"Brixton Village Market is quite quiet by 8:30pm on a Sunday evening, as many of the restaurants are already closed by this time. However, Chinese restaurant Mamalan was still open and inviting with its bright lights. We decided to sit at one of the outdoor tables and placed our order. We opted to skip appetizers and went straight for the main courses. I chose the stir-fried sweet chili chicken, while my girlfriend ordered the chili prawns. My dish arrived beautifully presented on a china plate with wooden chopsticks. The fried chicken was flavorful, although slightly tough on the outside, and the tangy chili sauce had a nice kick to it. The soft and tender boiled white rice paired well with the dish, and the red cabbage and spring onion salad added a nice touch. However, when I tried one of the plump and juicy tiger prawns from my girlfriend's plate, I regretted not ordering the same. The only downside of the meal was that the jasmine tea my girlfriend ordered never arrived, yet it still appeared on the bill. I had to request for it to be removed, which was promptly taken care of by our apologetic waitress. Despite this small hiccup, I would definitely consider returning to Mamalan."
