Damansara Co.

Came for the Babi Keluak special , did not disappoint.
Everything on the menu is well executed.

In photo : Babi Keluak , Chicken Satay, The Best Greens, Otak otak, cassava cake

I was excited to try Damansara as a fellow Malaysian who misses food from home. But the taste of home on its own is not enough to convince me to go back to the restaurant for a second time.

Food tastes authentic, but comes in disappointingly small portions, and is overly priced (with 20% fair wage charge before tax and the expected tips.)

These are the food my party of three ordered.

Small plate: Satay, Otak-otak, Pork Bak Kwa Sando, Kaya Toast
Full size: Laksa, Nasi Lemak
Cocktail: Langkawi, Jalan Alor

The small plates are way smaller in portion than the usual appetizers at a restaurant. They serve one person. You can skip the Pork Sando.

Laksa is my personal favorite - The broth is delicious but the rice noodle is overly cooked and they came broken apart in the soup. For a $25 bowl of Laksa, I expected more (and bigger!)

You can skip the house cocktails. They feel like an afterthought to the otherwise soulful menu.

Finally a Malaysian restaurant in SF. The laksa and the nasi lemak was great!
We also had the satay for starters which was delicious. I do wish that the mains had more variety.

I like that you could join the waitlist online, that definitely helped to avoid waiting in queue outside. So totally recommend!

So happy to have Damansara open in my neighbourhood. Legit Malaysian fare. Super delish, especially the otak-otak, nasi lemak, and acar.

Must try authentic Malaysian food!

I’m very impressed with how Damansara’s able to pull off the flavors. I love that she had dishes like otak-otak, bak kua, and kaya toast* that aren’t served at many Malaysian restaurants.

*Kaya toast is often served as breakfast in Malaysia and it was interesting to see it served as a dessert but still tasted good and would recommend.