The scrawny thin chicken thigh in my photo costs IDR30k. For the average Indonesian, that price buys them a full meal.
We also got the nasi goreng kambing & mee goreng. Especially liked the nasi goreng as it had a strong coconut fragrance to it & the kambing was soft & nicely cooked.
It did take a whole 30mins+ for them to whip up the nasi goreng. We're joking that they're still slaughtering the kambing in their farm lol
We also got the dessert which was good - but why wasn't the cup filled to the brim? Anywhere on the streets or malls, you'd get a nice serving.
Unreasonable prices here for the meager portions. You can find much better food almost anywhere else in Indonesia.
We're only here because the tour group is here & it has enough...
Read moreThis is just one of the many branches of IBC Pondok Tempo Doeloe in Surabaya and its surrounding areas.
IBC Pondok Tempo Doeloe is well-known for serving great tasting fish-based dishes. They have three choices of fish, namely Tilapia, Gourami, and Catfish. The catfish is offered either fried or grilled, and both is good, in my opinion. For Gourami, my favorite is both cooked in soup with salted vegetables and pesmol (a yellow sauce - which is a West Java traditional cuisine). The Tilapia is offered in the same cooking method of Gourami - but recently, the Tilapia is frequently out of stock.
Price wise, it can be quite pricey. Though, I feel that it is worth, when compared to the quality of...
Read moreWent to this place for dinner. This is a fish restaurant with branches all over Indonesia. Actually I am a vegetarian, but I do eat fish sometimes. The menu is mainly fish dishes cooked indonesian style. On this monday evening, various menu items were not available, so I settled for some sweet and sour carp and a glass of soursop juice. The fish was quite good, tasty and well cooked fresh water carp. The soursop was not really that good. The soursop was picked from the tree too early. Anyway service was good, prices on the high side. Parking place available. The whole place is very big, so if you are looking for an intimate dinner than this may not be your...
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