Kembang Goela

2 weeks ago we had our christmas lunch at "Kembang Goela" restaurant, in my opinion this place was one of the most well designed restaurant i've ever been to :) the dining room was designed in colonial style, it feels warm & cozy, the meal was simply delicious although a bit pricey. serves Indonesian - Dutch "peranakan" cuisine.

So we started with ordering appetizer : "sosis om yance" (1 meter of boiled chicken sausage) 20K, "Loempia Semarang" (spring roll with shrimp, bamboo shoots & green onion served with special sauce & pickles) 20K, "Loempia Sayoer" (fried spring roll served with vegetables and tofu) 25K, bitterballen (deep fried cheese and potato balls served with home-made mustard) 35K.

The drinks list was quite unique, such as : "Es Pariyangan" (made from stroep blewah, kelapa & cincau) 25K, "Es Asmara" (made from mango & Pamelo) 25K, "Djoewita Malam", "Selendang Sutra", "Djoes Kemuning", "Es Jangan ditanya" (blended pineapple, mango, yoghurt, lime and honey) 25K, "Es Peyeumpuan", "Es Bendera" (blended sirsak, lime pineapple & pink guava) 25K, "Es Londo Kangen" etc... etc.

For main course we ordered : "Nasi Pandan Wangi" (rice steamed with coconut milk served with fried chicken, peanut, chili sauce, sliced omelet, sauteed red chili, fried shallots, teri kacang & melinjo crackers), "Nasi Langi Lima Serangkai" ( fragrant steamed rice served with fried shrimp and Savory empal meat), Nasi Goreng Si Pitoeng", "Nasi Jembatan Merah", "Sop Asem Asem Iga", "Rendang Uni Ida", "Sate Ayam", "Sop Buntut". At last for dessert we ordered : "Poffertjes van Oranje" (Dutch-style waffles served with strawberry and chocolate sauce and sprinkled with powder sugar) 25K, "Tape Goreng", and "Pisang Bakar Kembang Goela"