Min Min Kitchen
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Min Min Kitchen
Min Min Kitchen
47 St 302, Phnom Penh
Monday – Sunday 10:00 – 22:00
Tel: 096 854 5732
Link: https://www.facebook.com/MinMinKitchenMMK/
Food: 4.6/5
Service: 4.5/5
Value for money: 3.7/5
Ambience: 2.0/5
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.
Lacking a tad in atmosphere.
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!
Extensie menu, I counted 48 pages.
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, the staff were constantly running. They do have private rooms, and they must have been busy. A lot of the guests we saw coming in did look like the type you wouldn’t want to encounter at 2 in the morning down a dark alley. Predominantly men, predominantly bad haircuts, predominantly tatted, predominantly from the Middle Kingdom. There was also what appeared to be a manager. We got dizzy just watching him, he is either hyperactive or sniffed too much white powder. Friendly enough though, but he should have maybe gone outside to smoke.
"Golden-antlered deer jumps over morning mountain in eternal happiness". Or something like that.
The other 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 scallops and prawn rice was banging.
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.
If only all restaurants could make fried rice like this.
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.
Sweet-and-sour pork. Outstanding, apart from the pineapple.
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.
Very good, but the price-value balance was a little off.
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.
Even pouting teenage girls like the "golden garlic fried crab rice".
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.
25% cheaper and it would be close to perfect.
Final verdict? Restaurant has zero ambiance, the call system is annoying, and the manager needs to just say no. However, the food is darn good, and we will go back.
Obviously not telephone top-up.
47 St 302, Phnom Penh
Monday – Sunday 10:00 – 22:00
Tel: 096 854 5732
Link: https://www.facebook.com/MinMinKitchenMMK/
Food: 4.6/5
Service: 4.5/5
Value for money: 3.7/5
Ambience: 2.0/5
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.
Lacking a tad in atmosphere.
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!
Extensie menu, I counted 48 pages.
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, the staff were constantly running. They do have private rooms, and they must have been busy. A lot of the guests we saw coming in did look like the type you wouldn’t want to encounter at 2 in the morning down a dark alley. Predominantly men, predominantly bad haircuts, predominantly tatted, predominantly from the Middle Kingdom. There was also what appeared to be a manager. We got dizzy just watching him, he is either hyperactive or sniffed too much white powder. Friendly enough though, but he should have maybe gone outside to smoke.
"Golden-antlered deer jumps over morning mountain in eternal happiness". Or something like that.
The other 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 scallops and prawn rice was banging.
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.
If only all restaurants could make fried rice like this.
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.
Sweet-and-sour pork. Outstanding, apart from the pineapple.
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.
Very good, but the price-value balance was a little off.
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.
Even pouting teenage girls like the "golden garlic fried crab rice".
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.
25% cheaper and it would be close to perfect.
Final verdict? Restaurant has zero ambiance, the call system is annoying, and the manager needs to just say no. However, the food is darn good, and we will go back.
Obviously not telephone top-up.
Re: Min Min Kitchen
Another great review mate 
Have just checked out their menu on FB, I'm definitely gonna have to take the family there for a meal.
Have just checked out their menu on FB, I'm definitely gonna have to take the family there for a meal.-
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Re: Min Min Kitchen
Great review — deserves more ‘likes’ (yeah, I know that’s not why you post, but still).
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