Reviews

Overall Total Score
4.2 out of 5
Impressive | 3722 reviews

What Kamren Daugherty likes about Makan Café:
A message from Christine Enterlein on December 19, 2013: During my short stay in London from Tuesday until today I always had my lunch at Makan: I love everything about your place! Great food vibes, very friendly staff!! Thank you! View all feedback. What tsamaya doesn't like about Makan Café:
This restaurant offer both fast food, and sit-down restaurant à la carte. The Malaysian cuisine is declined on the menue and also ready to have fast dishes. It is not expensive and full of flavours. View all feedback.

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Gastroranking-it
4.2 ★ from 50 reviews
638JAV
10.10.2024 - 17:21

Decided to stop for a teh tarik but was disappointed. The laksa tasted good. Cucur (fritters) not too bad. No crowd at lunch time though on a week day.

Bas
10.10.2024 - 17:21

We searched for a halal Malay restaurant and we found it. We will definitely come back again while being in London. Good food and friendly service.

jessdamiani
10.10.2024 - 17:21

Stopped in while shopping in Portobello Market. Coffee was great! Stop by and try the curry chicken puffs! Amazing…

Turtle5954
10.10.2024 - 17:21

Stopped for some food...yummy what more can I say. tasty, spicy and all served by friendly staff, plus great value.

luke
10.10.2024 - 17:21

We had laksa and fried kway teow with my wife and it was good. The place is more of a cafe style than a full sit down restaurant, though there was nothing wrong...

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Makan restaurant, located on Portobello road, offers a variety of delicious Malaysian dishes at affordable prices. While some customers found the food to be overly salty or reheated, others praised the authentic flavors of the dishes. The atmosphere is described as welcoming and the service as courteous. Overall, Makan provides a relaxed dining experience with home-cooked Malaysian food that is sure to satisfy adventurous taste buds. So, if you're in the mood for a taste of Southwest Asia, Makan is the place to visit.

Menu
4.2 ★ from 19 reviews
הרטוב
31.10.2017 - 12:43

Got the vegetarian laksa and the roti cinnai with dhaal and I was in absolute heaven.

Gertraude
31.10.2017 - 12:43

We went to this quaint, little cafe at about 9.30am and had the satay with rice (~£6), nasi lemak (~£6), roti canai (~£4) and teh tarik.

Jade
31.10.2017 - 12:43

Makan has been around for good few years Located under the Westway it took over the cafe next door a while back.

Berry
15.05.2022 - 18:46

Have taken away for the nasi lemak curry and nasi goreng here. taste pretty good with the aromatic and flavored. the part was quite generous, filling and cheap.

Վարդ
15.05.2022 - 18:46

Abundant dishes, vegetarian food, good quality and good price, offer free water. It's good to eat fast and cheap, about 7 pounds.

Tripadvisor
4.1 ★ from 213 reviews
HungaryGiant
04.11.2023 - 05:32

Makan cafe was a recommendation and wasn’t a disappointment, on portobello road on the outskirts of the street market, this place is a must try….. we were there...

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Annette
04.11.2023 - 05:32

I think that they mean well, but the food is prepared with heavy-handedness. The char kuey teow I had was very salty. The satay was deep fried rather than barbe...

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cjpsullivan
04.11.2023 - 05:32

The best dinner you can have in London for only £11. The Malaysian cuisine is excellent, especially the Chicken Laksa which is superb.

HappyTravels1818
04.11.2023 - 05:32

Excellent inexpensive Malaysian food from Kakak Aini in Portobella London. Tastes is very original friendly service.

N6060QHdebrat
04.11.2023 - 05:32

I have lived on Portobello Road my entire life, and I am now 63 years old. When Makan first opened, the food was exceptional. My mother, siblings, and I frequen...

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Facebook
4.7 ★ from 113 reviews
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3.8 ★ from 106 reviews
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4.4 ★ from 635 reviews
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4.7 ★ from 500 reviews
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3.6 ★ from 15 reviews
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4.0 ★ from 187 reviews
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