I'm visiting from NorCal & we don't have a lot of Indonesian restaurants up north (unfortunately). My friend took me here and my whole stay at her house consisted of having lunch here, haha. Good good food! read more

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Ransom Food, because you miss eating Indonesian Food?? So, nothing for miles. Do not bother eating here, Do not be so desperate, you will sacrifice for quality and cutting corners. The food is overcooked, Grilled Chicken with Rice (Nasi Ayam Bakar). They cook a batch of chicken for several days then recondition it for the menu. They do not cook it fresh. Krems Chicken with Rice (Nasi Ayam Kremes), the veggies was spoiled. Krems Chicken with Rice (Nasi Ayam Kremes), the soup is extremely sour and salty and meatball is reconditioned and reheated. Worst, Indonesian Salad (Gado Gado) - Are you Eating Salad or drinking soup? It like drinking the salad. I have eaten many Indonesian Restaurants. Some of them often find ways to cut cost, creative food preparation, extending old food and food recondition from cooking in batches. Java Bisto is one of them. read more

Fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud. Whatever you do, please read the bill and if you shop for grocery, tell them you want to pay for grocery separately. If they tell you that they will put it on 1 bill, say no because they will tag 15% of it for tips. I usually don't write commend on restaurant but this restaurant fumed me. First of all, when your party is only 4 adults and 2 kids, you don't forcefully add gratuity of 15%. I could understand that if your party is 10 then you tell them that gratuity will be automatically 15%. Not by sneaking it in the bill like that. This is typical sneaky and cowardly Indonesian way of doing business. Gratuity is something customer give you because your service is great. This place is a fraud. When you shop for groceries there, they will tell you that they will put everything in one bill with your food order and then they will forcefully charge you 15% gratuity on top of bill. So if your grocery is $90 and your lunch is $10, they will charge you $15 for gratuity. Your tip should only be $1.50 but since you bought groceries there, you end up paying gratuity on your groceries too. I didn't find out until i got on the freeway, otherwise i would have come back and tell them off. That is not the right way of earning money. Don't come here. The food is also terrible. Merry House of Chicken is way better in West Covina. I will not recommend anyone eating here and i will cont comeback here even if you are the last restaurant on earth. read more

We came around lunch time and it was busier than I thought it was going to be. The waitress took a while to get to us but the food came out quicker than I expected to. The food was pretty good. It was different from anything I've ever had. Also, The prices were reasonable! read more

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Amazing Indonesian food. Everything is authentic and scrumptious. Every dish you order will be just like home down to the Chendol!! Java has been open for the last five years and although I'm sad we haven't found it sooner, I'm bless we found it now! read more

To start this review is based more on the customer service of the restaurant. Food is pretty ok so that wasn't really the problem resulting in the review rating but it wasn't memorable. It started with placing a to go order. I had to keep repeating myself and reminding the guy at the counter what I wanted. Turns out he forgot one thing on the order anyhow. I had to replace another order for what he forgot. He also could not remember if we had paid for the first order or not! The to go order itself took over 45 minutes. The wait is entirely too long and what looks like the main cook or the owner of the restaurant would come out of the kitchen and look stressed and speak in a loud frustrated voice. There were tables left uncleared and people waiting a long time for their food and to place orders. Sometimes the owner would come out and ask what we ordered. The guy at the register couldn't keep track of orders and who got what. It was really chaotic. I placed a drink order to go as well and I was told that the kitchen stopped making drinks so they can focus on food! So I asked for the money to be refunded since I had waited for 45 minutes and my food was nearly done. That was when the main guy came out and said he will hurriedly make it. I don't even know if he cleaned out the blender from the last drink before he made mine. A woman who ordered a drink waited so long she had already finished her food and decided to cancel it and left. When we did finally get our food the peanut sauce and soup were cold and obviously straight out of the fridge. And super minor but I asked for napkins too and they weren't included. We really didn't think our order would take close to an hour and we were on our way to catch a flight so we didn't really have an hour to spare waiting for food. It looks like they are understaffed and need a better system. I feel bad for small business owners and I understanding they are trying to get the flow going but oh my god they need to do something quick! I hope we can return and have a better experience to review. I would give the food a 3 star and the customer service a 0. I personally hate giving bad reviews. I hope it was just a bad night tonight. read more

