Malaysia Grill

The food was interesting but nothing beyond an average Restaurant. I like their soups and enjoyed the veggie dumplings but I’m not impressed enough to try it again.

The fried pork dumplings are off the hook! I’ve been all over this town and these guy have come out of nowhere with a very worthy delight. Easily the best on the Upper West. Everything else at this place is very good. The food is always consistent! My wife loves the vegetarian dishes and I’m more of a chick guy these guys will give you a solid meal at a very low price. Food comes out quickly and staff very attentive. Good low cost wine too for getting your buzz on.

This place is currently my favorite place to eat in the city. The curry is delicious, probably the best I’ve ever had. Sautéed spinach, amazing. And you must try the seafood soup. I can’t wait to eat my way through this menu. Not sure if this place is new or not but it feels like one of those well kept secrets. I’ve had it delivered but most of the time I dine in. The staff is polite and it’s a nice intimate atmosphere. Yum!!!

Enjoyable little find. Too hungry to snap pictures, but group enjoyed Roti, dumplings, ginger chicken, cellophane noodles and the best sesame tofu I’ve ever had. Yes we took stuff home :).

This is our neighborhood favorite! Steady, reliable service. Consistently delicious food, no matter what you order. It’s easy to eat healthy (salad, satay and soup) or indulge by ordering our family’s all-​time favorite coconut rice, beef rendang, and pad Thai!

Their mango beef was fine; 3 stars for the food and an extra for the portion size. I got take out and definitely made two meals out of this one. There’s a ton of mango and a good amount of beef, and the dish comes with brown or white rice. I might try their lunch specials next time I’m in the area, but I wouldn’t go too far out of my way otherwise.

Very good food and fresh. The prices are decent. I went yesterday for the 1^st time with my niece for a quick dinner. We both enjoyed it. The mango chicken is good and the curry chicken w/​dark sauce that she had was also good. New little spot for me

It’s fine. The indian mee goreng tastes fine although it’s more like Chinese lo mein than the actual Malaysian dish. The Singaporean noodles are also mediocre. They taste fine, but not correct. The vegetarian dishes have mushy vegetables. The eggplant is fine. The roti canai appetizer is TINY. Overall, the food is ok. You might as well just order from a Chinese restaurant since nothing here tastes like Malaysian food.

Pros: The food is great. Well what I order is delicious… Coconut rice, mango shrimp. Mango chicken /​curry me best thing on the menu. Cheap prices. Cons are: Service isnt too good, the people who work here are rude sometimes and expect a high tip all the time (they force you to give a tip) but dont need to. Place is too small.

I’m a regular here now. Delicious food, fast and attentive service — you forget you’re in New York! ;)
My favorites are Curry Mee noodle soup, coconut rice, and roti canai

Since they have no delivery where I live I decided to pick up my lunch.
They were super friendly and nice over the phone, but the food… Imitation Shrimp Crystal dumplings,
Not cool.
:(

Really enjoyed their food! I got the curry shrimp as the lunch special. Plenty of seats inside. It is heavily air conditioned on a hot day.

The food is so fresh and delicious. Sesame chicken with coconut rice is out of this world

I’m a picky eater and I love Asian food so it’s really hard to get anything good on the UWS. However, Malaysia Grill is an awesome restaurant that I always order from. The prices are reasonable, the staff is nice, and the orders always come quickly.
If I have to recommend getting anything here it’d be the chicken rendang with coconut rice. IT’S CRUCIAL that you get the coconut rice. That’ll make your chicken rendang experience incredible.

Food was mediocre and service was horrible. Waitresses were rude, only said nice things to me after they saw the tip I left them.

