Limapulo: Baba Can Cook

came at lunch time busy , order laksa and nasi lemak. laksa taste good a bit thick but ok. nasi lemak also good change the meat with ayam berempah. tender. drink coffe baba i like. the price for 1 michelin star stall was so affordable compare to others. keep up the good work!

Limapulo nails the nostalgic vibes with its retro decor and no-nonsense Nyonya flavors. The laksa is creamy, the satay’s got swagger, but the cendol clocks in as just okay. Come for the comfort food, stay for the throwback charm. 🍜✨

I came here on Fri for dinner, and I needed to make a reservation 3 days before. All the food that i ordered tasted really good, and the price was affordable. There were plenty of seats when I came. I am not sure if the reservation is compulsory or if people can just walk in.

Everything here is 5 stars. Starting with the food. The laksa is heavenly. Enough coconut milk and with different ingredients matching the curry. The chicken rempa curry is another wonderful must have. This dish must go with white rice. Another dish I was impressed was the satay. The sauce is a special peanut sauce. The meat is chunky. It comes with crunchy cucumber and rice cakes. The vegetable dishes are above average but not as good as the above three dishes. The dessert is certainly not their strength. The super responsive, friendly and professional staff make up for the slight blip in the vegetable standards. We ate at the table outside the restaurant. I like the Al fresco feel in the cool evening. Surprisingly there were no mosquitoes around. Overall it’s an excellent place for dinner and I would return for more.

Laksa and Pai Tee were amazing — the food was delicious. However, I had a bad experience here. I was a solo traveler and only ordered two dishes. While I was waiting, the staff gave me three cups of water, and I had no idea why. Later, when I went to pay, I found out they charged me for all three cups. The owner showed me the order slip and insisted that I had ordered three cups of water. As I mentioned, I was alone — why would I order three cups of water by myself? I didn't order any drinks at all. It was a very disappointing experience, and I won’t be coming back. If you're a traveler, make sure to double-check your order slip before paying.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Service That Deserves a Standing Ovation! A restaurant can have the best menu in the world, but it’s the people who make it memorable—and the team here absolutely shines! From the moment we walked in, the service was warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. A special shoutout to Ah Ting, who went above and beyond. Even though we accidentally stayed past closing time (oops!), there was no rushing, no side-eye—just pure kindness and patience. That level of hospitality is rare and so appreciated! If you value amazing service, this is the kind of place that will keep you coming back. Huge thanks to the team for making our visit such a great one!

100% recommend if you're in KL. We ordered the laksa, brinjal, satay and cendol and everything was delicious. The laksa was flavourful with the perfect consistency - not too runny not too thick, the peanut sauce for the perfectly cooked juicy satay was delicious and not too peanutty as some often are and the aubergine was delightful, the tough outer skin mixed with the soft flesh with the sauce was amazing. the only downside was the cendol which was lovely however I have had better, wish it had red beans!!

Food? * Nyonya Laksa 4/5 (recommended) * Nasi Lemak 3.5/5 * Gerang Asam Fish - Ikan Pari 4/5 * Pai Tee 4/5 (recommended) Ambiance? * suitable for couples / groups * packed if it’s full. medium lit. Hospitality? * attentive and professional Return? • Yes. Price? • for Michelin guide, the price is on the lower end and it’s so reasonable!

Aka "baba can cook", Limapulo is a hip spot right next to the Sheraton Imperial for authentic Malaysian eats. I saw this on YouTube and glad I made the trek out because the Nyonya Laksa really hit the spot. There were two types of noodles in the laksa broth along with a hard boiled egg, bean curd sheets and fish cake slices. Their lemon ice tea was super refreshing. They just ran out of the roti jala which was unfortunate but the service was great and with plenty of seating outdoors and indoors you won't have much of a wait, if any.

This is located off a side street across from the Sheraton. GPS takes you elsewhere. Cute laid back place, but not the sate was bland and nasi lemak was average. Also, give a verbal order as I waited quite a bit by filling out an order slip (they forgot my order).

I came here on a Wednesday, thankfully, because I came here specifically to have the laksa. I had to wait a moment even though I was solo eating, because the restaurant was super full and there were some people waiting outside as well. The restaurant interior was a quite nice and not the usual hole-in-the-wall looking place. When I got seated, I was handed a menu, and I saw laksa on the menu so I ordered it soon after. I waited a bit and then my food came out. I was surprised to find there was a mix of thin rice noodles as well as the normal yellow noodles. The flavor was really good and I really enjoyed the food! The noodles were chewy cooked well, and portions were big enough for me to be full. Definitely recommend, but make sure you come on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday if you want laksa!

