Monk & Me - Camberwell

We went for an advanced screening of a new movie titled 'What We Did on Our Holiday' this week. It is a BBC comedy film and will be released on 12th February in Australia. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was funny and poignant. The three child actors in the movie performed very well and I especially liked the youngest. She is such a natural, and the script was nicely done too.

After the movie, we went to Monk & Me for dinner. It was just as well that we already had something to eat before the movie because the portion sizes in Monk & Me are quite small.

We ordered Char Kuey Teow and Seafood Laksa. With my seafood laksa, I wondered if it was a collection of bits and pieces of leftover noodles from half eaten laksas. I had difficulty finding more noodles to eat after just two mouthfuls. The broth was tasty but there was a bit too much coconut cream. There was a decent amount of seafood in the laksa. There were prawns, squid, and fishcakes.

The char kuey teow had a good smoky smell, almost similar to the hawker fare one gets in KL. It was spicy but not too spicy for us.

The prices are higher than other Malaysian restaurants but I suppose that is normal for the Camberwell area. The restaurant is not enclosed rather, it has large doors that are entirely opened up during opening hours giving a true blue Malaysian coffee shop feeling,  especially on a balmy day.

Monk and Me certainly has the ambience and portion size of a malaysian coffee shop, but unfortunately the price is about 8 times more expensive.