My wife and I, having lived in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) bewteen 2013 and 2014 were excited to discover a restatuarant offering authentic Malaysian cuisine....... particularly 'Beef Rendang' which is my wife's favourite dish which she had enjoyed a number of times in Madame Kwan's in KL. Unfortunately what was served at Happy Lok was not authentic and my wife had to ask for the dish to be changed to an alternative. Beef Rendang is a dry curry with beef cooked very slowly to tenderize it and allow the spices to penetrate and served shredded. HL served up large pieces of tough beef in a wet sauce! My 'Pad Thai' was OK but nothng special..... no interesting vegetables and flavour was underwhelming. My daughters sweet and sour chicken was excellent as was the service. Service attentive with a smile and the Beef Rendang dish was readily replaced with a vegetable curry which was enjoyed. We ate early due to attending a show so the restaurant was very quiet.
Happy Lok – Cardiff