Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Mabiq Restaurant is located in the Tanjung Lumpur area of Kuantan. It is in the Kampung Peramu housing area behind the Yayasan Pahang building.

Parking space can be hard to find as this restaurant is very popular with the local folk.

Extended parking space at Mabiq Restaurant in Kuantan

Mabiq Restaurant specialises in traditional Malay food though a lot of it is rather spicy. And of course, I still have an English stomach. My Malaysian friend was sweating and struggling with one particular spicy dish!

A view inside Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

A view inside Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

A view inside Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Selecting a drink at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Choose from a variety of dishes at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Choose from a variety of dishes at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Picking some vegetables at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Plenty of vegetables at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Ikan Patin (Ikan Pais) being cooked at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Delicious Ikan Patin (Ikan Pais) at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

In fact, Mabiq Restaurant started out as a small Islamic school. The restaurant was opened to help provide and finance the school. Nowadays, the school is located in a separate building just down the road while this restaurant has become an attraction in itself.

Four plates of food came to RM30 - not a bad price at all

Mabiq Restaurant's VIP room

Inside the VIP room at Mabiq Restaurant, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan. As you can see, it is still set up resembling an Islamic learning classroom

Mabiq Restaurant also possesses a meeting room

Mabiq Restaurant is a must-try for a flavour of typical Malay cuisine. It will be a worthwhile experience.

Kuantan Curry House

The Kuantan Curry House is located in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan, right beneath our apartment, just off Jalan Dato' Lim Hoe Lek. It is directly opposite KCDC Hospital, situated on Lorong Sekilau 22.

When my then-fiancee told me we would be living in an apartment above a curry house, I was thrilled!

I remember walking into the Kuantan Curry House in 2006 when we first moved to Kuantan, and asking for roti canai. That was the start of a 5+ years friendship with the lovely family who own the restaurant.


A common dish at Kuantan Curry House is the banana leaf meals. For those of you who have never heard of 'banana leaf meals' it's basically rice and curry with some meat/fish and vegetables all on a banana tree leaf. One can eat with a fork and spoon or go the old traditional way and use your hands!

The Kuantan Curry House speciality dish is fried fish, flavoured with an age-old secret recipe which keeps customers coming back for more!

My personal favourite is the gorgeous fried vegetables made by Mr. Samindan :)

Here we can see the famous fried fish on the top shelf

The Private Function Room

Mr. Samindan, the owner, is seated on the right. Sitting beside him is his oldest son, Magen. Standing at left is his second son, Thina.

As of 5th December, 2012, Kuantan Curry House has opened a new vegetarian section, serving delicious vegetarian food daily.

Puraini, wife of Mr. Samindan graciously gave my family and I a free sample of the vegetarian food on 5th December. Here she is serving the food:

I enjoyed tucking in to the food. Some of it was a little spicy, a lot of it was just fine, it was a nice blend, all on a banana leaf:

It doesn't matter whether you're Indian, Chinese or Malay, (or a foreigner like me!), you've got to try this delectable food!