Min Min Kitchen

Unclaimed

If you crave Malaysian or Singaporean food after some time in Phnom Penh, this is the place to go. Offering a variety of hawker and restaurant fare, well cooked with the aroma of their home countries. Also available for sale are biscuits and other products from Malaysia.

Authentic Malaysian cuisine. Small house. Food court vibes. Pricey in some menu. Tasty food. Highly recommended: fried rice, kankong xo, roasted pork and roasted duck. Dim sum menu was just ok. Too thick bun layer less filling. Cleanliness 5/10. Sticky table and seat. Friendly staff. Good service. Not so many people in lunch time.

I was searching for Malaysian food and this popped up. Another restaurant that has never featured in my searches, but it seems to have been around for a while, having opened in 2022. When we arrived, it quickly became clear that this is probably not suited for romantic dates or for trying to wow the significant other. Yet another restaurant with all the charm of a school canteen. When we walked in, all the staff scattered and completely ignored us. Eventually, a very friendly waitress showed up and gave us the menus. She spoke excellent English and looked after us all evening. The menus is pretty big and prices, whilst not exorbitant, seemed a little high given the décor. It took us forever to actually decide what we wanted to eat, just too much choice. I did want some roasted duck but was told that not just the duck, but all roasted meats were not available that day. Bummer! We eventually got there and ordered a small plate of roasted pork fried rice ($6.00), obviously they did have some roasted pork. We also ordered a “scallop prawn peeled rice”, with the small plate coming in at $10.00, a small “golden garlic fried crab meat rice” ($8.00), a small “asparagus prawn peeled” ($15.00), a small sweet and sour pork ($10.00), and stir-fried sweet potato leaves ($6.00). Drinks were an Angkor beer for $2.00, a coconut juice for $2.50, and a small water coming in at $1.00. Prices do not include 10% VAT, but there is no added service charge. Whilst we waited, we had a chance to look a little closer at what was going on. The part of the restaurant we sat in was empty, but the staff were constantly running. They do have private rooms, and they must have been busy. The thing that was really annoying was their table paging system. Every time a guest hit the call button, there would be a loud “ding-dong” and a recorded announcement. It really bugged me, and it is so unnecessary; we use the same system at the hotel and one can actually mute it and instead send the message to a watch that comes with the whole setup. The food arrived in short order, was hot, and nicely presented. First up was the scallops and prawn fried rice. Very, very good with both the scallops and prawns fresh and cooked just right. The rice was also excellent and the whole thing came with 6 scallops and two large prawns, justifying the price tag. The roasted pork fried rice was dry, as it should be, with the grains separating nicely. The pork was very flavourful, and I sure want to come back and try some of their roast meets. Maybe a tad expensive for what it was, but acceptable. The sweet-and-sour pork was one of the best I have had in Phnom Penh. The coating was a little crunchy, something I love and something that few places seem to be able to do. The boy liked this dish the most. It would have been a 6 out of 5 if it hadn’t been for the overripe pineapple, it had actually started to ferment. The “asparagus prawn peeled”, their way of writing it, not mine, was also very good but a tad overpriced. Whilst it had lots of prawns, throwing green asparagus in there does not justify a $15.00 price tag. However, their cooks sure know how to cook seafood and vegetables, everything was cooked right on point. We did not eat the fried crab meat rice as we were stuffed by then. Instead, we took it home for the daughter. She is in full-on teen mode and does not want to join us for dinner, but she sure appreciated the rice and said that it was excellent. Final verdict? Restaurant has zero ambiance andthe call system is annoying. However, the food is darn good, and we will go back.

First time in this place and their food did not disappoint.. everything is so delicious.. their char siew pork has the exact taste of my favorite noodle spot in Kuala Lumpur, and i have been missing that taste for years.. the staff are also very helpful and accomodating.. they didn't asked us to leave when we overstayed after eating.. it was a nice shop.. they even have a little deli corner if you're looking for some Malaysian snacks..