This is the best Indonesian restaurant in Sydney! The taste is very authentic especially the…read morejengkol :) the price is fair too, if something that I'd like to be improved is probably the interior but overall it was a five star experience every time I go there :)

Great hidden gem for affordable and tasty Asian-style eats! Portions are generous and the flavors…read moreare spot on. The vibe is casual and cozy--perfect for a quick lunch. Service is efficient and friendly. Definitely a go-to spot for students or anyone working nearby. Highly recommend the crispy pork!

This place has the very best and most authentic tasting Indonesian food in Sydney!…read more If you're ever in The city then please make a stop here for some hearty Indo goodness! A must order is the GadoGado with the rice cake and if you are a chilli lover then spicy is a must:. If heat isn't your thing then make sure to let the staff know not to add any chilli.. A good tip is to phone ahead and pre-order your GadoGado - as each dish is hand made fresh to order and due to the complicity of the dish can take about 20mins-ish to make! Their Nasi-Goreng is amazing also! It comes with a piece of chicken or meat on the side! And is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Make sure to buy some of their "Maicih"Indonesian specialty chips too!!

Tops little Indonesian food court stand. For $8.30 you can have three choices from the bainmarie…read moreout the front, if you don't know what to order, the ladies in charge will be happy to offer suggestions. There's also a load of other dishes on offer, all around the $10 mark. The food is great, authentic Indonesian. It can be quite spicy, depending on what you order, which can be a good or bad thing depending on your tastebuds. Overall, a pretty good little joint.

Good indonesian restaurant. The Kang Kung was alittle bit too overwhelming for me…read more The price was REALLY reasonable. The fried chicken with sambal and the fried rice were good!

I checked various blogs for best Indonesian food, and this place came up frequently. I made…read morereservations and showed up on time. This place is very casual. Once we were seated, the staff came by often to check if we were ready to order. Maybe if I was a regular, I would be fast, but as a first time visitor, I was overwhelmed with the choices. We eventually tried two things, but we were so rushed, I forgot to note what I ordered. All I remember was that I wasn't that impressed. I remember the chicken was OK, but the noodle dish didn't seem freshly made, and the beef was dried out. It was a somewhat disappointing experience. Service was a bit rude and very rushed, and food was bad enough that I didn't want to finish it

Food was as amazing as I remembered. I had a layover over10 years ago. Not surprised this place is…read morestill open and the food is still good.

Constant Line is evident about its popularity and demand. Always have to wait 30min or more with…read morethe line going outside. Takeaway/to-go is the move but still wait 25-30min. Camp around opening to guarantee instant seating. Satay is good and the mee goreng. Roti is good but typical

We tried something new to us, Indonesian food. They had an extensive menu, so it was hard to choose…read morejust one entree per person. I chose a fish dish, which came with two or three large pieces of fish, fried without a coating. I asked for the least spicy sauce, but it was still way too spicy for my tastes! It came with a huge portion of sticky rice. I love that kind of rice, but am unable to eat much due to carbs. My husband got a combo plate that had a nice variety of meat around the huge mound of rice in the middle. His came with a very spicy sauce too, but the main curry sauce was nice and mild. The restaurant itself is small and old. The workers were very busy, but also pleasant and friendly. It was a new, fun experience for us.

We found this place on yelp. We walked all the way from Surry Hills to Chinatown. We were deciding…read morebetween this place and Ho Jiak and decided to try here cause the menu looks more authentic. I wanted to bring my fiancé to taste more authentic Indonesian food. We got a lot of dishes to try. Our favorites are Pempek, Bakso, Mie Ayam Jamur, and Es Campur with Durian. The Pempek tastes really good. The fish cake, sauce, cucumber, and everything else remind me of how it tastes when I had it in Indonesia. Bakso comes with vermicelli and pangsit goreng. Too bad there's no Indonesian sweet soy sauce and chili condiments. They will compliment very well if mixed with the broth. The beef meatballs and pangsit goreng are good. Mie Ayam Jamur is good all around. Siomay Bandung is disappointing. Don't order this! The siomay itself is very bland. It tastes like an over-steamed bland tofu with a glob of filling in it. The only flavor we could taste was the peanut sauce. Last but not least is the Es Campur with Durian. Good amount of durian on the top and variations of jelly and nata de coco at the bottom. Great dessert. Give this place a try, but don't sit near the wall because a lady at the next table saw a small roach on the wall seat and freaked out. I sat on the wall seat too, so I quickly grabbed a piece of tissue and killed it with no hesitation. Don't know why I did that. Usually I am the one who is scared of bugs lol

