Makan Restaurant in Kensington and Chelsea - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Decided to stop for a teh tarik but was disappointed. The laksa tasted good. Cucur (fritters) not too bad. No crowd at lunch time though on a week day.

We searched for a halal Malay restaurant and we found it. We will definitely come back again while being in London. Good food and friendly service.

Stopped in while shopping in Portobello Market. Coffee was great! Stop by and try the curry chicken puffs! Amazing… ❤️❤️❤️

Nice taste i had ever seen. ................................thank you team. Need more improvement services. Best of luck from india 🇮🇳.

For those who are looking for Malaysian food after eating too much fish and chip, this is the place you should go. Terubat ghindu.

Makan cafe was a recommendation and wasn’t a disappointment, on portobello road on the outskirts of the street market, this place is a must try….. we were there for the Malaysian food but they also do chimes food, Indian snacks and treats… samosas, kebabs, cakes, desserts…. There’s plenty of choices…. The Roti Canai is very good, flaky and crisp Roti, flavoursome curry…. Top 3 in London….mee hoon goreng seafood…. Vermicelli noodles with seafood and egg…. Mouthwatering good, right amount of spice, very authentic in taste, fresh seafood… washed down with iced teh tarik, correct amount of sweetness and flavour….. take away banana cake which thoroughly enjoyed on train home…. Amazing recommendation and you’ll struggle to find a better cafe that caters for many cuisines….

I think that they mean well, but the food is prepared with heavy-handedness. The char kuey teow I had was very salty. The satay was deep fried rather than barbecued. I'm glad I tried it but I won't be returning..

Best dinner you’ll get in London for £11. Everything is great Malay tucker while the Chicken Laksa is superb ….

Très bon restaurant Malaisien. Service souriant et beaucoup d'explications pour les plats. Tarif abordable et qualité à la hauteur de nos attentes. A Portobello il y'a beaucoup de mauvaises adresses, et bien je vous recommande Makan à 100%. Merci !

Excellent inexpensive Malaysian food from Kakak Aini in Portobella London. Tastes is very original & friendly service.

I have lived in portobello Road all my life, I am 63 now. When Makan first opened the food was above perfection. My mother, brothers and sisters ate there. I also new the owner such a Friendly man with a beautiful family. My work uses to have meetings there and brought good customer. Unfortunately the food is now salty some favorite dishes are burnt and some of the staff do not serve you. This is not a good look for this restaurant.

I have been eating here for over 15 years and still tastes as good as when I first got it. Food is fresh and delicious. I love the chicken stir fry and the banana buttons. The lamb massaman curry is one of my favourites

We had the halal english breakfast and it was quite good. It comes with 2 sausages, 2 bacon strips, baked beans, tomato, 1 fried egg, 1 hashbrown and some toast. All was cooked fairy quickly and they bring it to the table. You have to order and pay at the counter. It’s a no frills place, will probably go again to try their other dishes. Well priced as well and great location

Excellent overall . Good choice of delicious Malaysian foods that arrived promptly and was delicious . Good value and it’s a no fuss canteen type place . I have been a few times and always had a good meal with fresh ingredients and great value

Authentic Malay of Malaysia. Relaxed, delicious, tasty and home cooking at its yummiest. Enjoy the flavours of Southwest Asia as if Auntie and Uncle cooked you a meal. This is fresh ingredients with family recipes. If you are familiar with Malaysian food or have adventurous taste buds, you shouldn’t be disappointed. Ask for Auntie or Uncle and ask them what they suggest for you. I had the Char kuey chow and my friend had the Ayam (chicken) rendang and both were delicious. We took curry puffs and coconut cake to go and they were soo good for snacking when back in our hotel room. I’ll be back here in a couple weeks for another wholesome meal for sure.

Good location on Portobello road with a good choice of food, much of which is Malaysian, that tasted great. Have to say that reheated food via a microwave never tastes as good as freshly cooked, but I guess if you haven’t got queues of customers it’s the only way to cook dishes ‘en mass’. Remembering this is a cafe but it would improve the look if plates were cleared a little quicker.

Freshly cooked to order, crunchy vegetables and perfect seasoning and spices. Wonderful surprise of a very tasty lunch

Stopped for some food...yummy what more can I say. tasty, spicy and all served by friendly staff, plus great value.

