Jazz Ria Malaysian Restaurant

Great traditional Malaysian restaurant. Delicious tasty foods. Chicken sate, yellow prawn curry, archar pickled vegetables, steamed broccoli, roti bread, coconut rice. 😋👌 Refreshing ice tea. Fast service and friendly staff.🙂👍

Really nice Malaysian restaurant with Malaysian style layout and design, this place is lovely and cosy.
The food is delicious also and with a modest menu, you can generally make a quick choice.
The Malaysian seafood dishes are really tasty and fabulous but also the duck dishes are outstanding. Of course they have Nasi Goreng and Singapore noodles, but the Laksa dishes are fantastic. The salt & pepper calamari is a Malaysian classic and also really tasty.
The prices are moderate and very affordable, so you are looking at around $20 to $40 for one person.
The place is close to transport and the service is pretty good and staff are nice and friendly.
I would recommend a visit to this restaurant.

Great food. Lovely staff. Quick, polite and friendly service. Relaxing yet lively ambiance. We will be back.

Starters- Piping hot and crispy vegetable spring rolls with delicious sauce. Satay chicken skewers, Chicken lobak (like a sausage)

Mains- Gado Gado - warm satay noodle, vegetable and tofu salad- divine. My partner had Kantan duck- a tangy gingery dish.

Ambiance- relaxing background jazz and low level conversation buzz. Easy to hear and converse.

The manager/owner who greeted us was very friendly and impressively remembered our names on leaving!

You can BYO fro only 2.50$ per person. Also does take away.

Great local lunch spot, relaxed, fast service, well priced - $12.90 for Nasi lemak with chicken and $12 for Mee Goreng. Meals are well sized, tasty and authentic. They do lunch specials and also have a full menu to compliment. Seating is comfortable. There was a quiet tune of Jazz playing in the background, but needed to be turned up a bit. Photos of famous jazz players on the walls. Accept card has a toilet. Was busy when we came for lunch with a full array of families and friends of all ages. I would recommend

Unreal feed, the black pepper butter chicken is amazing. Crispy, lots of flavour, filling. Would 100% recommend

❤🙌 love love love
So many favourite dishes here.
The curry puffs 🥟are incredible and do yourself a favour and order two serves of the homemade sesame prawn 🍤 and calamari 🐙toast, it’s totally chef hat restaurant quality.

Jazz Ria in Balwyn is a wonderful restaurant that offers a great dining experience for lovers of Malaysian and Asian cuisine. The restaurant is tastefully decorated, with a cosy and inviting atmosphere that makes it a perfect spot for a casual meal or a special occasion.
The standout feature of Jazz Ria is their food, which is absolutely delicious. The menu features a range of classic Malaysian and Asian dishes, as well as some unique and modern takes on traditional recipes. Their signature dish, the Nasi Lemak, is a must-try and is sure to satisfy even the most discerning taste buds.
The staff at Jazz Ria are friendly and welcoming, providing excellent service to their customers. They are knowledgeable about the menu and are happy to make recommendations based on individual preferences.
The pricing at Jazz Ria is very reasonable, making it a great option for a budget-friendly night out. The portions are also generous, ensuring that customers get good value for their money.
Overall, Jazz Ria in Balwyn is a great restaurant that offers delicious food and excellent service. Whether you're in the mood for some classic Malaysian dishes or some innovative and modern takes on Asian cuisine, Jazz Ria is definitely worth a visit.

Place is great and is very accommodating of dietary requests. Food was fast and delicious.
Additional edit to my review from 6 years ago: Just ate here again in 2024, still absolutely delicious!

I totally loved eating there and I highly recommend it. They have great customer service and the most wonderful food. The food really tickles my taste buds! It doesn’t take along time for the food to arrive. Overall it’s a great Malaysian restaurant with the best food and service.

Had a very tasty enjoyable meal tonight, really enjoyed the mixed vegetables. Patrick on his own was doing a great front of staff job with many customers putting in their orders. Lovely food, great ambience
Yvonne

This is one of the best restaurants in Melbourne. I was in a really high-end South Yarra restaurant the other day. It was GREAT. We tried the calamari and I said. "Delicious but not Jazzria." My husband said " Yes but Jazzria is exceptional" So true. Try the beschlam spinach. Its just spinach and sauce and garlic. I Put that in my bowl tonight and could have eaten just that ... . The butter chicken is wonderful. The seafood curry laksa is amazing. I have been dining here for 15 years probably 15 times a year and my family never get sick of the big, bold, beautiful flavours and textures. This is one of the best restaurants in Melbourne.

Great little Malaysian restaurant. Went here for lunch, the lunch specials are well prices at $12 - $13, with a good selection. We went with a group of 6, and everyone loved their meal. I had the Roti Chicken Curry which was excellent. Very flavorsome and a good sized serve.

The service was friendly and efficient, and the jazz music in the background makes for a nice vibe.

Great food. We will be back for more.

Highly recommend Jazz Ria for those looking for an authentic Malaysian experience. The food was absolutely amazing and the customer service from the restaurant team was outstanding. Thanks Jazz Ria, looking forward to ordering from you again.

Chicken curry Laksa is simply the best take out we've ever had. We have it once a week without fail. Superb value and the staff are more like friends. Go there - you won't be disappointed

Just did our Covid19 pickup from our first choice restaurant. Amazing food as always! Wasabi prawns and Prawn Toast are beautifully spiced and even as takeaway, taste fresh and appealing. Chicken with vegetables and Rendang Beef with Roti also first class and each with its own character. The Kanatan Duck is another favorite that we can't live without. Many thanks to Patrick and his team for all his efforts to keep the business going. Looking forward to resuming the dine-in experience with all the great ambiance and friendly, personal service.
Do yourself a favour and support this local icon!

Jazz Ria is one of my regular restaurants. It is a favourite for my family. Great food - my favourites being the Red Curry Duck and the Salt & Pepper Calamari. Patrick and his staff have always beem excellent hosts.

Amazing. Staff are so incredibly nice. Chilli beef and chicken laksa highly recommended!

Ive been coming to Jazzria for 9 years. Consistently delicious moorish food. Take a newbie, I guarantee they will be impressed. Once they stuffed up my take away order. they gave us the wrong order but then they delivered the new order to our house and only charged us for that order. we tasted a whole lot of dishes we would not normally have tried ( since it was someone elses order.) pretty impressive across the board. The staff are gorgeous. probably some msg i would imagine but i think thats why its really so delicious.

Superb food, again after again at this wonderful little restaurant. My family have been going for years and it always delicious