Review Martabak Cafe - Sydney

I really love the food here at Martabak Cafe. The durian martabak is so delicious! The chicken dishes we had were also very tender and flavoursome. We ordered an avocado juice too, that needed a little extra sugar syrup which can be taken at the front counter. I ordered the roti chanai with chicken curry and my wife ordered the rice dish with the tender chicken, fried liver, fried tofu and fried egg. I felt that she had the best value. It was quite complete. Mine only had the 2 rotis and a small bowl of delicious chicken curry. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We have been here around 5 to 10 times over 5 years and each time has been great! We will definitely keep going back!

Martabak Cafe was recommended to us by Indonesian friends. “Have you tried Martabak?” they would ask. I hadn’t even heard about this Indonesian pancake so I had to find out want the fuss was about. Served sweet or savoury, definitely try both as they are quite different. The savoury beef Martabak Telur was crispy, eggy and filling, a bit on the heavy side for my liking but great after a night out. The chocolate, peanut and cheese sweet Martabak Manis was amazing - light, fluffy and tasty. We also had the Ayam Goreng, but it pales in comparison with the Martabak which were all freshly made.

The martabak was great and its good for groups to share, might try it again another time. However i had tried the mie ayam and the noodle is kinda overcooked and uneven texture.

I have been buying Martabak manis (sweet Indonesian style pancake) from this place since I know about this in January this year. I used to go to Rosebery in ANZAC Pde. I think the Martabak manis from this place is lighter yet more flavour. We tried the Martabak Mesir (Savory pancake) with beef filling & tuna filling. I think the beef tasted better than the Tuna. I once tried order using Menulog app and the Martabak didn’t taste as good as if I buy them myself. Maybe because it took too long on the road. Food: good quality Indonesian street style food. Service: Took about 15-20 min until the order is ready. Ambience: None - just a normal eatery. Price: reasonable. The Martabak manis cost between $18+ - $ 22+ Overall: will come back & highly recommended for those who like Indonesian food.

With a large open window onto Harris Street and an airy tiled interior, Martabak Café seems like a good spot to escape the heat on a warm Sydney weekend. The cooling effect comes from the frosty blue and white colour scheme with a feature wall depicting wayang golek (rod puppets). It’s filled with large family groups, with well-behaved kids and mothers breast feeding – a sure sign everyone is made to feel comfortable and welcome here. There’s also good table separation, and long, ice-filled drinks. Es Cendol ($5.95) is drunk across South East Asia. It’s made with salty coconut milk and bright green pandan starch noodles, and sweetened with palm sugar syrup (gula jawa) that rests at the bottom until you stir it through. Es Teh Thailand ($5.50) or Thai iced tea, made with Ceylon tea sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, is lightly creamy and gently floral. Both drinks would be good chilli companions, though the food we eat here isn’t particularly spicy. Leaving aside the namesake martabak, available here as both savoury martabak telur and the even more popular sweet versions, martabak manis, we hit up the roti canai we can see and hear being slapped onto the grill behind a glass screen. Ordering Roti Canai dengan Telur, Bawang & Kari Ayam ($12.95) will deliver you a light, elastic roti stuffed with washed onions and a cracked egg plus a little bowl of chicken curry that’s yellow from turmeric and creamy from coconut milk. Use it as a dipping sauce for torn off bits of pliable flatbread, punctuated by hunks of deboned chicken thigh. Siomay Bandung ($11.90) gives you a mysterious looking lumpy brown plate. While it isn’t particularly eye-catching, it is tasty, especially the steamed chicken and prawn dumplings that remind me of Chinese shumai. They’re accompanied by siomay tahu (wedges of tofu stuffed with fish paste), crunchy cabbage leaves, boiled egg and waxy potato hunks under the lumpy brown peanut sauce drizzled with kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce). I found the dish a bit sweet at first but after making use of the supplied lemon and some sambal, passed separately in a little orange-topped jar, I quite liked this popular Indonesian street food. Ayam Penyet ($9.95) or Indonesian fried chicken was a lunch special. You get a well-rendered fried chicken thigh scattered with crispy crumbs against a dome of white rice, and fresh cucumber and tomato on a cabbage leaf. It’s pretty plain and dry, so eats better with lots of sambal. Martabak Cafe presents simple, gentle and likeable Indonesian food; and with our three dish lunch for two people including drinks coming in at just forty-six bucks, it's affordable as well.

It's a good place. 3 stars due to lack of preparation and staff to cope with large group. Noodle? So good. Indonesian pancakes? Yum!!! Value to money? Maybe.

Was there 6 month ago while I was in Sydney. Got good Indonesian food and taste, love their Martabak pandan, the price is more expensive than usual Indonesian food in Jakarta but I think it's still worth it. Will be back next when I heading to the town anymore.

The best and most authentic Indonesian food in Sydney. They even better that some restaurants in Indonesia. The Soto Ayam is savory good. The Gado-Gado very tasty. Telur Sambal soooo nice....