Now this is pretty authentic KL style Malaysian Hawker food. The store is simple and small. With…read morejust 9 tops of which two are for 8 seats - it's pretty cramped in here! But cozy! Don't be shy as you may end up sharing a table with others. When we arrived we were at the start of a rush as the line developed behind us with an already full restaurant. Luckily we managed a spot sharing with a family of 5. We ordered their Char Kuay Teow and Ais Batu Kacang. And the family ordered Hainan Chicken Rice and Fish Head Curry. Smells really good. There was an interesting mix of customers from Thai, to Malaysian, to Indonesian. Mixed in with the a couple of locals. It took a while for our food to be served. So it left me thinking that he forgot our order... Finally it came! The Char Kuay Teow was pretty good - KL style. Slightly spicy but oddly with chicken, no Chinese sausage or clams. Regardless, it was tasty. It took a while for the drinks to come out as well. As the kitchen is pretty small. So be patient!

A great family run restaurant that has been serving Sydney for years. Authentic Hawker style meals…read more My favourite is the Curry Chicken and Singapore Noodles.

First night of our first time in Sydney and stopped by Sambal. We knew it was going to be a good…read moremeal from the smell of sauces and spices before we even ordered, and we were not disappointed!! We got a little of everything gulai ayam, rendang, cah kangkung, and beef kabobs with a variety of sides. Everything was so fantastic we finished all of that!! My wife and I agreed the panang curry sauce of the gulai ayam was the star of the show...she was literally eating it like soup by the end!

Average Indonesian cafe in Sydney. We ordered the rendang beef, nasi-goreng with chicken and fried…read moreegg, the gado-gado, and chicken satay skewers. Flavors are just a-ok compared to the rich flavors and textures we had in Amsterdam Indonesian restaurants. I'd say this is tuned down quite a bit in flavors and spices. Comparing to Indonesian restaurants in Amsterdam may be unfair, but considering the huge southeast Asian population in Sydney, I thought the food could be more authentic. The food is average - meat and ingredients freshness, and cooking were ok quality. The rice was so hard that I couldn't swallow. Price is reasonable, but portion is quite small. Plus you pay extra for rice. I'm old school when it comes to Asian cuisine and I know it's not common anymore, but rice should be free or accompanied with main dishes. It's a simple family cafe with good service.

Within 30 minutes after checking into our hotel room, we "hit the ground running" and headed…read moredirectly to Ho Jiak Malaysian Grill & Nyonya House in Haymarket since we were hungry and craving Chinese comfort food. Our Cantonese heritage taste buds from Hawai'i would have been happy with steaming hot bowls of soup noodles and dumplings after our long travel day. Still, I suggested to my husband that we eat a familiar Asian cuisine we wouldn't usually get back home; hence, Malaysian & Nyonya were the answer. I had bookmarked Ho Jiak Haymarket because it was in the Chinatown neighborhood, where we also planned to explore, and it was about a 15-minute walk from there. We were certainly glad that we didn't have to wait in line to get in, as Google Maps photos show. We were seated immediately and took a few minutes to scroll through their extensive menu, then chose items from the Lunch Specials Menu. The Lunch Specials Menu included an entrée (choose from 8 selections) and a beverage (non-alcoholic or alcoholic) for A$25 or around $17 USD. FOOD: -Hainan Chicken Rice + Teh Tarik (cold): I received a half slow-poached chicken, fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth, and a bowl of chicken broth. The chicken was garnished with fresh cucumber slices, bean sprouts, and cilantro. Also, it was served with chili sauce, soy sauce, and finely chopped ginger root and garlic. The tender poached chicken was juicy, non-greasy, and tasty. This dish was a healthy and toothsome meal. Teh Tarik is a Malaysian "pulled or shaken" milk tea, and I requested it in the cold or iced style because the outside temperature was quite hot. The Teh Tarik was refreshing, thirst-quenching, and flavorful. A$25 -Char Hor Fun + House Beer (Asahi Dry 330 ml): My husband selected this dish, but didn't know what to expect as he doesn't read or speak Chinese. Admittedly, my limited reading of Chinese characters suggested that this dish might be similar to my "usual" Cantonese childhood comfort food, Wat Tan Hor. When the Char Hor Fun was delivered to our table, I immediately recognized it as Wat Tan Hor, except that the egg sauce contained tender pork slices, shrimp, green vegetables, fish cake, and, I think, chunks of fish. The flat, broad rice noodles were stir-fried in soy sauce for additional seasoning, and we could tell the wok heat was perfect because there were very few broken noodles. When the server brought the House Beer, my husband was pleasantly surprised to receive an icy cold bottle of Asahi Dry. A$25 -Loh Bak: We selected this appetizer because of its description and our pork-leaning taste buds. Loh Bak is five-spiced pork jowl rolls wrapped in bean curd skin and deep-fried. We were thinking these pork jowl rolls would surely whet our appetites, and the deep-fried rolls didn't disappoint. A$20 This restaurant was lively, friendly, and clean with authentic-tasting Malaysian and Nyonya flavors. The service was prompt, amicable, and helpful.

