Tak Chee House

This is a truly awesome find in Northbridge! Tak Chee House serves a wide selection of Malaysian dishes with many options for different noodle types and combinations. Our go-to order here and a must try if you visit is their Hainanese Chicken Rice! The chicken is just so tender and soft whilst the sauce is the perfect balance with the fragrant rice. Their other noodle dishes are also delicious - and their portion sizes are very generous. This place can get quite busy and cramped but it gives you the authentic Malaysian restaurant atmosphere. Staff are very attentive and efficient!

Have been to tak chee for years! Food is generally consistent and small portions but inflation is real. Chicken rice as of 24 January 2025 is now $18!! Understand cost of living is high but for $18 I don’t think I’ll be returning anytime soon!

Combination Laksa soup was nice. Hainan chicken is tender.

Had high hopes for this shop as I’ve eaten probably tonnes of chicken rice around the world, I’m surprised at the quality of the dish, chicken was moist and does remind me of Singapore/Malaysia a bit. Can’t compare directly with chicken rice from there but this is probably the only shop I would go if I have a craving for chicken rice. Chill sauce was awesome, and the chicken rice was as probably 80% similar to what I would get in Singapore

IMO this is by far the best chicken rice I have had in Perth. The flavours are very authentic, not overly salty and oily. Just nice, and the hainanese chicken was cooked in perfection. This place is much better than Chop Chop BBQ tbh. The lady at the counter was very friendly and welcoming. I think this will be my go-to place for dinner now.

Very tasty Penang style Malaysian cuisine. Very popular with locals judging by how quick the place filled up. Would come back to try the other dishes. The mee Goreng was very good and moreish. Sambal kangkong was sublime!

Tak Chee House is sun authentic Malaysian foodie experience at a great price. There is no fuss: you order, get great food at a great price, enjoy and leave. The Hainanese chicken is outstanding and the satay wonderful. I loved everything we ordered! A must do Perth foodie experience.

Tak Chee House has been around for few decades and is still serving good Malaysian hawkers food. The ice kachang is a letdown; the shaved ice is grainy and there is no palm seeds.

Tak Chee serves one of the best Hainanese chicken rice in Perth, especially for its fair price. Its flavors would make anyone who grew up with these dishes nostalgic. The menu offers a range of Malaysian Chinese delights. In addition to the Hainanese chicken rice, I'd also recommend the curry laksa. I've tried the char keow teow twice before, but both times were a miss for me. It lacked a certain char that I can find at other similar restaurants. The interior and décor are down-to-earth and nothing fancy, but it shows how well it's been able to do since its establishment in 1987. Service was okay depending on how busy things are, but the ordering staff were friendly and casual. If you're in the mood for traditional and authentic Malaysian Chinese food and don't mind the humble environment, Tak Chee is definitely the place to be!

Where to begin when reviewing my spiritual home, my comfort, my one true love? It's certainly true that right now is a good time to be in Perth- many, many new bars/eats are appearing constantly and this is definitely a good thing. But choice can be crippling and sometimes you just know exactly what you need. And 90% of the time it just happens to be hainanese chicken rice. There's a certain comfort to be found in having that place you can go where you don't need a menu, the waitresses notice your haircut and your bottle of wine costs more than your dinner. Also, CR is the cure for all ills. Notable mentions: Bak kut teh special on Wednesdays. Most excellent laksa. Chicky rice All. The. Time. Also, a most effective tinder date filter. I heart tak chee.

This place was recommended by my Indonesia colleague as being better than pappa rich and I was very disappointed. They take cash only. Do not split bill. It's a tiny place that doesn't look very clean. Water is served in plastic colored cups. My colleague and I both ordered roti canai with chicken curry and were very disappointed. The curry was lukewarm, flavorless and the chicken was floating in a pool of oil. Instead of immersing the potatoes in the curry with the chicken, pieces of boiled potato were slapped on the top of the bowl. We got one roti each (moderate size) and so much chicken. Ordering an extra roti costs a whooping 4 dollars. The satay chicken was good. But four skewers for 10 dollars seems a bit steep for Northbridge. I was very disappointed.

