Mamak
15 Goulburn St
Haymarket, NSW 2000
I have found my holy grail!!! Eeeee!!!!!!! I discovered that Mamak has opened right in the middle of the City.. serving authentic Malaysian/Singaporean food. It’s done hawker-centre style, with those little stools around a table and a packed/jostling atmosphere. When we rocked up, I noticed to my delight that THEY WERE FLIPPING ROTI PRATAS AT THE FRONT. OMGGGGG!!! They are the only place in Sydney that make their roti pratas fresh, and for that reason alone, I knew we had found a winner 😀
Service is really friendly and sweet, albeit a bit frazzled, because they’re so new (they only opened this month). Price-wise, it’s reasonable compared to Australian restaurants, but super-expensive compared to Singapore (eg. AU$5 for a plain roti prata VS AU$0.50 for the exact same thing in Singapore). Despite that, the place is absolutely jam-packed with Malaysians and Singaporeans eager to satisfy their local food craving.
The food that I had was really spot-on, so tasty and authentic. Tried to eat my way around the menu and ended up eating 4 dishes all by myself – HAHA! As expected, was stagging around afterwards up to my eyeballs in food, and feeling quite ill. But it was worth it. I just loved it, the food, the atmosphere, EVERYTHING. And I’m delighted that we *finally* have authentic local food in the middle of the City and so close to where I live! I’ve got a dinner date there with my girl friend after work next week, and expect to go there over and over and over and over again 😉
Photos below are of all the food that I ate for dinner (apart from the 2 takeaway dishes).. and YES I am aware that I am a pig for consuming all that but could you really blame me?! Every calorie was worth it 😀 😀
Mamak – Malaysian Roti and Satay
The cheery dude flipping Prata
The tiny place, jampacked with greedy people
Pretty much everyone there was Singaporean or Malaysian. I felt right at home 😀
Cheery menu
I started salivating upon opening it
They have freshly ‘pulled’ Teh Tarik!!! In authentic local mugs!!
Roti Telur Bawang – roti with egg & onions, 2 curry dips and spicy sambal sauce (AU$6.50)
OMG so nice and hearty. I want to try the plain version next!
Roti Tisu – paper thin, extra crispy and served tall (AU$7)
Crispy, light and fun 😀
Chicken satay – grilled over flaming charcoal, with sweet and spicy peanut sauce (AU$6)
The star dish IMHO. You absolutely won’t find this anywhere else in Sydney.
Roti Kaya – roti filled with traditional spread made from pandan & coconut, served with ice cream (AU$6.50)
Really tasty, but a bit big. Should serve half the portion for half the price!
Kacang Panjang Belacan – stir-fried long beans with chillies & spice paste (AU$10)
Soooo spicy but bursting with flavour. Yum!
Kari Kambing – lamb curry slow-cooked until tender (AU$12)
Probably the dish I liked the least. Not as tender as they promise 😉
Mamak!
Hi Beverly,
Been a visitor to your site for a few months now. I was craving Malaysian tonight and had my heart set on Mamak for dinner…but it seems to be closed. I’m hoping they’re just closed on Mondays. I was very disappointed! 🙁
Re: Mamak!
Oh bummer!! Check their website and call ’em before you go, perhaps? the nights I went they were open to late *whew*
Mamak!
Hi Beverly,
Been a visitor to your site for a few months now. I was craving Malaysian tonight and had my heart set on Mamak for dinner…but it seems to be closed. I’m hoping they’re just closed on Mondays. I was very disappointed! 🙁
Re: Mamak!
Oh bummer!! Check their website and call ’em before you go, perhaps? the nights I went they were open to late *whew*
my god that looks amazing!
i just love the food there, so far i’ve already been 3 times, haha!
my god that looks amazing!
i just love the food there, so far i’ve already been 3 times, haha!
hi there, found u on chocolate suze’s… i’ve just recently discovered the world of food blogs, and omg. i am hooked!
i’ve added you btw. hope its ok. 😉
funny i was at mamak last sat too! lunchtime tho. i’m filo, but i adore malay/singaporean food, i even had mamak back to back with temasek!
hey there! I added you too 🙂
Hope you liked Mamak, I’m so addicted to it haha
hi there, found u on chocolate suze’s… i’ve just recently discovered the world of food blogs, and omg. i am hooked!
i’ve added you btw. hope its ok. 😉
funny i was at mamak last sat too! lunchtime tho. i’m filo, but i adore malay/singaporean food, i even had mamak back to back with temasek!
hey there! I added you too 🙂
Hope you liked Mamak, I’m so addicted to it haha
OMG!! There’s a mamak place in Sydney? *wets his pants*
I’ve been saying for about 4 years now that there should be a mamak store in Sydney. I even contemplated importing Indian/Malays to set up a store 😛
I know! ANd it’s so cool how it’s right in the City *dances*
i’ve smartened up… i am only reading your blog in the day, so right now, i am heading out for some good ol’ jalan kayu prata to satisfy my cravings…
but seriously, you ate that all by yourself??? O_O
and you are still the size that you are???
