I'm a little conflicted writing this review. I definitely enjoyed the food which is served tapas style and is the only authentic Indonesian place in Toronto.
Firstly knowing how busy this place was, I made a reservation. I showed up at my time and waited at the front....and waited...and waited....for someone..anyone to acknowledge my lowly presence. Finally I was told the table was almost ready as the people were finishing up. Well 30 min later our group finally gets seated.
Overall the service was hit and miss. Our server was definitely friendly and explained the menu to us...but then there would be long lags of when she would come back to check on us. So not particularly impressed but since I don't want people spitting in my food/drinks I avoid saying anything and just yelp about it :)
I did enjoy the food - I tried the watermelon salad which is a delicious palate cleansing salad - fresh cool taste of the melon mixed in with cilantro (which I love) and some onions and radishes. I had the Satay Lilit which is a Balinese style of chicken skewer which I found to be ok and the Nasi Goreng - fried rice. Other people found this dish to be too spicy but not me - this was my favourite - it had hits of sweet and spicy which I just loved. For me honestly the portion sizes are perfect but I can see how the would be on the smaller end for others.
The menu is broken up into skewers (you get 3 small skewers); snacks and traditional (which would be your main dish) and then sides. For the 3 dishes I ordered it came up to $20, but that was filling for me. My drinks however which was the Little Brother was $14! Reading some of the other reviews it seems it was $12 so they have upped the price. While good, too expensive IMO.
The place is small but not too small you feel like you are sitting in a cramped space. It has that soft glow of lights that would just be perfect if you had a date but you had the unfortunate luck to get a pimple - it won't be seen here :)
Overall I'm not sure if I would go back because of the service...but I did want to try a few other things off the menu, so maybe in a few months when I forget the memory of standing in the front door just waiting around for someone to care.