Review Straits Kitchen - Taihape

I came here for an impromptu meal In Taihape with a good friend. Sharon and I love trying food from different countries and tonight we chose Malaysian! We weren't disappointed! Helped ourselves to a table, it was about 8pm when we had our dinner. Meals came out in no time at all, thoroughly enjoyed my kebabs as a starter, Sharon wanted to try too! She had a lovely curry chicken and I followed up my starter with a beef Rendang! Awesome it was and soo filling! Prices were very reasonable and the young lady who served us very polite and warm.

Got a warm welcome as we entered this family-run restaurant. Friendly, attentive service. Best Malaysian food I’ve had anywhere (including KL!)

fresh food great fresh flavors verry well priced kid friendly and awesome happy staff knowledgable of the menu and knew exactly what we should order we we described what we like

Wow! We really enjoyed our meals there. Absolutely authentic and delicious!

Good flavor and fast. They serve the plates separately from my gf, but still good.

Delicious meal and hot. Fhe waitress helps me to find a meal because it's lopks all nice on the menu card. Ask how hot its can be 😊

Pleasantly surprised of the excellent food and brilliant service!

Authentic Malay food. Will definitely come here again!!!!

Wouldn't have likely noticed this restaurant on a short stop through this town while on a trip to Taupo were it not for Google maps (thanks previous patrons for the reviews!). Due to high ratings we saw, we gave it a try. All of us, even our picky eater son, really loved it. Delicious food and drinks. We all ordered various traditional chicken dishes. Service was prompt and friendly. Comfortable not flashy atmosphere. We left quite happy and thoroughly satisfied. Would be happy to eat here again if ever in this town again!

Stopped here on our way up north and didn't regret it! We had the chicken fried rice and it was amazing, some of the best food we had in our entire NZ trip. Definitely go here if you are passing by. Fast wifi too!

For those who miss their favourite Malaysian/Singaporean food, and those who wish to taste the authentic dishes of the 2 countries, you will find them at Straits Kitchen. Once you've consumed the food and drinks, you will keep returning as we do. We have lunched in this restaurant several times and will continue to go there at every opportunity. It is worth travelling 1.5 hours just to eat at this restaurant. The food, presentation and the service are exceptional. It's a pleasure to chat with the sociable and helpful owner and staff. When we are there to tuck into the delectable food, we feel that we are actually eating in Malaysia/Singapore. Love all the dishes we have had so far but for me the nasi lemak, beef rendang, nasi goreng kampong, kumara donuts, sago gula Melaka, onde ondeh buah Melaka, pengat pisang, chendol are a must try. The customers are all very friendly while they glance at each others orders. I have heard comments from them like "wow, tastes like food at home", "this is delicious", "not homesick for food now". Love the ambience in this large, welcoming restaurant with high ceilings. The fire place is innovative and sort of in the centre of the restaurant. We loved watching the dancing flames, listening to the crackling of wood, and feeling the warmth on a cold Winter's day.

Great food, seafood was to die for. Delicious banna coffee ice cream. Rose extract milk shake was even better than it looked. Awsome service. Just a great dining experience overall, and all for a good price. Can't to wait to come again.

We just finished a beautiful authentic Malay meal at this gem of a restaurant in the heart of the North Island, warm service and fire, highly recommend stopping here, we will be visiting again �

Easy to find, diagonally across SH1 from the BP...really big inside: can handle the extended whanau easy...mega-menu: took five minutes to just read it through and twice that to decide what I wanted (tip for next time: skip lunch so I'm hungry enough for heaps!)...fast and very friendly service...main and drink came out really quickly, with dessert as soon as I was ready...could have dug-in for the night if I didn't have to get home...keen for a makan to bring back Singapore memories: this is is where you need to be...

Been here for lunch and that was yum! But got a beef rendang for dinner and that so soo delish! Plus can't buy anything with out getting kumara chips 👌 def recommend.

Great food. Friendly owner and staff. Quick and easy for a stopover and its Halal! Thanks for a great meal.

Words alone aren't enough to express our heartfelt gratitude for the kind reception you showed recently. Not only the food and drink were delicious, the owner has a kind heart to match. Truly worth a visit or two or many. May the Almighty bless you and the family as well as make your business prosper even more.

Beautiful meal, highly recommend dining there. Lovely, friendly staff.

Awesome food, Best place to go with family Friendly staff and fast service. highly recommended cheers..

Beautiful food and very affordable for a family to dine somewhere nice. Highly recommend �

this is a pure malaysian cuisine. the best part is they are not using any artificial flavors!!! the manager at taupo is really kind as well.

Absolutely superb authentic Malay food, I felt like I was sitting back at the food stalls in Penang or Malacca.. I picked up a number of takeaway meals tonight - they were all beautifully packed and also labelled (!!!). Such care and lovely service. We are 90km away but we will be back!

Food was average, possibly we have experienced superior quality food. Service needs a lot of work. Only 2 tables and the waiter was struggling...

This is absolutely outstanding food full of flavour. My mouth was watering with every mouthful. Thank you.

Highly recommend, delicious reasonably priced food on state highway one! Try the new banana dessert mmmmmmmmmmmm

Awesome place, very cool fellow in charge and nice polite staff. Food was amazing in presentation and flavour! Good coffee also!