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    SanDai

    3.9 (326 reviews)

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    Outdoor seating

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    Vanessa H.

    Excellent! We enjoyed everything we ordered from the roti to the crab special (Note: it only came two mantou style buns; when we ordered two more, it cost $6) The non alcoholic cocktail Madame President was too sweet for my taste -- it was like a melted Dreamsicle. You might as well get a lemonde or pea flower seltzer.

    Bday celebration cake - vanilla bean with fig
    Sandy L.

    Had a great time at SanDai over the weekend for a birthday brunch celebration. Love the sunroom area, it was extremely clean and has a nice interior. Kaya French Toast | $14 | 9/10 Loved this - I always have to get a sweet dish and this hit the spot. The coconut whipped cream went really well with the brown sugar syrup and fresh fruit. Would get again! Yucca Fries | $8 | 10/10 Wow, this was the best yucca fries I've had! Perfectly fried and the aioli was amazing. Still dreaming about these :) Chicken and Waffle | $20 | 7/10 The pandan waffle with the soy sauce glaze was pretty good, otherwise the dish was a bit salty. I didn't love it but enjoyed the waffle. Nasi Lemak | $22 | 7/10 I think this was fine, the anchovies really complimented the dish. It had good flavor and was a bit spicy! Seafood Mee Goreng | $25 | 7/10 My favorite instant noodle is indomie mi Goreng. I was expected the same flavor but the noodles were a bit cooked too much over my liking. The flavor was good though and the seafood complimented it really well. Service was amazing and sweet, they were really quick and surprised us with the bday cake. Excited to come back and try their other menu offerings off of their brunch and dinner menu.

    Nasi Lemak
    Dave D.

    Sandai is relatively new and clean. The decor is nice and the menus are well presented. They have a coffee bar in the side of the main restaurant. The service is friendly, but a bit slow. It took about 20 minutes to take the orders and another 20 minutes for the food to arrive. They charge a 20% (post-tax) tip automatically for large groups. The food is decent. The seafood mee goreng had good noodles and (I heard) good seafood. The Soto ayam had good flavor for the noodles and chicken. The nasi lemak was decent but the rice and fried chicken were a bit dry. The chicken and waffles was drenched in a sweet syrup sauce that overpowered every other ingredient. The avocado coffee was just strange.

    Ian L.

    Good food, good service, good drinks. This was a solid option for dinner with some unique options I haven't seen before. While the food was delicious, I think that the value could've been a little bit better for me to give it five stars. Service was good, and the decor was lovely.

    Marlee B.

    Freaking de-lish. Nasi Goreng is my ish! Looking for flavorful goodness then this is the place. The open kitchen allows you to watch them prep all the freshness right into your bowl/plate. Staff: GREAT, they are so nice and willing to make recommendations if you need. Note: be mindful of the hours, they close for a short period before switching to dinner. Street parking or a short walk to the parking garage.

    Nasi Goreng Set
    Alex H.

    I was soo intrigued by the allure of an Indonesian brunch. I love mee goreng instant ramen but never really had authentic Indonesian food. I ordered their most popular dishes, including pandan chicken and waffles, seafood mee goreng, and nasi goreng w/ tiger shrimp. chicken n waffles 7/10: the pandan waffles lacked the pandan flavor profile that I'm accustomed to but the color was really pretty LOLL It was paired w/ a spicy sweet sauce that had a strong flavor that honestly overpowered the dish seafood mee goreng 8/10: my personal favorite as it was very nostalgic of the instant ramen. seafood mix was a great add-on. could use a bit more flavor though nasi goreng 6/10: tiger prawn was overcooked and the rice lacked depth. I did like the shrimp chips kopi coffee 8/10: reminiscent of Vietnamese coffee (it's also made of condensed milk) but less strong. It was served warm which I actually prefer over hot. Would get again Overall, the flavors were strong but one-dimensional. I just wished there was more variety... although if you like sweet and spicy, these dishes are for you.

