After going for a hike in Sai Kung, we returned to Kwun Tong for lunch. Craving for curry, and hearing about this Indonesian restaurant in the neighbourhood, we decided to try it out despite being quite tired, walking all the way from MTR station to Tung Ming Street.
With wood
panel walls and bright and clean glass windows, the most eye-catching thing at
the entrance is probably the number of Michelin Bib Gourmand labels on the
door, with this year being the thirteen years they have won the award.
Walking in and seated at a table on one side, the space is not big, but neat and clean, having some Indonesian cultural decorations on the walls, and a small station at the entrance serving both as a cashier and a bar in preparation of drinks.
The Kare Ayam ($95) with its watery curry sauce is exactly the way it should be, bringing back good memories when I enjoyed the curry chicken in other Indonesian restaurants in HK when I was young. The chicken is decent, but the highlight is the sauce, and I finished the whole serving of the rice with that.
The salad Gado-Gado ($75) is another classic Indonesian dish. Mixing some blanched vegetables, sliced cucumber, hard-boiled eggs, tofu, tempeh, plus the crunchy prawn crackers, with the rich and delicious peanut sauce added, it is a happy, colourful, and tasty sharing dish good for 3-4 people.
Hearing this restaurant has the best satay, we also have Sate Kambing ($110 for half dozen), picking our less-eaten lamb skewers. Made to order and simmering hot from the grill, the meat is tender and juicy, marinated nicely, with the satay sauce also very well-made. No wonder this is the star and next time we should try the others too.
We do order our drinks, including Ice Cendol ($40) and Ice Tiga Dara ($38). But they only came when we had almost finished all the dishes. I noticed the lady was busy collecting money, handling takeaways, and receiving customers, so probably had missed our order originally. A slight hiccup affecting an otherwise nice dining experience.
Service is decent, and there is a good neighbourhood vibe seeing the staff greeting some regulars and it is happy to see families bringing their old and young members to have lunch. The bill on the day is $388. Considering the overall dining experience and food quality, I would rate this restaurant a Good 68 points, worth trying.
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