Awesome food! It might not be a fancy place but the food makes up for it :)
Lovely service, the best fish cake in town. Thanks for good services.
Delicious home made food from Oma's (Grandma) kitchen and hands! My favourites are the noodles and fish cakes. Don't let the look of the restaurant deceive you from their amazing food!
The best empek2 / fish cake in Melbourne �� really authentic Indonesian taste
The food here is really yummy... We 😍 love it... And the price is so good too...
This place is really good. Authentic and cheap. Meal and drink round about 11 or 12 dollars.
The best pempek ever!!!! Emang waktu di indo pun si tante terkenal sama pempeknya. Buka di city dong biar nggak jauh
Worth to try, highly recommended ....
Kalo udah cobain yg ini pasti gak bisa makan yg laen
Uenak tenan.... (Ps: kalo rame kirim tiap minggu ke rmh gw ya lix) hahahaha
Came here with my Indonesian friends. Love the food here. Their chilli is spicy not like other asian restaurant. Empek empek is really nice. Will be back again.
As an Indonesian, I sometimes crave for authentic Pempek (Fish Cake with spicy sauce). Famili Ria’s Pempek is super authentic because it is very similar to the Pempek sold in Indonesia. I’ve tried the other food there such as the noodles or the fried rice. But it does not taste that good. So every time I visit Famili Ria, I only come for the Pempek.
Tried their Pempek Keriting and Mie Ayam w minced chicken. I love both of them especially the Cuko broth " sweet and sour vinaigrette sauce. Can't believed it!!!! However, the place is not tidy at that time and the location is quite far from where I lived. Overall will come back one day for the same order.
I haven't had Indonesian fish cakes as good as the ones here. I recommend the pempek sampler. Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu.
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Being students in Melbourne makes us miss our local food. Famili Ria fish cake fulfills our heart after a year not having Indonesian fish cake.
There is nothing bad about their services. The front desk staff welcomed us well. Moreover, we did not wait for a long time to get our dishes. There is $0.50 charge for card payment.
We tried their famous ‘pempek’ or Indonesian fish cake (“Pempek Sampler”, P07) and the ‘mie ayam cabe hijau’(B08).
The ‘pempek’ taste really good, the sauce, especially, is sooooooo legittt. There is something special in the sauce since it tasted almost exactly the same as our Indonesian ‘Pempek’ (of course we have different style of pempek sauce, but this one is soooo grreaattttt).
Unfortunately, the ‘mie ayam cabe hijau’ is good enough but nothing special. They fried the chicken and mixed it with ‘sambal hijau’ / ‘green chilli’. The chicken and green chilli tasted pretty decent and spicy. However, the noodle is just on average, we need to add more salt and pepper.
Overall, this restaurant really worth our effort (it takes 1 hour from our place to be there by public transport). Two thumbs up for the Pempek.
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Having never tried traditional Indonesian handmade fishcakes before, we sussed out this venue at Surrey Hills that prides itself on that amongst other things.
Upon browsing the menu, naturally we went straight to their list of fishcakes (ie pempek) of various descriptions, to which our lovely waitress recommended the Pempek Sampler consisting of 5 assortments.
Arriving at the table in all its different shapes and sizes, the medley of fishcakes were served with a well-balanced sweet and sour dipping sauce. Unlike the light and bouncy fishcakes we are more accustomed to, these were dense and chewy. It took a while for us to get used to the texture, and the Pempek Bulat (fried fishball equivalent) ended up being my favourite out of the lot.
The noodle-lover me got the Spicy Bakmie Ayam Cincang & Bakso, oddly costing $1 more than its non-spicy clone. There was nothing to fault about the flavours of the chicken mince and the beef balls were texturally consistent throughout, but the noodles were a tad too heavy on seasoning, thereby eclipsing the former two components. A little more subdued and it would’ve been perfect.
We also shared a portion of Sate Ayam which were tantalisingly juicy and smoky, and my rice-lover partner thoroughly enjoyed his Nasi Kari Ala Medan. Light and runny but packed full of flavour, his chicken curry had the resounding consistency of a laksa, which wasn’t surprising given that there is a noodle option of it on the menu. The rice acted like a sponge, soaking up all the beautiful flavours of the curry and imparting it onto the palate with every mouthful.
Over the years, our penchant for Indonesian cuisine has taken us to many places, and this was definitely one of the better venues we’ve been to.
