Melati Indonesian Restaurant - Monash

We recently had dinner at Melati for the first time since the ownership changed before May 2018. Liz and Eric, the previous owners, have retired and passed on the family business to their nephew. He has redecorated the restaurant, giving it a more modern look by replacing the old carpet and outdated vertical blinds from the 80s/90s with fairy lights, floorboards, and modern lighting.

We went here for dinner and it was very quiet in the restaurant on a Saturday night. Not having been here before, we opted for the Set A banquet, which was very well priced for the amount we got. <br/ <br/ Service was wonderful warm, super friendly and attentive. The timing of the courses being delivered was perfect. We never felt rushed and they were delivered right after we had finished the previous one. <br/ <br/ Food was also excellent. Felt like it was more on the traditional end of Indonesian cooking which we appreciated. The mixed crackers, corn fritters and sausage were excellent starters, with bright flavours and smartly sized portions. The chicken and pork mains were also both excellent, with the spice and sweet coconut of the snake bean salad cutting through the fatty, crispy pork and sweet, well spiced, smoky chicken. The salad may actually have been the pick of the dishes for mine.<br/ <br/ We finished with tea and two desserts, which were both enjoyable and well presented. We left full, happy and having only spent a touch over $30 a head for an excellent dinner. No complaints from me.

Overall rating: 3.9 5 ambience: 3.5 5 food: 3.9 5 service: 4 5 <br Quite pleased with this food choice! The owner was very attentive and nice, was also quite apologetic due to the delayed service think it 's just a one off from other reviews . <br Ordered the corn fritters, nasi goreng and chicken skewers. I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW DELICIOUS THE FRITTERS ARE. Fried to perfection, outside was crispy and inside was extremely flavoursome, hands down my favorite will come back to eat this: A+ . <br Was quite disappointed with the nasi goreng though, was a bit bland and the chicken seemed dry, flavours weren 't developed as anticipated : ' <br Skewers were well marinated, peanut sauce was addictive, VERY HAPPY. <br <br Value for money was quite good, would recommend this place for an affordable delicious meal, will definitely be back!!

The food at Melati is incredibly delicious and you can taste the freshness in every bite. Overall, the experience was amazing with great food and service. If you're looking to try Indonesian cuisine, Melati is the place to go.

My partner and I were greeted by lovely staff upon arrival, and our food was ready for pick up immediately! So yummy! Very happy : We had the Nasi Goreng Ayam Penggang