Laksa Rumah
A broth simmered six hours - prawn shells, lemongrass, toasted sambal - poured hot over springy noodles, laksa leaf and a jammy egg. The bowl our regulars queue for.
Modern Malaysian heritage kitchen
Makan is
an event
Laksa that steams, satay off the grill, nasi kerabu the colour of dusk. Rumah Rasa cooks the Malaysia you grew up with, on the Kota Kinabalu waterfront, for tables that come to gather - not just to eat.
✓ Halal-certified kitchen
KK waterfront
★ Est. 2012
Straight from the pass tonight
Laksa Rumah
Satay Bakar
Nasi Kerabu Biru
Ikan Bakar Sambal
Cendol Gula Melaka
Cooked to order, plated with pride
Three dishes worth the drive
Satay Bakar
Chicken and beef marinated overnight in turmeric and coriander, charred over open flame, served with thick peanut kuah, ketupat and raw onion. Ten sticks, gone in minutes.
Nasi Kerabu Biru
Rice tinted blue by butterfly-pea flower, tossed with herbs, coconut floss and a fierce budu sambal. As beautiful on the table as it is on a phone screen.
What a website quietly does for a restaurant
Your best table is the one they book before arriving
These are Rumah Rasa's own numbers. Every one of them happened while the kitchen simply cooked - the website did the finding, the tempting and the booking. If you run a restaurant without one, this is the business walking past your door.
68%
of diners check the menu online before they choose where to eat
2,400
menu views every month, from phones we never had to chase
340
reservations a month land straight in WhatsApp, no phone tag
4.9/5
average rating - the site sends happy diners straight to review
Social proof, on autopilot
The internet eats here first
Every steaming bowl is a video waiting to happen. We hand creators a dish, they hand us a week of reservations. This is what AI-made UGC does for a restaurant - turns one plate into a hundred phones.
"Found them on Instagram, booked in ten seconds, best laksa in KK. The blue rice broke my feed."
Aisyah R. - Google review
"Saw a reel, drove 40 minutes, no regrets. Satay bakar is the real deal. Whole family now regulars."
Daniel T. - Facebook
♥ 1,900+ tagged photos and counting
Come hungry, leave family
Book a table, or just walk in
Weekends fill fast, especially the waterfront tables at sunset. Send us a WhatsApp and we will hold your spot - party size, time, any pantang, sorted in one message.
Reserve on WhatsApp
● Walk-ins always welcome
Lot 12, Jalan Tepi Laut, KK Waterfront, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Opening hours
- Monday - Thursday
- 11:00 - 22:00
- Friday - Saturday
- 11:00 - 23:30
- Sunday
- 09:00 - 22:00
- Public holidays
- Open
✓ Halal-certified
✓ Groups & events
✓ Free parking
In their words
Tables that keep coming back
"We host every birthday here now. One WhatsApp, table for twelve, and the kitchen remembers my mother's chilli. That is not a restaurant, that is rumah."
"I run a cafe myself. I came for the laksa and left thinking about their website - it books tables while they sleep. That is the lesson."
Jom makan
The broth is on. Save your seat.
Reserve in one message, or just come as you are - Rumah Rasa keeps a bowl warm for the whole family.