Serai @ Empire

A place serve the wonderful dessert. The signature dessert is the super delivious Berry Pavlova which had more meringue than fresh cream!

Well my mom decide to go here because she already been here with her friends. Now she want bring us to the restaurant. I heard about this restaurant before but never tried it. since it a malay cuisine i’m excited and wanted to try it on. a
Serai was unpopular restaurant before because they got very classy ambiance, yet the price its so reasonable for a family having a lunch, dinner together. So people afraid to go in. Soo since this restaurant already popular among the malaysian people, during weekends this restaurants quite full with people who already know this place and cant wait to try all the foods.
I like how they present the menu, it’s was easy to read and choose those foods. They also got well trained waitress and waitresses. The ambiance remind me of madam kwans. which is not bad to try on something new. I’ve great time with my family members with great foods here.

Serai offers a vast variety of local foods. I’ve only been here once and my first experience was quite okay. The place was quite packed with hungry people and we had to wait a few minutes for a seat.
Serai serves up different local dishes from your favourite nasi lemak to your favourite fried kuey teow! Me and my friend ordered a nasi lemak, a serai platter, their signature serai iced tea and a iced latte. The fried chicken on my nasi lemak was a little bit too greasy but the sambal tasted spicy and sweet which really made my whole dish flavorful.
The serai platter on the other hand was delicious! They had oxtail, acar, squid and fried chicken nicely plated around the rice on the dish. The portion for the serai platter was big but the portion for the nasi lemak was just enough! The serai iced tea I ordered went perfectly well with my nasi lemak as it was so refreshing after a heavy meal.

Excellent service here, the restaurant is full with customer during lunch hour.
You can either order food per individual portion such as nasi lemak, nasi kerabu etc or order different dish to share between a group of people. More foods to enjoy when ordering dish. From the range of appetisers, fishs, squids, prawns, vegetables etc. But I think the portion is quite small.

Serai is well known for their delicious local fare and desserts. They’ve got all the traditional malay dishes covered from nasi lemak to nasi kerabu. Besides that, they also offer an array of pasta and chinese sang har mien.
I usually always go for the nasi goreng kampung. It may sound simple on the surface but Serai has elevated this traditional dish by serving it with two chicken satay complete with peanut sauce, fish crackers and some acar on the side. Prices here are not cheap as a nasi kerabu can easily set you back at RM20+ but portions are generous to compensate.
The place is always packed during lunch hour but I discovered their other outlet in Paradigm mall which is much more quieter. Complimentary water is offered at this establishment also. As for desserts, try out their famous pavlova as it’s gotten many raves.

Serai is more well known for its tasty local food but they also serve good Thai and Western dishes as well. One of my must have dishes in this restaurant is their nasi lemak. However, everything that I have tasted there is pretty good, so in general, they keep a good standard of food. They also have an amazing selections for desserts. Starting from their signature berry pavlova, which tastes simply exquisite, to their interesting variety of delicious cakes (Especially the lava cake). As for pricing, it is definitely on the pricey side but it is worth it because not only is the food good but they come in good portions.

Part of the bigger Serai Group, Serai @ Empire serves up a whole host of Western, Italian and most notably their local Malaysian cuisine. One of my favourites for a hearty plate of Nasi Lemak, Serai really hits it out of the park with their signature fried chicken that accompanies their Nasi Lemak. Coated and fried in their signature lemongrass marinade the chicken is their shining glory as the restaurant is aptly named ‘Serai’ which is lemongrass in Malay. If they’re naming they’re restaurant after it, you can bet it’s pretty good.
Other favourites of most patrons include their Nasi Ambang and the Serai Platter. All are reasonably priced at RM16 to RM 20+ considering the huge portion. The Western fare here is pretty good as well but honestly, if you’re at Serai, you better be trying their local spread instead. Also for a place that’s famous for their local rice dishes, the cakes there are definitely worth mentioning especially the Pavlova and Nutella Ravioli.