I am not a Malaysian, so I am not sure if the food they are serving are sticking to traditional recipe as they claim. What I can only comment is that their food taste good. The truth just speak for itself. Since it's opening in February 2012 the restaurant had been slowly gaining support by locals. People who work around the area filled the restaurant every week days - not only Asians but people of all ethics.

There a variety of food, as Malaysian food can get spicy sometimes so it's worth checking before you order (because from my experience I would need some help to interpret their menu as it was too concise and the names were mostly in Malay). One big thumb down though was they recently change the fish in Nasi Lemak (Malaysian hawker rice) from a whole deep fried fish into fish fillets. Not sure about the reason maybe is due to cost or availability, however having a whole deep fried fish in a Nasi Lemak were certainly a WOW factor, instead of the two sad pieces of fillet o fish that was still in the plate when I left. Anyhow apart from me being grumpy about the fish the dish was still yummy and well presented. Speaking of well presented I would really recommend the $12.80 Fish Banquet they have. For some reason the waiters always forget to give this menu to customers (often you have to ask for it, it's on another piece of small promotion card). This stunning dish come with a whole snapper, with the fresh removed and cooked in a sauce (there are four style to choose from, and I have not tried all of them but the mayo I tried was great), the bone was then deep fried and is accompanied with rice. For this price you have a piece of art-like creation I have no reason to say no to revisit again. Their Hainanese chicken rice are okay, but not so much to amuse for.

A small note: they make good chili sauce to die for, if you are into a bit of spicy, simply order a fried rice and accompany with the chili oil provided on the table, oh boy life's good. They also make some special Malaysian drinks and desserts, the desserts you can order them piece by piece, my girlfriend said it was good and not too sweet but I have not try it myself, maybe I will make additional comment to that later.

The service are always helpful and cheerful, sometimes forgetful though as they often bring only parts of their menus. However I have never experienced miss orders or if I have to wait for too long for my food.
Revisiting recommended

Approximate cost: $10-20

As an international student from China, the study in Melbourne uni are just not complete if you have not been to the all mighty Rose Garden. Years after years, in the last decades, the neighboring stalls had changed hands numerous times, this humble little take away stoned in the original time space. The only difference is it is getting more crowded, and that once quiet strip of Elizabeth street is gradually becoming a vibrant area. What used to be a overseas students' canteen now gain the acceptance of more the general public - it's not uncommon to see customers with suits nowadays, Rose Garden not only maintain it's best essence - the price, the quality, but perhaps also the collective memories of many of us customers who once in a while still crave for not only the aroma but the feeling of revisiting this trusty old friend.

- The reason I give 3/5 Service is because there are simply no service at all (basically you would not be expecting much service for a $9 dish take away joint like this anyway, it's pretty much you order->you eat as fast as you can->you pay and make room for another customer who have been on queue looking at you like a poor little puppy), not a place you want to go for a date at all

The pros:
- CHEAP!
- a variety of chinese take away dishes to choose from
- it taste good (the BBQ are no less than pacific house in south yarra, with much cheaper price)
- pre-order by phone and pick up (as finding a parking in normal hours can be quite painful in the area, unless you ride a bike)
- service are fast, in fact, service are ultra fast (they want you out of the restaurant more than you do)

The cons:
- the menu are not very flexible - you can order pork chop with black pepper sauce on rice, but you can't alter it into chicken
- there's always a queue if you want to eat in during dining hours
- there are never enough staffs to accommodate all the tables (correct me if i am wrong, i recognize there are only about 2-3 serving staffs)
- no drink menu, the most you get are soft drinks from the fridge

Approximate cost: $10-20

Whenever I look for a cafe I would probably look at the customers inside before I go in. Some places just make their customers look miserable for no reason, and I would certainly stay out of that joint.
I just live down the lane-way next to this little gem near the quieter end of the Chapel. And half a years go by and I have never stepped into it - it's not that people inside looks suffering enough to drive me away, in contrast the crowd behind the glass facade are so enjoying the moment, either the bigger groups chatting in the back dinning room, or the small tables near the cashier, everyone are so focusing on enjoying, that you would imagine they are in their own universe - or momentary heaven to be exaggerate.
It is not until I found a quieter week day that I actually paid a visit to the joint, I understand and experience that momentary heavenly relaxation. The ambiance was lively, but quiet enough - so that you don't feel like sipping your latte in a library - while on the other hand it's not noisy like a pub - the high ceiling certainly doing it's job well. The glass facade gives the interior a lot of natural lights - in fact I can't recall where the lighting are positions in the shop, the sunlight reflected gently from the graffiti opposite the lane way, that is never too bright, never too warm. Sitting in the small table with the additive aroma of fresh brewing coffee, with lots of free magazine to choose from, my afternoon was easily slip though the space-time continuum - time to head home for reality.
Having said that I came back to try the food itself another time, the dishes were great, the ingredients are top of the list fresh, however not too surprisingly good - I hate to use the word ordinary as it implies something not really well done. The food in the Globe is just good as it is at it's best, nothing more, but nothing less. It would not give you a WOW surprise as if you are having a Molecular gastronomy adventure, however it does remind you what real food should taste like, i.e., the fresh veggie that tastes like real vegetable and juicy cherry tomatoes which guarantee to explode upon your chew. I guess it does not make a big difference nowadays for many people as majority of use are evolved to live with the supermarket shelf-stable products, therefore when it requires a few more bucks to defend freshness, it is hard to satisfy the crowd. However, consider the ambiance plus the lovely service in the Globe, I would say that few bucks well spent.
There's one short note though - the service and barrister are great, however the kitchen never keep up the pace, the meal always come after the coffee had gone cold, or I have finished the coffee, or and I already ordered a second cup. But for freshness like this without all the fuss to select ingredients in the market, I can live with that.

Approximate cost: $20-30

This place used to be a canteen with nice food and relatively reasonable price in the neighborhood. However the quality had been constantly going down hill. Maybe it's unfair to claim they are going downhill as they still make good roast BBQ ducks and stuff. However, it just that other restaurants and new comers are catching up on the quality, that makes the Pacific House losing my affection to it, I mean, who will not be if the price is soaring but we did not see any improvement in quality and especially the service. I could bare with the waiter with a long face when it was cheap and I was a broke, but why would I pay for a med-end price for that standard? I think the owner, as well as the public are getting too used to what is happening and what is already there without realizing it.

Approximate cost: $30

Pizza was great. Ambiance was okay. Service was friendly but not cheerful. Can't ask for more a place that offer $4 pizza that are freshly baked.

Approximate cost: $4 pizza