Lontong Kak Lin — Restaurant in City of Medan

After looking at some recommendations for authentic Indonesian the cuisine (non-chinese influenced), i decided to give this a try and it was near my hotel.

I ordered lontong sayur, lupis and had sate kerang (cockles). The lontong was good for my taste buds - delicious but not noteworthy. Portion is decent. The gravy is quite spicy. The crackers don't heighten the flavor profile either. Lupis had the right texture not too hard, the syrup was sweeter.

Staff was quick to take order and not offering me a look at the menu. It was my first time, perhaps should not assume I know the menu? Upon payment, they do not provide receipt as well.

For non-indonesians, don't be surprised when they serve you sate kerang and an assortment of fried snacks when you dine in even though you didn't order. You won't be charged for these unless you consume them.

I would recommend this place for tourists who are seeking authentic Indonesian cuisine. As for me, it's not something I would...

I ordered Lontong with beef rendang. The food taste okay overall, I had better before. The lontong is firm and cooked perfectly. It is spicy, be careful if you dont like to eat spicy food, you might want to ask the waiter/server not to put the sambal or spicy vegetable dishes.

Service is good, waiter and servers are nice. I asked many questions and they answered all nicely. Very attentive and welcoming (in medan way 😀)

Atmosphere is okay… “local wisdom” or kearifan local in bahasa indonesia. People smokes like nobody businesses, this is very common in cities outside jakarta… which I don’t enjoy so much as I don’t smoke.

All in all, you can try this. But next time I go to medan, I will go to eat lontong medan in some local...

cari tempat duduk di dalam, niatnya mau kenyamanan karna ada yg model sofa. tapi udh lemas luan liat kucing banyak kali di rumah makan, apalagi sofanya udh rusak2 lgsg mikir apa rusaknya karna jadi tempat main si kucing. benar aja, duduk lgsg mencium bau pipis kucing yg semerbak. itupun kami tetap positif, minta sama pekerjanya untuk dihidupkan kipas di atas supaya bau pipisnya hilang, tapi pekerjanya diam aja tetap gk hidupin kipasnya. kurang bagus apa, kami pun gk permasalahin juga. pdhl sofanya juga lembab, khawatir sofa tempat kami duduk itu sbnrnya yg dipipisin kucingnya hmm.

okelah ya, kita tetap pesan makanan aja. biasanya kalau lontong itu dikasih bumbu pecal, karna aku gk suka kacang jadi minta di skip bumbu pecalnya. syukur aja dong gk pake, karna kalo pake bakalan sangat kemanisan. rasanya sangat standard dengan harga yg hampir 2x lipat dari harga lontong di luaran. asli ini kayaknya harga cuma jual kepopuleran aja, untuk harga sebenarnya gk sssuai.

apalagi gorengannya terlihat sekali itu yg udh digoreng beberapa kali, warnanya sampe gosong dan lembek. pas minuman sampe juga kan aku pesan es teh pahit, tapi kata kakaknya itu es teh manis. aku gk mau komplain, main terima aja sebenarnya apapun yg disuguhkan. tapi terkesan pekerjanya takut diminta ganti rugi, dia gk peduli saat kami bilang pesanan salah, dia diam aja lgsg pergi. pdhl pas aku rasa itu memang teh pahit. cuma caranya itu dia malas menjelaskan, kurang ramah sih...