Madame Fatso Restaurant 夜来香海鲜家（大肥嫂） — Restaurant in Malacca

Read the mixed reviews online (rude foreign worker staff, long wait, etc.) and was apprehensive abt whether to dine here initially. But so glad that we did because it turned out to be a heartwarming experience (and of course, with delicious food) :)

So my wife and me joined the queue ard 8.10pm, got prompted by a group waiting nearby that we are supposed to get a queue number from the staff. Sure enough, a male staff appeared soon after to give everyone in queue a number (quite organised, methinks). While seated outside waiting, we witnessed a mix of drama with people streaming in, some with reservations and some walk-ins like us. Saw a group of 3 making abit of fuss while walking out of the restaurant, telling the male staff that they had waited too long for food, then another group empathising with the same staff and having a cordial chat to sort out their reservation details.

Sure, we waited for a while (ard 20min) before our number was called but it was expected as we were afterall walk-in customers. We were ushered to an uncleared table near the entrance.

Once inside, it was another whirlwind of action. We waited while the male staff (juggling btw tasks like serving customers in the queue, clearing plates, making orders, amongst other things) clear our table 3 separate times in btw his tasks. The female staff at the bar/drink counter ended up having a friendly 'fight' with the male staff after he accidentally spilled a drink while clearing our table in a rush.

Subsequently, things got more settled down and we were told to make our orders with 'ah ma' who was seated a few tables away. The ordering was pretty fuss-free, with ah ma advising us to change our order for crabs as she thought that our overall order might be too jelak. So we took her advice and ordered the salt crabs (instead of fresh milk crabs) with the cheesy prawn beehoon instead. No regrets, in fact, kudos to her for thinking for her customers even admist all the frenzy.

The food arrived and everything was on point. The server staff (the male and female staff mentioned abv) were high-strung but actually very friendly. After chatting with ah ma after our meal - we found out that she was the founder of this restaurant. It is currently managed by her 4th generation and they are quite severely understaffed as 3 of her Indonesian staff were unable to return to Melaka. Given the amount of work that each staff was juggling, I would say that losing 3 of them is a major loss of time and efficiency. Ah ma told us that all her staff have worked at this restaurant for 20+ years and that she cried when the 3 staff left. She also fully appreciates the staff who stayed on to take the extra load, hence she makes time to help out at the restaurant though she had already retired years back. We also see her thank every one of her customers while they were exiting the restaurant.

So all in all, it was a wonderful experience - just good people trying their best to serve good food. Of course, there will be good days and bad days, and it is our hope that people are more forgiving...

Madame Fatso Restaurant 夜来香海鲜家（大肥嫂） We made a reservation in advance for 12 people and were seated in the air-conditioned section, which was comfortable. When we arrived at 7 PM, the restaurant was already mostly full—definitely a popular spot, so reservations are recommended. It took about 30 minutes for the dishes to be served.

The prawn cheesy bee hoon lived up to its reputation—rich, thick, and flavorful. We ordered a fish dish priced at RM240+ and a salted egg crab dish at RM210+. While the prices were on the high side, the flavors were satisfying and hard to argue with. The sweet and sour pork with yam ring and the vegetable dish were both decent. total 6-7 dishes.

Overall, it was a good dining experience. The total bill came to over RM700 (tax inclusive) for 12 people.

2 🌟 - Below Average: Needs improvement in multiple areas, not meeting expectations. 3 🌟 - Standard, Average: Meets basic expectations, nothing exceptional but acceptable. 4 🌟 - Standard, Above Average: Exceeds expectations slightly, better than the norm. 5 🌟 - Special & Unique: Outstanding experience, highly memorable and...

This is totally Black Shop !!! Don’t come here eat , I thought it was good comment here so the food must be fine and above , but in facts it’s really wasted all the seafood I order!!! The price is high !!! Not reasonable!!! Will be proved the bill here with photo !!! I hope no more people same experience like me !!! Really very disappointed 😔!!! The aunty boss very unfriendly!!! We asked the boss why the crab so sticky and mucus feel !!! She say this curry cook way is like this !!! And I really first time eat curry same like our nose mucus !!! And I asked her why the cheese prawn also used fried and tepung ?!! Totally spoil the taste of the prawn 🍤 and charge us for the prawn RM100?! She said that is not fried it’s grill !!! I will show the picture as well !!! You all want to come before pls see my comment and photo first !!! Hopefully I can help some non...