[Melaka] Mee Tarik Warisan Asli

Rating: 1 out of 5
Price range: RM8 - RM15
Halal
Ambience: Restaurant
Address: Mydin Hypermarket, Pulau Sebang
Business Hours: Daily, 8AM-10PM

The Mee Tarik Warisan Asli is one of the most raved restaurants since the opening of Mydin Pulau Sebang. The restaurant is open by a China Muslim, serving handmade la mien (pulled noodle). Out of curiosity, we went to try their signature handmade noodle. 

Mee with special soup (RM12.80) is one of their best sellers. The noodle is obviously very oily. A layer of oil is apparent on the top of the noodle. The dishes are very generous in the serving. Chopped carrots and long beans are mixed together with the chicken dish. The handmade noodle are soft, chewy and different from the other noodles available. There is no doubt that it is handmade. 

Mee with special soup

The Wet mee with braised chicken (RM12.80) is also made from their handmade noodle. The dishes are pretty similar with the Mee with special soup, except that the vegetables are substituted with chunks of mushroom, pepper, and onion. The taste is also very close.

Wet mee with braised chicken

Overall, the food is edible, nothing special except the handmade noodle. We rate this as 1 out of 5, 1 point for the distinguished handmade noodle. Other than that, the dishes aren't made for Malaysian taste buds. It is very "China" style. The food seems oily, you will feel like you get artery clogged after you have a bowl of the noodle. One thing that worth mentioning, the chicken is prepared in a very "China" manner where they simply chop the chicken into pieces. You can taste the skin still intact to the chicken meat and disgustingly, you might find feather stuck on it too. That is probably the biggest point deduction for the meal. After all, the restaurant is located in Pulau Sebang, which is about 1 hour driver from the Melaka city (on weekend). It really don't worth the time to travel so far for the food.

We will avoid this place for the time being and will return when we are ready for a second review. But don't take our words for it. The place is still packed with customers all the time. It might not meet our expectation, but others may think otherwise. If you're passing by or happen to live around Tampin or Pulau Sebang area, you should try it and let us know what you think of it.

[Melaka] Saigon Ivy Cafe

Rating: 3 out of 5

Price range: RM10-RM30

Non-halal

Recommended orders: Pho

Ambience: Restaurant

Address: 15 Jalan KL 3/15, Taman Kota Laksamana Seksyen 3, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia 

Business hour: Opens 9AM-8:30PM, Closed on Mondays

The Vietnamese food scene in Melaka is pretty low key. We don't know any of the Vietnamese restaurants until the Saigon Ivy Cafe came by. The restaurant is operated by Vietnamese, you bet the food is served authentic Vietnamese style.

To start with, we ordered the deep fried pork and vegetable spring rolls (RM9.80) from the appetizer menu. The ingredients are wrapped in rice paper and then deep fried until golden.

The Vietnamese Glutinous Rice (RM7.80) is an appetizer by nature in terms of the serving size and also taste. However, the misrepresenting it as a main course. It is plain glutinous rice served with shredded pork flakes and Chinese barbecue sausage.

For the mains, you cannot go wrong with the Pho Bo (RM10.80) which is the traditional Vietnamese Beef Noodle. The beef are sliced thinly and not overcooked. However, we notice the lacking of beef balls in the bowl.

The Grilled Pork with Egg Pie Rice (RM11.80) is also one of the dish that you should try. The grilled pork has honey sweetness in it. The sweet sauce compliments the grilled pork really well.

Help yourself with the classic Vietnamese sauces on the table.

You also can't miss the Vietnamese milk coffee served (RM6.80) in the signature dripping pot. The coffee beans are imported from Vietnam as well.


Overall, the food tasted authentic Vietnamese. However, there are a little fine tune to the ingredients needed to perfect the dishes. I reckon it is the availability of the ingredients that they had to change the recipe to suit what we have in Malaysia. Earlier this year, the shop often closed at dinner time. It was hard to catch them open but they have improved on their business hours now.