This is not a pretentious restaurant. It’s down to earth, straightforward and friendly. English breakfast is good standard fare, but roti canai and nasi lemak were great. I will definitely go back.

Will never come here again! Their hygiene and customer service is shocking. We came here and ordered 2 full English breakfasts and fresh orange juices. I paid and waited for the food to arrive, the orange juice came first and mine had a huge fly...

Good homemade food with no frills. Roti prata can be hit and miss depending in the cook. Nasi lemak was good but the best deal they have is either rice or noodles with three dishes of the day. The dishes were homely and wholesome and...

It's been some time since I last visited. Now the food is OK, still spicy, but the atmosphere has changed, so had some of the food offering, like sambal telor and the table was not cleaned off food plus I had a fruit fly hovering....

Excellent food - Rice, noodles and especially the chicken and prawn laksa soup - best food ever , delightful and super friendly and efficient staff and the service was second to none . Have been here several times now and intend on coming regularly with...

Excellent nous nous sommes régalés et super accueil. Que ce soit pour petit déjeuner, repas du midi ou du soir...

Wir haben im Trubel der Portobello Road ein leckeres und auch preiswertes Restaurant gesucht und sind dabei auf das Makan...

Authentic Malaysian Cuisine... all the food is halal and they are really delicious... portion is big... lots of seats in the restaurant. Very friendly staff. Love this place so much.

Been coming here since I was a kid and the food has always been awesome. I usually go for the mee goreng but the Roti canai is good too.

Makan was recommended to us by Malaysian friends. We visited as a group of 5, and had a selection of dishes. All very good and flavourful. I especially liked the Roti Canai, and the Nasi Lemak. As others have remarked Makan is more cafe than...

I love, love, love your Nasi Lemak! Best I’ve had in London. My husband, who’s a vegetarian loves the spicy aubergine and the tofu dish... let’s not forget the great roti cannai. Just fabulous Malaysian food! Thank you!

I've been coming here for a number of years now and can say that the food is delicious and service is great. My Son loves the banana buttons and so do I 😁

The food is flavourful, plentiful, reasonably priced. The cutlery, decor and delivery of the whole thing is very much canteen or cafe rather than restaurant. The place isn’t slick and bougie like of its neighbouring gaffs. Which is precisely why it’s such a great spot.

We had laksa and fried kway teow with my wife and it was good. The place is more of a cafe style than a full sit down restaurant, though there was nothing wrong. It is genuinely like South East Asia in a sense of the...

We went to Portebello Market and ate at this place as it was halal. The food was fresh and tasty. We had sizzling fried noodles and fried rice with satay chicken.. Friendly staffs and nice atmosphere.

Ein nettes Restaurant, das den klassischen deutschen Touristen vor Herausforderungen stellt. Ich weiß zwar nicht, was ich gegessen habe, aber...

Great portion sizes everytime! Have tried several dishes from there including the laksa and the mi goreng to name a few and they never disappoint.

Very nice malaysian restsurant around and close to Malaysian Hall and here i love roti canai and chaw kue tiaw.. Congrate to you en fauzi and all the best

Good food and nice service. Raccomended for everybody in the area. At the end of Portobello Market/Road

Managed by malaysian, malay dishes n their favourite drink teh tarik n kopi O.Located towards end of Portobello Road. Always full on Saturdays, since restaurant located within Bayswater/ Queensway/NottingHill - frequent by malaysian tourists.Taste is ok, advise stay away on Saturdays as too crowded n "cook" may rush in preparation, thus the ok ok taste only.

Look it's geneally reheated food, not a restaurant fresh cooking as such.. But good, warm food- at round £7 a dish. The curries are nice to eat with some mee goreng noodles, or nasi lemak rice, a beef rendang stew. It'll be reasoble price by Notting Hill standards

Comimos aquí con demasiada frecuencia! Comida sencilla y auténtica con un sabor increíble a precios muy razonables. ¡He tenido todas las opciones vegetarianas y todas son geniales!

