Indo food house — Restaurant in Utrecht

I visited this place a while ago. Unfortunately I found the food rather lackluster, both considering the quality and portion for the price.

There is a growing trend in Randstad, where owners who feel like they have "figured out" some ethnic cuisine, in this case Indonesian, and will put their spin to it and serve it to people.

Personally, what I had was trying to be a modernized version of Ayam ketjap, and naming it as a "bowl" dish in order to fit this easy trend and categorisation for the general public. What I got was 50g of chicken and the rest was vegetables (completely fine), and for some reason red radish, which is not a go-to choice for a vegetable in South-east Asia. It just didn't feel right and did not make sense. I believe it is fine as an experiment at home for your friends, but not to serve to people.

It creates a wrong idea of what the authentic dish is and then when these people will travel, they will complain that it is not the same as the guy in Utrecht served me.

Don't get me wrong, I think the owners are nice guys but I am sure that my friends from South-east Asia, specifically Indonesia would not eat there (knowing they already have issues with authenticity with places that are run by...

The place looks incredible. It's small but the vibe I get from this is tropical. They have a lot of vegetarian options but we ordered their pre set 3 course meal. We were told before ordering that it was discounted on that day but turns out it was the same price so that felt a little off. The meal itself was good. You get a starter and 2 main courses to share. But the sad part was that there was no drink included in the meal. The main course I remember to be a little strong in the lemongrass flavor. It was a nice experience and we got to try so many different dishes with this experience. The staff were very friendly and patient. We felt it was a tad bit overpriced.

Overall a good restaurant and experience. Worth a visit. There are plenty of...

As an Indonesian, I dare to say that the the taste unfortunately didn't deliver :( Ordered the Ayam ketjap bowl but the chicken had barely any taste. The side dish vegetable and atjar was quite good. Also ordered the tjendol, which I'm not sure if it was supposed to be a 'modern' version of it (?), but it was basically drinking coconut milk with some tapioca pearls...very heavy for the stomach and definitely didn't resemble the taste of the real tjendol..

Restaurant is beautifully modern with friendly staff, but I wish the food...