It's my first time visiting Sydney so I had to look up the best eats in the city.. and there are…read moreresounding reviews to visit Ho Jiak. I was dining solo so I was seated immediately, a plus since it was dinner time. The vibe gives off mom and pop shop where you can enjoy home cooked dishes. Honestly, the menu is a tad bit overwhelming but I opted for one of the signature dishes, Char Koay Teow -- spicy stir fried flat rice noodles with seafood & Chinese sausage. It reminded me of Pad See Ew prolly because of the flat noodles! It's good but the portions were heaping so the more I ate it, it became saltier with every bite. Something to take note when ordering, as the plates are for sharing. I think what attributed to the 3-star review was for the mixup/snafu. They accidentally sent my order to another table even though I got there before the other party. They apologized profusely, and I saw all the commotion happen in the kitchen and staff to get it all sorted out.. but not gonna lie -- that still put a damper to my experience. I also ate my chicken curry filled roti (which was phenomenal btw) since my main order took longer to remake after the other table touched the order that was meant for my table. Anyway! I do appreciate the staff for checking in and asking how I liked the dishes. Pro-tip, you don't need to ask for a check/bill, you can simply pay up at the counter. I should definitely stuck with my gut to get the laksa. Oh well, another opportunity to come back I guess!

From my experience this was more like 2.5 stars. I really wanted to like this place, but here are…read morethe details. I went with my husband and my adult; they both got dried noodles with beef rendang, and I got nasi bungkus (pretty much assortment of rice, small sides, and beef rendang on a banana leaf. My husband and my daughter received their food fairly fast. I told them to go ahead and eat bc I figured mine would come out soon. After 10 min, 20 min, and 30 min passed I was about to go up and cancel my order. The place was busy, but not crowded, and the employees were just kind of running around. I was looking around and I saw few tables where just 1 or 2 people were eating. Initially I assumed maybe those people eating were there to eat, and non eating people just accompanies them. WRONG! At least 3 other tables were waiting for their food for as long as us. Close to 40 min later my food came out and the server just looked embarrassed and said in a soft voice I am sorry. I don't know what was going on in the kitchen, but the it really left a bad impression. The food was good, I do have to say, but I won't be back.

Walking through Sussex St in Sydney Australia and found this Indonesian restaurant. It was a…read moresimple place inside a building and very casual ambiance. The moment we entered there was a big menu stand to read , price and description of the menu. Then we fall in line to order. The dishes were pretty decent but too spicy for us. We don't tolerate spicy food and unfortunately the server didn't asked if we want it spicy or not. Anyway it was good experience to try different dishes from another county. We ordered : Gadogado salad with peanut sauce. It has a lot of rice cake rather than fresh veggies Seafood noodle with gravy was really good Chicken with coconut soup was very spicy . The complete protein was ok. See the menu I posted . Overall it was ok. Probably not used to spicy food but for spicy liver I bet this is an excellent dish. Advice pick up your own bottle of water , glasses and silverware's. Wait for your dish to be served. Thank you