Alice's Makan - Sydney

Traipsed here one weekday determined to beat the lunch rush as many a times i have walked past alice without getting to buy anything. Har mee (prawn noodle soup w pork) 4.25/5, definitely one of the star dishes n my fav. As close to an authentic penang style as i have come across locally. Hokkien noodles n vermicelli, tick. Kangkong (water spinach), tick. Bean sprouts, tick. Prawns and sliced pork, tick. Boiled egg, tick. Fried shallots, tick. Dash of belachan (spicy shrimp paste), tick. Key to a yummy bowl of har mee is its painstakingly prepped broth, simmered in prawn heads prawn shells n the requisite porky porky bone. Well done alice makan. Char kwee tiao 4/5, rice noodles a tad overcooked, good charred wok aroma, complete w fried pork lard pieces n lap chiong (chinese pork sausage). Roti with chicken satay 3.75/5, took a bite of the fluffy roti n satay. Juicy succulent meat but not much charcoal aroma. Peanut sauce on point. Need the malay acar (pickled veg) though. Still good n would order for myself on next visit. Hainan chicken rice, i didnt get to taste this as it was ordered for one of the many takeaways so wont rate it till i stuff my face. Had a whiff and a good look. Promising stuffs (see pic). Fried radish cake 4/5, as good as it gets. Too easy to over cook the fragile radish making it 'mushy'. Too easy to under cook it too lending it with not enough charred aroma. Topped off w green onions n shallots????????. Back for more? Yeshhh!

Traipsed here one weekday determined to beat the lunch rush as many a times i have walked past alice without getting to buy anything. Har mee (prawn noodle soup w pork) 4.25/5, definitely one of the star dishes n my fav. As close to an authentic penang style as i have come across locally. Hokkien noodles n vermicelli, tick. Kangkong (water spinach), tick. Bean sprouts, tick. Prawns and sliced pork, tick. Boiled egg, tick. Fried shallots, tick. Dash of belachan (spicy shrimp paste), tick. Key to a yummy bowl of har mee is its painstakingly prepped broth, simmered in prawn heads prawn shells n the requisite porky porky bone. Well done alice makan. Char kwee tiao 4/5, rice noodles a tad overcooked, good charred wok aroma, complete w fried pork lard pieces n lap chiong (chinese pork sausage). Roti with chicken satay 3.75/5, took a bite of the fluffy roti n satay. Juicy succulent meat but not much charcoal aroma. Peanut sauce on point. Need the malay acar... read more

Headed to Alice's Makan to check the Wanton Noodle (dry) and it didn't disappoint! Loved the taste of the dish, it was pretty authentic! Would have liked the noodles to be more al-dente otherwise I really enjoyed my lunch. Alice's Makan also sells Malaysian kuih-kuih, hope to try these next time! theengineereats.com

Besides Japanese cuisine, I love Peranakan or Straits Chinese cuisine. Tucked in a food court at Pavilion on George, it offers some authentic Nonya kuehs. Although the range of kuehs was not extensive or as authentic as those I tried in Singapore, they still taste pretty good. I have tried Coconut on Sticky Rice and it tastes pretty good. The Prawn Noodle was also rich in flavour and tasty. Worth another try!

This is the most popular eatery in Pavilion Food Court so we had some sort of expectation when trying this place out. There was actually a health inspector there while we were ordering, seemed kinda funny how he was placing his thermometer device into everything. We ordered the Hainan chicken rice and DIY stir fry. Both were $11. And both were no where near worth the $11 it was a little sad. My friend (just standard eater; not big nor small) couldn’t even comment on the taste because there was a much larger concern – the serving was just so, so tiny. It is the CBD yes so prices may be high, but there are a ridiculous amount of Asian eateries, especially Malaysian, that will serve far bigger portions even if it is a couple of $$ more (some for less than $11 even). It was actually ridiculous how she had to go hungry after an hour. My stir fry was a very basic stirfry, exactly the taste you would expect, nothing special. At least there was more to it, is all I can say. Don’t think we will be back in a hurry.