The restaurant had a strong pungent smell the moment we entered it but we got used to it after few minutes.
Now the food was excellent and portion was huge!!! š
Iāll definitely come back again and again!!š„³
Great food. The caramelised anchovies were a unique dish. Delicious affordable food and great service!
Have been coming here several times and tried some of their dishes including soto ayam, satay, fried rice and some iced desserts.
Loved their traditional, street food style Indonesian decor.
Quite handy location, just walking distance from Town Hall station.
The dishes that Iāve tried were all pretty good.
During my recent visit I bought their nasi goreng for takeaway and it was quite delicious (even though not enough meat).
As an Indonesian, I think Indonesian foods are the best. First time I was in Sydney, and I was dying to have Indonesian foods already. This one is located at CBD, and the name "Sambal" just made me curious. I ordered Soto Ayam as well as their Sambal Tempeh (which was said to be the most spicy). The Soto Ayam was a little on the less "salty" side but I LOVE LOVE the sambal!! Definitely SPICY and towards my likings. Quick service and affordable price too. Recommended for those who like Indonesian sambals. Oh, and it's HALAL :)
One of my favorite Indonesian restaurants. Been here multiple times and always had a pleasant experience. Food was awesome and the staff was great. Their iga bakar sambal matah and sambal tempe are my favorite.
Resty Agiastuty Eka Putri
+4
Good place and good ambience to have indonesian cuisine food š. i recomended the nasi and mee goreng also the rendang and es campur (forgot what they called on the menus). overall not to expensive but really taste like indonesian food!
Lunchie with my friend we decided to try the new Indonesian joint in CBD. She said the soto betawi is the best in town. So we both were ordered same menu, she wants it mix beef and tripe while me ordered beef only. I dont know if there's price differences between beef only or mix cause all cost us $36 including 1 perkedel (fried mashed potato), 1 es cendol and 1 es teh. I could say i liked the soto betawi, the beef so tender, the coconut milk soup was thick and full of spices. I do agree it's the best soto betawi in Sydney so far.
A friend put me on to this place as Iāve recently been to Indonesia and come back with a sambal addiction. We tried quite a bit because the dishes are relatively cheap and small, without being mean. Loved the grilled chicken, the fried eggs with chilli sambal (daily special), fantastic rendang and mee goreng. Less enthusiastic about the sambal fish. Our waitress cautioned us about the heat of the sambal, but we were brave and it was delicious! It would be good if there was more choice of sambal, particularly since itās the name on the door. Will absolutely be back!
Love the way this restaurant do. Some food serve in small portion with really affordable price so i can try other dishes too rather than 1 big portion. The food all so nice and tasty. Will come back to try other food and iāll recommend this restaurant to all my friend and family. A must go restaurant.
I've been a fan of Indonesian food for a while now, coming from Malaysia.
I really enjoyed the ayam bakar and ayam goreng here, large pieces compared to some of its competitors (I'm looking at you, Shalom).
The rice comes separate, but the overall price is more than reasonable. Their sambal is freely available, and it is spicy but doesn't go overboard (again, looking at you Shalom).
The side dishes are OK, portions could be bigger for the liver and the sambal petai udang which I tried.
Water is free, which is always a good thing.
Ambience is pleasant enough for a lunch quickie. Service was very friendly with their young staff.
Been coming back since my first visit here.
A small, low-key venue that is well maintained. Really friendly service. Really amazing food at decent prices! There's also a small drinks list to complement your meal. Our group was surprised a place like this is in the CBD. Would highly recommend.
Had a good experience on a Saturday dining with friends for lunch. They have digital/online ordering system so you need to scan the QR code on each table and it will go from there. You also have to pay in advance through the app after placing your order in. The food came rather quick and mostly all together. We ordered chicken skewers with peanut sauce, grilled beef ribs, beef tripe in coconut soup, crunchy anchovies and peanut as a side and some white rice. All the flavours were good balance, especially the beef ribs were very yummy. The chicken skewers were also tender and the satay peanut sauce is delicious. For drinks we ordered iced tea and es cendol, nothing too special about them just average. The 4 stars is for the food portions as I found it a little bit pricey for the amount of food that came out (4 dishes and 2 drinks for $66 plus 1% card surcharge).
Can't say enough to entice you to this rare little gem of an Indonesian restaurant. The aromas as you enter will have your stomach yearning to fill it with delicious, exotic tastes and flavours. Simple little restaurant, but the food is well known by those that frequently dine there.
Been here a couple of times and definitely dining again . The food is absolutely delicious. The eggplant sambal and chargrilled beef ribs are very popular for good reasons. The durian creme brulee is a must-try.
Place is welcoming and the staff are nice.
Delish!
We ate in for lunch.
We ordered:
Sate sapi - GrilledĀ beef skewers with tomato & sweet soy sauce, served with pickles;
Iga Bakar Sambal Matah - GrilledĀ beefĀ short ribs with Bali style sambal;
Gulai Ayam - chickenĀ curry Padang style;
Cumi Baki - Grilled calamari with special turmeric paste.
It was all delicious! but hands down, you have to order the Cumi Baki. It was absolutely divine!! I could eat this every day.
Staff were lovely.
The food was amazing.
Really enjoyed the food. Crispy chicken was super moist. Beef Rendang was tender and copious amounts of the red oil pooled on top. Nasi goreng full of flavour, medium spicy was just right. Crispy fried beef was crispy and with sumptuous chilli sauce that really rounded off the flavours. Tendon curry dish was rwlly on point, don't remember the name but tendons were so tender and the curry sauce paired really well together. Food to me tasted like authentic Indonesian food, would definitely come back again.
Went to the Sambal for lunch and had a great feed. Fast service and very friendly team. Only let down was the online ordering system was confusing and frustrating. We were told on arrival that no hard copy menu is available so online ordering is a must. Then another customer entered and was handed a hard copy menu... how strange. š¤ Nice food, fresh and gluten free options available. Tea was also lovely.
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