Malaysian Food In London, Restaurants and Cafe Options

[mark8]

Suprisingly havent seen this topic popping up that much..... FOOD!!
All malaysians love their food!!

I only know of one place in london called C&R (Cafe and Restaurant) in Soho.... they do great Malaysian food there.... pity the place is quite small and down some alley way!

Anyway.... wat places do the rest of u malaysians in london go to?

[pancaindera]

theres actually quite a number of topics on food already:

promoting m'sian food: http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63103

mamak food: http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=60090

and many more if u search past topics.


anyway, in london, i have only been to the cafeteria in Malaysia Hall. its at Queensborough Terrace just north of Hyde Park. from what i remember the food was quite good. reasonable price. and they even have teh tarik! . the nearest u/ground stn is Queensway or Bayswater.

[malaccan]

What's the specialty at C&R? Do they have tau foo fah?

I frequent:

1. Satay House, Sale Place
2. Mawar Restaurant, Edgware Road
3. Nahar Cafetaria, Sussex Gardens

Malaysia Hall's canteen is a given And the restaurant at Holliday Villa hotel. They all serve very very good and authentic Malaysian food.

[forrestcat]

Do you think many Malaysian students overseas cook packed nasi lemak and sell them. I find many Malaysians in Uni Adelaide and UniSA do that where they make karipap and nasi lemak , leave them at the Surau with a money box and come back to collect the money after lectures.

Do Malaysian students in England do that Malacca?

[malaccan]

^It's mostly a kakak2 and makcik2 postgraduate activity Some sell them at the place of their part-time work, some actually go door-to-door. This is true for places like Birm, Manchester etc. In London, people don't really bother.... there's always Malaysia Hall.

[mark8]

If you go to the Malaysian embassy (quite early in the morning) theres someone there who sells one of the best nasi lemaks in london.... use to b very popular but i think the person doesnt sell it there anymore

Whats your views on the "new" malaysian hall (in queensway)?
I kinda prefered the old one in marble arch.... the new ones sooo small!

[pancaindera]

^ i didnt have the chance to see the old MH. but the 1st time i went to the new MH, i was quite impressed. a bit small, but seems like a 3 star hotel. considering the unbeatable rates for the rooms.

[pancaindera]

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This post has been edited by pancaindera: Feb 28 2006, 11:15 AM

[malaccan]

The one at Bryanstone Square was much better. The dorms, hall, canteen, surau were bigger too. Furthermore it's a very nostalgic and historical place for Malaysians over the decades. But location wise, the new one is more convenient to get to. Cos previously if Central Line was down then you prety much had to walk there from Edgware Road. One thing about being so close to Marble Arch previously though, was that you tend to bump into too many Malaysians going shopping at Oxford Street. Some like to stare!

[forrestcat]

The one at Bryanstone Square was much better. The dorms, hall, canteen, surau were bigger too. Furthermore it's a very nostalgic and historical place for Malaysians over the decades. But location wise, the new one is more convenient to get to. Cos previously if Central Line was down then you prety much had to walk there from Edgware Road. One  thing about being so close to Marble Arch previously though, was that you tend to bump into too many Malaysians going shopping at Oxford Street. Some like to stare!   

Yeah...whenever u see Malaysians overseas..we'll tend to stare at each wondering whether the guy over there might be Malaysian could just be a Vietnamese or Indonesian.. 2

[pancaindera]

^ lol. so true. "orang malaysia ke ni?" 2

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