and you are probably the only person i can think of who can spend AU$40 on “local” food just for one person (aka you)
@_@
I had no choice y’see.. i HAD to eat as much as I could stuff in cos i was so excited, heh!! I can’t wait to go back and get more 😉
OMG!! There’s a mamak place in Sydney? *wets his pants*
I’ve been saying for about 4 years now that there should be a mamak store in Sydney. I even contemplated importing Indian/Malays to set up a store 😛
I know! ANd it’s so cool how it’s right in the City *dances*
i’ve smartened up… i am only reading your blog in the day, so right now, i am heading out for some good ol’ jalan kayu prata to satisfy my cravings…
but seriously, you ate that all by yourself??? O_O
and you are still the size that you are???
and you are probably the only person i can think of who can spend AU$40 on “local” food just for one person (aka you)
@_@
I had no choice y’see.. i HAD to eat as much as I could stuff in cos i was so excited, heh!! I can’t wait to go back and get more 😉
Thank you Beverly! I think this will be my permanent lunch time hangout as it’s close to my office. Thinking of it now is making my tummy rumble.
Aww you”re lucky you’re so close to both Mamak and Pepper lunch then, I’m envious!!
I stumbled across this place on Friday night- there was still a line at 9:30pm! It was worth the wait though, the satay sticks were sooo good!
Will def be back there soon!
Yeah they’re getting more and more popular.. ack! they gotta expand 😛
oh wow, i’ve never wanted roti prata soooo bad in my life!
Oo you so gotta! it’s really tasty :)~
Wow, congrats 🙂 What a find! Looks to die for, nothing like that is sold near me in the USA.
Yeah that’s one benefit of living in Sydney.. at least it has nice Singaporean food around.. I coudln’t cope without getting my fix every so often, hehe!
Thanks for the review, I’m always looking for authentic Malaysian food in Sydney, gotta give this a try soon!
Hope you’ll like it too. I was really impressed 🙂
oh my goodness!!
even their cups are authentic looking 😛
thanks for the recommendation, i must go….
oh, and i went to ginger and spice after reading your post.. their oyster omelette was to die for!!
woo hoo! glad you liked the oyster omelette.. i wanna go back for it, and also to try out their desserts :)~
Oh my, I must go there!
I miss my freshly made roti from when I was last in Malaysia
Thanks for the recommendation!
The freshly made stuff is SO different from the frozen… can’t believe it’s the only place in Sydney to serve it?!?!
oh, YUM! I’m going to have to try that place…i lovelovelove roti!!!!!!!!!
Hehe we should go together, i can’t get enough of it now!!
Thank you Beverly! I think this will be my permanent lunch time hangout as it’s close to my office. Thinking of it now is making my tummy rumble.
Aww you”re lucky you’re so close to both Mamak and Pepper lunch then, I’m envious!!
ooo! looks exactly like the authentic hawker food! makes my mouth water too! =) Glad that you found it!
p.s. i lurve paper prata!
yeah, so happy to find ’em! but wish the prices were the same as hawker 😉
babe! cant always get best of both worlds! =) you always have singapore hawker food to come back to.
I stumbled across this place on Friday night- there was still a line at 9:30pm! It was worth the wait though, the satay sticks were sooo good!
Will def be back there soon!
Yeah they’re getting more and more popular.. ack! they gotta expand 😛
oh wow, i’ve never wanted roti prata soooo bad in my life!
Oo you so gotta! it’s really tasty :)~
Congrats on finding *the* restaurant for you.
I’m just glad it’s close. SCORE!
Ooh, char-grilled satays! Where is this place? I don’t think I’ve ever seen the logo and I go to Haymarket a lot. I’m really bad at finding addresses, haha.
It’s on goulburn st, totally recommended, i love it!
Wow, congrats 🙂 What a find! Looks to die for, nothing like that is sold near me in the USA.
Yeah that’s one benefit of living in Sydney.. at least it has nice Singaporean food around.. I coudln’t cope without getting my fix every so often, hehe!
Thanks for the review, I’m always looking for authentic Malaysian food in Sydney, gotta give this a try soon!
Hope you’ll like it too. I was really impressed 🙂
oh my goodness!!
even their cups are authentic looking 😛
thanks for the recommendation, i must go….
oh, and i went to ginger and spice after reading your post.. their oyster omelette was to die for!!
woo hoo! glad you liked the oyster omelette.. i wanna go back for it, and also to try out their desserts :)~
Oh my, I must go there!
I miss my freshly made roti from when I was last in Malaysia
Thanks for the recommendation!
The freshly made stuff is SO different from the frozen… can’t believe it’s the only place in Sydney to serve it?!?!
oh, YUM! I’m going to have to try that place…i lovelovelove roti!!!!!!!!!
Hehe we should go together, i can’t get enough of it now!!
ooo! looks exactly like the authentic hawker food! makes my mouth water too! =) Glad that you found it!
p.s. i lurve paper prata!
yeah, so happy to find ’em! but wish the prices were the same as hawker 😉
babe! cant always get best of both worlds! =) you always have singapore hawker food to come back to.
Congrats on finding *the* restaurant for you.
I’m just glad it’s close. SCORE!
Ooh, char-grilled satays! Where is this place? I don’t think I’ve ever seen the logo and I go to Haymarket a lot. I’m really bad at finding addresses, haha.
It’s on goulburn st, totally recommended, i love it!