Owners are really friendly and super helpful. Goat curry was delicious and fantastic value at £7.50 for main, samosas and a drink. Portions on the smaller side but still great value for money. Went for a midweek lunch and was a bit quiet, will definitely be going back.

Sorry in advance as this is a long one. Ok.. so 21 Oct, we went to Malaya 57 in Kettering, after someone mentioned it on an fb grp that I was in. I live in Northampton, so it was only half hour drive there. Its such a novelty to find a Malaysian Eateries here as we haven't really got any. (I'm originally from Singapore) When we arrived, there were only a couple of English ladies in there finishing up their lunch. They seemed very happy with the food. As I went in on my own while my husband drove around looking for somewhere to park, we sort of struck a little conversation. She was raving about the Mango Lassi & how nice the food was (I didn't ask what they ordered) Anyhow, the couple who were tending the cafe were really nice & polite, the usual Malaysian warmth that you get if you've been there. I started by ordering a Teh-tarik for myself & Tosei/Dosa for me & my husband as that was the main reason why we travelled there for. I like the fact that there were options of chicken or mutton in the Masala Tosei.. So I decided on mutton. In addition to that, I ordered a Mee Goreng for us to share. My Teh-tarik arrived.. disappointingly in a tiny tea cup with no froth.. clearly, the teh has not been tarik at all.. When my husband finally arrived, we ordered another teh-tarik for him (he wasn't impressed, but didn't complain.. just made long face.. lol) Than my Mee Goreng arrived.. Nah... Sadly.. there's no resemblance of Mee Goreng that I anticipated. The chicken pieces were rather dry but I think its because they used cooked chicken chunks that was just thrown into the noodles when cooking.. My husband tried a little after I insisted.. he said he's not keen & will just wait for the tosei.. Finally Tosei arrived (the wait wasn't too bad actually) Again... more disappointment The Tosei batter wasn't quite there.. We've eaten a fair share of Tosei in our lifetime & this was kind of limp & more like a pancake.. the filling was also very poor.. there were abit of mutton but I don't know what happened to the masala.. it was almost non-existent.. the dhal accompanying it was also in small portion, not enough for the 1 Tosei. On hind side, I could've asked for more but because they than started to get a few more customers walking in, I didn't bother as they looked a little busy. We ordered 3 Mutton Murtabak to take home. I love the fact that the young man made the murtabak fresh. They bagged it & I went to the counter to pay. After a quick small chat, I asked if he was from Malaysia & he said yes & that he was from Kuala Lumpur. We got home & I looked into my bag & realized that my 3 Murtabak had only 2 pots of dhal, which is not really an issue but it was in very small portion & definitely not enough for 3. Please know that I'm not here to give a negative review.. I said to my husband, perhaps because this cafe is still new & that they are having "teething-problems". Perhaps (I very much hope) they will learn along the way.. I am by no means a great cook myself but I am pretty sure my Mee Goreng taste far better than the one made here. My kids & I had the Murtabak for breakfast the next day.. My son thinks its good, my daughter said, umh.. its ok.. as for me, yet another disappointment.. So... will I go back again???... more than likely No but will I say to anyone, don't go.. definitely Not! I think we all have different taste buds. You probably better off to discover it yourself. Both my husband & I love the Lat comic drawings on the wall though. Lol

Great breakfast. We had the Dosa's (Egg, cheese and spinach, masala) and some samosa. The food was great, and the service was on point. This is a great little gem of a cafe/restaurant.

We ordered takeaway from here last night as we were really excited to try it. We spent over £30 and the food was distinctly underwhelming and the portion size was tiny. Mutton curry for 2 had 4 tiny bits of undercooked mutton and the rice dish arrived with two tiny chicken wings and 5 peanuts. Yep. 5 peanuts on a dish that is supposedly the national dish and a star of the menu. The bread was undercooked and greasy and the noodles overcooked and flavourless. Such a shame that this didn’t live up to our expectations and that it was so expensive for the amount of food that was sent.

The guy there is from KL and a very friendly guy, very patient when we asked questions etc. My friend (whose family is from Bangladesh) was quite impressed with their rotis (and yes, they do handmade rotis!). The service there is good with friendly people (that Malaysians are famous for) and I had my beef rendang - not too bad. My friend was shocked by how small their samosas were! :-) I really love their cartoon drawings of Malaysian people on the walls - really cool!!!

The food was really delicious!! All the flavours, seasoning etc were spot on, not at all greasy and all homemade including most of the dipping sauces. We will definitely be ordering from here again and look forward to eating in too. We are really happy to have some decent, different food in Kettering. Our only minor criticism would be that we would have liked more mutton & less pastry in the mutton rolls, & the portions are on the small size as mentioned in some of the other reviews, however we would rather pay for quality food over quantity. Thank you 😊

It’s a cozy place and tidy too. The owners wife is lovely and a perfect host. We liked the dishes that we had ordered no complaints but we did mention that it would have been fantastic if the food was spicier:) that’s just our personal choice and nothing that reflects on the actual food we were served.

Surprise! Yep Kettering has its first 'Best' restaurant! Really really loved this place! AND it was spotless! I mean spotless frfr! I was looking for crumbs, mess watevs, cdnt find or spot any! Lovely staff, sooo humble! Free chai whilst u wait, very nice indeed. Didnt like the burning incense tho! That was a massive 'NO' for me, my sinuses are way too sensitive for that and oh boy it was sooo strong and pungent n i dont think i cud ave eaten in there with such incense dominating all the air, it really ruined the atmosphere, i had to go out n come back to collect food as i cdnt breathe for the incense. I got takeaway n when i got home the food was delicious! The curry mutton was not bad. Not as soft as carrib style n the gravy was toooo watery for me but, they got the tastes n flavours spot on! Tastes exactly the same as carrib mutton but the gravy was a big let down, right flavours but just waaaay tooo watery, their gravy needs work if u ask me, unless thats how it is sposed to b malay style, no disrespect intended. In carrib we have that exact taste but our gravy is what makes our meat dishes coz our gravies are thicker, rich, tasty and flavourful, jamaicans jus dash a whole heap of pepper in whereas the smaller isle ppl use slight peper n more tasteful exciting spices, all that being said, this place in kett was a hit for me! I wish 'Carribbean Flavour' in wbro would open a branch in kettering as they are the 'best' carribbean food place ive been able to find north of London,run by carribbeans small island pple not jamaicans! So the food tastes are more than just pepper! I will go back to this one in kett tho, n try the other dishes as they sounded delicious n save for a few cultural differences i think i could get used to this place! Also, in the carrib our roti is like thin bread, like 'wraps' if u will, but at this place the roti was more like pastry, i ate it as it wasnt bad i just didnt recognise it as what we would call roti, the samosa omg delicious, so all in all, i would highly recommend this place! Highly!