Jack's Satay Bar

DAYS OF BUSINESS

Tue - Wed:	12:00pm to 2:30pm 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Thu:	12:00pm to 2:30pm 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Fri:	12:00pm to 2:30pm 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Sat - Sun:	6:00pm to 11:00pm

Jack's Satay Bar, a Melbourne institution since 1989 and the winner of many restaurant awards, is located on Mt. Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds.

Our popular restaurant and licensed bar serves contemporary and traditional Malaysian cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

"A great place for Office Functions".

OPEN MONDAYS THRU DECEMBER

Latest User Reviews

"The food and the service was really great - although we were never asked if we would like dessert or coffee after our main meal. However, as it was nearly Xmas the place was packed, which is fine, but it was also extremely loud. The venue itself was very echoy."

"thoroughly enjoyable, a bit noisy although it was a Saturday night and the restaurant was quite full. would revisit restaurant again ." more reviews

Chef	Jeffrey Ng
Price Guide	Entrée $5.80 - $14.80, Main $13.80 - $25.80, Dessert $7 - $9.80
Payment Options	Cash, Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Eftpos
Set Menus	Set menu 1 $42 7 course
Features	$7 corkage Per-bottle, BYO (Wine Only), Deliveries, Licensed, No dress code, Takeaway, Wheelchair access
Ambience	Contemporary, Relaxed
Food	Vegetarian option
Styles	Cocktail, Sit down
Suitable For	Business lunch/dinner

A La Carte Menu

set menu - $38 (doc)

canape - $9.50 (doc)

Entrée

Satay 4 Sticks per serve: beef, chicken or mixed, marinated on skewers, grilled & served with our spicy peanut sauce.

12.80

Prawn Satay 3 Sticks per serve

15.80

Gado Gado: mixed vegetables served with our spicy peanut sauce. (Served as a cold dish).

8.80

Curry Puffs 2 per serve

5.80

Malay Spring Rolls 3 per serve

7.80

Lobak: deep fried spicy meat roll, wrapped in bean curd skin & served with Jack's special plum sauce.

9.50

'Har Yin' - Prawns Balls 4 per serve

15.80

Lard Gai 2 per serve: a mixture of chicken, shallots, eggs & cucumber wrapped in lettuce, served with spicy peanut sauce.

8.50

Pandan Chicken 4 per serve: marinated chicken fillets wrapped in the fragrant Pandan leaf & deep fried.

9.50

Roti Rolls 4 per serve: marinated chicken fillets, cucumber & tomato wrapped in our famous roti bread, served with a spicy peanut sauce or chilli.

12.80

Jack Yum Soup: spicy clear soup with king prawns, straw mushrooms, lemongrass,coriander & tomato.

8.80

Jacks Oysters: half dozen consisting of 2 Mango Salsa, 2 Awana, topped with sweet chilli, and coriander and 2 Akee, grilled and topped with curry sauce.

14.80

Sui Mai 4 per serve: minced prawns & pork wrapped in a crispy won ton skin steamed or deep fried. Served with a sweet chilli sauce.

7.80

Noodles

Mee Goreng: fried fresh egg noodles with prawns, eggs, bean curd, bean shoots & potato.

14.80

Char Keow Teow: fried flat rice noodles with fresh prawns, eggs, bean shoots & Chinese sausage.

14.80

Hokkien Mee: fried noodles, vermicelli, shredded pork, squid, prawns, eggs, shallots & bean shoots.

14.80

Singapore Fried Bee Hoon: fried vermicelli with B.B.Q. pork, squid, prawns, eggs, bean shoots & shallots

14.80

Jai Mee: fried fresh egg noodles with seasonal vegetables & served with either a mild curry sauce or a hot spicy sauce.

13.80

Seafood Curry Laksa: egg noodles & Vermicelli, cooked with prawns, scallops, calamari & rockling fillets, bean shoots and fishcake. Served with coconut milk and curry spices.

18.80

Vegetables

Curried Vegetables

16.80

Sambal Spinach

16.80

Beancurd Fried with Vegetables, Mushrooms & Baby Corn

16.80

Curry

Seafood Curry: a delicious combination of prawns, calamari, fish fillets and scallops, cooked in a coconut milk curry sauce. JACK'S TRADITIONAL MALASIAN CURRY - Prepared by blending various spices including coriander, fennel, cumin & coconut milk.

25.80

Chicken: boneless

20.80

Beef Rendang

20.80

Roti Bread 1 per serve: an Indian influenced bread.