The portion sizes weren’t big, but we couldn’t finish our meals that day and had to pack some up because “someone” bought a pie next door to munch on whilst waiting for this place to open. Now what did I say about snacking before lunch again?
Quiet and polite service. Enjoyed the chicken, mushroom and wonton bakmi and the fish cake assortment. If you are after some yummy Indonesian food, give this place a go. :)
Simple place, friendly service and it definitely satisfied my craving. We had the pempek sampler, and it was really good. Would come back to try other dishes.
Authentic taste of indonesia food especially south sumatra food. I tasted PEMPEK (fish cake), mushrooms noodle, and fried meatballs. Fried meatballs is nice, the noodle too aldente for me, but taste okay. So the one which impressed me a lot is the fish cake. Since it’s a bit hard to find a good pempek in melbourne cAused it’s hard to get the fish itself. *ps:sorry for the picture since I always forgot to took it at the beginning 😂😂
Awesome food! Famili Ria’s specialty is pempek which is Indonesian style fishcake served with spicy sour vinegar. They also serve variety of Indonesian style noodles which I love. Service was quick and friendly.
Love love love the sambal hijau chicken with noodles. Extremely spicy and extremely tasty with very springy noodles. Perfection in a bowl. Pempek which are fish cakes in different shapes are a good snack/entree/side. This is my favourite Indonesian restaurant in Melbourne.
We absolutely love Indonesian cuisine however haven’t come across many local places that have stood out for us. However we recently came across Famili Ria in Surrey Hills which had really high ratings so decided to check it out one night. Upon reading the reviews, the fish cakes were apparently exceptional here and the food really authentic. Now we can’t say we’ve ever had Indonesian fish cakes before and certainly can’t judge on the authenticity. However we know what good food tastes like!
This is by far the best Pempek I had in Melbourne. It reminds me of home straight away. When you eat the first bite of the crunchy deep-fried Pempek just to find out the texture inside is incredible and chewy (in a good-Pempek-way). Then you mix it all up with the sauce and fresh cucumber *drollllll*. We ended up ordering some more and we brought home some of it too. Sooo, so good. Thank you for cooking such beautiful and delicious meals!
The best fishcake (pempek) in melbourne. Had tried their other dishes such as bakmi, bakso, tekwan. Overall quite satisfying, the only downside is the lack of nice chili sauce for noodle and tekwan.
The staff was really nice and I have to say that their pempek legit tastes like how it is back home. Coming here was definitely worth my time LOL
Pempek here is awesome... bakmie here also great but a lil small for my liking... this is my go to place for pempek and bakmie.. the rice dishes here aren't so nice...
Simply LOVE this place! Their pempek is the BEST in Melbourne! Always fantastic food and great service. Our favourites are pempek sampler, lenggang, baso goreng, pangsit goreng and bakmie ayam jamur + pangsit.
Will definitely be coming back here to satisfy my Indonesian food cravings!
Famili Ria is a highly rated Indonesian eatery in Surrey Hills. They serve traditional Indonesian dishes such as Bakmie Ayam, Curry Chicken, Grilled Chicken and Nasi Goreng. The Bakmie Ayam is basically dry egg noodles, with your choice of add ons like chicken, beef balls, wonton, tofu and mushrooms. We ordered the one with chicken and beef balls and it comes with a chicken soup as well. Overall, it was a light and tasty dish.
Delicious and authentic Pempek, the Bakmie was also tasty, can easily say that this is the most Indonesian- authentic restaurant I've tried in Melbourne!
Really nice Indonesian fried fish cakes here, fried nicely and served with tangy and sweet sauce. I also tried the vermicelli curry which had a nice flavour to it. My wife tried the noodles which was on the small side serving-wise, but also quite tasty.
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Not just Indonesian Fish Cakes - "Mpek-Mpek" ..... good honest traditional and authentic Indonesian street food.
I'm so glad that the other restaurant we were going to was closed on a Tuesday night, so we've found this Famili Ria nearby, specialising in Indonesian Fish Cakes. Casual, simple "not-much" set up, fold-up plastic chairs, semi-self service for your water, crockery, extra sauces, etc.
We've ordered a couple from their extensive Menu; Combination Fish Cakes - good array of fish cakes, nicely fried, especially that spicy sweet (palm sugar) & sour vinegar sauce, and Chicken & Wonton Noodles - cooked and garnished well, plus take away Rice & Satay combo, probably the only downside.
