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Overall Total Score
4.3 out of 5
Impressive | 490 reviews

What User likes about Melati Indonesian Restaurant:
When it's been a long day, a text from my partner reading "Melati?" is an instant antidote. This is one of those little places that looks mediocre from the outside (and possibly also inside) but is actually a gem of great, home cooked food. Having just marked it's 30th anniversary, and run by a charming couple, Melati is a place for feel good food, authentic and flavoursome. We especially love the chicken curry with... View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Melati Indonesian Restaurant:
This restaurant has been operating 30+ years and the service is good and the food quick, but it's not tasty. We had three mains and two soups. The vegetable soup was tasty but the chicken soup was flavourless. The chicken wit ginger was good, but the vegetables were ...hard to describe. View all feedback.

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3.6 ★ from 10 reviews

When it's been a long day, a text from my partner reading "Melati?" is an instant antidote. This is one of those little places that looks mediocre from the outs...

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This restaurant has been operating 30+ years and the service is good and the food quick, but it's not tasty. We had three mains and two soups. The vegetable sou...

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Ordered their babi guling and ayam bumbu. My friend who never heard of indonesia cuisine loved it so much. I too loved it. Great to see authentic Bali cuisine a...

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Went back to Melati after about a year’s absence. This little family run Indonesian Restaurant ( BYO only ) has been operating for 20 years plus. It is a surviv...

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If not for the lovely gentleman who served us, I would have rated Melati even lower. Everything was wrong about our dinner experience. The restaurant was freezi...

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Tripadvisor
4.1 ★ from 19 reviews
Lynda
18.08.2023 - 04:25

The food was lovely, we had the set menuB, it looked good, but the servings were very small. The taste was excellent, but we ended up ordering two extra dishes...

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Sally
18.08.2023 - 04:25

Food was tasty but the serving sizes were small and pricey. The restaurant was very cold no heating on and the service was very poor. The waitress stood behind...

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India
18.08.2023 - 04:25

Great warm service. The food was so tasty and high quality. The rendang was amazing. Everything was so good.

Marg and I plus another couple went there on a Friday night. Place was pretty much full so I am glad we booked. Food was really lovely and the service was excel...

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Zachariah
18.08.2023 - 04:25

The main course was terrible. it was cold, enen though i was in shorts and singlet they should have the heater on.Not enough food for our 4 people. 1 main shoul...

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Int Restaurants
4.2 ★ from 281 reviews
Charlie
01.02.2024 - 15:31

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 t...

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Retta
01.02.2024 - 15:31

Have not been to Melati for a few years and went back as looks renovated and fresh! I was not disappointed and wish I’d returned earlier.It is a simple, clean y...

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mang
01.02.2024 - 15:31

Food is delicious with plenty of flavour! Loved the chicken satay kebabs, corn fritters, curry puffs and lamb pancakes for starters! Restaurant is warm and invi...

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Lily
01.02.2024 - 15:31

If you miss Bali and Balinese food, this is the place to unleash your cravings. Place very clean and friendly staff. We ordered the Set A Banquet. They were all...

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Juan
01.02.2024 - 15:31

Even though Melati's decor is modest, they serve delicious authentic Indonesian cuisine, with a focus on Balinese dishes. I have visited this restaurant multipl...

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Facebook
4.5 ★ from 26 reviews
Google
4.7 ★ from 79 reviews
Zomato
4.0 ★ from 85 reviews

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