4.50

Lamb Curry

20.80

Vegetables

Curried Vegetables

16.80

Sambal Spinach

16.80

Beancurd Fried with Vegetables, Mushrooms & Baby Corn

16.80

Curry

Seafood Curry: a delicious combination of prawns, calamari, fish fillets and scallops, cooked in a coconut milk curry sauce. JACK'S TRADITIONAL MALASIAN CURRY - Prepared by blending various spices including coriander, fennel, cumin & coconut milk.

25.80

Chicken: boneless

20.80

Beef Rendang

20.80

Roti Bread 1 per serve: an Indian influenced bread.

4.50

Lamb Curry

20.80

Rice Dishes

Nasi Goreng: fried rice cooked with curry, spices, B.B.Q. pork, shrimps & served with prawn crackers & pickles.

14.80

Nasi Lemak: coconut flavoured rice, served with beef rendang, achar salad, peanuts & sambal anchovies.

17.80

Coconut Rice: per bowl

2.50

Steamed Rice: per bowl

2.50

Seafood

Chilli Prawns

23.80

Seafood Combination: king prawns, scallops, calamari and fish fillets cooked in our Chef's famous chilli sauce.

24.80

Ikan Irie: fillet of sea perch simmered with ginger and spices and smothered with a sauce of lemongrass, coriander, pineapple and tomato.

22.80

Ikan Snapper: whole South Australian baby snapper marinated in various spices, sambal coriander, lemongrass and chilli wrapped in banana leaves and char grilled served on a hot platter.

22.80

Chef's Recommendations

Enchi Gai: chicken fillets coated with our special crumbs, sliced and served with a creamy coconut sauce

19.80

Sizzling Beef: tender sliced beef, cooked with seasonal vegetables & served on a sizzling platter with a special sauce

23.80

Sizzling Prawns: king prawns served on a sizzling platter with seasonal vegetables and the Chef's special sauce.

25.80

Enchi Kambin: chicken fillets lightly fried and served with a tangy sauce (crumbed).

19.80

Ducksi Goreng: strips of roast duck wok tossed in our Malaysian fried rice.

17.80

Tium Chue"Sweet Pork": tender pieces of pork cooked in a sweet sauce. Served in a bed of dry vermicelli.

19.80

Satay Prawns: with our Chef's special satay sauce.

23.80

Satay Chicken/ Beef: sliced chicken fillets or tender beef slices, lightly fried with our famous satay sauce, spices and seasonal vegetables.

19.80

Fresh Lobster: cooked in a mild chilli sauce, or ginger and spring onions (24 hours notice or by request only).

MP

Dessert

Sticky Date Pudding: a delicious home made pudding with butterscotch saouce served warm with ice cream

9.80

Apple & Rhubarb Crumble

9.80

Mini Chocolate Mud Cake

9.80

Sago Pudding

7.00

Home Made Ice Cream

7.80

Tropical Fruit Platter

7.80

All efforts have been made by www.menulog.com.au to ensure the accuracy of this restaurant's menus at the time of publishing. However, we cannot guarantee that the menu or prices will be valid at the time of your visit.

All prices are in Australian Dollars (AUD$) unless otherwise specified.

This menu was last updated on 9/3/08.

User rating

(5 reviews)

Overall		9.4
Food		9.4
Ambience		9
Service		9.6
Value		9.4

Previous user experiences

Overall 8.8 - Food 9, Ambience 7, Value 9, Service 10

The food and the service was really great - although we were never asked if we would like dessert or coffee after our main meal. However, as it was nearly Xmas the place was packed, which is fine, but it was also extremely loud. The venue itself was very echoy. (December, 2008)

Overall 8 - Food 8, Ambience 8, Value 8, Service 8

thoroughly enjoyable, a bit noisy although it was a Saturday night

and the restaurant was quite full. would revisit restaurant again . (August, 2008)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

Overall I can't fault this resturant, just brilliant! (Chezza - See my reviews (3) - April, 2008)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

The whole experience was wonderful. The food is extremely tasty, and I love all the little extra touches. It is a great place and this is the 3rd time I have been to Jack's Satay Bar and I will definately be back. (Ange70 - See my reviews (9) - February, 2008)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

A birthday dinner for an 80 yr old guy called Jack! The service and food was just spectacular and we were treated like kings! (lou - February, 2007)

This restaurant has been reviewed by the following reputable critics. In Menulog's opinion, multiple reviews are usually an indication that the restaurant is popular and worth trying yourself.

John Lethlean and Necia Wilden, The Age Good Food Guide 2007 - September 2006

Roslyn Grundy, The Age Good Food Guide 2006 - January 2006

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