Makan se encuentra hacia el final del mercado. . . . 5 minutos a pie de la estación de Ladbroke Grove. . ¡tan perfecto si ha pasado el día paseando y comprando a lo largo de Portobello Rd, ha abierto el apetito y ha gastado la mayor parte de su dinero! A primera vista, el exterior parece bastante básico y al entrar tiene un ambiente de cantina. . . Pero es limpio y cómodo con carácter. Utilizado con frecuencia por los lugareños. . . ¡para una buena comida sabrosa, mucha variedad, porciones generosas y sin pánico a la hora de pagar! !

Si fuera una opción, le daría cero estrellas.

Girl at the till was serving me then completely ignored me and moved on to another customer possibly her friend . Would never return

Este restaurante ofrece una variedad de alimentos cocinados que se muestran en una vitrina. También ofrece una selección de comidas a la carta. Los menús están en la pared, no se ofrecen menús de mesa. Un combo de harina de arroz que consta de tres selecciones de la pantalla es de aproximadamente 7. 30 y las raciones son generosas. Puedes ver lo que se ofrece y pagar y recoger tu comida. Es un restaurante de Malasia ubicado debajo de un paso subterráneo de la carretera, pero es limpio, espacioso y está ubicado en la concurrida carretera de Portabello, donde los puestos se alinean en la carretera en ciertos días de mercado. Después de un largo paseo por los puestos, es un buen lugar para tomar su hora de almuerzo. La comida es sabrosa.

We were staying nearby and looking for flavoursome dinner on two nights... definitely found it here. We had takeaway, including fried rice, Dahl, fish, mutton curry, noodles, spring rolls etc etc... all delicious.

Cela faisait 10 ans que je n'y étais pas revenu, le souvenir est resté intact : nourriture dépaysante, service chaleureux, plats copieux.

小菜好吃極了、價格合理！在Notting Hill後方、週末市集逛累了、就在市集的盡頭。麵和河粉都很有東南亞風味。其實整個店感覺都很東南亞風味呢

We were hungry so popped in for lunch. We had Thai green chicken curry, rice and vegetables. The chicken was cheap and salty, it was more a chicken ham, watered down and cheap tasting.. However, my other half had lamb curry and loved it. We also wanted fresh mint tea but they didn't have it.

I had lunch there today with my Singaporean wife, and since this place has been here years and looked busy we had higher hopes. I ordered Singapore laksa [with chicken], and my wife had fried kway teow with prawns. Placing the order and the food arriving was swift/fine, the waitress friendly (and table and place as a whole seemed clean). The dishes were around £7-8 each. Chilled water and cups are available [free] on the counter for those who want it. I'm writing with from the experience of having lived in Singapore for 4 years. My wife's kway teow was authentic, complete with the lovely slightly smokey wok fried edge to it. It was a good portion too, luckily, as I ended up eating about 1/3rd of it. My laksa didn't turn out as well for me. It was made with vermicelli noodles ['angel hair'] which isn't right, laksa noodles are rice noodles that resemble spaghetti in size; a lot thicker. The soup [aka 'gravy' to a Singaporean] had a very good flavour, but was too thin. It would usually contain more coconut and so be thicker, and also rich. There was also too much gravy, so my dish resembled a bowl of soup, with noodles etc hidden on the bottom of the bowl. Eating the soup was difficult as rather than a 'Chinese soup spoon', or a western soup spoon, they had small western dinner spoons. The laksa has a looot of soup to try and eat with a small/shallow spoon like that. The soup was piping hot, so I had to take some noodles out onto a separate plate and let them cool off before I could eat them. The soup aside the quantity of noodles and chicken was quite a lot smaller than expected. It was when I was staring at the enviably large other dishes being brought to surrounding tables that my wife offered me some of her kway teow. To make the laksa more authentic [IME] it could have perhaps 1/2 the soup, twice as thick, use laksa noodles, and be more generous with them. - I also had a bowl of laksa at Phat Phuc Noodle Bar off King's Road recently, and they show it can be done authentically in London at a decent price. We will eat here again, I feel I just got unlucky so won't order laksa again, as said the Kway Teow was good, the other dishes I saw appeared generous in comparison.

Heard a lot about it and went there last month. Ordered a various selection of deserts and mains. It was average - tasted how it should be - and price is good, the place is convenient and restaurant setting is simple and no fuss. Would go there again and try other food in the menus.

