Food review at Sedap, Malaysian cuisine at Westfield, Chatswood

Sedap at Westfield, Chatswood

Today takes us to Sedap, a food stall selling Malaysian cuisine at Shop 432, Level 4, Westfield, 1 Anderson Street, Chatswood. Sedap is located in a fairly large food court and gets really crowded during lunch hour. Even though it sells Malaysian cuisine but I noticed that the stall was run mainly by the Thais. We ordered “loh bak” (Malaysian deep fried meat roll), “Assam laksa” (Malaysian sour and spicy noodle), “Char Kway teow” (Malaysian fried rice noodle), Hainanese chicken rice and “Wah Tan Hor” (Cantonese style fried rice noodle) and a cup (in this case, a tin cup) of “teh tarek”. Once you have placed your order, the cashier will give you a device that will buzz when your food is ready.

"Loh Bak"

The first dish was “loh bak” which is the Malaysian deep fried meat roll. We found the “loh bak” very meaty and when we took a bite, we couldn’t taste anything else but meat, meat and more meat. Oh yes, the “loh bak” came with some chilli sauce, so it was the taste of meat and chili sauce. As the dish was just meaty, we give it a rating of 3/10.

"Assam Laksa"

The second dish was “Assam laksa” which is made up noodles, chopped onions, chopped pineapple, mint leaves, sliced chilli, slices of fish and prawn paste. It was served in an old canteen style “tin plate” and metal spoon. The broth was quite average with a tinge of sour and slightly spicy. The presentation was well done using the “old canteen” concept. We will give “Assam laksa” a rating of 6/10.

"Char Kway Teow"

The third dish was “Char Kway Teow” which is Malaysian fried rice noodle. It is made up of  rice noodle, a few pieces of prawns, some fish cakes and bean sprout. The “Char Kway Teow” has got the “wok hei” or “burning” smell and taste, which speak well for the dish. We will rate this dish 8/10.

"Wah Tan Hor"

The fourth dish was “Wah Tan Hor” or the Cantonese style fried noodle. Sedap’s “Wah Tan Hor” is made up of some meat, a couple of prawns, some vegetables, a few pieces of squid, fried rice noodle all soaked up in a gravy which in our opinion is nothing more than an “egg drop soup”. We find this dish rather disappointing and give it a 3/10.

"Hainanese Chicken Rice"

The fifth dish was “Hainanese chicken rice” which made up of rice cooked with chicken stock, steam chicken, a few slices of cucumber, tomato and some pickles on the side. A small container of chili sauce is given together with this dish. The rice wasn’t aromatic and the steam chicken in the soy sauce were just plain average. We will give a rating of 5/10 for the “Hainanese chicken rice”.

"Teh Tarek"

As for the “tin cup” of “teh tarek” which is boiled tea mixed with condensed and evaporated milk and then “pulled” to create the bubbly appearance was rather good. It has the right amount of sweetness, milk and the strength of the tea was just right. It was served in a “tin cup” which made it really authentic. We will rate the “teh tarek” a high 9/10.

In conclusion and based on our dining experience, we didn’t find Sedap (at least the one in  Westfield Chatswood) all that fantastic as some friends suggested. Some of the dishes were good while others, could be better. Overall, it was just an average dining experience.