Makanan Indonesia

Makanan Indonesia
59 Hardgrave Rd
0/5
At first glance Makanan Indonesia looks like my kind of place. An old room opening straight onto the road with plastic everything and the wait staff consisting of a single old guy sitting in the corner reading the newspaper, the only thing i like more is a Chinese restaurant that hasn't been changed since 1987. So upon sitting down the wait staff, ask me if I'm dining in. I am, this being a good sign considering that it is 2:30 in the afternoon on a Sunday. Due to the fact that i haven't eaten Indonesian food before (at least not in the non-dried noodle form) I ask the waiter/owner?, what on the menu is distinctly Indonesian, and upon suggestions i order an entree and a main. The Entree was a Bala Bala which is some kind of mixed vegetable patty, and the main was fresh potato crisps with bits of chicken and covered with a sticky sweet sauce.
One Word can describe all the food i ate that day, Oil. I'm pretty sure its because my lack of knowledge resulted in me ordering the two most oily dishes on the menu, but the level of oil in both these dishes made an oil well look dry. The entree came out very promptly, even feeling quick considering i was dining alone. Aside from the oil the Entree was nice enough, and the sauce accompanying it blended well with the flavours in the patty. The main was massive and came with rice and the while i couldn't fully appreciate the flavours of it due to the oil, the sauce seemed to have an interesting flavour, especially when combined with the bits of chicken and some rice to draw the oil away.
While i believe this visit was unfruitful, i believe that i will be visiting this place again to try something else in the hope that i accidentally stumbled across the two most oily dishes on the menu.
Makanan Indonesia is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday, BYOB, and is halal.
The entree cost 6.50, the main cost 13.5.


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