WonderMama

WonderMama (aka WonderMama X) may be a Malaysian restaurant, but it differentiates itself with its unique take on familiar Malaysian dishes served in a casual, yet modern and hip dining space.
This location on the ground floor level at Avenue K is the second location of this now restaurant chainlet. Avenue K is located in the center of KL making it a bit more convenient to reach compared to the original establishment at Bangsar Village which is more of a suburban area.
The ambiance here is great and I think a big plus as it is appealing to Western tourists who want to try local food, but want to eat it in a more familiar dining setting like this rather than at a street side food stall. I had dinner here one evening on my trip to KL. My meal consisted of an order of chicken satay, nasi lemak ketam and a 3 layer pandan drink which cost under $ 12 US.
The chicken satay here was different than the version of the same dish that I had in Thailand later in the trip. The ones here are shaped like corn dogs rather than like kabobs as it usually is. I have to say that I really enjoyed the satay here though and the accompanying peanut sauce is terrific.
Nasi lemak is the national dish of Malaysia so I knew that I had to try it in KL. But I decided to order nasi lemak ketam which is special as it contains fried soft shell crab! The crab was tasty as expected. The dish also comes with sambal petai udang which is a sambal dish with beans and some kangkung which is water spinach. It was my first time trying the sambal petai udang and I liked it, though it seemed like this dish and the kangkung were a bit lukewarm by the time it got to being served.
As for the pandan drink, it was an interesting beverage to order since it was multicolored. It has got a sweet taste to it that was pleasant. Though I wouldn’t order it again, it was nice to try it out once.
While a casual diner may attribute the popularity of this restaurant to its ambiance, that is only partially true. Yes, you can get the same dishes elsewhere for less. But the food here is good enough to make you warrant paying the higher prices. The prices here are actually pretty reasonable for a mall restaurant. And still less than you would expect to pay for a similar, but likely not as good tasting meal in the US. If you are looking for a nice Malaysian meal but prefer a Westernized dining setting, I would recommend WonderMama.

My Mee Siam is fabulous and ooh, the Cham (milk tea and coffee drink) with coffee jelly will brighten up your day for sure!

Loved the place. Had a reminiscent of olden day food in new styling with good flavours. Price was reasonable too but they can run out of certain food too fast

I have heard of Wondermama but never gave it a try because it just does not appeal to me when I look at the restaurant and their menu. It was an unplanned and spontaneous visit when I gave Wondermama a try with my friends and boy I FELL IN LOVE with their food!
Price is quite reasonable and portion is big! There is a wide variety of choices here and I tried the Black Spider Fried Rice. It was fried rice with soft shell crab and tasted really really delicious! The portion was too big that I could not finish the whole bowl although I really wanted to continue eating it.
One thing that sort of disappointed me was their soy milk. But I will just overlook it since the food is so good!

I really don’t like to put negative comments… But the survice here were so unpleasant… Maybe I came on the wrong time?
It was my first time here and the clerk just took me to the table and placed the order sheets and never came back for almost 15 mins… what made it worse was that, no other clerk came for 15 mins, so I kept on using the free wifi here, which was good ;) The wifi is the only thing quite usable. Fast and free! The food… After waiting, I decided to leave without ordering anything as no one is picking up my order, so no comment on that…

Another branch located in Avenue K, great location for people working in Kuala Lumpur. Wondermama’s menu are mostly are local kind of food but they take it to the next level in their recipe. Though most of their delicious food is the western kind like their chicken salad that my friend ordered, portion is huge! While my chicken burger is kinda ordinary with chips. But their drinks are in huge cups, it’s those big old type of tin cup probably bring for camping. The feel of it makes it like you’re eating malaysian food which some of their menu do have, but the food is so delicious it could match with western standards.

Wondermama for me has a really nice decorated places and it brings that really traditional local places feeling.
I quite like the food as well even though I think it’s quite modernised, but still the way they serve it is still pretty appealing. The lemon grass coconut style black shell mussels is a must try. It won’t make you feel that full but it’s really well done and a must try amongst all wondermana dishes. Try the nasi lemak 2.0, and 3.0 as well. It is pretty good except the fact that the chicken tastes like what you get in either Kentucky Fried Chicken or Mc Donald’s. It doesn’t feel like authentic ayam goreng that you usually get in regular nasi lemak. If you are a fan of durian, try their dessert WM Durian Crêpe with ice cream, it’s served in this cute looking wondermama cup.
Price wise it’s not that expensive, I think it’s pretty decent. Food price starts from Rm 15+ for main dishes. I would definitely recommend wondermama, but this is not something that I would be craving most of the time.

I was wondering around Avenue K and what did i stumble upon? Wonder mama: D
Hehe that was exactly when I knew — i gotta check this place out, it knows what Im doing right here ;D
Oh and it was more than just an experience! It was a true wonderland :))
The food, the ambience and the music just made me feel like Dora the explorer ! :)
They have beautiful interior and the staff is unbelievably friendly.
Now it is one of my fav places to go to for a nice meal.
The beauty of this restaurant is that all the dishes are healthy and will serve everyone who cares about their well being. :)
TRY: WM’s beloved ‘salad! nomnom