Pak Hailam Kopitiam

I was ready to be really disappointed by this place, but I ended up being moderately satisfied with my meal. The floors and the table were sticky, the coke was flat and they were out of spring rolls. However, the seafood Tom Yum soup was delicious. It didn't have enough seafood in it; two prawns, five pipis and two pieces of squid, but the flavour of the broth was incredible. The chicken wings were good too. They were brilliantly moist and tender, but with a lovely crispy skin. The sauce (that came to the table in a plastic container - why?) was amazing- spicy, savoury and rich. I loved that sauce. The fresh juices were good too. Overall, the food was very tasty, but the restaurant seemed like everything had a thin film of grease over it. It was a bit gross.

Went here as my Dad wanted Malaysian. I picked this place as we wanted to try it. But after ordering all our dishes and barely waiting for the orders to come in. We were all pleasantly surprised. Yes the rice dishes were small. But we shared them. I loved the Tom Yum Fried Rice and children loved the Hainanese Chicken Rice and all its condiments. The chicken was so soft and tender. The beef rendang was moist and tender and so tasty. The Sambol prawns were expensive but so worth it. The belacan green beans were good without being deep fried and oily. The chicken satays were so good. The lined really small and burnt but they were done really good, so tasty with the satay peanut sauce. Everything tasted authentic, and light. We will be back. The restaurant was quite contemporary decorated, and I liked the lamps and open kitchen and bar.

Great Malaysian Cuisine! My friend bought a Groupon voucher for this place. Received more than enough food for 4 people, great value. Pretty authentic flavours. This restaurant is like other Malaysian restaurants, but with a much cheaper price tag. Definitely worth trying. Really friendly customer service as well.

Edit: Came back here again and it was pretty lousy. Chicken rice chicken portion was way too small and boney which was brittle and made it tedious to eat. They served me soy milk that was not the asian kind.. paid $3 for a cup. Disappointed -------------------------- Food was great! The chicken rice was tender and scrumptious. Roti cani was one of the best I have tasted in Sydney which came with 3 different sauces. And the wonton hor was a large serving and also tasted great. Every dish was not overly salted and oily unlike other Malaysian/Chinese restaurants.