Jack’s Satay Bar

The most INAUTHENTIC Malaysian cuisine I’ve experienced. The satay sauce is straight from a bottle and the sweet dipping sauce that accompanies most of the entrees, yes you guessed it, plain old sweet chilli sauce from a bottle.
I’ve never been more disappointed in a beef rendang curry. They used the wrong cut of beef and hadn’t cooked it long enough. Bland flavours and a watery consistency. I question if the person who made the rendang has even been to Malaysia.
If you’re after authentic, tasty Malaysian food, definitely give this place a miss.
Jack’s is a JOKE.

Four out of five peanuts!
My sister and I caught up recently at this restaurant in Moonee Ponds and I have to say, we ate a lot of roti bread… it was awesome!
Entrée — Lychee cocktail (Pretty good, particularly for a suburban restaurant)
Second entrée — Roti rolls & Spring rolls
Main — Satay tofu stir fry & bottle of red
Dessert — Banana deep fried in roti bread & fresh fruit platter
The main and the entrée were both delicious — the satay sauce is a-​maz-​ing! The fresh fruit platter was very generous in size for $ 11, however, the roti bread dessert was a little light on the banana.
The bill came to $ 140 for two of us, which is a little expensive, however, we had 2 entrees, 1 main, 2 desserts, bottle of red and 2 cocktails so I think we got both good quality and a nice quantity of food for our money.
Overall, a fantastic experience and I will definitely be going back there. I wouldn’t call it exxy but it definitely isn’t a cheap place (Most mains looked to be about $ 25 to $ 30). The wait staff were all lovely and they offered us Easter eggs as we left. Nice.