Sek Yuen Restaurant
9 people recommend, 3 warn against itvia r/MalaysianFood, r/KualaLumpur, r/malaysia17 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Sek Yuen is a long-running Chinese restaurant in Pudu recommended for its Yee Sang and duck dishes. One diner rates the pei pa duck the best they have tried and another favours the eight-treasure duck and its gravy. Several diners say quality has slipped over the years, and one notes it can be full and some dishes must be booked.
Address
Sek Yuen Restaurant, 313, Jln Pudu, Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Mixedu/thereal_snakesolidus in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Describes a recent meal: squid and salted-egg coating and the shark fin egg dish were good; duck a bit salty and dry.
- Mixedu/EuclideanEdge42 in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Praises the Yee Sang but is lukewarm on the pei pa duck; calls it a long-standing Chinese restaurant.
- Caveatu/XxXMeatbunXxX in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025value
Dismisses the critic and suggests the shark fin dish is low quality for what it costs.
- Recommendsu/Affectionate-Cry4216 in r/KualaLumpur · Apr 2026
Includes Sek Yuen in Pudu in a list of suggested spots for the original poster.
- Recommendsu/GuaSukaStarfruit in r/KualaLumpur · Jul 2025
Notes locals often visit Sek Yuen, mentioned alongside the Michelin bib gourmand places.
- Recommendsu/Dazzling_Swordfish14 in r/MalaysianFood · Aug 2024taste
Recommends this restaurant and calls its dishes very good, but notes it is often full and some items need advance booking.
- Mixedu/FatWalcott in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025price
Says the food is good but thinks it is expensive.
- Recommendsu/MiloMilo2020 in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Misses the place; the dish the staff suggested first was good when they ordered it too.
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- Recommendsu/SpeakerCharacter8046 in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Says all the foods are tasty.
- Mixedu/0dip in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025consistency
Says the pei pa duck was excellent years ago but has declined over the past decade; still dines there.
- Recommendsu/MrMerc2333 in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Rates this place's pei pa duck as the best they have tried nationwide.
- Recommendsu/Longjumping_World404 in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Says this place's version of the dish is clean tasting, not smelly, and nicely crisp.
- Recommendsu/A_Mad_Knight in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Visited twice; found the pei pa duck just okay, but ranks the eight-treasure duck and its gravy as a favourite.
- Caveatu/BleuPrince in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025consistency
Says quality has dropped and the taste has changed, so they no longer enjoy eating there.
- Mixedu/t3hjs in r/MalaysianFood · Jan 2025taste
Praises the Yee Sang and duck, but says the remaining dishes can be matched elsewhere.
- Recommendsu/Kepohchi in r/malaysia · Nov 2023
Lists this place as a lunch recommendation.
- Caveatu/PTSD_PTSD_PTSD in r/MalaysianFood · Jun 2026taste
Says it was good before but now feels overpriced and poor in quality.
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