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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Restoran Pondok Seri Mas Wani Satay Ala Jawa

The missus and I had dinner at Satay Ala Jawa tonight. We hadn't been there in quite awhile plus she had ayam penyet withdrawal symptoms. This for us is quite a recent phenomena, eversince Bobby did his review. For those who don't know, the restaurant is located just opposite Masjid Sengkurong in the same building as BIBD.

As you drive up, you'll see the small pondok which is more often than not pretty smokey from the constant grilling of satay. The restaurant itself is pretty non-descript and quite cramped. My preference is always to dine alfresco whenever I come here. Fortunately tonight we managed to get a table.

For drinks, I ordered a refreshing kasturi ping kosong, and the missus a teh-c ping. We each ordered an ayam penyet plus some satay hati kura, ayam, and urat. Serving time is pretty hit and miss here, sometimes the food comes surprisingly promptly, sometimes... well, luckily tonight I had my camera to play with heheh.

The ayam penyet was as usual, superbly mashed and deep fried, served in a traditional earthenware plate of sambal, with fluffy white rice and the ulam2an. The thing I like about ayam penyet is no matter which part of the chicken you get, its just as tender and juicy and filled with flavour. It goes really well with the sambal which is just nice, not too spicy. It hit the spot.


On to the satay... now this place is renowned for its satay kambing, but since we already had lamb shank pillau last night, we decided to refrain... lunggar lutut, if you know what I mean heheh! Anyway, the hati kura was absolutely delicious! For those who don't know, hati kura is the liver of the cow (I think) and the texture is quite chalky... an acquired taste I guess, but one worth acquiring!

The satay ayam was nice and juicy, not dry like in some places. The satay urat, was a bit of a disappointment. A bit tough and slightly over-done plus it was cold when it arrived at our table. I've tasted better...

The gravy at Satay Ala Jawa is different from your typical satay gravy. The "pedas" gravy is served with slices of green chili, shallots, tomato, and topped with kicap manis. I don't know about you but this to me is an excellent combination of flavours to go with the meat of the satay!

Overall experience: Well, come with the right expectations in terms of service and ambience and you'll find it very pleasant, like we always do. The ayam penyet was excellent and the satay really good. I give it a two thumbs up! More pics here.

*Burp*

5 comments:

Brunei Foodies said...

Yup! They defibately have one of the best satay in Brunei! And their Ayan Penyet is also a must try.

Excellent review and pics bro, fitting for the first ever review, cheers!

UcingItam said...

Yes I strongly agree. Care for Nasi Penyet? This place is definitely the place. Authentic Indonesian touch.

rose said...

Bukan ayam penyeK kan hahaha but they are my favesss as welll.. But i eat the chicken wif kuah satay hehehe and the leaves with the extra hot sambal... Gosh im craving for one now....... Gotta call up warlord ltr nie..... He's hooked on casbah's london kebabs nowadays.. U shud do a review on that one hehe baru buka di sengkurong..well the second branch tho..

anakbrunei said...

Rose: Why dont you guys do a review of London Kebab? Heheh

Anonymous said...

Aissshh.. taisliurku ehhh kan makan satay!!

Anyway, review for Casbah London Kebab: NYAMAN. Enough said.


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