Muthu Banana Leaf Restaurant

Few people know that Muthu Banana Leaf Restaurant has been around for over 80 years in Penang. Even if you grew up in Penang, you will be excused for not knowing this place as this unassuming shop has no signage, tucked in between heritage shophouses along Lebuh Acheh. No wonder many have simply missed this place. The only thing that makes Muthu Banana Leaf Restaurant stands out from its neighbours is its yellow painted façade.

就算你是土生土长的槟城人也未必来过这间已有超过80年历史的香蕉叶饭餐馆。这店隐藏在乔治市中心狭窄的一条路，又没有招牌，唯一的特点就是那黄色的油漆。

Lebuh Acheh is right in the middle of the heritage enclave of George Town. There are many significant buildings and architecture to explore in the surrounding, all within walking distance. This area is one of the first settlement of the city and it is clearly evident in its narrow streets and laneways.

这地方乃是乔治市古迹中心，周围有许多历史景点只需步行便可到达，真的值得参观。

The menu is simple, authentic banana leaf rice that comes with 4 condiments. The staff will then bring a tray of mains for you to choose from. There are three types of curries available: Crab curry, Chicken curry, and Fish curry. Like all of us experts in Malaysia, we like to mix all three to get the best flavour! The dishes are so rich in flavors with the variety of Indian spices.

习惯吃香蕉叶饭的人都知道，服务员会端出来几道菜任顾客选择。这家有三种加里汁：螃蟹加里，鸡加里和鱼加里。大多马来西亚人都知道最明确的选择就是三种汁都要！！

Muthu Banana Leaf Restaurant

Address: 143, Lebuh Acheh, 10200 Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.

Operating Hour: 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Daily)

Very Hot Indian Food

If you like hot and spicy Indian food, Rich Mahal is the place to go in Melbourne.

Location: 3/499 Burwood Highway, Vermont South, Victoria.

Mamak Melbourne

In Malaysia, there is this Mamak culture where people hang out late at night to have some Roti Canai and Teh Tarik with a group of friends. It is one of the most preferred places to socialize. Most in Malaysia open until late at night and are especially popular among clubbers. 

In Australia, there is this franchise restaurants called Mamak selling those favourite irresistible Malaysian cuisine. However, it is purely a restaurant in Australia and it does not open through midnight like its Malaysian counterpart.

The all time favourite - Roti Canai

Delicious Mee Goreng

My personal favourite - Ayam Berempah

Entrance of Mamak Restaurant

Mamak is located at 366 Lonsdale St, Melbourne. 

Business Hours:

Monday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Tuesday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Wednesday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Thursday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Friday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–10:30pm
Saturday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–10:30pm
Sunday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm

Spice Express

It was recommended by a friend the day before that we decided to check it out yesterday. Yesterday wasn't the most beautiful Sunday as it rained in the morning and looked as though the whole was going to be cloudy.

Drove for about 30 minutes to this place and I thought it better be good! The area was packed with cars trying to find a parking spot as this is this place is sort of a mini Chinatown considering the number of Asian restaurants around. It was lunch time after all and this was the kind of situation that you would expect. 

Anyway managed to finally parked our car after a few rounds of circling in the vicinity. Went straight for this place called Spice Express that was recommended to us as I said before. Business was so good that people were already sitting outside the small restaurant and more people were seen lining up to make their orders through the cashier.

It must be our lucky day as we managed to find a spot right at the pathetic corner in front of the counter.

This is the queue during lunch time at Spice Express

First up was Mango Lassi and hot Teh Tarik; perfect for the cool weather yesterday. 

Hot & Cold - Teh Tarik with Mango Lassi

Of course you can never find any Teh Tarik here in Perth that could match anything at home as there is only instant ones available here. But it was good enough just to imagine I was at home. Mango Lassi was always good wherever I have it. To me it is like a drink that could never go wrong.

Fried Spiced Chicken - $2.00 per piece

Next came the delicious fried chicken wing although not spicy enough for me. It was a good entree as we were waiting for the mains to be served.

Then there was this mutated Apom called Egg & Cheese Appum that was probably invented to satisfy the local Aussie market who love cheese. That's probably why it is spelled Appum instead of Apom! Its appearance did look very alien to me with coconut milk and orange colored sugar. Personally, I am not a fan of this particular dish.

Egg & Cheese Appum - $6.50

But somehow my little one seemed to think otherwise.

Then we had the usual Nasi Lemak and Egg Thosai.

Nasi Lemak - Coconut rice with egg, anchovies, peanuts, cucumber and homemade sambal $7.50

Egg Thosai $8.50

We were told by another customer that shared table with us that they only serve Roti Prata on Thursday evening. That is probably the only downside that I couldn't have Roti Prata yesterday.

However, the overall experience was great; at least we could feel at home with this kind of lunch. Picture speaks a thousand words, I let the following photo describes our overall rating of the place:

Operating Hours:

Wed - Sun: 9.00am - 3.00pm

Closed on Mondays & Tuesdays

Address:

41 Hulme Court,

Myaree, WA 6154

Australia

Contact: 9330 3687 / 0434 027 381