Food was great but bad customer service. Came here for lunch during a work day with a friend and we sat waiting for them to bring us a menu and to order. Totally seem to have forgotten to check on customers. Don't care if your food is good but neglect your customers who are waiting. read more

No customer skills whatsoever! Stood by the door for a good 5mins and actually had to ask where to be seated. She wiped the dirty table with a rag that smells like mildew, so our table smells. 12mins after being seated had to actually get up and ask if they can take our order. Spoke to them in indonesian and they lack class! No manners! Asked for straws to one waitress never got them. 10mins asked for straws from the person serving us the food, never got em. My daughter got up and went to ask. They completely ignored her. 5 mins after Grandpa got up and finally got them. Tip* If you want to buy something from their little store side get separate checks, so the tip won't be applied from the things you bought. read more

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Drive All The Way To Rancho Cucamonga (+/- 35 Miles East Of L.A) , To Try Java Bistro. Order Sate Babi , Ayam Bakar Half , Soto Jakarta (Beef) , Iga Penyet , Nasi Gudeg. The Only Indonesian Restaurant In The Area. read more

Terrible. They add extra fees to your receipt becareful! They run out certain food when you order and its only 1pm!!! Ridiculous! Id rather stay home and cook then waste my money here. If I could give no star I would! read more

Overall the food was OK. The beef was tough, however the rest of the dish was OK. I wouldn't mind coming back to try other dishes. More than happy to change my review later if I come back. Nasi bungkus padang: 3/5 read more

Never expect that your food gonna come first Even thou they get your order first but they give the food to other first before u And service is bad I did not finish order yet and she just went to different table to get different order read more

This place is very good, the best Indonesian food I've had (I've only been to a few Indonesian restaurants). We went with our Indonesian friend, and tried about 5 different dishes, and they were all good. Our friend thought that the food tasted just like the food she grew up eating in Indonesia. We went on a busy Saturday evening, and the food was served relatively quickly. Service was efficient and friendly. I guess this restaurant has finally fixed all the shortcomings that were mentioned by the early reviewers. read more

Get lunch there for the first time. They just open like 4 days ago. So, it's still new and they try to work on the restaurant flow... The service still slow at least take 30-40 mnt to get your food. So make sure you have plenty of time if you are in a rush. Most of the food on the menu still not available.. And they try to make u order from the lunch menu there is like 6-8 item on the lunch menu. Such as chicken noodle mushroom, bakso abang, mie goreng jawa, bubur ayam, ayam goreng, etc. However, this restaurant still have a really good taste of food and decent price. I think i still want to go there again and trying other food. Pls,.... Dont rush them to get your food. They still working on to meet all of the guest expectation... read more

To begin, my husband is from Indonesia so I had higher expectations. Biases aside, the menu was very limited. & the waitress, waited a while before she assisted us. I ordered the rendang & rice. The beef used had more bones & fat than anything, & the rice was a little crunchy. Overall I would have gave it 3 stars, but towards the end of the meal, my husband found a hair in his food, which was a complete turn off. The main cook was nice enough to offer a change of meal & for free, so for that I give them 2 stars. read more

Amazing set of Indonesian food. The noodles are in perfect unison with any dish that go with and the vegetables are kept in great condition. There's a full amount of flavor in every bite and although I'm foreign to the language it sounds like the cooks have fun at work to! It's nice to easy somewhere with the atmosphere shrouded in kindness and joy instead of the usual "I hate my job" vibe allot of restaurants and shops have. I get it I'd hate it too if my passion wasn't there. Anywho, there's also shelves with different foods and spices you can buy. Makes you wanna go home and cook! read more