Small in portion, just like back home, very well made, tasty, quick and definitely a good value for money.
A good quick exploration, we must come back and explore more.
Please note - Indonesian Fish Cakes is called Mpek-Mpek back home, made from Tenggiri (Wahoo) fish & Tapioca, differ from its Thai compatriot and it's not an entree but the main course. Famous culinary from Palembang City the capital city of South Sumatera - the big island on the left of Singapore city just in case you are wondering where it is and no direct flight from Melbourne, so Surrey Hills is closer and more direct from anywhere in Melbourne. JT - 23/05/2017
Oh my gosh!!! This place do pempek( indonesian fish cake) 😍😍 i love it!! I cant believe i have been living here and i finally have my first pempek . I have been craving for a good proper pempek. And this place nailed it. Price is very decent not overprice. They should have open another branch in CBD , as its too far from CBD.
It was awesome! The service was really good and the food was good! Would recommend to friends! Especially for like people from msia or indon when you kinda miss spicy home food. That's a def place to go!
Main reason dinning here for the Indonesian fish cake, and saw on the board hot&spicy noodle.
For the noodle : I like the texture, thick enough, and a bit curly. The hot and spicy taste really well combine with the noodle texture
For the fish cake : really hard to find a good fish cake (Indonesian style) in Melbourne - I will recommend this one will be the closest taste in back home town
Famili Ria - the most frequently visited place to eat traditional Indonesian fishcake. Let me be clear: their Fish Cake is so good! Totally recommended! I usually had Fish Cake Ball or Fish Cake with Whole Egg. They also have Fam Ria Fried Rice - it was very good and very tasty. This place has a menu which is reasonable and delicious. Try it yourself, you can never go wrong!
All the way from CBD to Surrey Hills for a plate of fish cake that I've been craving for a long time and it was totally worth it! The sauce level I chose was medium, as I expected it wasn't too spicy but still has the spicy taste which I like :)
Recommended by an indonesian friend to try this place. Nice little hidden gem in the area. A friendly and homey place. Ordered a pempek sampler that have noodle and different types of handmade fish cake and taste really good. Also ordered the rice with grilled satay chicken skewer. The chicken tasted tender and moist. Going to be back to try out some other dishes.
Famili Ria is a lovely Indonesian restaurant, especially for those missing pempek!! An Indonesian dish best described as a savoury fish cake in various shapes, fried to delicious goodness.
The service here is lovely.
Honestly, probably a bit expensive but considering they are the only restaurant I know serving this in Melbourne it's something I can deal with.
The pempek itself is really good. My favourites currently are the pempek bulat (ball) and pempek keriting (curly).
Authentic Palembang cuisine, good choices to choose from menus, simple setting for a quick meals or take away.
Sauces can be adjusted to suit level of spiciness to your preference
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Opinions from many reviewers (including trusted sources) put the Pempek (fishcake) at Famili Ria as unrivaled and very authentic. That's good enough for me because I wouldn't have a clue, seeing as it is very much an Indonesian delicacy. Authentic it may be, but I just don't think it was my kinda thing. I now know that it is made from tapioca as well as minced fish, so the consistency and texture is quite different to what I am used to enjoying ie. more Chinese and Thai style stuff. But that's just my opinion, and it is definitely worth a try for those not familiar with it. I actually tried most of the different kinds that they have there in the pempek sampler, and the one that I found was by far the most enjoyable was the pempek telor kecil. It was tasty and the egg must've broken up the texture for me. The bakmie ayam jamur, a noodle dish, didn't taste particularly special to me, but I suppose it seemed quite a homey meal when looked at from a different angle, so I can see the potential draw, particularly from Indonesian patrons. The ayam bakar pedas was really good though, genuinely enjoyable for me. Succulent chicken, beautiful marinade with great charcoal flavour. Be careful of this one though as it packs more heat than it looks, and the accompanying sauce packs a whole lot extra.
I'm not one who cares much about decor and such, as long as the food is good. But if you do mind, the decor here may feel a little sterile, although the space is kept quite clean. I did notice at least a few of the drinking cups were dirty though. Price-wise, if you appreciate the authenticity it would feel worth the price, but otherwise it might seem a bit overpriced for the amount you get. They have a fairly big menu so I believe I will be back, despite having tried the most famous dishes.
