I have heard of so many good things about this place, really wanted to love it.We ordered 4 dishes + naan out of their relatively small menu.The naan with the chicken curry was my favorite. It’s interesting and what earned this meal a 3 star. The rest dishes are mediocre at best. The fried chicken was quite tasteless and not very tender. The fried rice is flavorful but too oily and the dryness is the only impression the charsiu left me. The clam rice noodle soup actually has a good flavor out of all dishes we ordered. It could really use more soup in it, but still managed to taste smushy with so little soup. There’s another skirt steak dish that I ordered that clearly caters towards the general American taste and no comment on that.The wait was 1 hour, we arrived 30 mins after they opened. I do not have problem waiting for good food. But this one is not worth the wait.I rate restaurant only by the food quality (3 stars in this case). But service is worth mentioning in a review. When we got a very dirty bowl (all yellow scabs at the bottom) and asked for a replacement. The waitress just used some water to “attempt” to clean it and just brought back the same dirty bowl nothing improved. The rest 3 bowls are very clean. They also said that they would bring the receipt to our table. But they didn’t do that until we had to ask again towards later part of the meal.Seattle has many southeast/south Asian restaurants, Kedai Makan unfortunately is very much in that lower tier with whatever menu they presented.
Affordable, unique, and delicious! THIS is my favorite restaurant in all of Seattle. Yes, the wait times are long and they don't take reservations but it is 100% worth the wait. I take all my friends here when they come to visit. The Net Bread and Nasi Goreng Char Siu are must gets! They also have cocktails that are fun and super tasty.Very limited parking in this area. If you go into the residential area along Bellevue or Melrose you'll probably have more luck.
When people start queuing up 30 mins before gates open, you know that you’re in for a treat. Kedai Makan opens at 5pm only for 4 days of the week to long lines of eagerly awaiting patrons and boy does it live up to the hype!You walk up to the counter to order from a reasonably limited menu, we had the Nasi Goreng Char Siu and Tofu Laksa Lemak. Both dishes were amazingly tasty and quite authentic. The flavours were balanced and the bbq char siu was soft and juicy. The ambience is cosy and mellow. They also have a bar serving cocktails with a Malaysian twist.Highly recommended for some amazing Malaysian food.
Really great Malaysian food. You have to get here by the time they open unless you want to wait awhile for a table but even still it's probably worth it.
There’s limited Malaysian dining concepts in the PNW, let alone doing it well. Kedai Makan was a delightful surprise and all dishes were delicious (ordered the Roti Jalak, Duck Soup, and Nasi Goreng Cha Sui)!
10/10! Always take out of towners here. A bit of a wait (like a few hours) but if you show up at 5pm and put your name down you’ll eat by 6:15pm! Also quick service, large portions, and quality deal.
First time experience here. I was with two very experienced Asian cuisine (one lived in Malaysia for quite some time) people and we all enjoyed it. Though they said it wasn't quite the same I rather enjoyed it. One downfall is with the small size and maybe undersized hoods I went home smelling heavily from the food. I would return though.
Excellent Malay cuisines! Hits the spot and price point. Not too spicy for my pallet.
Their togo boxes and utensils are on the side so people can pack leftovers easily and payment before seating. I like this style because it's efficient. I don't have to wait for the waitress to leave after I finish eating. Below is the Lamb Rotti and fried chicken dish. Very generous portions, full of flavors in each dish. This is the first malaysian restaurant I have been to and I really enjoyed it.
Being a Houstonian where we have several great Asian restaurants, we wanted to try this popular Malaysian place while visiting Seattle. This place is absolutely awesome! We ordered the lamb murtabak, roti Jala with chicken curry and lala mee Hoon clay pot which was enough to feed 2 people.Pros: simple menu, great foods, reasonable pricesCons: long wait time, hard to find parking, very small restaurant, very busyCome here as early as you can!