Kotajaya is a new Malaysian restaurant on Mountain Highway, Bayswater. They have a lunch special menu which has dishes such as Hainan chicken rice, char kuey teow, sar hor fun, mee goreng, wonton noodles, laksa and so on for $9.50
It looks like the chicken rice is a popular dish, only available from Fridays to Sundays so we ordered that, and sar hor fun. We really liked the chicken rice which goes well with the garlic chilli sauce. The rice is fragrant and not too greasy. The sar hor fun has breath of the wok and was very tasty.
The main thing I liked about this new establishment is that it does not rely on overuse of lard, oil and msg to make its dishes tasty. The price is reasonable, the food is authentic. It is no wonder then that the restaurant was full of Malaysians on the day of our visit! Parking can be limited though as it is a standalone building with no off street parking nearby.
Besides their hawker style lunch dishes, Kotajaya also has an extensive dinner menu. We will definitely return to try their dinner menu one day!