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Reviewed 24 July 2022

I am teacher bin local school in Batu Bungan.I bring my family Sunday breakfast in m cafe. They small breakfast buffet with continental and local favorite.i like the nasi lemak.My daughters favorite is pancake. Matthew and team are excellent in service. More smile are appreciated...with local staffs Will come soonMore

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 24 July 2022

The food is nice and delicious. The staff were friendly and the surroundings was clean and tidy. Good job

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 5 July 2022

hotel bfast spread is good but ala carte meals are expensive. eat the Stella cafe outside the hotel entrance instead!

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 7 October 2019

Main strength of the cafe are the Malaysian dishes like the laksa, rendang, et al. Not so much the international dishes.

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 26 May 2019 via mobile

Been there for breakfast and dinner. The Char Kuey Tiaw for dinner is delicious with a very big prawn. Nasi Lemak for breakfasf is the must try. Sambal that comes with it is one of the delicious i have ever tasted.More

Date of visit: May 2019
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gunalan_batumalai, Manager at M Cafe, responded to this reviewResponded 27 May 2019

Dear Azli, Thank you for choosing Marriott Cafe at Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa and taking the time to review us! Thank you for the excellent full 5/5 star rating. We are very glad that you enjoyed your recent breakfast & dinner experience with us,...More

Reviewed 6 May 2019 via mobile

Spent a short stay with my wife in this highly rated hotel. Ate in the M Cafe on the first night and was underwhelmed by the atmosphere - the service was attentive, but menu and food uninspired as we have travelled and eaten throughout SE...Asia. Wine list limited (first choice of red wine was not available) and, in my opinion, expensive. My wife tried the local fern leaf salad with lime, but she found it very sour. My ‘fresh’ mushroom soup was very bland and tasted like it came from a packet. Mains were equally disappointing, with my strip lion beef overcooked, despite requesting medium rare. My wife’s lamb cutlets were cooked to her medium rare order, but fairly tasteless. Again, the accompanying pepper sauce for the steak and mushroom sauce for the lamb tasted like they were from a packet mix. And this from a five-star hotel. Breakfast was OK, but ate at the Tengaloh Cafe, just over the bridge from the resort, the following evening and experienced better food and better atmosphere for a fraction of the price. Most dishes come with boiled rice, but the lemongrass chicken, pork with black pepper sauce with a side order of finely cut runner beans with egg (finely sliced omelette) and onions were extremely tasty. You could taste the fresh ingredients used. I add this because previous reviews have mentioned that foodstuff to the Marriott has to be flown in. Not sure why this should compromise flavour. We even ordered an extra plate of ginger chicken. Don’t be put off by the basic exterior. We noted many tourists - both those using local Homestay accommodation and the Marriott - using this cafe. We enjoyed it so much we had lunch there the next day before leaving Mulu. Sorry, nothing to recommend M Cafe apart from being in the hotel!More

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed 1 April 2019

The Mulu Marriott is quite isolated, so M Cafe is your only option for full-meal dining if staying here. Fortunately, the menu offers a good variety of options, to be enjoyed in a covered outdoor area by the pool or indoors in the main lodge....The breakfast buffet is also excellent, offering a great range of local, Chinese and western cuisine.More

Date of visit: March 2019
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Reviewed 10 January 2019 via mobile

Simple menu offered all day. They deliver to the pool too. Reasonably prices and very friendly service. If you are staying in the Marriott this is the only restaurant in the hotel, which for a couple of days is not a problem.

Date of visit: January 2019
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Reviewed 8 January 2019 via mobile

Food was very nice. Great place to have breakfast close to pool for a quick snack . Service was excellent nice staff

Date of visit: January 2019
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Reviewed 18 December 2018 via mobile

The decor is done to reflect the nature of this place. Quite a selction on the FnB and staffs are very attentive too.

Date of visit: December 2018
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Reviewed 28 October 2018

We came here for the Café in Mulu Marriott during our stay here, as our breakfast and dinner meals were included in our package. For breakfast - it was a good spread of continental and local foods, with guava/dragonfruit smoothies which were very cool and...tasty. The continental spread and fruits looked a bit stale, so we had the omelettes and oats and rest of the hot food, which was lovely and good. For dinner on the second night, my husband had the burger, while I had the unagi (which was amazing!) , the Sarawakian laksa, which was tasty and of a good portion size. For dinner on the third night, I had the unagi again while my husband had the 6 piece satay for starters, and for the mains, he had the burger again while I had the beef rendang which was very rich but ok. For the dessert of Gulu Melaka (I think), it was tasty and authentic. However, on the first night, I went alone for dinner, and was given a menu and told that I had to pay. Not sure if it is because I was a lone Asian woman going for dinner and they made assumptions, but not very welcoming on the first night, particularly when I was not feeling well. When my husband (he is caucasian) did attend with me for dinner for the next 2 nights, at least we were not asked to pay, and there was more attention to us (rather than the first night where I was left alone and no attention was paid to me by the waiting staff). But when we questioned how come the starters came with only 3 satay sticks, rather than 6 (which was on the menu), we were told by the waiter that for our package which was inclusive of dinner, the starters will be half the size as we were not paying the full price of the ala carte menu. When we questioned further, we were told that was how the inclusive package is, but that our main meal would be a 'normal' size. At no point were we made aware of the double standards of the inclusve package vs ala carte menu, so that was slightly off-putting. This incident, coupled with what seemed like discrimination from the waiting staff (perhaps because I was Asian, and did not come with a caucasian) was very disappointing, and goes down by 2 stars. As this is one of the few (single digit) places in mulu where you can get a meal (esp if you want any western cuisine), you are limited. If you don't mind good decent local food, I would suggest Benerat Lodge, where we went for our last meal in Mulu, and it was fantastic, homecooked, not too salty or rich, and decently delicious.More

Date of visit: September 2018
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Reviewed 22 October 2018

The restaurant at the Mulu Marriott Resort is an oasis of culinary delights, especially after a long of day of exploring the caves. The airconditioned area inside is cavernous with high ceilings and muted lighting and the outdoor terrace offers romantic candle light dinners or...al fresco breakfasts. Sometimes there is an evening buffet but the a la carte menu offers lots of choices, including vegetarian dishes. There is a decent wine list too. The staff is very friendly and service is excellent. I particularly like the open air bar overlooking the Melinau river which offers some beverage promotions like beer by the bucket and cocktails. Considering that everything has to be flown in, the prices are quite reasonable.More

Date of visit: October 2018
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Reviewed 12 October 2018

Sited right on the National Park next to the Head Office, the food is good. The service is fast. A pretty decent choice too. I had the Brinjal (tempura aubergine) with spring rolls (2) and there was plenty to eat. Another time I had nasi...goreng (fried rice) and it too was delicious.More

Date of visit: October 2018
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Reviewed 25 June 2018

This is probably the only main and proper restaurant to dine in at Mulu. Our accommodation came with complimentary breakfast which was nice. NIght time, there's usually a buffet option. Food is delicious and tasty. Lunch time is when you have to go ala carte...and the price per dish isn't all that value-for-money given that its a monopoly. NOnetheless, service was good and staff were friendly.More

Date of visit: June 2018
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Reviewed 21 June 2018

During the dinner service, it is a little dark in the restaurant. Overall, good service and friendly staff..

Date of visit: June 2018
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close to national park but Marriott will drop off and pick up any time of day as part of there service. less then 5 mins to park
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M Cafe is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 3.5