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Display Allrecommend(42) fried(41) satay(40) cocktail(39) gluten(38) chicken(35) indonesian(35) flavour(30) rendang(30) dishes(29) beef(28) sauce(26)Just incredible. I was in heaven. Highly recommend the Jamur Jamur - perfectly crispy fried mushrooms, & the Gado Gado (best peanut sauce dish I've ever had). SO GOOD!
Spectacular food, full of flavours & colours, reasonably priced for the quality. Waiter was really nice despite being alone for the New Year's Eve service. The only less stellar dish was the ray, where the meat around the bone was not a lot & not as tasty. However, the fish was still cooked perfectly, with a delicious sauce. The table close to the window was a bit colder than the rest of the restaurant, so if you suffer cold you should ask for a table on the main floor.Will definitely come back.
One of the very few (if not only) Indonesian inspired restaurants in Montreal, Satu Lagu was a nice place to enjoy Asian style food but of a particular savor that you would not normally be accustomed too...it's certainly not Chinese, nor Vietnamese (although closer to the latter than the former) with a lighter set of flavors & with an emphasis on umami-like essences.
Located on Mont-Royal East, the décor of the restaurant is clean, bright with hints of the cuisines' cultural roots (monkey light fixtures, rattan ceiling details, etc...) while the meal service is more tapas style than anything else. For our meal we asked our server (a very friendly & helpful Juliette) for the best-of options & went from there. We had the Ayam Goreng (plain & Manis (which is very spicy)...essentially fried chicken drumsticks but with an excellent batter), Belacan Satay (simple chicken skewers with a gritty shrimp flavored peanut sauce...good), Tauhu Telur Asin (a fried tofu dish...excellent), Kailan (a spinach/broccoli style dish with oyster sauce flavoring...good) & the House (Jasmin) Rice with Coconut flavoring (very good). For dessert we had a surprisingly excellent Pandan Creme Brule...very, very good. Finally, we paired the meal with a surprisingly appropriate beer called Doux Bisous which had a light citrus flavor & really worked well with this style of cuisine.
The food portions were on the smaller side (like tapas) however the service was done one dish at a time with the rice at the end. This was not how we eat typical meals as we prefer rice to be included & used as a base for the dish. We didn't realize this until the end but, now that we know we would have asked for the dishes to be served in quick sequence & especially for the rice to be brought earlier.
Service was very good &, as mentioned, our server was knowledgeable & helpful. Tired of the same-old Chinese & Vietnamese dishes then certainly give Satu Lagi a try. Enjoy!