Java Bistro - Shelves fire different foods and spices. - Indonesian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga, California

I am beyond thrilled that there is an Indonesian restaurant near by! It is about time. The service needed a little work at first, but they have ironed out the kinks and now I feel like family every time we dine, as we walk in all servers smile and greet us as they now know us. The only problem I have had is when I order by phone. There is a bit of a communication barrier. The Risoles and Kroket are always fresh and almost always sold out. The Sate Babi and Sate Ayam are one of my husbands favorites. The Mie Goreng Jawa is my go to dish and of course the Gado Gado and Cendol are a must. Dine or Dash? Dine and take out. read more

Yesterday we had lunch with friends at this restaurant and I ordered the soto betawi to go. But when I got home I realized that instead of steam rice they gave me Java fried noodles! I guess this was leftovers from another customer!!! I'm really disappointed in them! read more

Java Bistro - Indonesian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga, California

5 stars for simply so close to where i'm living. Another 5 stars because the food looks and tastes delicious. 3-4 stars for how long i have to wait for the food to come out. read more

Java Bistro - Indo groceries are here too - Indonesian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga, California

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The quality of the food NOT as good anymore . Not sure maybe they have new chef . Ordered mie ayam yamin didn't get the meatballs , I asked and the lady at the cash register said you have to mentioned if you wanted meatballs then I ordered and mentioned I want meatballs she said ooh we don't have meatballs , to make it worst I got home they didn't put vegetables even green onions nothing only noodle and chicken. My husband ordered fried flat noodles kwetiau it doesn't look like Kwetiau and the portion is ridiculously small no acar either . Nasi and Ayam bakar taste nothing . Used to be one of my favorite restaurants but not anymore after our last ordered last night . I think the owner need to supervise the kitchen staff more often so that the quality of the food is consistent!! Bye Java Bistro read more

It's was just OK. The service was fine. I ordered take out. The food itself was a bit bland. The rice was dry and didn't seem all that fresh. I also ordered the avocado drink. It was different, but not that great. Not sure I would go back. read more

Customer service was not fabulous. Albeit I didn't expect it as it is an Asian establishment. I had the Soto Betawi (chicken) and it was a bit on the salty side and didn't have much chicken in it. Will go back and give it another shot before I completely disregard this place. read more

Java Bistro - Indonesian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga, California

Best original Indonesian food in Inland Empire! I said this because some indo restaurant are Americanized on the flavor. Portions of the food are perfect. The only negative is the wait on the food which is kinda slow but worth the wait. They do have B grade but original indo food are made on street stands mixed with all the vehicle exhaust anyway. read more

This is our to go place for Indonesian dish. Nasi Padang and goat Curry is probably our favorites but other dish are great too. They are friendly. Restaurant always busy. Drinks are great too. I hope they will NEVER go out business. read more

I live in 5 minutes from Java Bistro but I ordered food from them once a while when I feel like to. Don't talk about their service, ok? they are not trained in US customer service. I ordered Siomay, the siomay is not as I expected, I won't order siomay again, not only the taste & the texture are not there yet, they gave only a small portion of sauce which is not ok for eating with siomay. Their Javanese rice wrapped with banana leaves is ok, nothing special. read more