You wouldnt expect good Malaysian cuisines at Portobello Market. Do avoid lunch hour crowd but then there's continuous crowd all day long here on high season

Had nasi lemak and laska Noddles soup. Not that good. Average taste and average quality. Don't think we'll be going back back.

The food here has some really nice flavours - we finished off two big meals in a flash! No frills café for sure - don't expect ambience or décor (though the sounds of Portobello market might do it for you) but the food is lovely, authentic Malaysian cuisine and service is friendly.

This restaurant offer both fast food, and sit-down restaurant à la carte. The Malaysian cuisine is declined on the menue and also ready to have fast dishes. It is not expensive and full of flavours.

Having lived for some time in Malaysia, I am always weary of these type of restaurants but Makan is the real thing. Great selection of Malaysian and Singaporean dishes

The Makan Restaurant serves some good Malaysian food with many vegetarian options. They do a lot of takeaway business and serve many entrees from hot trays behind the counter.

Dropped in while passing to try the Roti Canai. Not bad but had better. The dall could be spicier and the Roti a little less greasy. Prices good though and lots of people eating other tasty looking meals. Portion sizes generous.

After reading several good reviews about this restaurant, I decided to visit them. I had the chicken satay and rice with meat options. The chicken satay was bone dry and no flavour. Even the satay sauce was not able revive the dry chicken. I asked for the murtaba, but they did have anymore left. The meat options were ok and compared to other Malaysian options not so great.

Met up with friends and their kids. Mee Goreng, CKT, prawn curry, lamb curry, Roti Canai, Just wonderful food. They also do what looks like great Full English... But not when we can eat Malaysian!

Paré aquí para una taza de café y algo para masticar, lejos del ruido y el medio del alboroto en el mercado fuera

This is a local eatery for me. Usually get the Vegetarian Option of Brown Rice, Tomato Chick Peas, Tofu in Black Bean Sauce and 3 Sweetcorn Bhajis. Portions are big and all this for £7.70. It's also really nice to have the option of having...

'Makan' means Eat, in Malay. This place is a real place to eat ! Food is tasty, price is very reasonable, portion is big, location is very easy to find.

My wife and I went to the Portobello Market on Saturday, January 6th and discovered Makan by accident. Since my wife is from Malaysia we went in and were extremely happy we did. The food was delicious and inexpensive. I had the Sizzling Chicken Noodles...

Vilken upplevelse! En snabb lunch tänkte vi men upplevelsen blev större än så. En Nasi Lemak som är fantastisk och...

Le long du marché de Portobello, restaurant indonésien où on commande au comptoir. Attention, les menus prédéfinis ne sont pas très copieux, mieux vaut faire sa composition soi même, pour le même prix on a 2 fois plus de quantité. Nous nous sommes faits avoir, personne ne nous a expliqué et on a pas pris le temps de tout lire, du coup un peu faim après.

I was very happy to find this place and they have good Malaysian food! I'm from Malaysia! I had laksa, it wasn't 100% authentic but i would say it's pretty close and I definitely wouldn't mind having it again! They even have Teh Terik. If...

This place is great for a quick snack like their sweet corn bahjas or a sit down meal

I'm half Malay and often find it hard to find tasty but authentic Malay restaurants around where I live (Manchester), so it was lovely to visit this place for tea. The food was really good and proper Malay meals, portion size good and price very reasonable. The staff were friendly and respectful, and the style is like a cafe rather than a restaurant. I don't like posh places with dress codes etc much, so this relaxed and welcoming style was perfect for me. It also fits in nicely with the laidback style of Portobello Road and the markets there. Would definitely recommend (and will be taking my Mum there in the near future!).

Es un poco de un antro, para ser sincero, pero la comida es muy buena. Sin pretensiones, gente agradable, y ocupado en los días de mercado. Teníamos mariscos Char Kweo Roti Canai Teow;;; cordero al curry, Laksa, sabrosa y tierna con huesos; frita espinacas y patata; telapia curry curry de berenjena;;; curry brochetas de pollo gambas. Hay un núcleo de Malayos para conseguir una solución casera, pero luego son con amigos ir para el desayuno inglés frituras! Reír. Su muy buena relación calidad-precio: placas de uno, dos o tres curry con arroz o fideos, luego ordenar desde una selección limitada de otros platos.

