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Is there an Indonesian restaurant in London?

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Grenville C.

Grenville C.( Over 60, Male, United Kingdom )

I have offered to take an overseas friend to lunch at the beginning of June. Foolishly I have boasted that it is possible to find any cuisine in London. My friend has said that she had always wanted to eat Indonesian cuisine. Search as I may it has so far proved impossible to find an Indonesian restaurant. Please does anyone know of such a place, is there such a thing as Indonesian ‘cuisine’ anyway? Many thanks…

May 2011

4 replies to “Is there an Indonesian restaurant in London?”

The_Brunette

The_Brunette( 20s, Female, United Kingdom )

Hello
You could try Nusa Dua on Dean Street. It specialises in Indonesian food – I've been there a couple of times and the food has always been OK, although nothing remarkable.

May 2011
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Lane W.( Female, United Kingdom )

Try Bali Bali in Shaftesbury Avenue, London.

May 2011
Evi D.
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Evi D.( 30s, Female, London )

Hello,

I am Indonesian, both restaurants mentioned above – Bali Bali and Nusa Dua are mainly serve Indonesian food. Indonesian cuisine is actually very diverse and what you see in both of those restaurants are very small portion of it. I think the key is also to order the right food. Indonesians love sweet soya sauce, ‘semur’ dishes would have a lot of it. But it is on the sweet side. Kambing Bakar would use sweet soya sauce as well.
‘Tauco’ based dishes would be unique as well, gado gado is a well know Indonesian salad. Another strong feature of our cuisine is the peanut sauce.
Tempe (soya bean cake) is a very popular vegetarian item, worth trying if they have them (I think from memory they did).
Soto is a classic Indonesian soup.

Both restaurants are ok, not fantastic, but do deliver the best selection of Indonesian food in London – for now. You need to go to Indonesia (or the Netherlands) to get better Indonesian food :).

Enjoy!

June 2011
Hannah Revill .
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Hannah Revill .( 30s, Female, Kent )

I'd recommend Asia de Cuba on St Martin's Lane. Food is a fusion but has some good Indonesian dishes: viewlondon.co.­uk/restaurants/asia-de-cuba-review-5629.html

June 2011

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