Malaya Kitchen

I'm all about Asain cuisine. My wife and I have been searching for a good Chinese place in Charlotte, and at Malaya Kitchen, we found it. The food is really quite good. The portions are a little smaller than what I was expecting, but it was really delicious. The atmosphere is more high-end than the average Chinese restaurant, and it's in one of the more central located parts of South Charlotte.

You've got to check out the Hainan chicken at this spot – it's seriously amazing! The flavors are totally legit, and that chicken is super tender. They give you a big serving of half a chicken with rice, enough for two peeps. It's a sweet deal, and I'm definitely gonna be ordering takeout from this joint whenever I'm craving Hainan chicken. 🍗🤤

This is like a family restaurant -all dishes are large portion with reasonable price. 【Crispy Duck】 like Peking Duck, served with green onion, cucumber and wraps. The sauce is authentic, though the wraps are too thick. 【Hainan Chicken】my fav dish here! Healthy, flavorful and served with secret sauce. 【Roti Canai】is the appetizer, tastes good. The sauce is watery, would be better if it’s thicker.

Honestly, don’t get appetizers there frozen then heated but I really liked the sweet and sour chicken we got: spring rolls crab Rangoon sweet tea sweet and sour chicken and sesame chicken the sweet tea is awesome cause it’s not overly sweet and surprisingly not those over sweeten teas, we also got egg fried rice which was dry so not recommended oh and the sweet and sour chicken looks really red but I recommend it, totally: 48.88 we paid 50 plus a 10 dollar tip we may come back! (Other person ordered water just fyi)

I came in for a late lunch and enjoyed every bite! The owner and server were very nice and accommodating. The flavors were very authentic to Malaysian cuisine I had while I did my study abroad in Singapore. We started with the Roti Telur and shared the Hainan Chicken and Beef Rendang. The Roti Telur was simple and tasty but the curry sauce that was served with it was awesome. It is thinner than traditional Indian curry but still very flavorful. The Hainan Chicken was delicious and the Hainanese rice was so good. I especially enjoyed the ginger scallion sauce that accompanied the dish. It really brought out the flavors of the chicken. The Beef Rendang was tender and perfectly spicy. Overall, all the food and service was great and I will be back to enjoy more food soon!

First restaurant visit in Charlotte and the food at Malaya Kitchen was incredible, some of the best egg drop soup I’ve ever had and really delicious Pad Thai. The staff were very kind and helpful with spice levels (ask for extra home made hot oil). Will definitely return to try more dishes on the menu.