    Farmers market Gado gado with added tofu
    Rita W.

    Great service and beautiful food, but what was presented did not match with the price. There wasn't that special factor to justify the price in my opinion. I would go back, but more so for the coffee selections and to try their pastries. Food wise, if it was a third of the price, sure. I tried their avocado kopi, and that was really good! 5 stars for that portion. Creamy, slight avocado flavor, can taste the espresso. Yum. My friend tried the coconut cappuccino and that looked amazing. Nice bruleed layer on top. Fancy! If I recall correctly, my friend tried the gado gado (Romanesco, Brocollini, Beets, Balinese Black Rice, Beet Greens, Watermelon Radish, Roasted Peanut Sambal, Sambal Citrus Vinaigrette, Vegetable Chips) and they asked if she wanted to to add protein like tofu or shrimp, and she chose tofu. I'm sure the addition price was noted somewhere, but they didn't mention how much extra it'll be. It was good, but not omfg gotta get this again good, and simple bowl of veggies and tofu for around $30?? Cmon, get that at Urban Plates for a fraction of the cost or something. I tried the mushroom congee since I was watching a show on Hulu and that was mentioned and I thought hmmm that sounds kind of amazing. What a disappointment! Extremely overpriced and they asked if I wanted egg in it and I said sure, and that was an additional $2 or $3. Congee with sesame oil, ginger, scallion, shiitake mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, and a side of soy sauce for $24 before the egg addition. Ridiculous as it wasn't even that great. Edible, yes, but flavor wise and lack of mushroom flavor was disappointing. Texture of some of the items in there seemed off as well. It's like fancy restaurant portion size and pricing (appetizer-esque), but lacking that quality and flavor. Good environment. Enjoyed the time here overall, but my food was just a no. One to two stars for that, but excellence on the caffeine.

    Frances C.

    Food is and presentation are great. Atmosphere is peaceful. The taste brings me back to Bali and even better then Bali, very authentic Love the blue rice with healty ingredients and great coconut favors and did not overpower the side The prawns and fried to perfection and the hind of lime and samba matched well Ambiance is peaceful with an enclosed outside seating Service is attentive on this slow Saturday brunch

    Roti with veg curry (contains pinto beans)
    Winnie L.

    **3.5** I've had this BM'd since I saw a BA vlogger share their experience. After Hubs tried it out with friends, we decided I would give it a try. It's the old Prima location, which brought back fond memories. It's very spacious still with the Kopi Coffee bar sectioned off. We sat near the open windows to get some Vitamin D on such a gorgeous day last weekend and to people watch. The brunch menu items immediately caught my attention from roti with veg curry, coconut Cappucino, kaya french toast, to pandan beignets. Yes, I ordered all my favorites . For starters, the piping hot roti with vegetable curry had some Latin influence with the pinto beans. It had the same texture and consistency to a bowl of chili. Very flavorful and pair well with the roti. The coffee tea drinks came next. I felt my Cappuccino wasn't very hot but the flavor of the foam. OMG. They torched the top and it almost brought out the flavor of coconut foam. It wasn't as sweet as I hoped (which the server did warn me about) but I added some coconut syrup from my French Toast and it was perfect. Speaking of French toast...this was a unique item as it had Kaya spread in the middle. I was so excited about this as I've never had Kaya toast outside of Singapore. Ngl, I was a bit underwhelmed. I could not taste any of the kaya that was supposed to stuffed french toast. It was more like a thin spread inside. It seems like the French toast process drowned out the kaya taste OR it needed a thicker helping of kaya or a base to swirl in the kaya like coconut cream. The coconut syrup did help a bit and salvage the French Toast for it's namesake. Also, the whipped cream was all melted so the presentation was hopeful but the dish was barely warm by the 1st bite. I tried some of Hubs noodle dish with seafood. It was spicy with a kick so I did not eat too much of it. Packed with lots of flavor. My DD'S shrimp and Grits was coconutty and delicious. Also a kick of heat. Both of their dishes, again, wasn't very hot either. I was hoping some dessert could be the saving grace, banking on the pandan beignets to be amazing. Oif they were just beignets with the coconut syrup, yes they were good. Nicely fried and crispy. But they were supposed to be pandan which I couldn't taste. Hubs really wanted the avocado coffee as he raved about last time. But they ran out. Bummer! Overall, the dishes were quite unique. Flavors were somewhat there. But, it kinda misses the mark for me.

