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Santai² Cafe Perth

Restaurant Malaysian restaurant

👍👍 Surprisingly good. Far exceeded my expectation. Small restaurant serving delicious Malaysian food. One of the best Mee Rebus in Perth. Nasi Lemak is top notch too. Friendly service. Great, relaxed ambience. Indoor seatings only. Order and pay at counter. No credit card surcharge. People often mention good, ordered, owner, soup,


Address

1018 Albany Hwy, East Victoria Park WA 6101, Australia

Contact

+61 432 372 725

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (127 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 8:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 8:30 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 8:30 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 8:30 pm
  • Saturday: 8:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 8:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 8:30 pm
  • Monday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 8:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (9) ordered (8) owner (7) soup (6)
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  • 5/5 Douglas C. 6 months ago on Google
    Surprisingly good. Far exceeded my expectation. Small restaurant serving delicious Malaysian food. One of the best Mee Rebus in Perth. Nasi Lemak is top notch too. Friendly service. Great, relaxed ambience. Indoor seatings only. Order and pay at counter. No credit card surcharge.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hoo C. 9 months ago on Google
    Very nice food with reasonable price, the owner is very friendly as well. Highly recommend their fried kuey teow and the nasi lemak. We have the three layer pandan tea which is super rich! As a Malaysian, you should know what I mean!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mishy S. 11 months ago on Google
    I came here with a large group of friends for a birthday. We all pre ordered our foods as we were told they were short staffed. The food came out quickly and was hot. Quite authentic Malaysian food with good prices. I really wanted to order a special drink that was on the menu when I arrived but I couldn't get a clear explanation from the server (owner I think) what drink was what so I decided against it and settled on a coke. It was nice and clean and good ambience. The owner was very accommodating and tried to help us move tables and chairs. Very friendly. I probably wouldn't be back, but I definitely enjoyed the food I ordered. Nasi lemak w. beef rendang Kuey teow goreng with chicken Nasi lemak w. chicken curry All delicious!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sze Mei N. 10 months ago on Google
    4.3 stars Venue: Free carpark nearby (~3 minutes walk). Not sure if it's opened when we passed here, but it had a sign of "open" up there. So, we tried to enter this cafe. Pretty luxury looking decoration in a tropical style for a cafe. Has 3 brooths that are more privacy. Soft lighting. Good atomphere. Clean. Common toilets are shared with other shops. --- 7.5/10 Service: we sat in a brooth. The owner gave us menus. Then, we ordered and paid at the front desk. Not busy, so food served very fast. Only the owner at the front desk and a kitchen man cooked for us only. So, it would be challenging for them if more customers ordered at them. The owner came to chat with us. Felt that he cherished every customer. He is from Malaysia. He was friendly. Tap water, and serveittes and utensils (forks & spoons) are available at the front desk. --- 7.5/10 Food: Authentic Malaysian cuisine. Well-presented. Good portion. Good prices. - Kuey Teow Goreng with Seafood, $16.9: decent presentation, garnish with Chili, cucumber, and a lemon wedge. There are 5 prawns, chopped squid, bean sprouts, egg, and spring onions. Pretty good. --- 7.8/10 - Asam Laksa (Utara), $15.9: garnish with red onion, lettuce, cucumber, a lemon wedge, and a half-cut boiled egg. White rice noodles were soft and soaked with the soup fish soup. The soup wasn't fishy. For my liking, I prefer a thicker texture of fish soup and adding fish meat (or fishcake) for fillings. A little jar of prawn soup came late. Pour it into the soup if you like. It elevated the flavor to the next level. --- 7.4/10 - Teh Tarik Panas (Hot Pulled Milk Tea), $4.9: good value. - Teh O Limus Panas (Hot Lemon Tea), $4.5: good value. Not bland. --- 8/10
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kelvin L. 1 year ago on Google
    First time I have been to this cafe owns by a Malay from Malaysia. The menu was not extensive but I care more about the quality of the foods they cook. We ordered vegetarian Fried Kway Teow, Nasi Lemak with chick rendang, Thai Boat Noodles and Sotong(squid) Kangkong. They were all nice esp the fried kway teow. The servings were not large but kind of just enough unless you are a big eater. Will go back again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Afifah A. 3 months ago on Google New
    Great service, even better food! Had the cuttlefish salad, cockles kway teow, lemongrass tea and corn drink. 1. Serving size was generous. Had cockles at every bite! Kept eating the cuttlefish and there was still cuttlefish towards the end of the salad! Amazing serving size. Very generous. 2. Delicious! Authentic Malaysian food! Asked for the noodles to be spicy and spicy it was! Love it. Even the drinks was amazing too. The corn drink I ordered was tasteless at first, all watered down. Informed the uncle at the counter and he immediately took it back and gave me a new one which tasted the way it’s supposed to be and it was good! 3. Great service Amazing service from the moment we came in till we left. Will 100% come back to Santai2! I even got a loyalty card where I can get a free meal after 6 visits!

  • 5/5 Irfan M. 5 months ago on Google
    A tidy and clean restaurant with nice ambiance. It did feel like we were overseas. The owner was friendly and happy to accommodate our requests. We ordered chicken satay and fried kwey teow. Food was good. Portion and price were good. Clean and neutral taste. There was a little delay between time of order and when the food was served, but nothing major. Happy to recommend and visit again to try different food on their menu.

  • 5/5 Kumaressan R. 3 months ago on Google New
    We have been to Santai2 twice before and lastnight we ordered nasilemak bungkus and mini murtabak ayam for our house party. Although both options weren't in their menu , but Uncle DB helped us to make it happen. Both nasi lemak and murtabak ayam were the crowd's favourite. Most importantly their communication and service, top class. Have recommended few of friends. Thank you Uncle DB for serving us delicious malaysian delicacies!


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway


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