Papparich

I went here on a Saturday night for a family birthday after being knocked back with 1 hour waits at chefs gallery.
There were 5 us, we approached paparitch after walking past a moderate line in front and told it would be about a 30 minute wait. It was getting late and we were sick of walking around so we waited. 7 minutes. Under promise and over deliver that’s what I like!
It doesn’t stop there! The ordering system is cool and very efficient, you pretty much write down what you want on a piece of paper ring the door bell. And hand it to the staff. See pretty cool right. The food came out in 6 minutes. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, the freshly made roti and curry sauce came in 10.
The food was authentic delicious and fresh, can’t get any better than that. We weren’t rushed like we would have been at chefs Gallery that had a 1 hour maximum sitting time. We were able to enjoy the good food and order more as it pretty much comes instantly.
I wouldn’t hesitate coming again with staff being friendly and super efficient. It was like a tasty authentic well oiled machine.

Catch up dinner. Only had to wait a few minutes for a table to be ready. For drinks we got the Milo dinosaur $ 4.90 — nice and cool to anticipate some spicy foods.
Got the mixed satay sticks with 3 x chicken and 3 x beef! ($ 14.90) Loved it the peanut sauce is very nice and not too overpowering.
Then for a main i got the Roti Canai with beef rendang — beef was a bit fatty but still tasty and easily shredded. The roti was really nice and crispy not too oily. My friend got the nasi goreng nad said it was good but didnt get to finish it as it was a big serving.
Overall, good first time visit to this store. Will indeed be back!

First time here, and an interesting experience. The service is efficient and nice. The food is wonderful with tasty beef and scrumptious noodles.

This place conjures up mixed feels for me. My partner and I went here for lunch. It was quite busy but not insanely overcrowded, we were seated quickly and that’s when things soured a bit.
This was our first time here and our waitress never asked us or explained the ordering process. So come time to order we didn’t know that we were suppose to fill out these small paper cards which are left at each table with the forks and napkins. Later in the evening another couple sat at the table next to us, when the waitress asked if they’d been here before and they replied yes, she still explained how to order the meal… us on the other hand were left completely in the dark.
With the confusion of ordering out of the way. We quickly received our drinks and before long my partner received her dish, Biryani Rice with Curry Chicken & Sambal Prawns. I, on the other hand, waited for about 15 minutes before I was served my Roti Telur with Chicken Rendang — which I was told would take around 15 minutes to make the Telur, and which I had no issues with. But I thought it was proper etiquette to bring out all meals at the same time… saves people from having that awkward moment of «I’ll wait for your meal to come/​no, start now before it gets cold.»
By the time my food came out my partner was close to finished her plate. My lunch had further complications. While the telur was hot and fresh, my chicken was lukewarm. Nobody wants to eat cold chicken. My guess is that they prepared my plate and waited for the telur to cook, meanwhile my chicken sat there for 15 minutes getting colder and colder.
I complained and they were nice enough to serve me fresh hot chicken but transferred the same telur over so when my dish came back out the chicken was hot but the telur was now cold. I gave up and just ate cold telur. Not the best dining experience but I’m hoping it was a one off. The food did taste amazing and the drinks were delicious. But all that mess with the ordering, meals being brought out at different times, cold chicken, then cold telur really damaged their rating.
The food was well priced, and the restaurant was clean and atmospheric. Willing to try it once more.

We have dined here several times over the past few months and have always found the food to be fresh and delicious.
We often get the mixed satay as an entrée, the meat of both the chicken & beef are tender and the satay sauce is the perfect spice.
Hubby loves the Curry Laksa, it is a generous bowl of Malay goodness — he likes it spicy so he always asks for a little extra chilli on the side.
I often order the Roti Canai with either curry chicken or beef rending and both are amazing.
On our last visit Sunday 12÷4÷15 we had lunch for 5 including drinks for under $ 140 it is exceptional value for money.
One of my favourite aspects of this restaurant is that you order your food as you are ready, just write down the number of the dish you wasn’t to order, press the buzzer and the wait staff appear to take your order, you set the pace your food is delivered not the wait staff/​kitchen.
There is usually a line out the front however it progresses quickly so don’t worry the food is well worth it.

Delicious authentic Malaysian cuisine. I have been a number of times and the quality is always great. Must try the Roti! The line can be long for dinner so try and get there early if you can.

Well how to describe this restaurant. For those you who are old enough it reminds me of a Coles cafeteria. A place where you queue up to get a predictable, mass produced, fast meal. There was nothing intrinsically wrong with what we had it’s just that it wasn’t terribley exciting. The portion sizes are not very generous but just adequate. The laksa high on noodles low on veges and chicken, the soup reasonably tasty. The noodle dish again very little of the main ingredients. We also had a vegetarian meat dish which wasn’t too bad but again light on the ‘meat’. The drinks were interesting with some unusual flavours. The service is fast, in some ways too fast as if they want you out the door as soon as possible, no lingering to have a conversation over your meal. An interesting experience but not one I will be repeating soon.