    Harun R.

    It was a nice warm Saturday and I was visiting a friend in the Walnut Creek area. Knowing that I grew up in Singapore she recommended this restaurant which is an Indonesian Singaporean restaurant. The restaurant was located just off Main Street but it was in a popular bar/restaurant area and parking can be an issue. Since it was lunch time parking was ok. There are two doors to the restaurant, one that enters through the coffee shop area and the other directly into the restaurant. Service was excellent and we had as great time with our server. I ordered the seafood fried rice and my friend ordered the burger as she was unsure of the various Indonesian dishes in the menu. Both items arrive quickly and I enjoyed the fried rice. The sambal had a nice level of spiciness so that it did not overpower the dish itself. My friend did enjoy the burger and the fries were nicely done. Atmosphere was very quaint with items from Indonesia adorning the walls and shelves. I was intrigued by the wayang kulit puppets hanging on the wall. Only gripe was the price itself. Expect to pay about $35 per person tip included. The restaurant was about 65% occupied indoors and there is patio seating available.

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    Evangeline E.

    2.5/5 stars. My family is from Indonesia so I know a thing or two about authentic Indo/Malay food and this is certainly not it. My friend and I came here on a Sunday afternoon so be advised they have a different menu than I posted below which is their brunch menu. Offerings are very limited and they don't offer the option to order from their main menu so I didn't like I was so limited to like 4 main dish offerings. There's also a coffee shop within the restaurant where they offer Kopi but we got a cup to go on our way out and it was very acidic and gave us a stomachache. I knew walking in with the chic upscale ambience and the fact its in Walnut Creek that this food would not be authentic, but that's okay if its flavorful! Unfortunately, it was not. I ordered the Nasi Goreng and my girlfriend ordered the Nasi Lemak. I just don't understand how you have Indo/Malay/South East Asian food that is bland! How is that even possible given the flavors in this region? They completely Americanized this which again is fine, but there was no flavor. Portions were pretty good given I had left overs but pricing is absurd. Since they're going for upscale the price reflects that but paying $27 for 3 prawns and tons of rice is insane. Not to mention my prawn was undercooked as pictured below. Service was just okay. We were seated quickly and she came a couple of times at first just to get our order in, but once we got our food we never saw our server again. Didn't fill up our water, and had to flag down someone else to get the check and a box. They really only got the 2.5 stars from my based on ambiance and okay portions. This place does not represent Malay food people, you've been warned.

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    Amy M.