When people say chicken rice, I think Tak Chee. It is my "go to" for guaranteed consistently tasty chicken rice. Last night was a chicken rice kind of night. Food generally comes out pretty fast at hawker joints like this but we were really hungry so we ordered some loh bak to feed the hunger pains. Loh bak (aka lor bak) is Chinese five spice marinated pork wrapped in bean curd skin. The fattier parts of the pork is used to make this so you can expect it to be soft and juicy. This one at Tak Chee was a little on the sweeter side than I would have liked. The meat was sweet and the dipping sauce was sweet... We wanted to order 1/2 pan fried garlic chicken and 1/2 steamed chicken but to our dismay they ran out of fried chicken! How can they run out of fried chicken at 7pm? It's not like we dined super late? I was talking to a friend about it after and he said they always run out of fried chicken (or at least that's what he gets told every time he orders it). We have come to the conclusion that it's their way of luring us back because we missed out!! I would suggest heading in early to avoid disappointment. I've never had a disappointing experience with the chicken here. I always go for the thigh/wing parts of the chicken rather than the breast because the meat tends to be more moist in those areas. Dry meat is a big no-no! The price you pay for what you get is very reasonable! I guess the only thing that can vary is the size of the chicken. You can't go to eat chicken rice without ordering the chicken flavoured rice. Cooked in chicken stock, this oily rice (that's what we call it in Chinese) is infused with all fat from the chicken, making it very flavoursome. For those that know me well, I don't eat rice. So for me to actually enjoy eating rice, it better be damn tasty. And this was just that! Mmmm fatty, oily, chicken flavoured goodness. We ordered some greens to go along with our meal to make it more "balanced". Okra is one of my favourite veggies no matter how it is cooked. Sambal okra is definitely at the top of the list. I could have gone without the prawns though. I presume they used a cheap brand of frozen prawns because it wasn't very sweet. You know how some prawns are dry and flaky/powdery? Yeah...that's what it was like. Tak Chee is an oldie but goodie! It still remains my "go to" for chicken rice in Perth. I just hope that next time they'll have the fried chicken available.

Review is purely based on the food as we did s take away so can't comment about in-restaurant dining. Boy, I really like the chicken rice! The rice is fragrant with the right amount of "chicken flavouring" without the overly-oily texture that most Singaporean chicken rice has. Yes, I hail from Singapore and as a visiting tourist, has no lack of good chicken rice option back in SG. And this, is really good chicken rice that doesn't lose out to what we are used to. For Asians (esp Singaporeans and Malaysians) who grew up enjoying steamed chicken rice, you will not be disappointed with what this place has to offer. And the bonus, the chicken have all been deboned! So you can just devour the meal without any worry of having to deal with bones. If you want a spicy kick, don't forget to add a side of sambal kang kong. You won't regret it! Take away do take some time for them to serve up as well so have some patience.

Tak Chee house, well, I used to worked there years ago, I mean like 15 years ago. Back then when chicken rice is only $5.00. Went there today coz I didn't go there for awhile. Since it's Friday, ordered the Friday special. And needless to say, best har mee ever!!! (Prawn noodle). I have tried prawn noodle from various place but nothing came close to how tak chee house. I mean, THIS IS THE BOMB!! The prawn noodle soup based is intense! From the first sip, you know you want more, second sip and you know it's not gonna be enough! Next is the char kwae tiao(fried flat noodle). I would say it's one of the few place that actually got it right. And it's definitely one of the few place that use "sea hum"(small sea clam) as one of the ingredient. The atmosphere is very casual, laid back type. Which will definitely remind you of any kopitiam place(local coffee shop) in any Asia country that's for sure. If anyone drop by, be sure to try laksa mee, har mee, and never forget the hainanese chicken rice. Your jaw could drop!

Famous for the best chicken rice in town and they do live up their name! Tak chee chicken rice smells and taste the best! Generous serving of juicy chicken served with pungent chicken stock rice and dat chilli came with it just complete the whole dish! On top of that, Tak Chee House is the place to seek for good authentic Malaysian eats, serving up good char kway teow, laksa, bah kut teh, etc. Definitely a humble little eatery that delivers honest delectable foods

When you ask someone "Hey babe/bro what do you feel like eating?" And then they go "awww, anything i'm not fussed." And you go "How about Italian?" And they go "Naa... not Italian" And you go "Then what do you want?" And they go "Mmm.. anything. Except Italian" And you grit your teeth and say "Chinese?" And they look at you. Pause. Shrug. "Yeah Chinese is alright" So you fight back the urge to physically hurt them to avoid a hard-to-explain criminal record, and you ask "Any chinese food in particular?" "I dunno... Chicken Rice?" BAM. That's it. Chicken Rice. When someone says chicken rice, there's really only a few decent chicken rice places in Perth. But there's only one place that gives you succulent chicken on a bed of bean sprouts in an ADORABLE plate that is shaped like a boat. You know what I'm talking about. It's time for Tak Chee. Where else are you going to go for Hainan Chicken Rice? Seriously. The only real downsides is that the place is a bit small and is only open during normal hours so you can't satisfy your chicken rice cravings at 3pm on a Sunday aka *official hangover eating time* Tak Chee = synonymous with awesome Hainan Chicken Rice

$10 Hainanese chicken rice. Massive servings, quick service. This is our go to takeaway option as they package everything so well that it is still fresh & hot once it gets home. This place doesn't look like much from the street & their menu may be small but what they do, they do well! Other recommendations - THE AMAZING ROTI & LAKSA.

We had fried (roasted) chicken rice and it was pretty epic! Comparing it to the ones I've had in Singapore and Malaysia, it's almost spot on. You can even choose if you wanted chicken breast or chicken thigh. Amazing. The chilli (the best part of it all) was a bit sweet for my liking and not as spicy as one in south east Asia, but it's good enough for good Ol Perth!