Disclaimer: I went here for a Unilocal Elite event.
PappaRich Parramatta is kinda in Westfield, but it’s at the separate building near the train station, with its entrance towards the bus stops. If you enter the address in Google Maps, it’ll lead you in circles around the area (hence the reason I was a few minutes late.)
There was so much food to share, like:
— a selection of curries and rotis
— garlic naan bread
— chicken skin
— chicken satay
— dessert!!!
We ordered our own mains, so I got:
— laksa
— iced coffee drink
The food was consistently above average. The most addicting things for me were the chicken skin and the dessert! Oh man. So with the chicken skin, some of them are crispy, and some are not-​so-​crispy… I ended up finishing maybe half the plate trying to hunt out the crispy ones. And the dessert… probably the best Asian dessert I’d had in a while. The laksa was similar to my experience at another PappaRich location. Chock-​full of stuff (eggplant, tofu, fish cakes, etc.) that all went together. The broth lacked a bit of a kick for me, so I requested for chili, which they gladly provided.
Similar to other PappaRiches, this one employs the menu list where you have to write down your order and has no reservations. There was a line the entire time we were there. It moved pretty quickly, though, a testament to the speedy service in this place.

CURRY LAKSA CHICKEN $ 13.50
The presentation was as good as laksa can be. Carefully placed eggplant fritters, fried tofu and sliced fish cakes. Once you dig in its a one type egg noodle underneath. The chicken was very scarce indeed compared to its competitors. The most disappointing was the broth which is the soul of the dish in my opinion. First impression is that it is watery, I’m not sure if the recipe has been adapted to the mainstream but there was no depth of flavour what so ever. In any case, it could have been much better and Pappa should be more generous with the proteins.
NASI LEMAK FRIED CHICKEN $ 13.50
Very average dish. Chicken was not the best and the rest could not be rated as they are all ready-​made elements placed on a dish.
TEH TARIK $ 3.90 + PAPPA CHAM $ 3.90
Questionable choice of glasses for a tea and just another illusion to make believe that this is value. The tea is actually warm with ice added on top, quite disappointing that they did not mix it beforehand.
Conclusion
Their only differentiator is their paper form ordering system which I find more of an inconvenience for the customer than a positive and it definitely makes the service appear less personable. These prices should be way lower due to this staff cost saving strategy. The system is outdated, ever heard of tablets? with direct to the kitchen point-​of-​sale system. The food is average and offer less value than its competitors. The things going for it is its convenient location at Parramatta Station and lack of competitors in its close proximity.
@thesydneynoob

Full disclosure: I ate here attending a Unilocal event.
This is a restaurant passionate about food. They take care in what they do and hand prepare the ingredients for their menu. I was able to sample a large selection of food including appetisers, mains, desserts and even drinks. If my full belly is any indication, the food is amazing and well worth travelling for. The large selection of drinks are well worth checking out also. Coffees, fruity drinks, even sesame seed drinks too!
Another great indicator that this is the place to come is the line up outside the restaurant. There was constantly a long line of punters waiting to get in for a table. It’s certainly a hit with the locals and I’ll be coming back again myself very soon.

Friendly waiting staff and quite authentic Malaysian dishes make this place a pleasure to dine in. Only drawback is that there can be a long wait on some busy nights. There was a queue 20 people deep the last time we were here. Try coming before 6 to avoid the queue.
Highly recommended.

If I ever want Malaysian food again I will definitely know where to go! PappaRich in Parramatta has a constantly long line, and hungry diners everywhere, with an efficient, fast ordering system to make sure they meet everyone’s dining requests!
I actually tried a ridiculous (but fantastic) amount of dishes at PappaRich but here are a few that really stood out personally:
1. The Vegetables Laksa — rich, spicy coconut gravy housing warm, eggplant, tofu and beansprouts, along with thick noodles, this dish will make you sigh and become ecstatic at the same time — it doesn’t feel heavy after eating and is not overwhelmed by coconut flavour, making it a perfect lunch dish!
2. The drinks. I specifically had the Tropical Lime which was lychee-​lime slushy topped with vanilla ice cream, but their range of delicious, decadent drinks makes you wonder why they needed a dessert menu at all!
3. Roti Canai — Never have I tasted such a flaky, yet silky, yet crispy roti, it was quite literally heaven. They are famed for their roti canai and with very good reason, I assure you!
Why are you still reading this? Aren’t you hungry yet? ;)