Kocik Kitchen

Recommended as an alternative to Nancy's Kitchen's queues. The Tok Panjang set did deliver a huge variety and sufficient quantity (Set for 10 feeding 14 folks. I felt the overall dinner was rather bland on the palate. Stick to Makko or Nancy's if you prefer a stronger twang to your food

Having seen the long queues at Nancy's Nyonya Kitchen, we decided to hop over here for lunch instead. Ngo Hiang was more on the porky side (which I like!), juicy and wrapped in a very thin layer of crispy bean curd skin.

Bummer. So what did I do? I surfed the internet for recommendations and ended up at Kocik Kitchen - well, it should be good right - especially since the article ranks it as one of the top 5 Nonya Restaurants in Melaka. Well, it wasn’t...!!
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Maybe I got myself to blame cos I didn’t realise that they serve halal dishes there. Nothing against them being halal - but it just isn’t Ngor Hiang when it’s made with minced chicken which made it really dry. And their Ayam Buah Keluak was no better - the chicken pieces were tough and the gravy diluted. This may sound harsh - but I think this may be the worst Ayam Buah Keluak that I’ve had. The rest of the dishes were - sigh...
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But what made up for it was the ambience and colourful interior decor of the place which I really liked.
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PS - I totally forgot about Aunty Lee which I know serves good Peranakan food, and my other colleagues claimed that Lin Neo Delight was pretty good too!
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We made sure we were the first ones at the restaurant when they open for dinner. We even got a how to enjoy buah keluak demo. So so good! #burpple #eeeeeats #foodporn #nyonyacuisine #buahkeluak #cendol #nyonyafood #foodphotography

Thin shaved ice with aromatic gula Melaka sugar doused over coconut milk and red bean. Satisfyingly good with the right amount combination of elements, and surprising considering the otherwise lacklustre Peranakan fare. Any suggestions on where else to hit in Malacca? #malacca #malaccafood #herpenandfork #sgblogger #sgfoodie #8dayseat #burpple #vscofood #openricesg #cafehoppingsg #instafood #instafood_sg #onthetable #stfoodtrending #kocikrestaurant

Get into my mouth now please

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