Chicken Satay - Mamak AUD8 half dozen - by Julia

Fluffy roti, good curries and rich, frothy teh tarik make this place a decent Malaysian style "mamak stall". I was quite surprised how close the fish curry "sauce" resembled ones I've had in Malaysia.

 

The mee goreng we ordered was also pretty good, if a bit on the oily side.

 

But the best was the satay. Packed full of lemongrassy zing balanced by smokiness from the grilling, it was probably the best satay I've had this side of the Indian Ocean :)

 

And the satay sauce was full of chunky peanuts and more lemongrass and spice. The only difference is the lack of the layer of nutty spicy oil that's common in Malaysia, but I think I can do without that!

 

Mamak

02.9211.1668

15 Goulburn Street, Haymarket NSW 2000

mamak.com.au/

Open 7 days

Lunch: 11:30am to 3pm

Dinner: 5:30pm till late

 

Reviews:

- bigfoodsmallworld.blogspot.com/2009/05/mamak-sydney.html

- grabyourfork.blogspot.com/2007/10/mamak-haymarket-chinato...

- 10 best new restaurants, by Simon Thomsen the (sydney) magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, October 6, 2008

- Mamak - by Simon Thomsen, Good Living, The Sydney Morning Herald November 6, 2007

 

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