It might be easy to miss this place, since it almost resembles a hole in the wall, but you’ll want to try this hidden treasure on the UWS. The décor reminded me of an old-​school ramen shop with lots of wood paneling, and several small tables. You might have to wait a few minutes from a table since the place is not that big, but it’s worth the wait. The food, and amazing aromas in the dining room, are what it’s really all about here.
We started with the the Curry Mee Noodle Soup ($ 8.25), which we got with two bowls to split, and the Roti Canai ($ 3.50) appetizer. Both dishes were delicious. The curry broth coated your tongue with a pleasant layer of fattiness, and had a great viscosity. It came with a combination of (homemade?) egg noodles, as well as delicate rice noodles. Both were cooked well – not an easy feat to accomplish. The broth also had subtle coconut and intense curry flavors that warmed you up – perfect for the tail end of Winter weather. This soup was definitely asking for a nice squeeze of lime juice though. In addition, the the chicken was cooked nicely in the broth, and I’m planning on trying the shrimp version next time.
The Roti Canai consisted of a Malaysian/​Indian style pancake flatbread, which was thin and a perfect vehicle for scooping up the spicy chicken curry sauce that served as a dip. The pancake itself was crispy on the edges with a doughy consistency throughout so it didn’t fall apart from the, at times, heavy curry. It also came with some pickled vegetables as a garnish that didn’t seem very necessary on the plate. At only $ 3.50 for the dish, this is a major deal and a delicious way to start the meal.
The next dish to come to the table was the Chow Kueh Teow ($ 8.95) – flat rice noodles with shrimp, squid and vegetables – a Malaysian specialty. The plate arrived with big portion of chow fun-​esque noodles, but the noodles were more angular with a firmer texture, though not in a bad way. The delicate baby shrimp were cooked perfectly, and the squid was not overcooked and retained its meatiness, but seemed to be an odd choice in the dish. Scallops might have fit in better. The noodles lacked enough spice or tanginess to elevate the squid. Luckily there was sambal (a very spicy garlic chili paste) on the table to mix in.
The final dish to arrive was the Chicken Rendang ($ 9.95) that came (recommended) with coconut rice. The Chicken Rendang consisted of succulent pieces of boneless, dark meat chicken with an aftertaste of lemongrass mixed with heat, but a mild mouthfeel. The meat was melt in your mouth tender and the sauce was a beautiful dark red color that was offset by the bright pickled vegetable garnishes. In this dish, the pickled veggies were a welcome addition to act as a cooling agent as the heat built on your tongue. The gravy was reminiscent of an earthier tikka masala sauce, with strong notes of lemongrass. The ground onions gave it a very aromatic flavor, especially mixed with the lingering heat. The coconut rice was a solid side, especially as it complemented the coconut in the sauce, but it was nothing special in comparison. The dish also featured pieces of potato, with the skin on, and just on the edge of overcooked, as well as eggplant, which was super soft and tender. The eggplant lived up to its spongy reputation, and absorbed a lot of the spiciness. The eggplant and Rendang gravy could have made a delicious vegetarian dish all on its own. However, the plate could have stood to lose the blanched string bean and tomato garnish. Otherwise, this dish was awesome!
Overall, the meal was fantastic in terms of taste, smell, aesthetics and value. You should make it a point to stop by this place anytime you get a hankering for some comforting Malaysian dishes.

I don’t generally write a bad review, but the customer service is truly lacking. While others in my apartment had better experiences, I did not.
I called to place an order, lady was rude, immediately hung up after I gave her my address and order, no mention of how much my meal was going to cost or if I could pay CC. I called back, was redirected to her, asked how much it cost (I myself judged that it was more expensive than other places) I politely told her to cancel my order. Response? «Ok bye» *click*.
Having to deal with a communication barrier on top of rude management is a bit off-​putting. I’ve ordered and been to many Chinese places, but the service/​customer relationship was by far the most disappointing here. I guess it’s a hit or miss on experiences.
Bottom Line: No go for me.