Very friendly and prompt service.<br/>I love the martabak manis, keju, and telor too.

I'm at the counter looking at the menu and about to order and they hand me some menus and tell me to sit down.  After several minutes of sitting, they come over to tell me to order at the counter.  I hate when places do that when there's a menu at the counter and I could have just ordered the first time.  Then it took over 20 minutes for the martabak to arrive but I think that's normal.  It's the first time I've had savoury martabak in Sydney - thought I should since it's in their name - and it was ok.  It wasn't like the Indian-Malay ones I had overseas where each layer of crepe had a purpose, rather the inner layers were just soggy and the outer had a sharp crispiness that quickly became soggy.  It was fairly large but when it costs 50% more than most of their menu items, I was expecting bigger.

5 star review for their martabark manis, this is one of my favourite dishes and it's great to know some where in Sydney does it to such a great standard, I'll be back to try the telur martabark and other dishes next time.

Definitely a 3.5 though no it is not a 4 star place. The setting is basic, the food is basic, but why my friends and I have been here many times is because of its PANCAKE! Indonesian pancake (you can choose so many flavours: durian, chocolate, condensed milk, coconut) is legitimately awesome :)

With a large open window onto Harris Street and an airy tiled interior, Martabak Café seems like a good spot to escape the heat on a warm Sydney weekend.The cooling effect comes from the frosty blue and white colour scheme with a feature wall depicting wayang golek (rod puppets). It’s filled with large family groups, with well-behaved kids and mothers breast feeding – a sure sign everyone is made to feel comfortable and welcome here.There’s also good table separation, and long, ice-filled drinks. Es Cendol ($5.95) is drunk across South East Asia. It’s made with salty coconut milk and bright green pandan starch noodles, and sweetened with palm sugar syrup (gula jawa) that rests at the bottom until you stir it through. Es Teh Thailand ($5.50) or Thai iced tea, made with Ceylon tea sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, is lightly creamy and gently floral. Both drinks would be good chilli companions, though the food we eat here isn’t particularly spicy. Leaving aside...

Service is friendly and prompt, I tried their martabak. I ordered original chocolate, peanut and cheese martabak and batagor. Batagor is okay, peanut sauce is tasty and quite thick. Martabak is too oily, the filling is nice but it needs more margarine. Overall, I would recommend this place for martabak because it's hard to find in Sydney but I wouldn't try to come back again.

Grabbed an order of beef murtabak for takeaway. Quite exxy at $16 (if i rem correctly) but filling to dough ratio was on point. Pity the pickled veg (acar) did not have sliced fresh chillies in them. More cucumber needed to counter the inevitable oiliness of the fried murtabak.

Amazing martabak. Exactly like the one in Indonesia. Try the pandan chocolate and peanut martabak. Their food is amazing too 🇮🇩 😋😍 thanks martabak cafe!!!

Martabak is sooo delicious. We had the durian and also the cheese and Nutella. A weird sounding combination but it totally works and was a delightful experience. Haven't tried the other savoury food but I will definitely be back for more.

Great range of indonesian foods. They had birthday party going on. It was very busy, so i had to have take away instead of dine in. Food taste was good. Next visit hopefully can give feedback on dining experience and services

I prefer the original sweet Martabak because this is the martabak's taste that I miss from Indonesia. My family favorite is sweet martabak topping with chrushed peanut, rice chocolate, and shredded cheese.<br/><br/>The original slices are at the right size for my family because eating one slice is always taking us to the next slices. I only stop when I remember my weighing scale 😁😁😁<br/><br/>I often bought sweet martabak as a gift when I visit friends or when I have a group gathering. Both my Indonesian friend or other friend from different nationalities who have sweet teeth, of course, were giving positive feedback. "Did you cook it by yourself?", "Where did you buy this?", "What are the ingredients?", "How to cook it?" 😃 This sweet martabak has so many fans in my circle.<br/><br/>However this martabak is sugary and buttery. For those who are watching their sugar intake or on low sugar diet, this martabak is not for them.<br/><br/>That was why whenever I bought sweet martabak for a group gathering, I asked this restaurant's staff to cut it into smaller slices than usual to make it easier to eat for first time tasters. <br/><br/>

Ordered martabak, it was great and tasted pretty much similar to the one back at home. However it took quite a long time, the staff had to ask twice to get the order right, the one who seems to be the owner was not friendly. When I went to the bathroom there was no toilet paper, therefore had to ask for one.

I ordered takeaway ayam goreng with sambal and salad for $12.95.    When I got home the salad was pitiful and it had gone off.  Three slices of thin half-rotten cucumber and a thin wedge of old tomato.  When I phoned them they didn't care, my email to them remains unanswered.

We picked up martabak (Indonesian pancakes) for takeaway from Martabak Cafe - one sweet and one savory. The martabak manis (sweet) we ordered was the chocolate and peanut, which was very close to street side martabak in Jakarta. But the martabak telor (telor means egg - so it's a savory pancake filled with egg, meat and spring onion) is nowhere near as crispy as the ones in Indonesia.

