Cheng Garden Avenue 晋巷美食坊 (Food Court) — Restaurant in Malacca

Frequent visits to this food court, but it’s losing its charm. No standout dishes, no real signature. Drinks are pricey. With nearby kopitiams offering air-con and cheaper drinks, how can this place compete? . What we ordered: . 🐟 Stingray Asam Pedas with Rice + Fishball Soup – RM22 Stingray was fresh, fishballs bouncy. Tasty overall—but with too many dishes on the menu, nothing really stood out. . 🍲 Asam Laksa – RM9 Disappointing. Felt like canned sardines carried the dish. . 🥤 Lemon Tea Ice – RM3.50 | Nescafe (Hot, Less Sugar) – RM3.70 Drinks on the expensive side. . Overall: Locals will still drop by, but honestly, we often prefer other spots. Time for this food court to rethink its strategy before it fades further. . . Follow for more no-nonsense food reviews. JSE@20250814 . We ordered: . 🥬 Blanched Choy Sum – RM8 Simple, tasty, and priced right. . 🍲 Claypot Yee Mee – RM10 Not cheap. Not worth it. Won’t order again. . 🍢 Satay – RM1.30 x10 pcs Delicious. Loved every stick. . . Follow for more honest food reviews. JSE@20240222 . Cheng Avenue Food Court has always been my go-to destination for a satisfying meal. . Among the variety of stalls, I have some favorite dishes including dumplings, asam pedas, and bunga raya mee hoon kuih. Unfortunately, one of my beloved stalls Mee Hoon Kuih has recently closed and moved back to their headquarters. . During my recent visit, I ventured to try something new from various stalls. I ordered Penang fried kuey teow, Hokkien mee （located at the front of the parking lot near the main entrance）, tofu and assorted vegetables which were all promising choices. . The Penang fried kuey teow pleasantly surprised me due to its generous portion size that included two prawns—a rarity given its affordable price point—and it was served sizzling hot. . On the contrary, while the Hokkien mee had great potential flavor-wise, it fell short as it wasn't served hot enough. . Amongst these dishes is also steamed vegetables which were decently prepared; they certainly left an impression encouraging me to reorder them on future visits. . Before back home, we will never forget to bring back some char kui (You Tiao) for our...

This food court is near to Cheng which is also its reason to become the hotspot for the people nearby there. There are some residential areas and you can see people eating there in the evening, especially during weekends.

There are a lot of food options from different hawkers. From Chinese food to Thailand food (and some other food types), there are no worries that you will run out of options.

I haven't tried all types of food there and I would tell my opinion that every single food court is the same. Their taste won't differ too much and it all depends on yourself of which one suits you better. What I can comment is the hygiene and the comfort to eat there.

For its hygiene, it is acceptable but it's quite stuffy to sit there and eat. They keep expanding the seats, causing the place to become more and more narrow to walk by. For the parking slots, it should be sufficient for the cars and motorbikes to park there.

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Cheng Ho Jiak(opposite street) is the cleanest food court, while here the cleanliness is below average.

There's 2 robots delivering drinks to the table here during non-peak hours. Otherwise, there's the lady boss and 2 other waiter/waitress taking up orders from the table. Make sure they issue you a receipt. Drinks can be paid with e-wallet TnG or DuitNow.

The best dry bak kut teh will be from Heng Long stall. Others are just so-so only.

Always make sure the beverage waiter take your orders correctly. The other day, I ordered Teh Kiam C, he delivered Cham C instead. Aiya!

The Taste of Sarawak stall has a 'snail' speed of cooking, so make sure you are patient as their delicacy takes more time to be prepared than other stalls.

Toilets are clean. Parking...