AMAZING. I came here twice in one day. The laksa was the best but come early for it as it sells out. I also had the satay (the chicken for once was cooked right, juicy, unlike every other time I had chicken in Malaysia) which came with a delicious peanut sauce (they add caramelized onions to it or something!) - this was essential because the chicken m'est itself lacked flavour. I also had the pai tee which I thought was delicious but nothing special. Last, I had the pongteh chicken (sweet curry because of the onions I think and the chicken was again very tender). I think if you're looking for very traditional tasting nyonya food, besides the laksa, everything felt like it was toned down in terms of fishy and spicy flavours that you find elsewhere in Malaysia. You may also find it overpriced if you are looking for a more street style of cooking. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for restaurant quality food and service.

The modern outside belies the rustic-looking inside, the latter which is full of character and much better represents the wonderful, traditional Nonya flavors served here. There is plenty to choose from on the good-sized menu. I had the highly recommended curry laksa, which was excellent. Also, the satay here immediately became one of my favorites, especially with its wonderful peanut sauce. (Peanut sauces usually taste about the same to me from place to place, but the sauce here -- despite having all the usual ingredients, I'd assume -- was a cut above in the depth of its flavor.) Limapulo is a smallish place, but there is a good amount of seating inside and outside. The staff members a mix of friendly/patient and aloof/impatient, but all are efficient. I would definitely recommend a meal here!

I got to Limapulo a couple of minutes early for their 6pm dinner opening time and sat on the edge of a planter, watching a few older men chilling at the entrance, smoking cigarettes, drinking fruit juice, and laughing. The front door was open, but I waited until one of the men sauntered over to the sign and flipped it to 'Open' before entering. The menu is tough if you're not Malaysian, because the order sheet has no pictures and the picture menu has no text. It can be hard to figure out what the pictures are called on the order sheet, but the waiter is more than willing to help out. I ended up with their Tuesday-Thursday special, the lodeh - basically lontong sayur, after sadly passing up their squid sambal petai, one of my favorite dishes. I figured I should try something new. Lodeh, sadly, only sounded new, and tasted pretty much like lontong sayur. No twists here. Was it good lontong sayur? Sure - not bad. I wished it had a wider variety of vegetables, but I particularly liked the two variations on tempeh - one almost crispy despite being in soup, and one gooey - and the broth was thick and rich with coconut milk and the mixed in peanut sauce. If you aren't crazy about sweets, I recommend you remove the red sauce on top of the peanut sauce and don't mix it in. The broth was better before it.

Limapulo is one of the places I visit for Nyonya food. Located in town, I was surprised with how easy it was to secure a parking lot during the weekends, as opposed to the weekdays, probably because of the working hours. The place however, can get a bit crowded, but I didn't have any problems on the day I visited. The service here is really nice, attending to our needs very quickly and efficiently. The food here is pretty amazing too. I really fell in love with the Prawn Sambal which seldom happens. The cuisine here proves to be very authentic and you can surely taste the most subtle taste of a Nyonya delight. I had a taste of my friends' dishes as well and they all tasted very good! Sadly, I don't remember the name, but I'll make sure I remember them on my next trip there. What's a Nyonya meal without the signature desert of Cendol and Sago Gula Melaka. These are the bomb man. It's like the grand closing for a 4 years NASA space mission (sorry for that reference, recently watched a show about space). The Cendol is very flavored and the Sago was sweet as ever, I really recommend you have these two after your mains. If you're in for a Nyonya treat, Limapulo will be the place of your choice.

Ok first the good: Deco is amazing. They really put in a lot of effort to achieve a retro look. You'll see nostalgic pieces of old Malaysia everywhere you look, as well as plenty of Peranakan nuances. The uncle that runs this place is friendly too. Now the bad: Growing up in the heart of Melaka and eating Peranakan food since I was little, the food here was disappointing. We ordered Pong Teh chicken and it came out diluted and watery. Chap chai was a mix of undercooked and under-seasoned cabbages. Cendol lacked santan and the ice was not freshly ground. It had been taken from a refrigerator/freezer as it stuck in one chunk. Look, I know KL foodies and tourists rave about this place. I don't have any negative agenda. I came here because I wanted a taste of hometown cooking; Peranakan dishes that are full of passion. And if uncle is reading this, this small town girl really hopes you understand i'm not trying to hurt you or your business, but I really hope you rediscover the heart of Baba Nyonya cooking.

This place is baba nyonya meets hipster. The food flavor is great, portion not bad. Cozy & earthy. Will come again to try other dishes. Space for improvements though

Excellent food and great atmosphere. The food is the combination of Chinese and Malay and it is the best of both worlds imo. Must come if you are in KL.

This is not a review, just a warning! They only serve their famous laksa on MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS! Take note, friends. The food I had instead was ok. I can't remember what it was - disappointment fogged my memory.