Kampong Ah Lee
12 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/Edinburgh14 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Most commenters recommend Kampong Ah Lee for its Malaysian cooking: two diners point to the nasi lemak, one commenter names the beef rendang, and another names the roti canai. One diner calls it budget-friendly and says you can bring your own drinks. The caveat concerns the menu: two diners say it is narrower than it was before the pandemic, and one of them feels it has fewer of its better Malaysian dishes.
Address
Kampong Ah Lee, 28 Clerk St, Edinburgh EH8 9HX, United Kingdom
At a glance
- Price
- Budget
- Signature dishes
- Nasi lemak, Beef rendang, Roti canai
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.
- Recommendsu/elephvant in r/Edinburgh · Nov 2025taste
Calls it a legend: great roti and an all-round good, though small, Malaysian place.
- Recommendsu/closeted-goth-26 in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2026taste
Recommends the nasi lemak here as a top dish.
- Recommendsu/LJ359 in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2026taste
Seconds the nasi lemak pick and says the laksa there is excellent too.
- Recommendsu/hiimUGithink in r/Edinburgh · Apr 2025
Lists Kampong Ah Lee among their favourite places to eat.
- Recommendsu/Rexel79 in r/Edinburgh · Jun 2026taste
Recommends Kampong Ah Lee for its Malaysian cooking.
- Recommendsu/Impossible-Break1947 in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2026taste
Recommends the roti canai here.
- Recommendsu/Ok_Parsley_4961 in r/Edinburgh · Apr 2024
Picks this spot as the Malaysian option in a list of restaurants across several cuisines.
- Mixedu/jez_24 in r/Edinburgh · Nov 2025variety
Can't do without it, but wishes its menu were broader as it was before the pandemic.
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- Recommendsu/Spock32 in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025value
Recommends it for affordable Malaysian food where you can bring your own drinks.
- Recommendsu/ultrafud in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2026taste
Says the beef rendang here is the standout dish.
- Recommendsu/Mojojojo_5 in r/Edinburgh · Nov 2025
Enthusiastically rates Kampong Ah Lee alongside Noodle Home.
- Recommendsu/GenericWomanFigure in r/Edinburgh · Apr 2024taste
Backs Kampong Ah Lee and says the food they had was very tasty.
- Recommendsu/BlindFuryX in r/Edinburgh · Apr 2024
Names this place as the Malaysian pick, separate from a Turkish suggestion and a steakhouse.
- Caveatu/Away_Advisor3460 in r/Edinburgh · Nov 2025variety
Says the menu has declined since the pandemic, with fewer good Malaysian dishes.
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