    I wanted to try this place for so long but sadly my experience was quite disappointing :/ For starters, the atmosphere is mediocre, it's a dim lit restaurant with a decent amount of seating but it definitely feels congested with all the tables shoved inside. The presentation of the food and of the restaurant holds up in Walnut Creek but honestly with the amount of frustration you'd likely endure you'd hardly notice it. I came in on Valentine's day around 6:30PM. I didn't have a reservation so I expected to wait 30-45 minutes which is also what was expressed to me upon check in. They expressed that they could save my phone number and text me when my table was ready. I never received a text message, but luckily i was just inside for the duration of the wait time. We waited almost an hour before i checked in with the host who seated us about 10 minutes later. Upon being seated at our table, i was pretty excited to try everything out so my partner and i decided to do the Valentines menu special. Upon being greeted by our waiter, i expressed HEAVILY "please don't put nuts on ANYTHING. If there are nuts included in a dish, please place it ON THE SIDE." I followed up with our waiter to ensure which dishes typically come with nuts so I could be sure if any error should occur I could double check it before my partner ate the dish. It took about 30-45 minutes before the APPETIZER came out. The sauce for the satay sampler, was NOT initially place on the side instead it was drizzled on top. The executive chef had given us the dish, and i had expressed that we requested the sauces to be placed on the side rather than on top. Rather than apologetic, they seemed more annoyed and took our dish and walked off to replace it. It took about 10-15 more minutes before received our replacement. My partner and I were pretty satisfied and didn't mind that we had waited for so long. However, that soon changed as we continued to wait for the remainder of our dishes to come out. They brought the fruit salad out, again with nuts on top. It's completely understandable that slip ups happen, but this was the second time i had to ask for a replacement and again I was met with annoyance rather than any sense of understanding. Not only that, but it seemed like there was a lack of urgency as our dishes continued to take way too long to come out. They expressed about an hour and a half into our meal that the bisque had run out but nobody had informed our waiter until we had to ask about the remainder of our dishes. They expressed that they would discount our meal since we didn't receive the bisque. Then they chose to bring out the bisque anyways later on. The whole meal altogether had taken practically 2-3 HOURS NOT INCLUDING EARLIER WAIT TIME. My main issue with the restaurant was not only the quality of the food but also the quality of the service. We had been patient the entire evening up until we were met with impatience. This restaurant was quite honestly the worst of Walnut Creek. I have tried different places in Walnut Creek and cannot say I have ever been met with such poor attitude. Our waiter had only apologized to us at the end of the night after we were about to practically just pay and walk out. It was also apparent that they were EXTREMELY understaffed even though the holidays would be expected to have a high volume of customers. Being that our waiter was one of maybe three others, we also did not receive any check ins throughout the meal. Instead we had to flag our waiter down for any concerns. The food was decent at best but not even worth the price. The satay sampler was probably the best dish we had the whole night and I can't even say that was worth coming by for. Actually a few hours after the meal, my partner and I both felt unwell and ended up throwing up most of the food. This restaurant is not worth the visit on any given day. The parking in the area is not good, it is towards the further outskirts of the main shopping area of Walnut Creek. The restaurant looks decent at best and the service is the worst. You can find much better food anywhere else along the main strip of restaurants in Walnut Creek without regretting your meal.

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    Maryanne W.

    It looked good on Instagram so we decided to give it a try. Made reservation for Sunday brunch. The service was decent. The food was... Disclaimer - my husband is from Malaysia and we go back to SE Asia often, so we have high expectations, especially when the reviews we saw and the posts were really enticing. The avocado coffee was on the lukewarm side... and VERY thick as expected with avocado. The temperature caught me off guard as I will do either very hot or icy coffee... this lukewarm kind of turned me off. The entrees were very pretty to look at, but I hate to say the tastes did not meet our expectations. Again this is from the pov of who eat lots of SE Asian food in Asia... The pastries were the best part, but I still say the pandan pastry, although looked the part with light green color, didn't have any trace of pandan flavor. What got me was the fact the dishes were not spicy so we asked for some condiments- namely Sambal as we were in an SE Asian restaurant... so we were given a small bowl with less than 2 tablespoons of sambal (still need more heat) only to learn that condiment was $3.00 when we saw it on the check... The dishes were definitely Social Media worthy! And if you do not have high expectations of SE Asian cuisine you might find the dishes quite tasty. I say at the minimum it was a good experience and I can check off my Instagram must try list. It is really a 3.5 star experience for me but I will give it a 4 for the presentation.

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    Thank you, Frances! I hope to see you back soon!

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    Terima Kasih, Harun!

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    Thank you, Maryanne!

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    Thank you so much, Janee!

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    Thank you so much David! Can't wait to have you back!

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    Are all the meat served zabiha halal? Is there mock tails available for non-drinkers?

    Hi Samin, All of the meat served at SanDai is halal (not zabiha halal). We have a full service bar with mocktails and soft drinks available for non-drinkers. Thank you!

