Alice's Makan

Alice’s makan is a fast food store located at town hall in a very quiet foodcourt. My friend who is Malaysian suggested to eat here and recommended a few dishes such as fried hainanese chicken and rice cake. I decided to go with fried hainanese chicken rice and was pleasantly surprised how good it tasted. Firstly 👍🏻 for being boneless and secondly it tasted different to the traditional hainanese chicken. It’s not common to find the fried version in Sydney but it’s common in Malaysia. The rice and chilli sauce isn’t as good as Jimmy’s but it’s still a nice dish. Teh tarik a milk tea also tasted good. It wasn’t too sweet and tea was strong enough to keep me working for the afternoon. Service is rather slow for a non busy foodcourt 👎, and this why jimmy’s is more popular because food is served quickly. If you’re looking to eat here at lunch, main meal + drink will cost you $20. It’s worth a revisit though, and I’ll definitely try other dishes next time.

The shop is conveniently located in the food court which is right next to the town hall station on the corner of Bathurst street and George Street. It’s open for lunch only Monday's to Friday’s. I have tried their Nasi Goreng with roti which I would say was quite good but wouldn’t say it was the best I have ever had as there are similar and even slightly better options around but yes I do agree that this place is good for a quick weekday lunch if your office is nearby.

I was there yesterday around 11.30am. My review here is for Char Kway Teow. So, my order was a plate of Seafood Char Kway Teow - $14.50 Now, the price for this plate of CKT does not change what I'm going to write. I don't even mind paying $15 or $16 IF it is up to the normal CKT standard which I know back in the days when Alice was a sit-in restaurant at Thornleigh. Ok, so Alice now is not a sit-in but in a food court at present day. Understand. BUT the plate of CKT I had yesterday was .... yuck! Photo attached. First, the most important - no wok hei (wok breath/wok flavour) at all. 2nd the colour of that plate of CKT is not appealing - at all. Not tasty at all. Did they change the chef??? Being a Malaysian this plate of CKT can be nice for most non-Asians. If I want to compare Alice Makan to another really authentic Malaysian CKT store in another food court, do go to Hawker Street in Castle Mall, Castle Hill. You will not be disappointed.

Found this place by accident as I was attending a Medical Centre in the building. I had the Hainese Chicken rice and I have had many in Sydney at other places. But this was superb - from the chicken, the rice and even the soup. Very tasty and the best I have tried to date locally. Have to make another trip into the City to experience the other dishes.

4.5 stars. I ordered a fried and normal Hainan chicken rice, Nasi Lemak, two Kopi-Os and one Teh Tarik. The food here is great, and the chicken is crispy and soft, like the ones They actually serve in Malaysia/Singapore. The fried and normal variants of the rice are both delicious. The Nasi Lemak was also pretty good. However, one issue is that the Kopi-Os just tasted like normal coffees - but the overall meal is pretty great.