Gadri Resto — Restaurant in Yogyakarta

MUST VISIT while in Jogja, especially if you love the taste of history and the royal ambience of Kraton Yogyakarta.

We came here with a group of 15 people while visiting the area. We tried many of the favorite menus of the Kings of Jogja, including nasi blawong (I love the ayam bacem and telor pindang as well as the spiced rice), nasi kuning, nasi gudeg, nasi gurih, nasi goreng, mie jawa or bakmi godog, and more. they also have traditional beverages like beer Jawa (non alcohol), fresh juice, wedang uwuh and sereh, es tape and more.

I really love the vintage house, part of the palace of Jogja. Such a cozy, antique house, packed with high quality antiquities and mementos from the King's and his extended family.

There is gamelan in the back area. Here you can see the bedroom of the prince as well.

Mushola and toilets are available as well. I hope they can speed up the service, although they do provide guide tour to the...

Terrific food, terrific service, great environment. Having tried the restaurant linked to the palace, I thought this was tastier, with better ventilation and no flies! Gentle gamelan music in the air, birdsong from burung kuku and other songbirds and the gentle December breeze made it really pleasant. I enjoyed my orange juice, with fresh lime accents! It was so good I had to go for seconds and then the nasi kuning was super tasty with impeccably made side dishes. Each one bursting with flavor and a good complement for the meal. Loved it!

We also got their version of coconut rice, and a super yummy braised beef short rib with fried rice! Not to mention to super fresh and tasty...

I gave 3 stars was only because their services is excelent. The waiters are all nice and when I hate another visitor smoking near my kid, they offered me to move to table inside the house which is great since it has fish pond, bird and chicken for my kid to look around. They also allowed us to take some picture inside the house.

But the food is SO SO. The taste almost bland to my mouth. The portion also too small. Also expensive price that is not worth for me (I am okay to pay as long as it taste nice). And they prepared it quite long time. I asked my tour guide and he said that usually how the Keraton people like their food taste which is "soft".

Oh well...not my cup of...