Makan Café

Very casual and very cheap and very scrumptious! Order at the counter and they will bring the food to your table. I have never tried Malaysian food before and it was delicious! The roti canai is similar to Indian daal. The roti was delicious and light and the curry was flavorful and quite yummy!

Proper cute Malay restaurant.

It's extremely casual and extremely HALAL! Which was a major bonus for my friend and I. We got the sizzling platter and another I don't remember. I think it was the CKT. Check photos. Either way, they were delicious

Basically, you go to the front cash and order the food you want. If it's to stay, you get a table number and sit yourself. Like I said, casual. When the food is ready, a server will bring it to you. There's a wide variety of food platters to pick from and it's pretty inexpensive.

The employees are quite friendly and the owner has a good sense of humour.
Highly recommend.

Excellent food, went with my wife a couple of times and going again this weekend. What a gem of a find.

Halal English Breakfast for like 5 GBP? Whats not to like?!

This is right underneath the overpass on Portobello Road, if going South it will be on your right side. Came here on a Saturday morning around 9 am, looks like much of the street was filled with a farmers market like vibe but also very Artisanish.

Onto the food, in the English Breakfast Platter, you get a fried egg, beans, sausage, and I think another slice of meat but I forget with toast. Everything was mad good, I would advise having 1 per person. Try their home made orange juice as well.

We went to this quaint, little cafe at about 9.30am and had the satay with rice (~£6), nasi lemak (~£6), roti canai (~£4) and teh tarik. As a Singaporean, I can tell you that the food was pretty authentic and extremely tasty. The satay was tender and well-seasoned, I couldn't resist a second helping. The teh tarik was also so good we ordered two more cups of it. Needless to say, we finished every last bit of what we ordered. A small downside would be that (obviously) it was significantly more expensive than what it would've been if ordered in South East Asia, but definitely still very affordable by London price standards.

Eating here made me very, very happy.

At the slightly grubby end of Portabello Road under an overpass sits this cafe. It like everything in the area looks rather forgotten and that it's Love was a few years forgotten.
However appearances are often deceiving, they certainly are here. The place is a gem that requires a little polish to see the value underneath.
On offer is a buffet of food which if you're in a hurry will fill you. Most people in the cafe chose this option. We however chose the a la carte options. Which take so much longer to prepare. In fact many people came, ate and left before our dishes arrived. But when they arrived the wait was worth it. Both quantity and quality is assured. The dishes had a hint of heat within the perfect prepared noodles. Such was my dining partners live of her food, that she asked for a doggy bag to take them home.
True Malaysian food at a great price price. Well worth a visit after a day touring the market outside.

Got the vegetarian laksa and the roti cinnai with dhaal and I was in absolute heaven. Cannot believe I've found vegetarian laksa in London and at such a price! The Roti is perfection - buttery, flaky and rich and the dhal that pairs with it is not too spicy and the perfect pairing with the roti. The Roti & Dhal as listed as an appetizer but you can have it on its own as a main.

Ordered delivery and it was definitely worth it - don't see myself ordering from anywhere else for the next little bit!

Strongly recommend trying out.

First time trying Malaysian food. I'm from Los Angeles and we don't have any Malaysian restaurants. It's a cross between Thai and Indian food. It was delicious. Food in London is very expensive especially with the exchange rate. This place was reasonable and really yummy. If you're ever in Notting Hill area of West London, definitely try this place out.

I LOVE LOVE Makan- after a day strolling through Portobello market there's nothing better than sitting down to a tasty plate of Malaysian cooking.

For only £4.95 choose two dishes with either rice or noodles- the spicy red chicken and chilli chickpeas are my favourites. There is also great selection of starters- chicken puffs, crab claws, samosas and spicy crackers.

Makan is a no frills eating venue but the food never disappoints.

Makan has been around for good few years. Located under the Westway it took over the cafe next door a while back. A firm favourite with locals it is busy throughout the week, not just on Saturdays when the area is taken over by tourists.

It speaks for Makan that they do so well despite very basic tables and chairs and no interior deco to talk of. They offer a good choice of dishes and I always struggle to make a choice - not been disappointed yet, but quite frequently suffer from food envy when the person next to me is brought a plate that looks even more delicious than mine.

Laksa is probably the most healthy as the only thing that prevents me from eating here more often is the dominance of fried food.