MANIS CAFE DUNGUN — Restaurant in Dungun

23/6/25, Monday, 8.15pm:

Walk into Manis Cafe Dungun, and you’ll instantly feel like you've stepped into a modern minimalist haven, but with a side of food surprises. The ambiance is Instagram-ready and sleek, yet the dishes arrive generous and unapologetically hearty. Their signature Seafood Salted Egg pasta, Milky Chicken Buttermilk, and Curly Fries are hot favorites. Think comfort food with a flair. Add warm service and prices that don’t force you to break the bank for T20 group at least, and it’s easy to see why locals sing its praises.

But don’t get too comfy: parking can be a challenge, menus aren’t fully online, and burger lovers might squint at smaller-than-expected portions. Still, if you’re after a stylish café with solid flavors, Manis delivers the goods… most of the time.

Top Positives Aesthetic Modern Interior Clean, minimal design with cozy vibes; great for photos or working with a latte in hand.

Delicious Dishes & Generous Portions Standouts include Seafood Salted Egg pasta (9/10), Milky Chicken Buttermilk (9/10), Bolognese Meatball (8/10), and addictive Curly Fries (9/10).

Affordable Prices & Fast + Friendly Service Quality that doesn’t drain your wallet, with quick and pleasant service praised by guests.

Top Negatives Parking Limitations While some say there's "lots of parking," others note limited space during peak hours .

Portion Inconsistencies Some dishes—like the “Cheezy Chicken” burger, are described as smaller or...

Hands down, the best cafe in Terengganu that Ive ever tried.

Price range is around RM16 and above for all these meals, with the burger being the most expensive at rm28+.

Portion is huge. Flavours in on point. Duck was a lot, fish fillet (half of a siakap), large chicken chop, and big size prawns.

All were delicious!

Fish & Chips 1/2 of siakap fillet. Batter is crunchy, fish is flakey. Fries are soft inside, crunchy outside. The dipping sauce is like in between onion-light tartar sauce. It’s okay la (for the sauce). 4.6/5

Seafood Pasta (forgot the name) Big size prawns, mussels and some squid. The pasta is delicious. Reminds me of the seafood medley from SR. 4.9/5

Creamy Duck Pesto The best pesto Ive ever tried at a cafe. I dont usually order pesto and ducks because most shops failed to do these two. But damm, Manis Cafe has the best pesto and the juiciest duck (tho it’s a tad too salty). I actually cleaned the plate of the pesto. 10/5 starsss

Creamy Chicken Chop Pasta Chicken ia crispy, well seasoned into the flesh. The sauce is tasty. Creamy, a hint of garlic, and not muak. 5/5

Buffalo Wings Well, more like sweetened-Korean wings. Not really Buffalo wings. But still gooodd. 4.5/5

Beef Burger I love a good burger. This one almost hit the spot except I dont really taste the beefiness in the patty. A bit too much on the fillers. The sauce on the burger is good tho. 3.95/5

I would definitely repeat this...

Many have suggested this cafe and I managed to try it out today. They just moved to a better and bigger location than before. The ambiance is quite cosy. However, I was surprised with the crowd , it was FULL HOUSE 😅. I have to approach the server to get my order done since I know that they might be overloaded with work. The ordering until the payment process was done efficiently. You pay at the cashier counter and submit your order as well. The waiting time for them to fulfill my order is surprisingly fast even though they have many customers. Thumbs up Manis Cafe! I have ordered Pineapple Asam Boi (RM7.90), well I don't really like it because it is too sweet, Hot Latte (RM8.90), good brew coffee & smoked duck cream sauce (RM24.90), the duck was cooked well and the amount is reasonable big and I can share with my husband (since I'm not a big eater). The taste is superb! Glad that I'm taking my time to try it out. Verdict, I will be a repeat customer for Manis Cafe because the ambience, food, service are good. Furthermore, they don't charge SST, all included in the menu prices. I would say, it's damn cheap compared to my favorite restaurant here in Dungun. Well done! Keep up your good work 👍🏼

2nd visit - I tried chicken parmigiana (24.9) & lamb chop (32.90). Both are very tasty 🫰🏼. I also tried the dessert, well since I don't like something sweet, I would say the biscoff puff is quite nice . My...