    Hello, I wanted to know if the meat is Halal? Thank you

    All meat served at SanDai is Halal!

    Do you offer a brunch menu or just the coffee shop?

    Now they do, open for weekend brunch.

    Is Sandai open for lunch?

    Not currently, but they plan to add lunch service in the future. Kopi Bar is open in the morning and Sandai for dinner in the evening.

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    15.6 mi

    I saw them located at the Presidio Park and got some Indonesian food as I haven't had it in a while…read moreand wanted a snack. I got a combo sampler to share. This came with fried wontons, fried tempeh and meatball skewer. The fried wontons were crispy and had a shrimp and herb stuffing, went well with the sweet and spicy chili sauce. Fried tempeh had batter on it, little pieces of cilantro (or some green) in batter. This went well with the sweet and spicy chili sauce. The meatball skewers had a sweet soy glaze on it, nothing too special but reminded me of an asian meatball with a sight chew/bounce to it. Overall, this was a good snack to have.

    Grabbed some food at this Indonesian food truck located at the Presidio Park. Ordering was a little…read moremysterious. There were some photos, but it wasn't entirely intuitive which option to select. Little One got the kids' meal, noodle with soup, for $8. There are two kinds of noodles. One is more like a Ramen and the other one is more like a rice vermicelli. Little One said he liked the thick noodles better than the thin noodles. Both noodle types were okay, but not exceptional. It came with a bowl of piping hot broth. The broth has a mild flavor with some fried onion bits, more like a regular Ramen broth versus Pho broth. It is quite salty, and not very greasy or unctuous. Not a lot of depth of flavor. We didn't want to drink it by itself and ended up throwing out about half of it. It is not spicy, but you can get a small tub of chili sauce on the side. I got the Combo B ($16), which is like a sampler platter with a tiny bit of noodles (2 types), a tub of hot broth, 2 meatball skewers, 1 fried won ton. Little one said the fried wonton was really good. The meatballs were definitely the star of the show. They were not too chewy, very tasty, and had a slightly spicy glaze. Hmmm...maybe there's an error on the menu, but it says I was supposed to get 3 meatball skewers?? The people working at this food truck were extremely nice and friendly. The food came out very quickly. They apparently run some promotions, so it would be a good idea to follow them on social media if you're looking for deals. Overall, it seemed the grilled items were better than the noodle soups. The amount of food was not that much, but that is to be expected from food trucks. Be sure to check your order before leaving.

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    Damansara - Out front

    Damansara

    3.7(136 reviews)
    22.7 mi•Noe Valley
    •$$$

    A bit late with this review but had dinner here for New Years for their last dinner service! They…read morehaven't closed but are switching to takeout only so you can still get some great Singaporean food. We were served a feast for their special NYC dinner. Everything was flavorful and delicious. I enjoyed the chili crab and the curry puff the most. Their homemade sambal was also very tasty and spicy, it was a lot more complex than the store-bought sambal. Definitely need to stop by to try out their takeout only menu!

    SERVICE - located on the corner of noe valley…read more- street parking only can be difficult to find especially on a weekend - small but well decorated interior - ambiance good for a semi casual meal - service is friendly and quick MENU - Malaysian food - vegan and vegetarian options available - slightly pricey ($25 per entree) FOOD - vegan laksa (8/10): creamy mushroom broth with rice noodles, tofu puffs, and sprouts. The portion is quite generous and is good for sharing between two people. I liked the richness of the broth with the sweet coconut and the hints of umami from the mushrooms. I would have liked more tofu and slightly less oil in the broth. - vegan rendang rice plate (9/10): jackfruit stew with butterfly pea flower infused rice and cucumbers. The flavors in the jackfruit marinade are complex yet so well balanced. I would eat that sauce on any protein. This portion is also generous to share. WOULD I GO BACK? Yes! The ambiance was nice and the food was tasty.

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