Hakka Restaurant

My local friends in KL and I eat here once or twice a month. This place is a KL icon– I think they’ve been operating for 60 years or so. The menu is great and they’re very flexible for a vegan like me. Great great great Chinese food. Love me some sautéed sweet potato greens!
The atmosphere is truly outdoor family picnic style. If you’re lucky it will start to rain and the auto-​roof will extend and shield you. Come casual– life is good!
Great desserts, noodles, tofu a million different ways, and plenty for omnivores, too.
Service is eh, but they get the job done.

Placed right behind of Pavilion Shopping Mall, Hakka Restaurant is a family conducive Chinese restaurant that is half indoors and half in the open air, made possible with a convertible rooftop. On a good dry night, you could be dining under the stars with a great view of Pavilion, and on a rainy night, you will be kept safe from getting drench. The semi-​outdoor experience is a nice change. Having some fresh air while you dine is one of the best feelings other than being among family members.
Among all the different types of dishes that we have ordered, it was the famous Hakka Kau Yoke (steamed pork bellies) with preserved vegetables that stood out. The pork was tender with a good amount of fats for those who love eating the fats, and the preserved vegetables are pickled well with a tinge of saltiness. Best to eat this dish with rice to balance everything out.

One of the oldest restaurants in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It’s located opposite Pavilion. Hakka Restaurant has been around for god knows how long and they have been packed ever since they opened. They’ve renovated their restaurant and it looks a lot bigger and nicer compared to before.
They serve Hakka dishes here and Chinese dishes here. But what I love about this place is that, they even have steamboat! The steamboat here is really good too I must say. I always come here for steamboat with my family. You can order sides for your steamboat such as pork slice, pork liver and many other fresh poultry as well. They’re always full so make sure you make a reservation or head over early to get ahead of the crowd!

My family has been wanting to have some Hakka cuisine for the longest time, so we finally embrace the KL traffic and went to Hakka Restaurant. The restaurant is located opposite of Pavilion.
Whenever we dine at a Hakka restaurant, we would definitely order Yam Abacus Seed. The Abacus Seed in Hakka Restaurant was really good, nice texture with a pleasant yam flavours. The Crispy Duck was pretty good too — nice crispy skin with tender meat. On the other hand, the Pig Intestines with Pineapple was slightly disappointing. The texture of the intestines was good, but the pineapple was slightly over-​powering.
Overall, the food was good and I heard the German Pork Knuckle was delicious. Sadly, we did not order this that night, but will mostly give this a try during our next visit.

This is a famous Chinese restaurant that has been there perhaps since when I was little girl. One night after work, my colleagues were craving for their famous deep fried pork leg. I wasn’t a fan but I tagged along just to catch up with my colleagues and have fun.
It was a pity that my phone was low batt and I didn’t have a power bank with me, hence no pictures of the food that we ordered — maybe next round. Anyway, we were seated in the air-​conditioned room and within seconds, the waiter came over to place orders for us. Although that place was packed — I was pleasantly surprised for their prompt service. Only later I realised that each waiter/​waitresses were designated to a few tables under their service. How neat!
Price range was between RM18 above and man, I remembered that the famous deep fried pork leg cost RM50++ for a small serving. I wasn’t keen to try my next round perhaps it is because I simply don’t find it delicious — again, I’m not a fan of pork. But don’t get me wrong, it is very crispy outside and tender meat inside.
Other dishes were ordinary and overall, I did enjoy myself very much. So if you are a pork lover, give it a go!