Kannibalen en Paradijsvogels — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Food wise, I think this restaurant is trying to redefine the taste of Indonesian food. We ordered Nasi Rames and Nasi Goreng. Both of them were not bad, but it was just a little bit different than the taste of Nasi Rames and Nasi Goreng that we are familiar with.

As an Indonesian, I personally think the Nasi Rames is missing the balance between the salty and sweetness that mix well with herb and spices. We tasted the saltiness, but missing the sweetness. The nasi goreng also tasted more like rice with curry flavour than a real nasi goreng😉. The food presentation tho was very good.

What we really like about this place is the atmosphere. We enjoyed reading travel books about Maluku there. The beverage: Tamarind Lemonade that we ordered was...

Went here with my cousin, looking to get a home-cooked meal, as the chef has the same Moluccan background as ours. Unfortunately, the papeda and the koho-koho were not available, so we both picked the nasi rames instead. We requested the white rice to be replaced with yellow rice, which wasn't a problem at all. And we ordered some sate ayam on the side. The food came quickly and the portions were reasonable. Next to the nasi kuning was atjar, gado2, rendang and egg with a slightly spicy ginger sauce. It all tasted like my mum would have prepared it, so we both enjoyed finishing our plates. As desert I ordered the sopi merah, which is a traditional Moluccan drink. We left the place satisfied and hope to...

Absolutely love this place and wish I could keep it all to myself. The restaurant looks very unassuming, it doesn’t have much Indonesian decor unlike other similar restaurants save for a few masks. However the service and food were incredible. We ordered the sets and were very very happy with the food. Lots of choices, each dish full of flavour, and well cooked. The only thing I would avoid next time was the too-milky chai, but that was on me. Should’ve gotten something more...