This place never disappointed me. As a penangite, this place probably has the best char koay teow and chicken rice in Perth!!! I will come here at least once a week or whenever I miss my hometown food. Brought a few friends here and they all fall in love with it. Don't take my word for it, come and give it a try.

The curry chicken and roti is probably the best in perth.. and their chicken rice is also known as top 2 or 3 as well. Food comes out fast, its well priced and never dissapoints. Gets pretty busy around 7ish but you'll be surprised how quickly you can be seated.

I was surprised, when the special on the weekend is Assam Laska, one of my most favorites dishes to eat, yet in disappointment when I received, my meal. faults included wrong type of noodle was used, the both separated, it was sour then missing the spicy part, missing where the chunks of fish and the most biggest annoyance was the 1/2 boiled egg in the dish, anyone who has every been to Penang knows that traditionally there's no egg in Assam Laska. If you can't make it better then the original don't make it at all.

One of the best places for Hainanese Chicken Rice in Perth! I'm Singaporean so you can take my word for it. I've given 4 stars because IMO there can be room for improvement for cleanliness. I once found bits of purple dish scrub/sponge in my food and all they did was round down the bill, I was appalled! That said, I'll still return because it's got some of the best SE Asian food in town, just don't expect it to be the cleanest. Other noteworthy dishes: Laksa, Char Kuay Teow, Penang Lor Bak I've always gotten good service from their wait staff, they just might need some reminding from time to time, all to be expected from a popular chinese restaurant! :)

Cheap and cheerful with delicious food. No flashy decor, small with efficient Asian service. The haninese chicken ($26 for whole chicken) is worth coming here, it's fantastic.

As other reviewers have said, this is a definite must go place for Hainanese Chicken Rice in Perth! The satay sticks are also delicious. Something new we tried tonight from the specials board: garlic shoots with sambal...super yummy vegetarian dish (also available with squid if you prefer). My husband is not fond of the typical asian greens and we always struggle to find a vege dish he enjoys. The waitress recommended this and it was a hit for both of us - little strips of tofu, carrot, garlic shoots (something we'd never had/heard of before that offers a more subtle garlic flavour with the added crunch and freshness of greens) all combined with their beautiful sambal sauce. Wish this was a permanent fixture on their menu.

Great authentic food and byo, (which is my new years resolution) so that was a great start. The service was a bit slow but once the food arrived it was worth the wait.

Finally got to try the supposedly 'best chicken rice in Perth'. Ok this is gonna ruffle up some feathers amongst the Tak Chee's loyalists. I guess I came here with high hopes from reading all the great reviews on yelp and elsewhere. Look there's no doubt that it is tasty but it's a bit of a stretch to call it 'the best'. They serve the chicken with oily rice rather than the other type I'm more used to - cooked in chicken broth with pandan leaf. It just ain't the same unfortunately. Newton Circle serves their hainanese chicken with the chicken broth cooked rice and that kicks all sorta of arse! One great winning point about Tak Chee's hainanese chicken is served without bones. It is moist and absorbs the sauce. I'd probably return to give it another crack and also try their laksa. Perhaps next time I'd order the chicken without rice. The rice definitely ruined rather than complemented the chicken.

It may not be the most appealing place from the outside the food and service are really good! It is cheap and authentic food. The laksa, sambal and garlic chicken are delicious! Always come here for a cheap dinner with friends.

I remember Tak Chee House when it was in Morley almost on the corner of Walter & Wellington Roads. Then the owner Gin, relocated to William Street Northbridge food has always been good and cheap though prices have increased. I hadn't been there for some years and then somebody reminded me so I went back diners hadn't changed much still usually young Asians perhaps students not a lot of Europeans went there which can be a recommendation in itself. Gin was an older fellow and has probably retired now.

If you feel like good Chinese that isn't overpriced then this is the place to go! I've come here multiple times and have always left feeling satisfied. The atmosphere of the place is pleasant, as are the staff. I've had a few types of noodles and the different types of chicken rice and they all hit the spot! Delicious!

Decent size with reasonable price (for Perth standard!). Not many choices compare to other Chinese/Malaysian restaurants but for a quick meal around Northbridge this place will suffice. I'd recommend the fried beehoon (extra spicy if you like em hott) or fried hainanese chicken rice. Place is a tad small but fast turnover as our foods came out pretty quick - and maybe the fact that we're starving too!

They first opened near the horse shoe bridge and I use to go there during my lunch break. It's still In my top 2 best chicken rice in perth. One of the few that offer the roast chicken rice. I got to try other dishes here but everytime I come I can't resist ordering their chicken rice hehe. It's one of the more pricier malaysian hawker place.

A little shop with beautiful flavors. I love the hainanese chicken - it's my go-to dish~

Had a Cantonese Yee Mee & green veggie with garlic soy sauce. Food was average, service was even more average. Particularly unimpressed with the lady at cashier who was rather rude. Wouldn't go back for seconds