I've tried about 9-10 dishes now and I'm a fan of this place. Their food is pretty solid and most of their dishes are just amazingly flavorful and authentic. First off.. their fried rice is amazing. I've tried 3 different fried rices and they are all extremely flavorful and have great texture. The fried rice is made from a very long grain rice and is on drier side, but the dryness gives it a wonderful nutty texture. It is distinctly different from Chinese and Japanese friend rices as their fried rices use fish and shrimp sauce/paste as major flavoring ingredient. My favorite is the Anchovy Fried Rice with Sator. Sator is some type of bean about the size of edamame with a slightly bitter finish that gives the savory fried rice a really good flavor contrast. Their noodles are great too. Their bowl noodles are wheat based and are thick and chewy. Mie Singapore with ground pork and veggies and sauce on the bottom is my favorite. I've also tried other not so commonly found Indonesian dishes such as the East Java salad. Peanut and fish paste, beef tendon, jicama, mango, and cabbage. It's weird tasting to me, but I appreciate being able to try this very Indonesian dish. The Indonesian Fried Chicken rice comes with an interesting soup. The soup is red with green beans, turnips, and maybe some tomatoes. What is interesting about it is that it has a slightly savory, sour, fermented flavor. At first I didn't like, but when I ate it with the vegetables that were at the bottom, the flavor was quite complex. However, I can really see how many ppl wouldn't like the slightly sour fermented flavor. It was interesting... a taste that I had never encountered before. The Grilled Chicken with Rice is pretty good too. it's served on a hot stone plate and with a very flavorful hot sauce. The hot sauce is very spicy but it has amazing flavor and depth. There's a myriad of ingredients that went into the sauce with bits of savory vegetables. All in all, I've really really enjoyed this place. I've eaten at other Indonesian places before, but the flavors and textures at Java Bistro really make it a standout against other Indonesian places. My next dishes to try are the fried fish cake and sweet and salty yanmin noodle. read more

Came here for some authentic Indo food with my family my first time there second. It's what I'll have to say your typical small hole in the wall restaurant however this one had an attached market with food and ingredients you can't find in the market for your Dutch/Indo recipes. Food was good however the timely matter it came out for our whole order to be handed out was terrible. This was a negative for me so I most likely won't be returning. read more

Taste good Price is good Should try the fried chicken with rice, it comes with soup n some friend tofu . The soto betawi soup it also my fav . Only one thing that i dont like its the booth so dirty .. N salt n pepper bottle also dirty. N they just barely open .... Smh .... Hope the manager read this . read more

First time here!!! Food and service was excellent!!! The place is very clean and what we ordered was delicious and very filling!!! read more

Java Bistro - Good food!! - Indonesian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga, California

Food is 100% authentic and delicious. The people there are very friendly. I stop by here every time I'm around town!

Nasi padang is unbeatable!! Will come back very soon again, the food is definitely authentic here!

Best satay in SoCal. Awesome location in the inland empire. Has that true Padang taste

Love its noodle with tuna cakalang. Might want to pre order before you arrive. Good fried rice/nasi goreng. read more

It's pretty good considering there isn't many Indonesian restaurant around anywhere. We got the es teller, it was more icy blend with milk than there were the fruits. It comes in a bowl came in a bowl. They sell kue lapis, $7, two big pieces. Wish there was lemper. They also have a market for Indonesian food items. read more

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Pretty good place when we want to eat Indonesian food... We always ordered nasi padang, beef curry (soto betawi), and batagor !!! Always awesome and close yo home ! We will back for more read more

My favorite dishes are Mie goreng jawa and mie Singapore. Pay off all the home sick from Indonesia food. We will come back next time to this place. Especially Indonesian people must try this place. read more

Java Bistro - Mie singapore - Indonesian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga, California

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Update: They no longer have a smaller menu for lunch; all food is available the whole day. They will open 7 days a week starting May 1. Service has improved now since opening. Great food and location overall~ read more

Java Bistro - Ayam Penyet - Indonesian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga, California

I try to like this place but I can't. I come here since my husband like to come here. But every time we come we never really eat together they bring the Nasi bungkus by the time my food comes everyone is done eating. Smh. They're slow the food isn't that good. I would have rather went to Tempe house... :/ I'm sad it's all the time not sometimes... read more

It is a letter B grade now, but don't care cause indo restaurants are so rare. Came back on April 1 2016 it's back to letter A!!!!

Their Javanese noodle and nasi bungkus is the best one that I've had in SoCal! They also sell Indonesian snacks and spices in the store.