La comida es muy sabrosa y no es caro! ! ! Nos encanta ir allí cada vez que regreso a Londres. Nos encanta la comida de Malasia y este restaurante es exactamente lo que nos encanta

I've been here many times over the years and must say the food is yummy.

Este favorito de Notting Hill es 'Makan 'algunos seriamente comida tailandesa - dada su sabores auténticos, que puede ser difícil a veces conseguir una mesa aquí así que intenta evitar la fiebre de la hora del almuerzo. Intentamos Char Kway Teow con mariscos (7 libras. 60 - delicioso) y el Singapore Laksa (unas 7 libras. 50). Este lugar me hizo aspiran a regresar a Malasia de nuevo para probar todos los calle deliciosa comida.

Excelente comida con todo lo que usted busca. Siempre estoy en la búsqueda de comida tailandesa y Londres así que fue estupendo.

La comida era bastante auténtico, pero un poco caro y la cafetería mugrienta. Las ventanas de la tienda parece que no han sido limpiadas para las edades. Yo estaba un poco sorprendido de que la señora de reponer el contenedor dispensador de agua fría con agua del grifo (véase la fotografía), en vez de servir el agua de rancio el día anterior.

I have been going to this restaurant for at least a decade and it's true prices have risen, but ultimately that's life; rent prices go up, inflation rises, they have to make a profit so of course prices rise, but Makan is still far more affordable than most restaurants in London. £6/£7 will get you a large plate of rice or noodles plus a selection of three curries from the counter, which has great variety, catering to meat eaters and vegans alike. Personal favourites are the Aubergine sambal (don't expect any of this to be left after 5pm) and the daal. When I ate meat I used to love the spicy chicken sambal. Alternatively you can order off the menu, for a similar price. The mee goreng is lovely and the roti canai - a fluffy, flaky and highly addictive bready thing served with daal curry- is an absolute must. I tend to order a plate of rice from the counter with a selection of curries and order roti canai as a side to share with whoever I have as company. Drinks wise I would recommend the teh tarik (a spiced and unique tea hailing from Malaysia) for after your meal as it's hot and sweet, or an iced milo which is a malty, chocolatey delight of a drink which accompanies the spicy richness of Malay cuisine nicely. One cautionary word I would leave is to avoid the laksa, a dish I absolutely love and would recommend to anyone wanting to understand the essence of this cuisine. Unfortunately, it's poor at Makan, surprisingly so, and tastes nothing like real laksa.That sour note aside, I would very strongly recommend this place as it's pretty cheap, delicious and far removed from the more widely consumed Asian food in and around London. The venue isn't sophisticated by any means so don't expect the appearance of a fine dining establishment but go for it and your taste buds will be buzzing with joy!

I always craved for local Malaysian cuisine when I visit London from time to time. This is because I am a typical Malaysian and born with a typical uncontrollable desire for local food after spending a week in a foreign land. So when I stumble upon Makan Cafe after reading the good reviews in TripAdvisor, we decided to give this place a try. We ordered two plates of Nasi Lemak and a CKT. The next minute we were told to change our orders. So I told the one of the staff that we travelled all the way here to makan (eat) Nasi Lemak". The staff obliged and we where served respectively. The rice didn't taste like Nasi Lemak and the CKT was awfully prepared. I told the staff that they had served us plain rice instead of Nasi Lemak. One staff said "'couldn't you taste it? While the other snapped "didn't the cook explained to you ? Long story short, the staff made us felt stupid as if we didn't know what Nasi Lemak was ! I felt I was conned !! This place has definitely left us with a bad after taste.

This used to be such a great Malay/Singaporean haunt and it was always so busy when we were Weekend regulars a few years ago. However we returned this weekend to find that all the prices have crept up to more standard restaurant prices and the place felt so much quieter now. We had the Laksa that used to be my staple favourite which tasted less rich than previously and more watery but still had a huge amount of noodles and the Char Kway Teoy was too oily but had good flavour. The Aubergine Sambal is still great though washed down with a Teh Tarik!Overall we left feeling a bit sad that one of our West London fave restaurants had adopted more standard restaurant prices and yet the quality of the food had stood still and is still essentially a cafe and that's what I always liked about it and the interesting people that used to hang around it seemed to have left and is now mainly frequented by tourists.

