Congkak

Fabulous food. We had the rendang and nasi goreng - it was perfect. No wonder this place has Michelin Gourmand awards. Visited Monday lunchtime, with lots of guests, but food was served quickly and beautifully presented. Thoroughly recommend eating here!

This is an Original and traditional Malaysian restaurant with curated receipts of local dishes. Both my choices were super tasty and well prepared when server for who loves instagramming their food. Definitely worth it and cheap if compared with the variety of intl restaurant you can find in the Bintang area. This is worth the stop for whoever love exploring local cultures and its traditions in Malaysia.

3.75 stars Better to come without expectations. Venue: at a quiet street in a busy district. Not much parking lots outside. Relaxing alfresco dining area. Well air-conditioned indoors dining area. But a bit hot at the entrance. Colorful tropical / Indonesian decor and ornaments. Comfy seats. Decent setting with flake flowers. Some tables have tablecloth. Clean toilets. -- 7.7/10 Service: Opened door for us. We were first customers. Arranged a smaller table next to the entrance. There was a bit hot at the beginning. I don't like to be seated there. A female staff (?owner) was talking loudly inside. Felt ignored/ unwelcome in an empty Michelin's restaurant. We had to flag a waiter to come for placing orders. Normal waiting time for food. Paid at the front desk. No other customers until 7pm Saturday. --- 6.9/10 F&B: Indonesian cuisine. Good presentation. Good portion. Prices on high side. - Virgin Pina Colada, $20: Big portion, but the flavor of pineapple juice was too light. --- 6/10 - Adam Boy, $17: too many seeds. Why didn't filter the seeds. Flavor was ok--- 6.9/10 - Goreng Congkok, $25: There are fried rice, 3 skewers of Chicken Satay, Urap, Belindo, and Sambal Berlado. --- 7.5/10 - Telur, $25: eye-catching deep-fried egg & Tofu tower sitting on the rojak sauce with crushed peanuts. Slightly oily. Good to share for > 4 people. --- 8/10

We visited Congkak's Nasi Ambeng stall due to a recommendation from M Bib. The presentation in the display case looked genuinely appetizing and promising, which is why we placed our order. Unfortunately, that's where the positives ended. Once we sat down to eat, we found the food was disappointingly cold, and most of the components (especially the meats) were overcooked and dry. As diners who prefer our meals served warm and cooked to the right texture, this was a major letdown. Most hawker stalls we frequent manage to get this fundamental aspect right, so it's hard to excuse. For the price, we expected much better. The only saving grace was the decent air-conditioning in the eating area, which provided some comfort on a hot day. Based on this experience, I'll be giving this stall a miss in the future. Not worth my trip or the money.

Great experience at Congkak. Sandy gave me some recommendations but I was mainly on the hunt for some traditional Malaysian dessert. I ended up trying their nasi goreng and bubur pulut hitam. For me, the dessert was definitely the star of the show and helped me fill my dessert stomach. Definitely a big enough portion for 2-3 people but I did my best as a solo diner. On a side note, I was suffering from hiccups for hours this morning and it was kinda uncomfortable to eat. Sandy came to help me out. She gave me some salt lemon water and told me to stare at the ceiling for a minute and literally my hiccups disappeared. Shoutouts to Sandy!

We had a great experience at this restaurant! The beef stew was absolutely delicious, full of authentic flavors and perfectly spiced. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was cozy. Highly recommended for anyone who want to try local cuisine with authentic flavours!

If anything, the food in Malaysia is one thing that has never let me down. Very interesting favor and texture, lovely south Asian cuisine.

Finding really good examples of Malaysian cuisine can be a challenge on the tourist trail. Places like Jalan Alor entice in the backpacker crowd, the families, couples and business travellers with its assault on the senses but they all overlook this great restaurant that is just a few steps away and serving, by far, the superior menu. We ordered the Nasi Ambeng, a selection of traditional dishes that each, on there own, are done to a high standard and after two weeks of mostly average food it was a true delight to get so many fine dishes in one smorgasbord of traditional Malay culture. Absolutely do not miss the drinks. The mocktails in particular are outstanding, but watch out as they are extremely moreish. An excellent restaurant well worth visiting next time you are in Bukit Bintang. We will go back.