Majestic Chinese Restaurant

A 3.9 star Google reviews says it all! Although the chef is from Malaysia, his cooking style had no hints of an authentic “Malaysian Chinese chef”. Don’t get me wrong - it is not a Malaysian Chinese restaurant after all. The food is edible and acceptable by general western standards but a little let down by general “Chinese restaurant” standards. The fish dishes are cooked using fillet cuts and not using the whole fish (most authentic Chinese restaurants give the whole fish, unless otherwise stated) but what was featured on the menu is a picture of a fish dish (under the fish category), with the whole fish being served. A little confusing, but we checked this with the Caucasian owner, who clarified this & agreed that it was also misleading. I also observed from the menu, and I suspect that the various sauces are pre-prepared in advance and whatever choice of meat you select, it is fried with the sauce of your choice, just like how most Asian take-aways (non-dine-in) do. Surely and hopefully, you wouldn’t expect this from a “restaurant”, as the prices charged are not “take-away” prices. However, the service was good and the front-of-house staffs were attentive. The decor looked quite authentic for a Chinese restaurant. Personally, my food expectations does not match with the detail of decor the restaurant had. A 3 star rating is a fair rating for the food quality but I will give a 5 star for the decor and an almost 5 star for the service.

Disappointingly the owner is far from hospitable and made our experience at the restaurant very uncomfortable. Rather than being reasonable and explaining why the rules had changed about BYO, he was rude and arrogant. My family has been going to this restaurant for over 25 years, but unfortunately it is not the same since being sold two years ago to a new owner. We will never attend this restaurant again, which is disappointing as we like to support local businesses.