Restoran Barkat Roti John and Ayam Golek , Tanjung Kling, Malacca
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Restoran Barkat Roti John
My aunty brought us to this place with high recommendations. This place is a little stall set up by the beach, a nice place to chill and hang out at night (It was packed!!).They serve not only Roti John and Ayam Golek, but ikan bakar, masakan panas (??) and assam pedas according to their sign board. But we were there only for Roti John and some ayam goodness.
Roti John with our sweet chili dipping sauce
Got there, got a seat and started ordering. The Roti John here is different from the one in KL. As you can see, the bread is obviously longer and looks more like a french loave. ( French loave ala Melayu style). The filling used was a combination of sardines, onions, eggs, ikan billis and chili and it is eaten dipped in sweet chilli sauce. Well, it did taste really good and we ate every crumb. Apparently the name ‘John’ can be linked to the western origin of the french loaf. Since every ‘ang moh’ were colloquially referred to the name John in Malay during the British Colonial days , hence the name Roti John came about..hmm..we learn something new each day. Roti John (RM3.50).
Ayam Golek goodness, juicy and tender
Next off, came our Ayam Golek (1/2 chicken RM8.50). This came with a side of lime which we generously squeezed over our meal before we dug in. We dug in using our bare hands, since, no utensils were provided which gave us the ‘back to nature’ feel and I do believe it made our meal taste better. The meat was juicy and tender and the flavor was just right. It was a good meal.
So good meal + good weather (sea breeze) = a must go when you are down in Malacca.This place is situated along the beach on Tanjung Kling, near Malacca Club. Give us a shout if you need directions, we’ll try our best to direct you. Good luck!
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:49 am
think i might have been here before
been a while since i had the ayam golek… 
November 10th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Hi Quachee, looks like its time you pay them another visit..haha..chicken was really tender and juicy..and the weather was great…let me know how it goes!
April 10th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
I lived nearby Pantai Kundur until 16 years old. Never visited the place for more than 10 years. Your sharing brings back my memories with grandma, coconut farm, belacan, had roti canai in a shop next to the sea without floor (the beach sand was the floor) and really old stories of their generation.
April 11th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Hi KSY, yea, Malacca is such an old historic place, and growing up there during my childhood I see so many changes taking place. Everytime I go back, I see more land reclamation, more concrete buildings being erected. Its quite sad really. I hope they preserve the beach front. Especially this area, cause this is where the livelihood of the fishermen are, and people always come to this part of the beach for picnics and makan.I’m glad, we managed to help you reminisce…:)
October 24th, 2009 at 11:31 am
May I know how to get there from Eqatorial Hotel? I would like to try the Roti John. I assume it only open at night?
October 24th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Hi Cliff, try using the map above to locate the restaurant…
We’re not actually from Malacca, but it’s along the Tanjung Keling road, opposite the beach. You’ll be able to see it once you drive by.
There are alot of stalls on that same road.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
The location depicted on the map is inaccurate. The correct location would be at GPS coord’s: N2.22683 E102.14980.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=N2.22683+E102.14980&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.509065,56.074219&ie=UTF8&z=16
November 15th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Thanks dvpro, I’m not too familiar with the area at all seeing that I only go back during CNY which is for like 2 days..LoL But thanks for pointing us in the right direction (literally)
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:12 pm
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