We ordered by phone (i think) and when we went to this place the martabak was ready. Im really delighted to be able to eat martabak in Sydney. We ordered pandan cheese, though it is more expensive compared to the one in Indonesia, but still I love it. This restaurant has a lot of variations of martabak, because in Indonesia the flavours will normally only be chocolate, cheese, or peanut. But you can go to Indonesia for better martabak. Its been more than a year since ive eaten this martabak but its still there in my memory. (I didnt take a pic sorry😂)

Go to this place if you have like 2 or more hours for dinner...They are so S L O W.......<br/>We were the only table at first around 530pm, with maybe two take away order apart from us....<br/>We ordered the Nasi Goreng that was 20min so wait....then our savoury martabak came along long long time after..and I had to get my sweet martabak takeaway because they took even longer.<br/><br/>Apart from that...first time I tried martabak and fully love it!!!! So delicious....I think I'll go and try another martabak place and see if it's going to be quicker.

I found this little Indonesian restaurant by accident! After finishing my kickboxing class didn't feel like going home so wondering around Chinatown and walked up to Ultimo and voila before you know it the Martabak Cafe! Have you ever tried Martabak before? Indonesian Martabak is the same as Malaysian Kuih balik if I am not mistaken... If I am wrong please correct me! So moist and sinful.... I ordered the pandan batter Martabak with chocolate and cheese OMG so good yet so bad... Definitely worth going! Will definitely go again soon!

Calling out to all Martabak lovers, there is a hidden gem tucked in Ultimo that you must try now... NOW! Martabak Cafe Australia is a great place for anyone who loves Indonesian food or food in general and that should be everyone. The menu consists of savoury and sweet dishes and on this visit my friend and I decided to choose a sweet option. So you may ask What exactly is Martabak (or Murtabak)?? According to trusty Wikipedia- Martabak is a stuffed pancake or pan- fried bread which is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Yemen and India. Depending on the location the ingredients may vary significantly. My friend, who is Indonesian, told me that martabak is a very popular street food and is eaten commonly there- sweet and savoury.

AVOID this place at all costs they gave me food poisoning! Having lived in Indonesia I thought I'd give this place a try, big mistake. Ordered the Roti Canai Dengan Telur, Bawang & Kari Ayam<br/> takeaway ($12.95). Got it home to find 2 small tasteless roti and a small tub half filled with curry chicken though it looked more like cat food. A few hours after eating it the stomach cramps started & I spent the entire weekend in bed with food poisoning. I should trust my instincts - when a place is empty at 7:30 on a Friday night it's for a reason.

As an Indonesian, I would say this is the best Martabak (Indonesian style pancake) that tastes close to home. <br/>The texture of the Martabak itself is buttery, the thickness is controlled and its crushed peanuts! When you wanted to try Martabak, you definitely have to order the one with peanuts, thats when you can tell if its good or not :)<br/><br/>We had this choco/peanut Pandan Martabak.<br/><br/>The reason I gave 3.5 is because I didn't try the savory dishes (including the savory martabak). But I'll visit them back for sure :)

The sweet Martabak is wonderful - we had the durian cheese one which was a heavenly combination of saltiness (from the cheese & butter) and sweetness (from the durian). I don't feel that it's worth it to pay $1 extra for the pandan-flavoured martabak though, just stick to the original martabak. The savoury Martabak looks (& tastes) like egg omelette where the texture of martabak did not stand out. We also tried some sort of Indonesian fish cake (pempek Palembang) which was barely fish & mostly dough, not as good as Thai fish cakes. The "Es Cendol" drink (with some long green "noodles" & pieces of jackfruit) we got is interesting & good.<br/>Overall, I would recommend this place for original sweet martabak & a try at Indonesian cuisine.

Ordered martabak manis durian with pandas base. It was a bit salty and the martabak was not hot at all only a bit warm. I guess they already made the martabak before so when I came they only re heat the martabak, it's a bit pricey too $12 for 5 pieces of martabak

On my recent visit to Sydney, a co-worker wanted to take us on an adventure to get martabak, at the aptly named Martabak Cafe.  Martabak is a Indonesian food, and although both savory and sweet versions exist, we were there to try only the sweet ones.  In particular, he really wanted us all to have the durian one, but, given my previous experience with durian, I wasn't particularly excited about.  But, I'm always up for trying new cuisine, particularly dessert.

The martabak is delicious here! The menu is authentic and the customer is good. Parking might be a bit difficult so be prepared to go around the block to find a spot. I highly recommend the chocolate pandan martabak.

Martabak Cafe Australia has by far the best Martabak Manis in Sydney! We actually do not mind paying the slightly premium price.

Service.... Poor. Worst service <br/>The guy who ordered before me had finished and left and I was still waiting. <br/>The people who ordered 10min after me got served first. <br/>I am still waiting..... <br/>worst service!!!!!

I made a mistake of ordering half a cheese martabak manis yesterday. Best martabak manis in Sydney so far, wish I ordered more.