I only know about Melur because of a recent promotional campaign with the people at Groupon/Mycitydeals. A bunch of us Asian folk headed down tonight for a quick meal. I must say I was expecting a kind of cheap and cheerful place but when I walked into their restaurant on Edgware Road I was very surprised – inside it was fairly modern and new and it was relatively busy, even at 6pm in the evening! Checking out their website now its apparently Malaysian Cuisine with French Panache!

They were certainly French with the service which was impeccable. Even more impressively they got each and every one of our orders (there were eight of us) correct and served to the right person despite the fact we were all over the place with our orders!

Food is very reasonably priced, even without our discount, with starters around the £3-£6 range, mains/noodles averaging around £6-£10, and desserts about £4. My calamari which I had for starters was the best I have in some time – lightly fried (it was clear that new oil had been used), tender, full of flavour and there was a lot of it! My mee goreng noodles were a bit disappointing though its fair to say I’ve yet to find a good one in London. On the other hand the char kway teow, that a couple of the others had, looked pretty good.

I could resist a dessert to finish my meal. It was very very sweet.

Although none of us really went for it there are some great drinks on the cocktail menu (including non-alcoholic stuff).

And for any Muslims who want to try Malaysian food – its all Halal!

Finally, you gotta laugh at their toilet signs!