Sendok Garpu by Bunda Alicia — Restaurant in Brisbane City

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If you're craving for some Indonesian street food, check out the Warteg* meals and street food menu from Sendok Garpu in Indooroopilly. Their original warung in Coopers Plains was one of my earlier forays into Indonesian food in Brisbane, so I heartily welcome this addition to their menu and nod to their roots.

Our order: Warteg, $15 for 3 choices from their daily selection Mie ayam special, $12.95 - Indonesian egg noodle (choice of thick or thin) with chicken, mushroom, fried wonton, and choysum. Served with beef ball soup on the side. Es cendol, $8 - homemade pandan rice flour jelly with coconut cream and coconut sugar syrup Es jeruk nipis, $6 - freshly squeezed lime juice with simple syrup, served cold (also available in hot)

From memory the warteg selections must have a minimum of one vegetable choice, and you can choose more than 3 items and pay extra. I thought I heard $1 per extra item, though I got charged $19 for my selection of 5 items (got some extra to share with my son) so it must have been $2 per extra item. My choices were (from top right of pic): Beef rendang Grilled chicken Fish curry Omelette Corn fritter

Pretty happy with the flavour party in my mouth from this meal, and would be happy to return for more. Probably wouldn’t get the rendang again though cos this was a bit tougher than the ones I’m used to - possibly a Malaysian vs Indonesian thing so that’s just my preference. Same (Malay version) preference when it comes to the cendol, and the lime juice was ok but probably not something I’d get again so might just stick to the food in future. Wifey enjoyed her noodles, and there’s plenty more options from the “Indonesian Street Food” section of the menu (mostly priced at $12.95) to check out in future visits. . . Warteg is a portmanteau of warung and Tegal, and originated in the 50s or 60s to refers to an Indonesian food stall serving Javanese food; 'warung' meaning a type of small family-owned business (restaurant or café), and Tegal being the city in central Java where the roots of warteg can be traced. The setup of choosing from a variety of dishes to go with rice is similar to nasi padang or economy rice if you’re more familiar with...

I have always loved this place for their food but overtime, the service becomes a little bit of concern. The main dining host (male) seems a bit rude. He can say things nicely but always with a loud and demaning tone like when we came today a bit early and didn't realize thar they are still closed but the entrance blinds have been open so we stepped in. I am not sure if he had worked with hospitality before but I certainly know that the way he talked to us was not a proper way to handle it. Not to mention after us, there was another group who tried to get in then he informed the group that the place is still closed and then showed an irritated face after. Other instances when we ordered or ask for additional stuff like utensils or extra plate, it will take time to the point that i have to go to the staff bay just to get them. Sometimes, i would call their attention for orders, they will say that they will be back in a moment after their prior errands then ends up forgetting we called them. The only person who does an amazing job at this place is Gabriela. She will take your order, follow up on it, inform us on the status of the order, keeps asking on how our experience every visit and serves us with a smile, good energy, and with politeness. I am not sure if she loves her job but it definitely shows thar she loves doing her job. I understand cultural differences even in language but there is generally a nice way of saying things. Im a frequent customer here from the time i have discovered this place and i even gave it an amazing...

I'm a tourist from Melbourne and was craving Indonesian food. Had high hopes after visiting their Instagram page. Firstly, there was a 30 minute waiting time before my food came. And it was not a busy period, as I have early dinner habits: between 5.30-6pm. I ordered bakwan malang and nasi kuning with extra egg. They forgot my egg and I had to ask for it twice, as well, they asked me 3 times how I wanted it, fried or omelette style. I wasn't fussed what kind of egg I was gonna get as long as it wasn't raw. The bakwan malang's soup was very salty and oily, even though the bakso and pangsit goreng weren't too bad. The nasi kuning hardly had any fragrance/ aroma that you would expect from nasi kuning dish, it was lacking spices and the rice was overcooked, it had almost the texture of nasi tim. The ayam goreng was the saving grace, marinated well and fried to a crisp. The sambal ijo hardly had any bite, I understand they may be trying to be safe and not scare people with too much spiciness but this was literally nothing but some kind of a salty condiment. Not even a proper sprinkle of bawang goreng on top of the nasi kuning, there was literally 4 tiny pieces of fried shallot slices! The service was ok at first but as time went by front of house staff were hard to find/call. Overall has potential but much...