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While the interior of the Malaya Inn may be plain, the food is amazing here!
* The Singaporean fried Hokkein Mee was the best, had a very strong shrimp taste as it was simmered in seafood broth. The owner was from Singapore & she said most of the Hokkein Mee in Melbourne are the Malaysian style, so the soy sauces makes the noodle looked brown instead.
* Kway Chap is a Teochew noodle soup consisting of flat, broad rice sheets in a soup made with dark soy sauce, served with an assortment of pork cuts including offal, pork belly, intestines, and pig's ears, braised duck meat, various kinds of beancurd, preserved salted vegetables, and braised hard-boiled eggs.
The noodle reminded me of the Silver needle noodles in Taiwan but thicker. The assortments were placed on the side instead of within the soup. We thoroughly enjoyed this dish too!
* Their char kway teow is essentially fried hor fun but the char kway teow uses Chinese sausages. I reckon it was more delicious than other popular joints nearby. Probably because it's less oily.
* This place is also one of the few places that does chwee kueh (steamed rice cake served with preserved radish) and bak chor mee (minced meat noodles).
Though I didn't like either as I find chwee kueh a bit tasteless & and didn't like the use of vinegar in bak chor mee.
* The fried oyster omelette, fried carrot cakes, Loh bak, wah tan hor fun (they called it Yee mee combination on the menu) meegoreng were good, but not enough for me to order it again. Though my daughter did enjoyed the fried carrot cakes.
* We also had the yong tau foo laksa, it was nice but still too spicy for us even though the owner added extra chicken stock for us. The soup was very creamy, I will imagine someone who loves spicy food loving it. According to the reviews, it's very similar to what you get in Singapore.
* Lastly, we had the rojak (Malay salad) which is commonly found in Indonesia. It is a salad composed of a mixture of sliced fruit and vegetables served with a spicy palm sugar dressing. I think the sauce was interesting, it think it's made from ground chilli, palm sugar and peanuts.
Both my daughter & I didn't mind it, but my husband doesn't like it.
All the portions were very big & well priced. Might try the fish porridge & fish head curry next time.
* The Singaporean fried Hokkein Mee was the best, had a very strong shrimp taste as it was simmered in seafood broth. The owner was from Singapore & she said most of the Hokkein Mee in Melbourne are the Malaysian style, so the soy sauces makes the noodle looked brown instead.
* Kway Chap is a Teochew noodle soup consisting of flat, broad rice sheets in a soup made with dark soy sauce, served with an assortment of pork cuts including offal, pork belly, intestines, and pig's ears, braised duck meat, various kinds of beancurd, preserved salted vegetables, and braised hard-boiled eggs.
The noodle reminded me of the Silver needle noodles in Taiwan but thicker. The assortments were placed on the side instead of within the soup. We thoroughly enjoyed this dish too!
* Their char kway teow is essentially fried hor fun but the char kway teow uses Chinese sausages. I reckon it was more delicious than other popular joints nearby. Probably because it's less oily.
* This place is also one of the few places that does chwee kueh (steamed rice cake served with preserved radish) and bak chor mee (minced meat noodles).
Though I didn't like either as I find chwee kueh a bit tasteless & and didn't like the use of vinegar in bak chor mee.
* The fried oyster omelette, fried carrot cakes, Loh bak, wah tan hor fun (they called it Yee mee combination on the menu) meegoreng were good, but not enough for me to order it again. Though my daughter did enjoyed the fried carrot cakes.
* We also had the yong tau foo laksa, it was nice but still too spicy for us even though the owner added extra chicken stock for us. The soup was very creamy, I will imagine someone who loves spicy food loving it. According to the reviews, it's very similar to what you get in Singapore.
* Lastly, we had the rojak (Malay salad) which is commonly found in Indonesia. It is a salad composed of a mixture of sliced fruit and vegetables served with a spicy palm sugar dressing. I think the sauce was interesting, it think it's made from ground chilli, palm sugar and peanuts.
Both my daughter & I didn't mind it, but my husband doesn't like it.
All the portions were very big & well priced. Might try the fish porridge & fish head curry next time.
Salty fish mee hoon tastes really good! Rojak and other dishes are average. Disappointed with the chicken kapitan or fried chicken? Overall is good but small portion served very slow probably lack of staff...
Super good food! Love the kway chap (and the chili) as well as the char koay kak that I tried. Yummy yummy. My partner loves the Singapore hokkien noodles. Would recommend anyone to go and try them if you miss dishes from home!
A good range of Malaysian and Singaporean cuisines. I enjoyed the seafood laksa, but I ordered a range of rice, noodles, beef, chicken, and vegetable dishes for catering. Casual vibe with plenty of trades stopping to enjoy lunch. Good price. The Asian owner was magnificent. Thank you for your hospitality.
A Singapore Restaurant that serves authentic Singapore Street Food and dishes. Old-fashioned Chinese restaurant ambiance with a nostalgic feeling. Tried the popular Singapore Hokkein Noodles, Yong Tau Foo Laksa and Rojak. Wow! The Hokkein Noodles was so delicious that it tastes even better than some in Singapore! Rojak was good. Laksa was a bit spicy for me but it tastes great too. Family-run business. Very polite owners. Restaurant is clean and spacious but definitely looks like it needed some freshen up. But honestly it doesn’t affect me. At times like this, good food with reasonable prices are my priorities. Good service would be a plus. Will definitely be back frequently for my Hokkein Noodles fix and at the same time support them so that the restaurant could stay as long as possible.
Delicious home cooking. Must get Singapore Chill crab - Highly recommend. Forgot to take photos of the seafood laksa and beef rice noodles which were excellent
Authentic rojak and fried carrot cakes, taste close to what I usually have in my hometown. Kuay chap is good too as well as the assam fish.