I stopped off here after taking the woofles for a walk. I'm not sure if I have been properly introduced to pempek, the toothsome tapioca fish cakes that are the speciality here. I had a shrimp soup with mini fish cakes, boldly flavoured and a touch over-seasoned, but it felt a genuine Indonesian experience. It's a swift & cheap feed kinda joint with matching decor (though appears well clean enough). I'll be returning for the sample plate of various pempek sometime soon.
The best pempek in Victoria. And they still have other tasty dishes such as bakwan, bakso goreng, mie ayam. Everything's good except that the place is a bit way to far for me.
Very, very good. A small authentic diner serving traditional fare. The fish cakes are really delicious and perhaps a fav with regulars, but the egg noodles are just as good too. Don't overlook the fish cake soup & fried rice. Both dishes are super tasty. Service is friendly enough.
The best mpek-mpek (Indonesian Fish Cake) in Melbourne ...
its bakmi ayam is also tasty ....
I'll definitely come back later to try another dishes ...
This place is my go to for Indonesian fish cake. The best in town. Love all the fish cakes on the menu, the fried meatballs are seriously delicious and addictive. Grandma charcoal grill chicken is a must try. Can't fault this place, love it.
Good "empek-empek kapal selam", "mie ayam", "sate ayam" also "ayam panggang".
Always come here if im craving for indonesian food, especially for their mie ayam and ayam panggang, yumm!
Decent cheap food here. Good variety of options and combinations. I recommend try something with a bit of each type. Nice clean and tidy little place.
Finally found a place to have yummy Pempek:). My husband and I went there two days in a row! Also had Bakmie Ayam ala Oma, love the noodles with the spicy sauce!
Wonderful authentic Indonesian cuisine! Very friendly staff and owner! Just bring cash!! No ATM around the area. You can never over indulge on the selection of Indonesian cuisine here!!
We love the a la Oma spicy barbecued chicken. The rest of the menu can be a bit hit and miss! But amazing value. Could do with a little bit of decor revamp, but at such reasonable prices, whose complaining?
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Assorted Pempek. I love it when a food item makes me smarter. So it was with the pempek at Famili RIA. Not because they increased my brain power or anything like that. But after eating these fishcake dumplings, I went online to find out "What the heck is a pempek?" I hadn't seen them on the menus of other Indonesian restos I've been to. I'm an ignorant Anglo, so I figured I had just overlooked the name.
Turns out they're a somewhat uncommon dish of dumplings made of fish paste and tapioca. Pempek are a specialty from the city of Palembang, the fifth-largest burg in Indonesia. If you're Indonesian reading this, you probably already know that, so sorry for being repetitious. For Westerners like me, pempek are a novelty. I also learned about the 1942 naval battle between the Dutch, Brits and Aussies vs. the Japanese at Palembang, plus the various types of fish paste used for the dumplings, along with all sorts of other Indonesian facts. All because of a plate of pempek.
The young waitress at Famili RIA was kind enough to serve me a bowl with a mixed lot of the dumplings. It was good value for money, three large-ish dumplings, cut in half to reveal their fillings, and a stack of curly noodles for $7.50. My favourite was the keriting, a curly dumpling that looks like a human brain on the outside. The ones Famili RIA put out were deep-fried with a nice crunch to the dough shell. The pempek dough doesn't taste at all fishy, although Wikipedia tells me there's a type made with fish skin that has more pong. The tahu version, stuffed with tofu, and the one with egg inside, were mellow-flavoured. Famili RIA accompanies their pempek with kuah cuko, a thin vinegar/palm sugar/garlic/chili sauce that food guides tell me is traditional with this dish. The mix of flavours gives it a wonderfully Indonesian zing, and it's spicy enough that I probably didn't need to add any sambal like I did. The waitress said that they have several heat levels to their kuah cuko, so if you're a real Indonesian you can get it hotted up like at home.
Excellent dishes. I recommend L03 off the menu, grilled chicken with rice. Its delicious
also their sample dish of fish cakes at the bottom, off the first menu "P07" from memory.
would not recommend takeaway, only eat-in.
Best pempek in Melbourne hands down! Love the texture and the variety of your noodles too. So glad I just moved around the corner to get the real taste of Indo food :) Can't wait for my next visit, planning on giving the rest of the menu a try.
