Went here with the fam for CNY eve lunch. Heard a lot about this restaurant being the oldest Chinese restaurant in KL… plus, they use wood-ovens to cook the food. SOO I was pretty excited to try it. The menu was pre-selected and booked by my aunt, so we didn’t actually have much of a choice. Of course, we started with yee sang — which was delicious! Great taste but no salmon. Regardless, it was the tastiest yee sang I had all CNY. Then we had the four seasons dish(basically a seafood platter) which was also pretty good. Next came sauteed chives with roasted pork belly — noms! Great dish — generous on the pork. Then, we had fried yam topped with cashew nuts, diced chicken, onions and bell peppers. Small portion but delicious. I wasn’t too impressed with the Chinese mushroom dish which came next — average. Pork ribs were awesome. Chunky, meaty, perfectly done. Steamed fish was also average but fresh. Last but not least came the duck. This famous duck that everyone was raving about was definitely too hyped up. The skin was amazing but there was barely any meat and the meat was tough. I’ve had better duck. Ambience wise, it’s your typical chinese coffee shop… super casual and loud. holes in the tablecloths etc. But I think it adds to the«old» feel. We sat at the outside part of the restaurant since the ACed side was full. Despite being outside, they had a lot of fans and good ventilation. I’d be excited to come back and order some of their other dishes. A great first experience.
Alan's O.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Shah Alam, Malaysia
Taste the great authentic cuisine of malaysian chinese. Recommended food– duck — crab meat ball — dao si fish
Lisa W.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Oakland, CA
One of my faves. Hands. Friggin. Down. My family has been going here for literally generations. This place be hella old. I’m gonna be completely not-politically correct and suggest you get the sharks fin egg lettuce wraps. Yes. Good Lord. Another thing that sends the cherubim of heaven into sweet, melodic, song is the poached chicken with ginger sauce. Dat sauce. Also, the Pat Poh Ngap is one of the best I’ve ever tasted. Though, that said, it’s a little difficult to compare with other places because I’ve pretty much only had it here and one other place. Go. You’ll discover the meaning of true love.
Rick B.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Singapore, Singapore
What I am looking for– great food and right atmosphere. Awesome place to blend in with the locals.
Kent T.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Los Angeles, CA
Try the crisp duck and salted fish steam with minced pork. Authentic cooking. A cuisine way back to memory lane!
Adelynn T.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
One of the oldest and traditional restaurants in KL/Pudu. This place was opened many many years ago and has 2 sides of the restaurant. One is the old side(without aircond) and the other side has aircond. This place is run by a family. That’s why mostly the employees are old or mixed up. What’s good here? Well, i normally go with the pei pa duck which is crispy and awesome! The skin is crispy and the meat is tender. DELICIOUS! Vegetables — You can just ask them what vegetable that they have for the day. and you pick your choice and the style of cooking(with belacan or just normal plain garlic style). Sometimes, we will have the sang choi pow. which is fried egg + crab meat + some glass noodles. you wrap it with raw vege(iceberg lettuce leaves) it’s sorta the salad in asian way. During Chinese New Year, you can have the traditional yee sang… which is raw fish slices with strips of ginger in the yee sang. That’s the olden version of yee sang in a more wealthy way. Or you can always order the jellyfish version. If you want to have a dinner here during Chinese New Year, a more customised way, you can book a table here and order the dishes first. Of course, a deposit would be needed(Just in case if you don’t appear)…There are all sorts of dishes and they will recommend to you too! Overall experience: 5⁄5(One of my fav place to makan) Price Rating: 4⁄5(Affordable according to my family since it’s good chinese food)
Annabelle Y.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Comforting fare cooked by elderly chefs in a restaurant filled with nostalgia and history, that’s what Sek Yuen is all about. They certainly know their Cantonese cuisine as every dish is cooked with love and just the right touch of saltiness. The walls, decked with black and white photographs depict the years they have toiled to achieve the top-notch status that they currently hold. So onwards with the food! Start off with the cold appetizer dish that comes in a huge plate(Lang poon) filled with various morsels of delight from mushrooms, boiled jellyfish, sesame infused meats and seafood. The perfect way to cleanse one’s palate before the torrid of dishes begin. The roast duck was just perfectly thin and crispy, the way it should be done while the braised lamb dish was hearty fare and sauce amazing doused over the fluffy white rice. We also ordered 2 different greens to balance out the meal. They of course came well fried and still crunchy. Overall, don’t expect fine dining, but do expect to walk out with a very full stomach
Wye Mun K.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This restaurant has been here since my grandparents were born, the iconic old fashioned Chinese Restaurant, Sek Yuen. They’re famous for a couple of dishes such as their King Pork Ribs. The cooks here are really old uncles that look like grandfathers, which you can say are well experienced enough with their food. It’s rather run down, but the food here is just great. They cook their food not using gas but using wood instead so you get the real«wok hei» when you eat here. Apparently cooking with wood gives your food a better taste. You can also order their Fermented Bean Paste Fish which is really good. I’ve been eating here since I was a kid so I definitely recommend trying this place actually closes.