Recently I've been trialling a lot of malaysian restaurants. Not sure why, I think I've just recently hapened to be dining with friends who are into it. It really is the lost art of byo-ing, (if you consider the best qualities of a BYO to be CHEEEAP and DRUUNNKY). What they seem to all lack in atmosphere they make up for in value. At your average malaysian eatery you can get a (often vegetarian) dish for like 8-10 bucks. And I can't even finish it. Admittedly I'm currently on an eating plan which is systematically shrinking my stomach to the size of a peanut but I'm sure it'd fill any lass of my size or bigger up.
Big points to Oriental Kingdom (to the LEFT of Left Bank) for selling cheap wine by the glass - 6 fiddy for a glass of Stoneleigh reisling.. jeepers! Also for having a TV on for customers - class!
No points to their low-brow brother across the arcade Satay Kingdom (run by the same peeps) for long ago dumping a dish of left over laksa in my lap while trying to clear the table and therefore securing I never go back. Unfortunately any dough i spend at Oriental across the way just goes to them.
KK Malaysian on Ghuz' is not BYO, but good for hungover takeaways. Quite greasy noodles and rice and stuff. Too tight and busy (ipeople waiting for TAs between tables) to provide much atmosphere dining in (and oh did I mention NO BYO). Cute name.
Down the street Satay Village (my GOD their names are confusing - their status as village or kingdom should relate to their level of flashness but it never does!!) does do BYO and a tiny bit more ambience - but you still get the feeling you're not welcome to stick around over a lazy couple a bottles: everything happens quite fast. Huuuuge laksa for 10 bucks - I finished about a fifth of it.
Downtown on Victoria St, Roti Chenai is a bit of a step up with a more returaunty take-ya-time vibe for a lovely lazy sunday night couple's dinner. I'm no food critic but the laksa (my fave dish) here was lovely and watery like I love it, whereas at Oriental Kindgom and Satay Village it was kinda stewy and green and harder to eat more of.
Rasa on Cuba Street is weirdly expensive compared to the rest of 'em but really yum food! Rice is ordered separately so you can have just a yum big pile of veges (and shrimps - why are shrimp dishes always in the vegtarian list??) without filling up on boring rice. Minus points for how the one toilet is accessible only right through the centre of the kitchen, odd. There is however an adorable young waiter with curly hair whose ethnicity is completely indistinguishable.
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