Ayo Eat — Restaurant in Victoria

We happened upon this place because of reviews. Like others have noted the wait may be a bit long - however there are plenty of opportunities to spend time until your meal is ready. Don’t be hasty because of the wait - it will so be worth it!

We got satay chicken with rice and pickled veggies, I had veggie green curry with rice. The satay had a thick peanut sauce that paired well with the pickled veggies. The chicken was grilled and must have been delicious as he inhaled it in a few minutes.

The green curry also had a couple of bay leaves resting in the curry. The spice was a bit below three and wicked good! Very creamy and letting it sit for a few minutes allowed it to thicken up. The veggies were red pepper and thick slices of bean sprouts - all was so tasty!

Friends had spring rolls with plenty of veggies and a great dipping sauce. They also had the chicken satay and inhaled it too.

They had a green beef curry - massive amount of beef and plenty of veggies with the sauce. Additionally they had a SPICY red mixture that...

You might wonder why I would give 5 ⭐ for atmosphere? Yes, there are only stand-up sitting for like 2 but I like the homely feel of sheer humbleness, matched by chef Bana who is so incredibly down to earth with checking first bites to proactively asking for water refills when he must have strong ESP or perhaps he noticed a tiny tear out of the corner of eye (mix of joy & my slight sensitivity to high echelon numbing spicing).

The dish I ordered was out of this world. Bana when he asked how my first bites were, I uttered out, "Phenomenal" as my first response. I've chatted away with his other customers and it's confirmed this place is still the only Indonesian eatery in the capital.

If you want to try authentic Indonesian cuisine, this is the place. Bana has cooked for the Dali Lama but even a serious critic like Uncle Roger (Nigel Ng) would have been proud and given him the...

Not bad at all but not all the dishes lived up to my expectations. The spring roll was delicious (tofu, egg, vermicelli, spinach) and the peanut sauce is perfect. Satay chicken skewers used the same sauce but the chicken itself was a little bland. He was very nice to give us four instead of three! Spicy hard boiled eggs with rice was good, the chile crisp sauce flavourful, coconut rice paired well and pickled veggies was a nice addition. The beef in the rendang was very tough and did not have a lot of flavour, but it could’ve been an off-day because we were the last order.

Keep in mind that the dishes are quite spicy except for the skewers and spring rolls. The chef is very kind and works hard to make all the orders as a one-man team! Get there early as we came back after an hour to pick up our order. Overall came to around $50 for...