Restaurant Garuda (Minang Melayu Cuisine) — Restaurant in Jakarta

The Malay answer to Swedish Smorgasbord!

Plates after plates of dishes (27 in all at my last visit) were laid, staggered, and stacked on your table.

Thick curries of everything: chicken, mutton, fish, squids, prawn. From freshly fried chicken steeped in galangal to the ultimate slow-cooked dish: dark black beef rendang. Sambals of every hues between green and red for those not easily sated by the already bold flavors. And for the vegan in you, various veggies: raw, lightly-curried or heavily-processed like the unripe...

For foreigners, don’t be alarmed when you are served with variety of dishes that covers the whole table because that is the beauty of nasi padang - you get to choose from what was presented, so no pressure. This restaurant serves great food and service. My favorites includes ayam (chicken) pop with sambal (spicy dipping sauce), dendeng (similar to beef jerky), and daun singkong (cassava leaves) with coconut milk. Parking is limited but fret not, delivery option is available via...

Tastiest padangnese foods in the area. The menu selections are impressive with regular serving sizes, except for the rendangs, which come in smaller size than normally found in any padangnese retaurant.

The waiters and waitreses are friendly and have upbeat attitude. We had no problems in communicating what we needed and found them happy to serve us.

The place is spacious and clean and definitely easy to reach. Perfect place to dine in with...