I've passed by Satay since I was a child growing up and I'm glad to see it's still with us today. We finally decided to give this place a try around 8pm on a Saturday. We were promptly seated towards the back of the restaurant and provided hot tea. We decided to order the roti canai, the chicken rendang, and the chow kueh teow. The roti came out first and it was perfectly crispy and soft. The curry sauce was a bit more watery than we liked, but the flavors were still good. It also contained 1 overcooked potato and a dry piece of chicken, which was unimpressive. Next came the chicken rendang, which was the star of the show. I didn't expect to like this dish so much since I've always leaned towards noodle dishes. The sauce was thick and flavorful and perfect to pair with rice. My favorite was the nasi lemak sambal that it came with. It was so savory and not too fishy or salty, which is what I've typically seen. Lastly came the chow kueh teow. It looked lighter in color than I am used to and the flavor was expectedly blander. It had a good char taste, which I love about stir fried noodles, but ultimately wished it was seasoned more. I paired it with their house hot sauce / sambal. Overall, I enjoyed the food at Satay and would be returning for their curry noodle soup. The chicken rendang really impressed me and makes me more open to trying some of their other rice dishes.

I've been a loyal customer at Satay for over 20 years, and it remains one of my all-time favorite Malaysian restaurants! The food is very authentic. During my recent visit, I ordered the roti canai, a delicious Malaysian flatbread served with curry, along with some hokkien mee and satay chicken. Every bite was simply amazing! But let me tell you, the hokkien mee stole the show once again. Its rich and flavorful taste is unmatched, making it a standout dish at this restaurant. If you're ever in the mood for some authentic Malaysian cuisine, I highly recommend giving Satay a try. You won't be disappointed!

THEY HAVE THE REAL ROTI CANAI! Sweet and savory style. Made in-house to order -- call in for large orders to save on fees. Curry sauce for dipping has been hit or miss lately sometimes it's great - other times watery. Portion sizes also cut back to small 4oz containers. But this Malay restaurant is still the best around -- no frills, old school style service. Come for the food, not the decor.

This is a no frills Malaysian restaurant in a small shopping center on the outskirts of downtown Flushing. We've gone back several times for the roti canai, surang burang, curry chicken and beef/chicken satay skewers. All delicious! However, the other dishes we've tried there have not really impressed - beef rendang, hainanese chicken, lobak, prawn mee, Asam Laksa.

Came back for the roti canai. The roti was super thin. Wish it was had a-bit more bite. Hainese chix rice soaked up the leftover curry chix. So delish. The grouper w tofu was satisfying. And the cold Hainese chicken topped w cilantro and w cukes was perfectly cooked.

If you are looking for your run of the mill no frills Malaysian cuisine, this is the place you want to be! Tucked in the corner of Flushing, is this hidden gem of Malaysian food. I been here once a decade ago and its been relatively the same. My party of 4 came here for dinner on a Friday. It is a rather small restaurant but we were able to get seated almost immediately. All the tables were filled, and you can tell that the majority of the patrons were locals despite the mass recent gentrification of Flushing the past few years. For our dishes we got: Lobak Platter Roti Canai Okra w/ Shrimps Beef/chicken Skewers 1/2 lb Hainanese chicken Beef Rendang Everything we ordered was good and tasted what classic Malaysian food should taste. Roti Canai and the 1/2 lb Hainanese chicken is a classic combination. I would also order either a small side order of hainanese rice or coconut rice. Either or would accompany well with the beef rendang and the chicken. The dishes are meant to be served family style. We definitely over ordered, but makes great leftovers the next morning! In terms of prices, they were very reasonable which is something to consider with recent inflation and gentrification of Flushing. Would highly recommend!

I ate at different places in Flushings while visiting NY last winter. I have tried traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. And on the night of my trip, my family took me to Malaysian. My family did the ordering since I've not been here before. I can't name all the dishes I took that pictures of, but they all tasted great. We had fried tofu, some satay dishes, fried pig intestines, fried rice, and vegetables. My favorite dish has to be the Han Nan Chicken Rice. The secret of this dish is not about the chicken. It is all about the rice. The rice has to cook in a certain way. It needs to be cooked with chicken fats with chicken broth. Without the correct balance, it will not taste right. Many of the places I visited failed to prepare the rice properly. Overall, we love the dishes. The service is pretty good. You can almost expect excellent service in small family-style restaurants. I can't wait to go back and try that chicken dish again.

We started coming here when my grandpa remembered this restaurant's name and suddenly wanted to see if it was still open. Luckily it was and since that first time that we came, we've been back several times to have lunch or dinner with family. It's known for Malaysian food and definitely delivers on that front. I will call out that my grandpa initially remembered that their Hainanese chicken is good (and can come with chicken broth rice if ordered) and we've gotten this every time we come. Depending on our party size we'll either order a few items or it could be a feast! Here are some of the items that we've ordered more recently: Hainanese Chicken (you can order this as a lunch special with rice, a full or half chicken and get rice on the side), Roti Canai, clams with black bean sauce, beef rendang, string beans belachan, tofu with loofah (couldn't find the menu name for this one but loofah is si gua in Chinese), sarang burung (shaped fried taro stuffed with chicken, shrimp, corn, carrots, mushrooms and cashews) and the golden spare ribs. The Roti Canai here has become a fast favorite. The texture of the roti is both crunchy and soft and they give you a small side of chicken curry to dip in which is delish! The sarang burung is very unique and if you're a fan of taro I'd say it's a good one to try. The tried taro tastes great with a bite of all the lovely goodies inside. Tofu with loofah is a family veggie favorite (though the texture may not be for everyone since it can be seen as slimy similar to okra in that way, but great with the tofu and perhaps slippery is a better word to describe it). The ribs were pretty solid too! Basically you can get a well rounded meal with lots of different options here. This place could easily be a good lunch spot for a small group but it works extremely well for family style food too as evidenced by what we ordered (see pictures). It could be considered a bit out of the way but it is worth the trek! Would recommend checking it out, we'll definitely be back.

I recently discovered that Satay offered Malaysian breakfast and have been itching to get there. If you're wondering what Malaysian breakfast is, it's basically a simplified version of some selected menu items mostly in smaller portions. The usual ready items offered include: Half portions of various fried noodles (mai fun, yellow noodles, flat noodles, etc). These only have veggies and eggs, but so good. Known as "economy noodles" in Malaysia. Pro tip: they allow a mix of two noodles in one box. Mixing noodles is a very Malaysian thing to do. Mix of yellow noodles and mai fun is a popular combo. Half portion nasi lemak - the national Malaysian breakfast dish. It's simplified to coconut rice, anchovies & peanuts, sambal, cucumber, half hard boiled egg. It was very good here. They also have variety of "kuih" which is translated as "cake" but is nothing like cake. Kuih is dense and sticky, in a good way. We got the cassava kuih which was pretty good. Also got the taro cake which was decent. The main reason I eagerly wanted to go there was for the a la carte noodles with your choice of mixed stuffed items, ie. Eggplant, tofu, chili, etc. and my super fave fried jicama patties. You choose 4 pieces and then your choice of noodles. My fave is a dry (no soup) mix mai fun & yellow noodles, with curry on the side. You can choose clear broth. You can have the noodles in curry or clear broth as well. If you're ordering to go, they will pack the broth separately. We went to pick up $97 worth of breakfast takeout on Christmas morning. Breakfast is 6-10 AM. It was past 9 AM and some stuff were sold out, but we still got lots of good eats in addition to order the stuffed combo noodles. The ladies were super nice and offered us tea while we waited on the noodles. If you wanna come for breakfast offerings, get there as early as possible for the most variety.