Padang Express — Restaurant in Jakarta

Have been frequenting this place since its opening years. Honestly, back then, we were skeptical if it would survive long, but alas a decade-plus later, they’re still here.

They have the typical fare of Padang dishes but what sticks out to me are the less conventional things: ayam goreng and sate padang.

Their ayam goreng is crispy and perfectly golden brown on the outside. The kremes of their ayam goreng is really fragrant and crispy. Really really good stuff.

Their sate padang might be the best in Jakarta. I tried famous sate padang stalls in South Jakarta and Menteng, but none of them could top Padang Express’ sate padang. Padang Express uses cubes/thicker cuts of beef tongue and meat, and fire-grilled them to perfection (charred and slightly crispy outside while the inside is still so tender). Their sauce is leaning towards a salty-savory flavor profile, not too sweet and not having any particular spice’s flavor that kicks out too much. The sauce is salty, smoky, velvety, a bit spicy from chillies. Complements their beef cubes...

During lunch hours, too crowded barely can sit. Many people chittering and lots people passing by.

Be ready with tasty yummy yummy food also Fuzzy-Wuzzy dizzy good place!

Lack of space for parking lot.

Service is actually good but because lots of people , we barely can call the waiters for anything, they all tooo busy , too many ppl to take care of

Worth to try, the environment demand u to eat faster, too many people waiting list when i was there eating, all eyes was on us and our food ,...

A repeat customer here. The place located near Stella maris church. Fried chicken is a must eat here, it is crunchy but the meat taste juicy inside. Their vegetables curry also taste different compare to other place, but at times the dish is too salty. Bbq chicken also nice, soft n buttery. For take aways packaging, banana leaves are still in use as base. Appreciate the effort. Snacks n korean ice cream also...