Thursday, November 19, 2015

malaymas

1405's parents tell me how when they came from Malaysia to Melbourne in the 70's, Malaymas was one of the only known authentic Malaysian restaurants around. 40 something years later, this little Malaysian food eatery retains its original decor and continues to thrive.

I don't need many words to tell you the hallmarks of an asian restaurant where, more likely than not, you will be served unadulterated authentic food:

  • lots of asians and their family will eat there
  • the decor will be tacky as all get out 
  • there will be super fast turnover of tables 
  • the staff know the menu really well 
  • they don't accept credit cards (cash only); and 
  • the restaurant has been around long enough to be an institution. 
Malaymas fulfills all of the above criteria, except there are a surprising number of non-asian families who are obviously in the know and take their families to eat here too.

We ordered:
Hainanese chicken soup noodle with extra vegetables (wombok)

Vegetarian mee goreng: fried thick noodles
Easy flavours, the wok hei was great in the fried noodle. The chicken was steamed very well and it was silky to eat. The chilli dipping sauce was great, another homemade sauce. Serving sizes were perfect for two hungry tummies. We will be back to try more of the menu!

Malaymas Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

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