I was looking for an Indonesian restaurant in Toronto but I could not find any. Matahari Grill was the closest Malaysian restaurant to where I stayed. We decided to give this place a try for dinner.
The restaurant was small, probably about 20 tables or so. It had a patio seating area with tables and umbrellas. Had it not been drizzling, it would've been nice to sit outside and relax. We decided to take the inside table nearest to the window to outside. The ambiance inside was upscale, with low lighting and white tablecloth, meant to be for a romantic and intimate outing.
The service was a bit slow. As far as I could tell, there was only one waiter, who that day had a big red sauce stain on his white shirt, and a lady who occasionally filled up our water glasses.
We ordered some keropok, which we devoured in no time. The dipping sauce for the keropok was kind of different. The menu said it was peanut sauce but it was yellowish of turmeric and tasted really good.
For the kids, I ordered some chicken satay with steamed rice. We ordered the Asam Matahari and the stir fried green beans with belacan. The green beans were good. But the Asam Matahari was just ok. I would probably put a little more tamarind and less sugar in the sauce.
Maybe it just happened to be what we ordered. Although nothing on our table was bad, none of the dishes we ordered was a wow.