Kawan Dining — Restaurant in Launceston

Ate here about 3 weeks back and I’ve had to revise my opinion about Asian restaurants in small cities/towns in Australia… This restaurant was awesome! Indonesian fusion food that really works (that’s saying something as I’m a bit of a purist). The porterhouse drunken noodles were a great example of this fusion. The steak itself was really nice, but when combined with the spices mixed with the underlying noodles and veggies, it was something special. The special menu dumplings and Nasi goreng were also delicious. Fantastic friendly service. We didn’t make a booking and they kindly accommodated us by giving us a call when a table got freed up. Despite how busy they were, they always checked in if everything was alright. As they were quite busy, it was a bit slow but you get to savour your food more. I’ve sort of learned to avoid (or at least not expect much) from small town Asian places (spoiled by living in Sydney), but I would definitely dine here again and recommend it to...

Best asian cuisine in Launceston! The portion is generous, excellent presentation and the taste are bold and authentic with modern twist of Indonesian and Thai cuisine. Do not disappoint! Have to try Balinese Pork Skewer, Cheese Burger Spring Roll, Javanese Grilled Chicken, Scottdale Porkbelly, Beef Rendang and their Indonesian Fried Rice. We have been back for few times and every time we left satisfied. Staffs are really friendly and the atmosphere is so inviting. Their dishes are meant to be eaten with rice and shared (for better varieties), they also do different special menu every week, keep us coming...

I have dined at Kawan Dining twice in one week it was that good. The 2nd visit was date night with my husband and it didn’t disappoint. The flavours were beautiful and well balanced. The beef cheek rendang was so tender and the sauce delicious. I was a bit sad that the pork dumplings weren’t on the menu but we still had a wonderful entree of S&P calamari. The drunken noodles porterhouse was so tender. I’m sorry I didn’t take photos but completely forgot as I was too excited to eat the food. Both nights the staff were amazing, couldn’t do enough and friendly. It made the eating experience even better....