Fresh User Reviews for Malaysian in Canberra

1.8 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  3      Service  1      Value  1     

The waiter guy was really awful. He got our order wrong. After taking it back to the kitchen, he still charged us extra for his mistake！ No apologies, nothing. Do not go there, not worth the frustration.

May 18, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Drinks  9      Ambience  7      Service  6      Value  9     

Fantastic laksa. Best in Canberra and indeed better than anything in Sydney too. We also appreciate the half-size laksa which is great for a lunch-sized meal. To be honest we've never got past the laksa so can't say much about the rest of the menu. The place is always busy, service is quick if not particularly friendly.

May 14, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  7      Value  8     

We went there last night for our anniversary. We have been here a number of times over the past two years. We have never been disappointed. It has good food and character.

Mar 28, 2012

6 Average

Food  6      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  6     

The roti is Ok but not a patch on the legendary roti at Mamak in Sydney. We had a boring vegetarian dish and a pretty good steamed chicken with black fungus (from the specials). Rice is an extra @ $2.80 per portion. The sambal is too sweet and lacks heat. Overall not impressed.

Mar 20, 2012

4 Below Average

Food  6      Ambience  4      Service  1      Value  5     

Good food marred by appalling service experienced when I went to lunch there on Sunday. The senior staff came to serve and recommended ordering Char Kway Teow just so he doesn't have to spend an extra 10 minutes cooking for other orders. I agreed to go with Char Kway Teow, but the order still came very slowly after 15 minutes.

Then the senior staff made a deal about shutting the door so that flies won't come in, yet does not turn on the fans, and we were suffocating in the heat.

To make matters worse, the senior staff refused to give out a small plate of chilli, which is standard in most Asian restaurants, but wanted to charge $2 for it!

Finally the icing on the cake came when I discovered a small black rock when eating my food. When confronted the senior staff about it, he first accused me of eating everything then complaining, Admitting that it was a piece that fell from his wok when cooking, then came back 5 minutes later to claim that it was a piece of fried onion.

This is the most ridiculous service I've ever experienced, and has marred what is otherwise a decent dish, bar the piece of wok that I nearly swallowed.

Never going there again.

Mar 11, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  9      Value  9     

The food is high quality (better than your standard suburban chinese restaurant) and the prices are also quite reasonable.

Mar 10, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  8     

We went there with several diners who had dietary restriction and they were happy to listen to our groups limitation and advise us on some suitable dishes. All the food was delicious and was brought out at a good pace. Will be going back.

Mar 07, 2012

4.8 Average

Food  5      Ambience  2      Service  8      Value  4     

Went here early January after hearing quite a few people raving about Sammy's. However, we found it average at best and overpriced for what it was. It was merely your typical run of the mill Chinese and Malaysian dishes for a higher price.

We don't expect too much at average-low priced Chinese restaurants and there was nothing really we could complain about in that area, food came on time, our orders were taken in a timely manner.

All in all, wouldn't go back because you can get the same quality and standard of Chinese food from any takeaway shop and at a lower price.

Feb 14, 2012

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  9     

This restaurant is still fairly new. And I think that the previous reviewers should return to try out the restaurant again as I really like the food, and find their service prompt and friendly. This is probably the only place in Canberra where you can get fresh Malaysian roti breads, and my kids just love watching the chef doing the roti making action.

I also like coming here for their curries, roti murtabak, stuffed with chicken, and their nasi goreng kampung-spicy fried rice with ikan bilis, (just like how mum does it). I also enjoy having the chendol and roti banana with ice cream to finish my meal. Yummmm.

Jan 30, 2012

5.8 Average

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  4      Value  6     

Wildly popular eatery serving a combination of Malaysian and Chinese meals. The food is pretty decent (beef rendang, honey chicken, a chicken and potato curry, fried rice) with good size servings for a reasonable price.

But: If the aim of the waiters is to be rude, inattentive and arrogant, they succeeded admirably. And getting the food (all obviously main courses) delivered with lengthy delays between each one, and needing reminders before receiving the food, just isn't good enough. It must be something about the surroundings, an Asian restaurant next door seemed to have similar problems a year or two back, and we haven't been back.

Jan 29, 2012

6.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  4      Service  7      Value  8     

Sammys provides consistently good quality, tasty, fresh chinese food. We have been many times and have never been disappointed with the quality of the food. It is though served in a crowded and frenetic atmosphere which detracts from the overall experience. The asparagus specials dish is a must have.

Jan 21, 2012

5.3 Average

Ambience  6      Service  3      Value  7     

Loved the Tom Yum Kung but found the Laksa too rich. The vegetable Tempura is not very authentic but tastes OK. Service is terrible; Thumbs placed in our bowls, our plates whisked away just as we swallowed our last bite, our table trampled upon a couple of times without acknowledgement or apology. The food is fine but Perhaps a take-away is a better option.

Jan 17, 2012

7 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  6     

Westernised food with prices to match. Pleasant enough taste-wise but portions are on the small side and overpriced. Two small rotis with no curry dip for $7.5 is quite a rip-off. Service is efficient and friendly.

Dec 21, 2011