Nice Restaurant. Very authentic Indonesian Restaurant. The fish cake are freshly hand made. The male waiter also very friendly and charming. Definitely one place that everyone should try and visit.
Very happy.... nice lady works here. Food good quality and good price. And I assume authentic Indonesian.
Very friendly staff and quite authentic food.. Reasonably price. Downside: no toilet.
Yummy chicken noodle and chstomer service was great. Will definately come back!
Great waitress!. Have been here for approximately 4 times. I think now is the right time to give review, considering we were impressed again yesterday night, with the same waitress. We were so happy to see her again, after a while, the super smiley waitress with not just good but GREAT memory! First time we came, was with some friends, this time was only me-wife and our son. She always remembers people's faces. Keep up the good work there. The food was always nice. We tried different food this time, we had BASO CAMPUR. a must try food. we will def come again later and hope to see you again nice waitress.
Yummy South Sumatran Food. The food was authentic South Sumatran taste.. Will coming back soon.. The pempek was a WINNER
I've been coming to this restaurant so many times. no negatives i can review here, all positive. good food and good value. i don't get the negative reviews regarding toilet, size and customer service. It is expected from a small take away place like this. They are not a fine dining restaurant. I found the customer service are very good compare to many other Chinese places. They can be very busy, so it is just a courtesy to wait for table or sometimes share the tables and order at register as the sign said. simple!!
Malaysians love it!. Had an early dinner with some friends on sunday, someone recommended us to this cafe/restaurant to have the pempek. One waitress even opened the door for us which was very nice. Finally we asked her what she would recommend us to have she said BAKSO CAMPUR- special menu of the week, Pempek Samplers and bakmi ayam.
We ended up ordering a few sets of pempek and bakso campur which were very nice. Very satisfied. We even ordered some for take away.
Forgot to ask the waitress' name, service was very awesome! we all malaysians will be back again (only if you're there) jk jk.
Down side though, how come you dont have drinks stocked up? Fridge looks empty.
FISH CAKES !!!!. Just went here and the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover" applies , flavors were amazing and food is well priced but servings are small
** try the grilled chicken
Will defintely comeback!. Enjoyed very much the meal last night from Famili RIa. Saw a couple of raving reviews from my fellow indo friends on Facebook and decided to give it a try because the photos looked awesome. Showed them to the housie and she's sold.
So off we went last night driving all the way to Box Hill from the northern suburbs! And it was well worth it!
Haven't got to try the whole pempek selection but managed to take away the Lenggang - which was very delish! We both had the Noodles which was awesome - that, I'd say the closest so far to Indonesian noodles compared to others available in Melbourne - taste-wise and content-wise. Not to forget the Baso Goreng!! and they weren't pricey at all. If only it's closer to the city, I'd be a regular. But will come back for sure :) Please do keep up the good work! - and no, I don't know the owner, this is simply a satisfied customer :)
Love all of their foods, everytime going there, always confuse to choose one dish, because i want all their dish :) must try ayam bakar oma and also bakso goreng :p
Peanut-free sate ayam. Have this sate ayam without having a peanut allergy.
Finally a good indonesian style noodle and fiah cake place
Ordered takeaway from Famili Ria, the food was good. Chicken was well marinated and tasty and homemade pempek is yummy!
The place was very easy to find. For people who are not familiar with Indonesian dish the photos of dishes are quite helpful. We went there at dinner time, the food was quickly served, we ordered fishcake omelette, mixed beef ball soup needle, octopus balls and vegetables. For us, the food was a bit too sweet when savoury taste was expected. Other then that, the restaurant is clean and quiet, recommend for those who would like to try something different from Chinese food in Box Hill.
The Indonesian fishcakes (pempek) are a must try here. They're known to be good at that, and they are. This is our go-to restaurant for Indonesian fishcakes.
The noodles are good too, though occasionally it's slightly soft, but the taste is pretty consistent.
If you like spicy stuffs, the fried chicken with rice (ayam geprek style) is good too.
It's not the cheapest restaurant though, but for its authenticity and consistency in taste, i say it's worth it.
Nice Indonesian eatery with a decent selection of food. The fish cake is amiss try. The texture is smooth yet filling and goes very well with the sauce. The chicken noodle is very spicy and appetizing while the grilled chicken is tender and nicely marinated. Only gripe I have is the interior of the place is very sterile and doesn’t add to any of the mood for a nice meal.
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