No frills Malaysian cafe which is really popular. Portions from the buffet are large and the food is really tasty. Lamb curry and sambal chicken are excellent. Lovely staff too. Malaysian friend concurs.

Somehow I miss the Malaysian food I tried while living in Australia's West coast and in my multiple trips to Singapore... and finally I found a decent place in Europe serving it. I tried the Laksa (Singapore style), Mee Goreng and Roti. The Mee Goreng was definitely the best choice. It was awesome!!! The Laksa was very authentic. However, I found the Roti too thick and greasy. The place is not fancy (e.g. the restroom was not very clean), but definitely is a great choice for Malaysian food and a great price. The staff was very friendly.

Situated far away at the end of Portobello Road, under a bridge, it is worth walking to if you want to try Malaysian food. Or if you are a Malaysian missing home. If eating rice I recommend the lamb curry. Or the fried noodle. Or curry noodle. In fact everything on the menu is as authentic (but less spicy) as Malaysian food can get. Do drop in & give it a try. It can get crowded on weekends as the street market is also there. The staff is ever friendly & helpful. Don't forget to try the teh tarik aka chai latte!

I keep meaning to choose from the menu but can never get past the hot buffet at the counter. So many dishes to mix and match. My favourites are the aubergine, black bean tofu and daal.It is a very casual lunch/quick dinner place, rather than a formal restaurant.Service is speedy and with a smile.

We went today after reading the reviews here and craving Malaysian food.It's a bit of aggro getting to Ladbroke Grove if you're not local but we did it anyway, and we definitely regret doing so. Whilst the guys at the till are friendly enough the food is atrocious, so much so that my wife (who is Chinese) flat out refused to continue eating it after a few bites. It's bland, the ingredients are no good, and the roti canai are actually frozen rather than fresh. It's no better, possibly even worse, than your local Chinese take-away. Avoid.

I loved the roti canai and singaporean laksa ! although i thought that i could get penang laksa instead, but singaporean one wasn't that bad at all!

We often visit here. For a cheap meal, choose something from the front counter. The Malaysian curries are sweet and spicy just like they should be - nostalgic memories of Kuala Lumpur. But also don't be afraid to order from the menu. The seafood Laksa is delicious, and the simple Nasi Lamak is also great: I love those little dried fish and peanuts! Try the yummy banana fritter thingys for dessert with a hot milky tea. This place is not posh! Plenty of locals just come in for a fry up. But so far I haven't found more authentic Malaysian food in London!

Came across this restaurant by chance while reaching the end of Portobello Market towards overhead train lines. Very good authentic Malay food, friendly staff and reasonably priced. I had Nasi Lemak, which is sort of a staple for most Malay stalls in South East Asia. Delicious!

We're Australian and like to think we can taste good Malaysia from bad. Makan Cafe is brilliant and in our top 5 Asian restaurants for London.We originally ordered from them on Deliveroo and found the food genuinely very good. Nasi Lamak, seafood noodles (I've forgotten the originally name) and roti channai. All very delicious.Within a week we were dining in person. Wedged under the flyover crossing on Portobello road it's an unassuming venue with simple clean decor and friendly staff. Our second run on their menu was laksa (best I've had outside of Asia), satay (not sure how Malaysian this is but very good), Nasi lemak (the chicken & condiments make this dish) and the obligatory roti channai. Great food, nicely presented by friendly staff. I'd recommend to anyone wanting to try Malaysian for the first time or expats looking for the taste of home.One of our London comfort food venues.

Paragem para uma tomada de café rápida com amigos que não foi de todo boa. Pior situação foi as colheres para mexer o café ser colheres que estavam dentro de um copo de água (suja). Café também não valia a pena.

We had the chicken laksa, seafood mee hoon, curry puff and teh tarik. The laksa could do with a thicker sauce but it was quite tasty. The mee hoon was nice with prawns and some fishball slices. It's nice to come across authentic Malay cuisine in the heart of London.

I found curry puff. £0.80 per each great ! I had Assam mackerel and mixed veggie with my rice. Warm rice. Kampong style . Simple comfy food. Ordered takeaway Nash lemak.

