May Star Restaurant — Restaurant in Mlati

May Star is a restaurant chain specializing in Chinese cuisine, and while it is ubiquitous in Jakarta, the Rich Hotel location (the restaurant relocated from the Jogja City Mall to the ground floor of the hotel) is the only outlet in Jogja. It also happens to be one of the few good Chinese restaurants in Jogja that serves pork (they have two menus, one that shows items with pork and one that doesn't. Ask for the menu with pork if you don't see any pork dishes on the menu they give you). Tung po pork was good, although not as flavourful as I was hoping--still, I'm glad I could get it in Jogja. Rice (choose between steamed or hainan) served with assorted duck and pork is an excellent value, at Rp.69000. The roast duck is great, so is the pork barbeque. As far as I know, they serve the best Chinese-style pork and duck roast in town. There was a 50% discount on all dim sum dishes during the day when I visited, making it quite affordable as well. Around Rp.16000 for a serving (4 pcs) of hakau. The dim sum tastes better than any other Chinese restaurants in town, and with the discount, it was also the best value. I've visited twice, and both times, it was very satisfying. I plan to visit again in the near future to try the...

I had better dim sum somewhere else but for Yogyakarta, it's excellent and on point. Service was excellent, the wait staff was always prompt in pouring our jasmine tea. This restaurant also has promotions very often, this month (August 2017), is buffet for Rp. 128.000 for 2: 6 types of dim sum, rice and other side dishes (shrimp, meat). However, dessert was only fruits and one pudding.

Update: I changed the rating to 5 stars. In 2020/2021, this restaurant moved from the mall to the Rich hotel in front. The ambience is better albeit its smaller size. They have a couple private rooms that can accommodate up to 15 people (I guess) and the booking costs up to 2 millions. The dimsum is still considered the best in Jogja. Don't forget to bring KK (Kartu Keluarga) if your kids celebrate their birthdays here. There's 25℅...

One of the best Chinese food restaurant in Yogyakarta that sells Ta Mie and pork (you wouldn’t find the pork menu it in the regular menu, but you can ask the waiter to have the pork menu)

Overall it tastes great 🥢 and it has a fair price. Every price in the menu is for the small portion (up to 3-4 people). Medium portion: 5-6 people Large portion (small portion x 2): 8-10 people

Rating the food experience: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sapo Taukan dan Tahu / Ta Mie / Fried Pork Belly / Steak Sapi ala Canton (would like to order it again) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sapi lada hitam / Veggies (The veggies is actually awesome, but of course, the main course steals the highlight😁)

Cooking time: 15-30 minutes (depends on the queue)

Better do reservation on chinese new year due to high demand...