Bonda Cafe

We had a breakfast before we leave london, nasi lemak is splendid simple mee goreng mamak and mee hon is really tummy filling. Chef kak Zahirah or zaharah i didnt get her full name is very friendly thumb up to the staff too. Keep up Bonda.
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Dr. Danial Rushdeen
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Saturday, September 17, 2011

I was here in mid of March 2009 and although my stay here in London was a short one, after just a couple of days, I miss my malaysian cuisine, especially fried rice and 'teh tarik'. A glass of teh tarik at Bonda Cafe cost me 1 pound. I belived Bonda Cafe will be the right place for all Malaysians in London to dine in whenever they miss Malaysian food.
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Wan Fariz Izudin
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Came here today with a few friends after reading the below reviews and am so glad to have found this hidden Malaysian gem in Paddington! Being Indonesian I take my South-East Asian food seriously and can say that this place serves authentic, no-fuss Malaysian food. In actual fact I must totally disagree with the below comment as I thought their rendang was excellent...tender with just the right amount of spices. Admittedly, it's more a hole in the wall than a trendy hang out but the chefs definitely know what they're doing...and judging from the amount of Malay customers at Bonda I'm not the only one that thinks so. Would definitely recommend it.
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Melanie
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Saturday, June 19, 2010

The worst food I've ever eaten in all my life. Ordered the ''famous'' rendang with rice. I ended up chewing on the hard beef. It was just awful. My partners rice was also pretty tasteless and oily and smelt of something awful (god knows what it was)! Shady interiors, awful service, canteen-like ambience and awful food. Avoid.
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2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 2
Thursday, February 25, 2010

I happened to visit Bonda Cafe on the same day as Steven McArthur, my previous visit had been there almost a year before and the teh tarik was as good as I remembered! I brought along 2 guests who had lived in Malaysia before so we had the lunch (Nasi Campur C) which is the rice plus 3 choices and a vege for six pounds fifty pence - which seemed like good value. However on paying the bill, it appears as though the garnish is counted as the "vegetable choice" so our individual choice of vegetable was billed as an "additional" dish at 3 pounds fifty pence each, putting the price up to ten pounds per person - this was not pointed out when making the choices so beware of this pitfall! Probably less chance of price surprises when ordering a la carte. I will order the roti canai on my next visit.
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6 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 4
Sunday, February 14, 2010

I had had roti canai (similar to pan cake) with gravy, so crunchy. I will definately going to Malaysia next year for more food tasting.
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Steven Mc Arthur
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Saturday, February 13, 2010

Fresh food with excellent taste, Nasi Goreng Pattaya was marvellous it taste everything from west to the east.. Value for money too. No doubt this malaysian restaurant serving HALAL cuisine.
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Hussin Al Magdi
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, November 01, 2009

Nasi Campur served fresh during lunch and various choice of dishes. Value for money £4.50 per meal same price as Malaysian Hall canteen. A la carte also not bad, my girlfriend had mee mamak penang style and noodle taste so fresh.
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Dr. Azirul Mokhtar
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, April 14, 2009