Ramadan at Jom Makan

Ramadan, the ninth month in Islam’s lunar calendar, is a time of religious reflection, prayer, and fasting. From 11 August to 9 September 2010, Jom Makan will be celebrating the end of each day’s fast with a complimentary ‘pick-me-up’ offering of dates and sirap (rose flavoured syrup with water) for those breaking their fast.

The tradition of eating dates during Ramadan, in order to break the fast at the end of each day, spans the course of history back to the time of the Prophet Mohammed, and is noted in various religious texts and literature. It is widely believed that Mohammed would customarily end his own fast with dates and water, and therefore, dates hold a high degree of spiritual significance for people of Muslim faith.

Dates are an excellent source of fibre, natural sugar, iron, magnesium and potassium (vital in preventing dehydration), which will aid the body in maintaining health. The fibre and carbohydrates found in dates also make the fruit a slower digesting food, and therefore a good source of long lasting energy!

Jom Makan offers a wide range of traditional and fusion Malaysian cuisine, and with all meat dishes being halal, makes for an ideal venue to celebrate Ramadan.

We look forward to breaking fast with you at Jom Makan.

Jom Makan West End, 5-7 Pall Mall East, Trafalgar Square, London, SW1Y 5BA. Tel: 020 7925 2402
Jom Makan Westfield, Southern Terrace, Westfield Shopping Centre, London, W12 7GA. Tel: 020 8735 5870

Jom Makan new menu

We’ve been working hard in the kitchen to bring you a new and improved menu with 10 tasty new dishes added, salads now available as mains, and a great curry platter that gives you a taste of four classic curries.

Check it out here >

We’re celebrating the two year anniversary of the official opening of Jom Makan Pall Mall by inviting you to come and have a birthday drink on us! Between now and next Thursday you can enjoy a free drink with any main course purchased. Just print out the voucher below and hand it to your server when you place your order. Print a few out and bring your friends!

Also, we wanted to take this opportunity to say a big THANK YOU to all of our customers. We’ve been serving fresh Malaysian food from our Pall Mall restaurant for two years now and are still working hard to deliver the very best in taste, quality and service. New dishes are under development, due to hit the menu in July!

We look forward to seeing you for a birthday drink soon!

Print out and claim your free birthday drink!

Term & Conditions: One free drink per customer when a main course is purchased. Free drinks available: any smoothie or juice, soft drink, tea or coffee, regular glass of white or red house wine or 300ml beer. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Valid at Jom Makan, 5-7 Pall Mall East, W1 from 11-17 June 2010.

Jom Makan Westfield – Malaysia Kitchen Launch

Monday 11 January 2010

We were honoured to welcome Hon. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education of Malaysia on his first official visit to London to preside over the launch of Malaysia Kitchen London 2010 – an initiative from the Malaysian Government to promote Malaysian cuisine in London and the UK.

Other VIP guests supporting the launch included Michelin starred chefs Gordon Ramsay, Angela Hartnett, Jason Atherton, Stuart Gillies, Shane Osborn, Atul Kochhar and Claud Bosi plus noted restaurant critic Fay Maschler.

Jom Makan is proud to support the Malaysia Kitchen campaign which will be overseen by the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) in collaboration with Sauce Communications and whynot!

Watch this space for news of our involvement in Malaysia Kitchen activities and events in 2010. For further information visit: www.malaysiakitchen.co.uk

Pictured above, clockwise from left: Mohd Zuhri Abdullah, Managing Director of Jom Makan with Hon. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education of Malaysia and Raja Badrulnizam Raja Kamalzaman, Matrade London Trade Commissioner; Gordon Ramsay, Mohd Zuhri Abdullah and Hardeep Singh Kohli; Hon. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin with Jom Makan Chef Shan.

I love being able to share all the latest Jom Makan news with you guys, I especially enjoy a bit of good news when it lands on my desk!  So, check out this great review from View London on our new Westfield restaurant.  It’s like poetry to my ears……….

‘Mains make the trip more than worthwhile.  The kari kambing (£8.20) is a thick, viscous bowl of lamb curry which boasts breathtaking flavours through the inclusion of black cardamom seeds, star anise and whole cinnamon sticks.  You are left with a potent aniseed aftertaste that works wonderfully well with the fragrant rice and succulent chunks of lamb…….. Jom Makan strikes again.’

To read the full review click here.

Wow!  It has been a non-stop whirlwind of excitement here at Jom Makan HQ, from the very first day we announced the opening of our second restaurant at Westfield London, to the momentous day of opening on October 21^st.  Nearly one month since the opening & high time I said thank you to all our loyal Jom Makan customers who have visited us in our first weeks of opening.  I’d also like to say hello to all the lovely Facebook & Twitter competition winners who joined us on our opening day.  I have loved meeting you all & big thanks to you all for your support!  And to our new guests, we have loved showing you the Jom Makan way of eating Malaysian & introducing many of you to your first Malaysian food experience all together has been a real treat.  To all of you lovely people, thank you for choosing to eat at Jom Makan & we hope our food & service hit the spot.  Your thoughts, opinions & feedback really do matter to us & they help us to continue improving.  If you want to tell us anything about your experiences at Jom Makan, the good & the bad, then get in contact.  There are now even more ways to get in touch with us, drop us an email to westfield@jommakan.co.uk & westend@jommakan.co.uk or visit our Twitter & Facebook pages.  Please continue to visit our News & Press section so I can keep you up to date with all the latest news & happenings from Jom Makan.  See you next time!

Westfield Opening

Thursday 22^nd October was an exciting day for all at Jom Makan, as we flung open the doors to our new restaurant at Westfield London to an eagerly anticipating & hungry crowd.  We hope everyone is excited as we are to be bringing the taste of Malaysia to West London. If you haven’t already paid Jom Makan Westfield a visit, then what are you waiting for!