Malay Kitchen Cork City — Restaurant in Cork

Have switched to this establishment in recent times due to bad food, service and attitude by a nearby Asian take away. I use this when I need a fast bite, rather than a restaurant experience. Staff here have always been friendly, informative and certainly know authentic Asian cuisine. They cook in front of you which is very transparent. The Asian lady is spot on and we discussed the Sambal paste which they sell in jars, and several others as well. The 2 dishes, I mainly order are Singapore Noodles (proper rice noodles) and Ramen Laksa. Both authentic and downright delicious with frwsh ingredients and good quality protein. Not overloaded with MSG, soya sauce etc. Very close to what one gets in the countries of origin. Had a chat with other patrons who were dining in and all were very happy long term customers. This is not just for students!! FYI: Sit in available in a small area without alcohol licence. I'm really looking forward to tasting many more dishes as I have no cooker during renovations!!Thanks to all at Malay Kitchen, Cork for keeping it to the Asian tradition and restoring my faith in Cork take aways of...

Small takeaway located in the city. On first inspection, place seemed pretty clean and hygienic.

Menu consists of a small handful of Asian streetfood classics like satay, laksa, pho, etc. A good selection of chicken, beef, seafood and vegetarian options. Also offers a lunch special costing €5 which is cheaper than their competitors Ramen

Ordered the chicken satay and lunch special of chicken fried rice. Took a while to make as the chef is also the cashier and he was chatting away to someone. The chicken satay was €4.50 and all I got was two small skewers of chicken drenched in oily peanut sauce. The oil dripped all over the paper bag. The chicken itself just tasted like cumin, no lemongrass or ginger or other spices/herbs seemed to have been used The fried rice was also bland. The chef used what looked like shop bought ready fried onions, peanuts and garlic that came in a jar. Not sure how fresh the rest on the ingredients were.

The price for the lunch special is the only thing bringing some customers in. They seriously need another chef who knows asian food and staff to man...

Had eaten at that place with my family not too long ago. The place didn’t look too clean but I didn’t take note of that due to how hungry I was and just wanted a quick bite to eat. Unfortunately, the food I had received came out burnt. Although it didn’t look burnt, if you look upon close inspection, you can see small tiny black bits of burnt crust, and it also didn’t taste good at all. I could even taste the terrible odour from when i ate it. After letting the staff know how the food tasted burnt and maybe they may have not made it properly, they proceeded to tell me how it’s how “they make it in Malaysia,” knowing it shouldn’t be a valid excuse. I don’t think any country burn their national food to the point it literally tastes burnt. So for others reading this, I would highly recommend NOT eating here. At least until they improve on their cooking, and not burning the food they...