Estupenda comida, con productos frescos. Todo buenísimo, muy bien de precio. No sirven alcohol.Hay varios platos a elegir, también tienes la opción de crear tu propia versión, base de arroz o noodeles y luego añadir pollo, verduras, gambas, pescado, todo cocinado en varias versiones con chilli, curry, soja, etc

This is travellers cafe that has been going at least 25 years. Under the Westway in Portobello Road. £5.50 vegetables with rice noodles. Very ethnic. Dishes on display like in a cantina. Mix and match. Loud steam noise coming from the coffee machine was very intrusive! Open Sundays. Open until 21.00. Wifi. Very bright harsh lighting. Easy to speak to people. Good place to go solo. Very friendly. Highly recommended.

Piacevole ritorno a Notting Hill in una insolita domenica d'autunno assolata tra negozietti e bancarelle, siamo stati attratti da questo ristorante malese, dove abbiamo assaporato una buona cucina tipica in un'ambiente orientaleggiante e frizzante.

We went this this place in the afternoon. Although I would say that this is more to CAFE than a restaurant. The food is fresh and authentic Malaysian food. We had mixed rice with beef and veggie, a little bit greasy and the portion is too little for our lunch. Don't expect any presentation on the food as everything is all in one which means everything will be put on the same plate.The ambient of this place seems so messy and I am sure if the place is decorated well and improve the service that they give to customers. This place would be a place to visit in London for those who are craving Malaysian or asian food.

I love the food here it's authentic and the food served is definitely going to bring you back time and time again. I love Makan's. It may seem they don't have too much variety to choose from but there's definitely something for everyone on their menu. The rice and noodle dishes are so good as are their chicken and seafood. I love their crab claws with some sweet chilli sauce and I often get these to start. They have s great mild Thai green chicken curry as well as their laksa and stir fries. Their vegetable dishes are also so tasty and well seasoned too. I will and have been back several times since I came here. It's not a place to be wined and dined but it sure has the yummy factor! And they're so well priced!

Reasonable prices with yummy authentic Malaysian food. Staff are all friendly and helpful. Menu were spoilt for choices. We had 3 portion meal for 2 person for lunch today and finished it all off!Even ordered 15 curry puffs for take away!Will definitely come back again for the Nasi Lemak and roti canai. The Teh tarik was awesome too!Definitely recommended to come try this restaurant out.

I did not know that this restaurant exists. Haha. Until I did a "check-in" in my Facebook at Portobello Market doing some shopping for souvenirs and one of my contacts recommended to me to eat here. As I was using the British prepaid data plan, I turned on the Google Map and voila, it was just 5 minutes' walk away from where I was standing. Food was good, staff were friendly, our cravings for Nasi Lemak and other Malay dishes were satisfied. Price-wise, quite reasonable for a restaurant in the city.

We stumbled upon Makan Restaurant at Portobello Market back in 2007! What a nice surprise n we were not disappointed with the food there!A second visit today. Amazing that the restaurant is thriving. We took the set lunch - rice with three dishes for £6,95. The portion for each dish was rather big and they were good. I shared my lunch with my daughter as we were rather full from eating various stuff from the market including the portobello crepe ! I was tempted to try their mee Goreng etc but the stomach couldn't allow it. Too full. Next time!! So it is worth going again after about 10 years. they are a good alternative to Malaysia Hall especially for those on limited budget.

Very authentic Malaysian cuisine. This place doesn't try to do too much like most Malay-Sing-Indo restos. Even the Malaysians in our party were impressed. Noodles, fried rice, lamb and chicken curries were all good. Quite cheap too.

Go there every time I find myself in the area. The food is delicious, there is always plenty of choice, you get a satisfying quantity for a very cheap price and the staff is extremely lovely !! The first time we went in there we didn't know any of the dishes on offer, and there was so much to choose from we were a bit clueless. Even though the place was very busy the waitress spent time explaining each dish to us, whilst smiling and didn't make us feel for one second like we were being a nuisance. Definitely recommend !

I'm a Malaysian who loves to eat and try local food (the halal one) whenever i'm traveling.. trying anything new is my sinful obsession, yet i still love Malaysian food more than anything.. MAKAN restaurant mend my heart who missing Malaysian food badly.. the food satisfied my hunger and the people there make me feels like i'm in Malaysia already ˆ_ˆ so yup.. if u happen to be in portobello, please do try the food there, especially the 'sambal eggplant' so delish..