Food seemed authentic, and was pretty good. Malaysian Broth Soup was tasty, the steamed okra was delicious (the shrimp paste sauce makes it — but it’s greasy as all get out!), and the mango shrimp was good as well. Mango shrimp is very mango-​filled, so if you’re not a big fan of mango, it’s okay — the mango sauce tastes more like grilled pineapple on the palette.
The service was shoddy, but not terrible.
My only real complaint, being a Southerner and all, the spicy dishes aren’t spicy. At all.
Having to add chili paste to your dish totally throws off the flavor as a whole — things end up tasting way too vinegary.
All in all, I’d try again!

All right, let me keep this short:
Awesome food.
Decent prices.
So-​so service.
Great place for south-​east Asian food fix.
In more detail:
They have some really solid food here. We got the mango chicken, beef rendang, chow kweh teou, seaweed seafood soup, and of course, the roti canai. MANGO CHICKEN was not my favorite actually; it has lots of real mango which is great, but rather saucy with a hint of sour and the chicken, while soft, doesn’t really have a lot of zest and flavor to it.
The CHOW KWEH TEOU had good flavor, think of beef chow fun with a little bit of a sweet twist to it. The BEEF RENDANG was one of my favorites: great little kick of spicy in there, and the meat came apart like something you’d expect out of beef stew, which seemed to work well, and the curry sauce worked wonders with the coconut rice.
The ROTI CANAI was pretty flavorful, and the roti bread has a really nice flakiness and softness to it that I liked a lot. It’s different from other rotis I’ve had in the past. The portion of the roti canai is rather small, but then again it’s only $ 3.50 each. The small SEAWEED SEAFOOD soup is also a smaller portion for only $ 3.50, but they really heap a decent amount of seafood into it, which we appreciated.
The pricing for the portion size is not bad, a dish runs anything from $ 8 – 12 here, and comes with your choice of white/​brown/​coconout rice. The service is slow — I have to say it – but it’s hard to give them a tough time about it when your waiter is a gangster-​talking Asian dude with a tattoo on his neck, which is skinnier than my girlfriend’s arm.
That all said, I really did like the flavors in here in general. Really reminded me of Singapore sort of food, although with a slight twist to the tastes perhaps. Still, decent pricing and tasty dining to be had: definitely coming back!

I’m not really sure what Malaysian food is as I assume it’s a combo of many different styles, cultures, and cuisines. I ain’t no Asian persuasion, but we had no problem enjoying our meal here over the weekend after trying it out the first time. We dug right in and ordered up some delicacies of the land.
Malaysia Grill is one of those no-​nonsense little Asian spots that pump out some pretty tasty food. Just a small spot with the all too familiar cookie cutter Asian restaurant look, but clean and cozy. As soon as we sat down I ordered a Singha beer and looked over the large menu of food choices. Seemed like a heavily Chinese food influenced menu with a mix of Indian, Thai, and Pan-​Island influence. Had to go with a few of the standouts that I had read about here.
Roti Canai — terrifically satisfying as a starter. That lightly grilled, soft and fluffy pancake bread thingie dipped into the sauce is like crack!
Malaysian Assorted Satay (Chicken & Beef) — it was ok. Kind of a fun if forgettable appetizer. I had to give it a shot. The beef satays were quite large though.
Mango Chicken — comes served in a hollowed out mango shell. Terrific presentation and delicious. Full of mango slices, onions, peppers, and white meat chicken.
Chicken Nenas (Pineapple Chicken) — comes served in a hollowed out pineapple shell. Again, fanciful presentation and delicious. Full of pineapple chunks, onions, peppers, and white meat chicken.
We both had the Coconut Rice with our main plates and it was really really good.
You can tell this is a solid little locals spot as it filled up quickly. The prices are reasonable and actually on the cheap side. The food is tasty and prepared hot and fresh. The place is clean including the bathroom. Service is ok if a bit hurried and indifferent. Lots of cheap lunch specials too. Many choices on the menu, including vegetable plates for those vegans out there.
Yeah, it’s the kind of place that we would drop back in again if in the area. We’re easy to please. Tasty and cheap can’t go wrong!