Amazing!
Leslie John
This restaurant is the real deal - authentic, delicious Malaysian food made by the chef/owner who is from Malaysia. The Malaysian classics such as char kway teow, nasi lemak, and laksa use ingredients and cooking techniques that are rooted in Malaysian cuisine. This is not a restaurant that is serving Americanized Malaysian food. The menu does have a section of Americanized Asian food such as kung pao/orange/mongolian beef/chicken etc. If you've never tried Malaysian food, this can be a good starting point. But after eating at his restaurant for years, I have become good friends with the chef/owner, and he has gradually introduced me to the beautiful and bold flavors of Malaysian cuisine.I see a lot of recent reviews complaining about price increases and smaller portions. It is unfortunate that some changes are being made, but this is the nature of operating any restaurant during a time of rampant inflation and skyrocketing food costs. I encourage anyone who is considering eating at Secret Recipe for the first time to meet the chef/owner because his passion for what he does and the service he provides is unmatched.
I love this place the food is always fantastic and service is great. The restaurant is always very clean and this is the only place to get real Malaysian food. Will be coming back regularly!
zaidah zahid
THE besttttttttt Malaysian restaurant you would ever go , the food tasted so good just like in Malaysia, I really recommend the nasi lemak especially, the sambal was perfect and also got the chicken curry on the side which was yummmmm, the owner was super nice he also speak malay which was so interesting, and we felt so welcomed , this would be me and my friend go to from now?❤️
Rick Kam
Nice spot for excellent tasty Malaysia food, huge menu with lots of choices. It was a nice comforting environment and it's self serving. We will be back to try the other specialties.
Fansntt
I ordered online and my items were ready on time. My favorite dish was the Nasi Lemak. Loved the crunchy of the peanuts and fried anchovies, spicy sambal, rich fried egg and fragrant rice.The roasted hainanese chicken was good and would be better to eat while dinning in.
Cat HK
Tried their curry, satay, laksa, soft shelf crab, Tom Yum etc. My favorite were Chee Cheong Fun (Sweet Flat Rice Noodles) and Oyster Omelet.So many food items to choose from with so many varieties. A place to fulfill my Asian food cravings. Will recommend.
A nice place for dining when you missing Singaporean/Malaysian food! Reasonable prices. Attentive staff & Alex deserved mentioning as he greeted customers. Repeat visit soon!
This is a family ‘Kampong’ atmosphere restaurant. You are welcome to help yourself with the utensils, drinks, condiments and take out boxes. If you are expecting a full-service restaurant, this is place not for you.Alex is the owner. He is friendly and treats his customers not just customers but as friends and families. Food is as close to what you can get from Malaysia while living in the Dallas Fort Worth Meteoplex. A gathering place for most Malaysians and Singaporeans for food, friendship and reminiscing the good old times. Thanks Alex for bringing our “home” to us while we are so far from home.
Special thanks to Alex for opening up your restaurant. We enjoyed the delicious food and the great service. Above all, amazing memories for Singapore National Day 2023 celebrations with Dallas friends and families
I went to Secret Recipe for dinner TODAY with a friend who came into town and wanted to eat Singapore/Malaysian food. While having dinner the server came by asking us if we wanted boxes and we said no that we were still eating. Soon after the couple we just met at the next table left and said goodbye to us and the server came back hurried us and brought to go boxes for us. As we sat there packing up our food, as we had a large order the owner of the restaurant his name is Alex came around the corner and stood next to the counter and proceeded to yell at us. He told us " Get out of my restaurant now! I am closing the restaurant, get the hell out of the restaurant! My friend and I was mortified and shocked at this man yelling at the top of his voice in anger. We did not know what to say and packed our food and walked out.This is the most shocking hostile situation my friend or I have ever encountered. This man is the owner of the restaurant, his name is Alex. He is ridiculously Uncouth and Tactless in his actions. He should pack up and go back to Malaysia as I never would imagine any decent human being would act in such a pitiful low class manner
Finally open! Had Penang laksa, tom yum meefeng, beef hot fun - all great! They are really busy though too many orders lol
Usually, I barely review especially in Google but I must share my experience. Regretting paying tips for grumpy services and horrible food. Too bad, they serve Malaysian food! So embarrassed I brought my husband over! By the way, you ordered at the counter and pay everything with the tips. If I know it was that horrible afterward, we won't tip them. There were 4 waitresses and one was bragging and chit chat with other customers. I can't believe my eyes when I saw a customer help them to serve another customer to their table/seats on their behalf!!! They said they are short staff but I went to a Japanese restaurant with 2 waitresses who don't gossip with other customers, and did awesomely! Leaving the place was not happy at all. They don't even deserve 1 star
Absolutely great Malaysian Singaporean and Indonesian food. Very friendly family owned business. Throughly enjoyed everything we ordered. Assam Shrimp and the Vegetables in samba was to die for!Must go!
Best Hot & Sour soup in the Metroplex. Not too spicy. Just good.
Great restaurant! Authentic Singaporean food, and the man who sat us was enthusiastic about his job. The food was nothing short of stellar. The laksa and hinanese chicken were outstanding, and the rice was cooked with ginger and chicken broth. Amazing!
This restaurant is the real deal - authentic, delicious Malaysian food made by the chef/owner who is from Malaysia. The Malaysian classics such as char kway teow, nasi lemak, and laksa use ingredients and cooking techniques that are rooted in Malaysian cuisine. This is not a restaurant that is serving Americanized Malaysian food. The menu does have a section of Americanized Asian food such as kung pao/orange/mongolian beef/chicken etc. If you've never tried Malaysian food, this can be a good starting point. But after eating at his restaurant for years, I have become good friends with the chef/owner, and he has gradually introduced me to the beautiful and bold flavors of Malaysian cuisine.I see a lot of recent reviews complaining about price increases and smaller portions. It is unfortunate that some changes are being made, but this is the nature of operating any restaurant during a time of rampant inflation and skyrocketing food costs. I encourage anyone who is considering eating at Secret Recipe for the first time to meet the chef/owner because his passion for what he does and the service he provides is unmatched.
Restaurantji Recommends
I love this place the food is always fantastic and service is great. The restaurant is always very clean and this is the only place to get real Malaysian food. Will be coming back regularly!
THE besttttttttt Malaysian restaurant you would ever go , the food tasted so good just like in Malaysia, I really recommend the nasi lemak especially, the sambal was perfect and also got the chicken curry on the side which was yummmmm, the owner was super nice he also speak malay which was so interesting, and we felt so welcomed , this would be me and my friend go to from now?❤️
Nice spot for excellent tasty Malaysia food, huge menu with lots of choices. It was a nice comforting environment and it's self serving. We will be back to try the other specialties.
I ordered online and my items were ready on time. My favorite dish was the Nasi Lemak. Loved the crunchy of the peanuts and fried anchovies, spicy sambal, rich fried egg and fragrant rice.The roasted hainanese chicken was good and would be better to eat while dinning in.
Tried their curry, satay, laksa, soft shelf crab, Tom Yum etc. My favorite were Chee Cheong Fun (Sweet Flat Rice Noodles) and Oyster Omelet.So many food items to choose from with so many varieties. A place to fulfill my Asian food cravings. Will recommend.
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