Menu from Pondok Rempah
Menu highlights
Includes dishes that are:
Vegetarian
Appetizers
Cakwe
Chinese donut
Bakwan Goreng
Vegetable fritter served with chilli sauce
Pisang Goreng
Banana fritter served with kaya (coconut jam)
Chicken
Ayam Bakar Cabe Hijau
Grilled poached chicken topped with green chilli sauce, served with rice and marined tofu & tempe
Ayam Bakar Penyet
Grilled poached chicken served with rice, marianted tofu & tempe, and special chilli sauce
Soto Ayam
Yellow chicken soup with glass noodles and vegetables, served with rice, bitternut crackers, and chilli sauce
Fish
Empek Empek
Deep fried fish cakes served with cucumber, dried shrimp and spicy palm sugar sauce
Ikan Bakar Ala Pondok Rempah
House special grilled fish
Ikan Asam Pedas Ala Pondok Rempah
Fish soup with vegetables in sour and slightly sweet and spicy broth
Classics
Kwetiau Goreng (V) (B)
Stir fried flat rice noodles served with beef slices, tripe, and vegetables
Nasi Goreng (V) (C)
Javanese style fried nooodle/rice
Desserts
Kolak
Bananas, pumpkins and sweet potatoes served in warm coconut and palm sugar sauce
Tausuan
Split green bean served in warm thick sugar syrup and Chinese donut
Ice Campur
Grass jelly, red beans, jackfruit and jelly, mixed in cocopandan syrup and condensed milk, served with shaved ice
More about the restaurant: Pondok Rempah
Indonesian food is perhaps less well known than that of some of their near neighbours, whether they be Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese, but if you take the trip to Jakarta or Java, you’ll not be disappointed by the fare on offer. In fact, you need not bounce up to Bali or Kalimantan: you can find yourself your very own slice of Sumatra in the form of Pondok Rempah on Elizabeth Street in the heart of Melbourne. The dishes on offer include famed Indonesian favourites such as beef rendang, nasi goreng and soto betawi as well as lesser-sighted specialties like ayam bakar penyet, grilled and poached chicken with tofu and tempeh, and sop buntut, slow-cooked oxtail in a rich beef broth. Reserve a table and head to Melbourne CBD and Pondok Rempah – just around the corner from Melbourne Central train station and next to Queen Victoria market – for a taste of the best that Indonesia has to offer.
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What's the restaurant buzz at Pondok Rempah all about? Great Indonesian food and beverages keeps diners coming back for more at Pondok Rempah. Located near Melbourne CBD in Melbourne, Pondok Rempah features dishes like Asian. Check out what sets Pondok Rempah apart from other restaurants in Melbourne and book a table today to enjoy your next meal out!