Taste of MalayaCastle Towers Shopping Centre - The Piazza
6-14 Castle Pl
Castle Hill, Sydney
The Piazza at Castle Towers has always been a popular food destination over the years - and this is still just as much the case today.
It's bustling and busy with some dining there before hitting the movies next door while others just settle in there for the night.
Taste of Malaya, like many of the other places in this precinct, is a longish restaurant. It has a lovely outdoor area for al fresco dining under cover as well as a larger indoor area stretching back from the Piazza.
We started with the roti - as we often do when eating Malaysian. It was a thinner roti than we've normally had, but still with the complexity of many layers and it tasted lovely.
A few glasses of the house red - a very affordable Merlot - capped of a great start to the meal.
Red and roti is such a great combination at any time.
We've had plenty of mee goreng in our time - and it's still a favourite - but when we saw Duck Meat Malaysian Style Mee Goreng on the menu it was an instant choice. There was plenty of duck in this dish. It was a rich and quite tangy meal with a thickish tomato paste around thick noodles and interspersed with plenty of fresh chilli. We both agreed that this was one of our favourite dishes of the night.
Then it was on to another old favourite - beef rendang.
The beef in this dish was slow cooked and so tender it practically melted in our mouths.
The gravy, or curry, was nicely fragrant and rich, as it should be, and we even ladled it on our rice after the meat was gone.
These lightly battered King Prawns were big and juicy.
The sauce they were resting in was a mix of coconut, curry and lemon juice.
It was a mild sauce with fragrant flavour that didn't overpower the prawn meat. We loved this dish and would eagerly have it again - and again!
Taste of Malaya offers an interesting range of both Malaysian and Chinese dishes in a pleasant setting. The food tastes great and arrives quickly in good sized servings. Service is fast and friendly. It's an affordable place to go for a good meal.
Sir and Mlady's visit to Taste of Malaya was supported by the Malaysian Kitchen Programme.
