Kedai Kopi Malabar — Restaurant in George Town

We were heading to Toh Soon Cafe but the queue was 30mins wait so we ended up here and as my kids was already hungry and craving for toast bread so i checked with the drinks aunty if their butter kaya toast is REAL butter, she claimed yes, and i asked if i could see the butter. I needed to be sure as we cant take vege spread. Then came a lady asking me not to order sarcastically since i have issues with the butter. Even after some thinking i decided to take risk and give it a try but she insisted that i dont order and dont let me order at all. While we were still unsure what to order to drink, she point me to her poster that if i dont order any drink, there will be a sur charge of rm 0.50 per person! No wonder this kopitiam is not crowded like the other in the neighbourhood. Rude and unprofessional as they bad mouthed about my family right behind our table while we were eating. Saying things like '"if cannot eat this and that, dont come outside to eat la!,...

The octagenarian uncle still man's his turf in front of the coffeeshop offering Penang style wantan Mee and beef brisket noodles. His signature beef brisket is marinated in red fermented bean curd and is still tinged from the red yeast rice in its gravy, tasting close to Hakka Char Yuk, yet with a punchy gingery base of shallots. It's a tasty version of its Hong Kong namesake Ngau Lam Mein, but distinctive in its own way. A generous serving at RM8. Next to him is another old cook serving Curry Mee with familiar pig blood and cockles, but substituting prawns with shredded chicken makes this broth unfamiliar. The chilly paste was also not cooked to give a fragrant oil and the missing peppermint made this bowl (RM5) a perfect storm of ignorance. How mediocre can co-exist comfortably on this street of excellence is baffling, other than the support of tourists with less discerning taste. Hence, the kopitiam offers a diluted herbal Harku Chow...

Clean and good vibe. The char koey teow here is very good (8 ringgits small plate) . Beef noodles here also superb (10 ringgits small bowl) the stewed beef brisket is super tender, the beef broth is super delicious and the beef portion is very generous! ⭐️☺️. The drinks here well made and taste good. My favorite here is the almond milk tea (Hin Jin Teh), old school taste, nostalgic (nowadays not easy to find). The only problem here is the ventilation, when stalls are doing some frying the hear and oily smoke is very overwhelming and it can be quite annoying if it’s a hot day 😅. Anyway, it’s a good place to have a local meal. Highly...