Melati

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW.. MOST CHINATOWN RESTAURANTS USE HEAPS OF A SUBSTANCE CALLED MSG WHICH IS PROVEN TO BE DETRIMENTRAL TO HEALTH.. SO BETTER DON'T GO TOO OFTEN OR BETTER NOT AT ALL.. I AM VERY SUSPICIOUS THAT MY HEALTH DETERIORATED BECAUSE OF MY FREQUENT VISITS THERE.. As the first opinion of Melati recommended this restaurant I decided to give it a try. Melati offers Indonesian, Singaporean and Malaysian dishes in the heart of Soho. ATMOSPHERE: At first the restaurant looks a little bit dark, but inside it seems to be ok. They use much wood for the decor. The stairs to the toilet and the other floors of the restaurant uses wood too. ...  Read the complete review

This restaurant is in the heart of Soho, opposite various sex shops, revue bars etc. The food is fairly standard south-east Asian fare, with plenty of satay, lots of coconut flavours and fishy stuff. When I ate there recently with two friends, one of whom was vegetarian, we decided to go for an easy life and have set meals. It took a lot of effore to persuade the waiter that he should take an order on this basis, since they preferred to serve set meals only to 2 or more people, and two of us were not keen to eat the vegetarian option. However, when he eventually agreed ("I'll ask the chef if he can do it") the food was good, and plentiful. In fact, ...  Read the complete review