My Restaurant @ High St, near Chapel St

My Restaurant is one of the earliest Halal Eatery that we came to know about during our short stay at High St when we first arrived in Melbourne two years ago. Tucked not far from the corner of Chapel St and High St, My Restaurant serves a pretty good briyani (simple and not too heavy, just the way we like our briyani). We've never tried their rice and lunch menu (as we're usually around the city during the day), so if any of you have tried their rice dishes, do share with us your experience. Their roti canai and tosai are another good options if you're looking for something light.







I found their opening hours via The Age's Epicure:

Sun-Thurs noon-3pm, 5pm-11pm; Fri, Sat 5pm-midnight

My Restaurant is located on 186 High St, Windsor.



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Norsiah's Kitchen

What's the best food that a Malaysian could ask for lunch in this cold weather? You got it: Nasi Campur served hot! So if you're looking for very affordable Nasi Campur in the CBD, Norsiah's Kitchen is the place. You can get a rice meal + 2 meat dishes + 1 vegie dish for AUD 6.50.











Norsiah's Kitchen is located on Swanston St nearing Melbourne Uni.


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Secret Recipe @ Chapel St.

Finally, we visited Secret Recipe at Chapel St. Secret Recipe is a well-known cafe-restaurant in Malaysia, famous for its cheese cake and other range of cakes. But they also have meals on their menu - food for breakfast, lunch and dinner alike. We asked them before sitting about serving Halal food, and they said that all the meat and cakes are Halal, which makes everything in the menu Halal. We also found this article on their opening and Halal status online.

You can easily identify Secret Recipe located on 247 Chapel St., Prahran.



We like the spaciousness and light-filled interior.



You can find a selection of Malaysian and Western dishes on the menu. It's a bit pricey, I must say.



Nasi Lemak with Rendang Ayam, no sambal. Rendang Ayam was tasty :) I was delighted to see the banana leaf.



Nasi Goreng and Satay. Nasi Goreng was so-so but we enjoyed the Chicken Satay.



All in all, there's a lot on the menu to try... tom yum, lamb shanks, and more.

Secret Recipe is located on 247 Chapel St, Prahran.


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Madam Kay's Platz Cafe @ 139 Londsdale St

Through recommendation from a friend, we found yet another Halal Malaysian eating place in the heart of Melbourne city.

Meet Madam Kay's Platz. It's conveniently located on Londsdale St, between Russell & Exhibition St (only about 10 minutes walk from Melbourne Central). We quite like the size of the cafe as it's not too big.... "very cafe like". Cozy decor with warm lighting design makes it look a bit classier and very suitable if you want to bring special guests for a Malaysian lunch. The cafe is not too formal so we think it'll definitely suit families with kids as well.




They have a limited but pretty good range of Malaysian cuisine such as in the menu below. Prices are a little bit higher than the eateries at Swanston St, but the food that we tried were tasty. They also sell a selection of pastries and sandwiches, coffee and tea, and a selection of Western breakfast menu.




These are the two dishes that we tried... BBQ Chicken Spicy Sauce with Rice,


and Nasi Lemak Sambal Petai.


Yes, they do have Teh Tarik and Teh Ais upon request :)


Madam Kay's Platz is located on 139 Londsdale St (between Russell & Exhibition St).

Currently on weekdays, they open from 7.30 am until 6.00 pm; and on weekends they open at 8.30 am until 6.00 pm.



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Kulcher Food Fest - Photos

Kulcher Food Fest was the first cultural food festival organized by Migrant Hub. It comprised of residents from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, with visits from people from diverse cultural backgrounds as well. The event was held on Saturday, 12 Dec 2009 at an open space behind Sistems Golf Complex in Werribee from 12 noon to 7 pm. We arrived there in the afternoon and were just in time to indulge ourselves in the range of traditional food sold by the vendors. During this event, there were 16 stalls, and according to the president of Migrant Hub, they plan to have more events and markets like this in the future.