Restoran Mega Ceria

Restaurant · Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

About Restoran Mega Ceria

Restoran Mega Ceria is a nasi padang restaurant in Taman Medan Maju Jaya, a residential pocket of Petaling Jaya just off Jalan Klang Lama on the southwestern edge of Kuala Lumpur. The business occupies three adjoining shop lots and has built a strong local following, reflected in more than 1,400 Google reviews and an average rating above four out of five stars. Diners can eat hidang style, where a spread of dishes is laid on the table and billed by what is eaten, or order nasi campur for a single portion ladled over rice and finished with a drizzle of gulai gravy.

The sides on offer run long for a shop of its size. Regulars point to the rendang daging, a slow-cooked beef dish, alongside rendang hati made from beef liver, tempe fried with red chillies and small dried anchovies known as ikan bilis, and terung balado, eggplant dressed in a spicy sambal. Fish and crab are available cooked masak lemak style in a turmeric-tinted coconut gravy, and whole fish heads come finished with balado sauce for diners who want extra heat. The kitchen keeps both a red and a milder green sambal on hand so customers can choose their spice level, and dendeng, thin slices of dried beef fried until crisp, is added to the counter only from late morning onward. A glass of fresh lime juice is a popular finish to the meal.

The restaurant opens early and runs through the afternoon, closing by five and taking Fridays off, with the lunch rush building from around eleven in the morning. Reviewers writing in Malaysian food media have called it a worthy, more affordable alternative to pricier nasi padang chains, and some accounts describe it as having served the neighborhood for decades, though that specific history has not been independently confirmed here. Only cash and QR code payments are accepted; card payment is not available. For Indonesians living in the Klang Valley, particularly those from Sumatra, it offers an unpretentious, everyday version of home cooking rather than a polished restaurant experience, with prices for a full plate typically running well under the cost of a similar meal at larger Padang-style restaurant chains in the city.

Address

No. 9, Jalan MJ9, Taman Medan Maju Jaya, Off Jalan Klang Lama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Opening hours

Sunday Thursday Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
Closed

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Category

Indonesian Restaurant in Malaysia

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