been meaning to try this place for a while and finally got the chance recently!
there was a decent selection of ingredients in the chiller. we got themalapot (dry), and personally i loved it with bean curd and tripe. it didn’t look the most appetising but the presentation of the dumplings was really cute! themalatasted pretty authentic and it smelled mouth watering even while they were cooking it. it was really delicious and has that satisfying numbing feeling. you can choose your spice level so don’t be worried if you can’t handle spicy food that well. i recommend getting it hot though.
the staff were really friendly and attentive, i think it's run by an elderly couple? they have decent english so it's not difficult to communicate. it wasn’t busy when we visited so it came very fast, definitely under 10 minutes.
their price is $3 per 100g, and for the bowl below it cost $20. we also got some pork / chives / prawn dumplings which were $8 for 15. overall $28 for 2 people and we were super full! i’m definitely keen to visit again, and probably will try theirmalatang next time.
- an update to this review, i've been back here 5 times since and i've had a great experience every time. i do have to say i didn't like themalatang (soup) as much as themalapot. it was a little salty and had too much chicken flavour in my opinion. i have stuck to themalapot and dumplings mainly and it's always a good time. this place has become one of my go-to places recently.