Comments on: Kiasu: The Straits Times. [review]

By: London Eater – London food blog and restaurant reviews and restaurant guide » Sedap : Nyonya in the East.

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:08:55 +0000

[...] My thoughts on Kiasu, visted Sept 09. ↩ Posted in: Chinese, Malaysian, Restaurant Reviews [...]

By: London Chow

London Chow — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:14:46 +0000

@Wild Boar,

Sedap over at Old Street has taken over the Nonya’s staff and menu. If you were to stop by Sedap, you’ll probably notice that the cutlery looks familiar.

@Kang and Wild Boar,
I have been to Satay House but thought that Puji Puji at Balls Pond Road serves pretty much the same fare (well, almost) at a lower price. Puji Puji’s owner was managing the Oriental City (Colindale) Satay stall (near the car park) when the place closed down. So if you’re heading there, be sure to order satays! Did a short review of Puji Puji at London Chow as well.

By: Wild Boar

Wild Boar — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:00:39 +0000

Dude, definitely check out Satay House for their ice kacang then. After dinner in some random restaurant, I keep trying to go to Satay House just for their ice kacang but get told repeatedly that they were full

By: Kang L.

Kang L. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:32:01 +0000

Catty/Helen – hahaha, we have to do lobsterfest first before rendangfest, which seems like the hit dish here!

LF – I love iced kachang, have very fond childhood memories of this, when we used to eat them at the seaside foodstalls.

GC / An American in London- This place seems to polarise opinion, the gushing reviews are, well, gushing and the negative ones are quite negative.

Wild Boar -I’ll give Satay House a try! There’s been quite alot of positive reaction about that place

By: An American in London

An American in London — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:20:04 +0000

I, too, failed to return to Kiasu after a sub-par curry laksa. Perhaps Kiasu was a bigger deal before the other Malaysian restos in London opened/got more publicity. Or maybe it’s just a victim of its own success, but I didn’t find anything at Kiasu that would justify (for me) the trip across town to Bayswater.

By: Wild Boar

Wild Boar — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:18:41 +0000

Like Helen, I’ve only been once and that was a while back. Wasn’t particularly impressed but I didn’t try their nasi lemak either. Since then I’ve been distracted by Nyonya (closed now) and Satay House for authentic tasty Malaysian food (unlike the expensive crap at Awana).

By: Helen @ World Foodie Guide

Helen @ World Foodie Guide — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:08:08 +0000

I’ve only been the once, years ago, but my Singaporean friend ordered pretty well and I remember the beef rendang being absolutely amazing – moist and full of flavour. Catty said my review is pinned on the noticeboard by the toilets!

By: Gourmet chick

Gourmet chick — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:33:03 +0000

I have been pretty disappointed with kiasu on both my visits especially given it has previously been time out’s best cheap eat. Still sounds like you have found at least one dish that you enjoyed.

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By: Laissez Fare

Laissez Fare — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:25:17 +0000

Hi Kang, thanks for reviewing this place.

I have been to Kiasu a few times and generally like it. I had the nasi lemak the first time I went and thoroughly enjoyed it – I am no expert on food from this region, but thought it was a good dish. I have had a few other dishes there, most of which were successful, and I think it is overall very good value for money at Kiasu.

There is one dessert which I loved (I think it is called Iced Kachang [?]), and often crave when I think back on my last meal there

All the best,