mamak, haymarket

27 July 2009, 09:54


mamak. the roti world mourned the 3 weeks it took mamak (15 Goulburn St, Haymarket Chinatown) to close for renovations. and so some quick msgs on twitter found helen, simon and i arriving bright and earli to avoid the queues. this photo was taken when we left haha i hate queues


fly my pretty fly!


teh tarik (sweet tea), teh halia (teh tarik + ginger) and cham (coffee + tea) ($3.50)


roti + 2 curry dips ($5). fluffy flaky and oh so good. i could probably eat 3.


lamb murtabak- filled with spicy meat, cabbage, eggs and onions ($10.50). i wasnt a fan of the murtabak which was surprisingly super eggy with not much meat..


nasi lemak ($7.50) + curry fish ($3) + sambal prawn ($4)


ayam goreng- malaysian-style fried chicken ($12). the ayam goreng arrives in a crazy neon orange shade and after a pause we dive in. the chicken legs are sadly a tad dry but helen declares the chicken thigh nice and juicy


kangkung- stir-fried water spinach with chillies and shrimp paste ($13).


dessert time! roti kaya- filled with a traditional spread made from pandan and coconut ($7.50) i had asked for extra kaya but i dont think it helped because the layer of kaya was pretty thin


MAH ROTI PARTAAY HAT!!!


roti tissue with condensed milk ($9). it normally comes with a scoop of icecream but it is way waaaaay better with condensed milk and by better i mean sweeter heh we were all full so we had decided to split the desserts and so helen and i were eyeing off the last shards of flaky roti. a coupla weeks later on a revisit we happily order one each bwhahahaha


nomnomnom tribute photo to tomatom

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  1. Hahah I’ve just posted a new blog on Mamak too! LOL

    Hmmm everything is soo yummy at Mamak and I’m happy that they reopened after the renovation!

    LOL @ Roti hat!

    — Yas    Jul 27, 10:05 AM    #

  2. Woahh freaky psychic mamak posting going on here, I just posted one too! YES to sweetened condensed milk, it is far superior to the lame ice cream scoop!

    — Steph    Jul 27, 10:09 AM    #

  3. Now I have to up the plate licking stakes. LOL!

    — Ed    Jul 27, 10:28 AM    #

  4. OHMYGAD ROTI HEAVEN AHH! I keep declaring this week will be the week I return to Mamak but dammit so hard to get there before 6pm!

    — Trisha    Jul 27, 11:03 AM    #

  5. ooooo roti! :) yumyumyum

    — Fiona    Jul 27, 11:37 AM    #

  6. Hey hey !! There’s a mamak in Sydney!!! Wohoo, makes more reason for me to visit there soon ;) (But very expensive mamak)

    — Swee    Jul 27, 12:02 PM    #

  7. the roti tisu would’ve been very sticky when you poured condensed milk over it, no?! We just dipped into the condensed milk, still great though!
    Haha. You look like an witch with the roti tisu hat :D

    — Betty    Jul 27, 02:22 PM    #

  8. oh nice shot of the roti mid-flight :) mmm… roti tisu… how i miss you… lol

    — Helen (grabyourfork)    Jul 27, 03:24 PM    #

  9. I read 3 mamak posts (Yas, Steph and you) on the same day!! lol!!

    — Ellie@AlmostBourdain    Jul 27, 03:27 PM    #

  10. OMG yummm.. I’m going to go and try it.

    — Katherine    Jul 27, 04:05 PM    #

  11. Such a great meal! Shame the sambal prawns were a bit so-so considering the price. Was expecting more of a kick to them.

    Loved watching the roti guys doing their thing. Nice action shot btw :)

    I’m going back this week! Can’t wait to try out the other stuff I missed out on e.g. rojak and satay.

    — Simon    Jul 27, 06:45 PM    #

  12. Can’t believe I still haven’t gone back since its reopening shakes head. Love the flying roti shot :)

    — FFichiban    Jul 27, 07:39 PM    #

  13. Nice roti hat! I’ve been getting the craziest roti cravings whilst waiting for Mamak to hurry up and finish their renovations. Now that they’ve reopened I can finally go and eat roti to my heart’s content. Yay!

    — Jacq    Jul 28, 03:04 AM    #

  14. Err did you finish the roti hat all by your ownsome?!? Seriously impressed. Shared some roti tisu last night & had most of a pandan/ kaya one.

    — aptronym    Jul 28, 04:39 PM    #

  15. Umm forgot to add qualifier that the one I had was w ice cream and that was sweet enough for me!

    — aptronym    Jul 28, 04:43 PM    #

  16. yas: haha great minds dude!
    steph: lol totally much better with condensed milk than icecream!
    ed: oh but youve moved on to spoons!
    trisha: haha yeah its such a pain seeing queues!
    fiona: yummy indeed! gogogo!
    swee: haha yeah so damn expensive compared to m’sia! but the food is pretty close in taste!
    betty: heh yep stick lol finger licking good?
    helen: fly my pretties!
    ellie: lol totally unintentional!
    katherine: do it! doooo it!
    simon: roti man flinging his roti was so hypnotising!
    ffichiban: tradeoff since i havent visited the counter!
    jacq: heh heh thanks and go forth and eat some roti!
    aptronym: heh the first time we went i shared but the next time i got my own =P

    — chocolatesuze    Jul 29, 01:43 AM    #

  17. omg that roti tissue hat looks sooo good!

    you should definitely submit some of your photos to www.donteatthatyet.com. their goal is to create a visual restaurant review site similar to tastespotting

    — jessie    Jul 29, 03:36 PM    #

  18. OMG this is my MOST FAVOURITE place in Sydney, I miss it sooooooooooo bad!! Did you have the roti bom?? it’s AMAZING you have to have it next time! My staple order is maggi goreng and roti bom :) and ice milo!

    — catty    Jul 29, 09:36 PM    #

  19. jessie: lol i already send pics into tastespotting and foodgawker haha theres so many of those websites popping around!
    catty: i didnt have the roti bom but shall return to try it! heh dya pronounce milo the malaysian way too?

    — chocolatesuze    Jul 30, 08:07 PM    #

  20. Sorry not a fan of this place. Food is good but it makes for a very uncomfortable, stressful dining experience.

    — Clare    Aug 2, 12:14 AM    #

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