Book Direct with the Owner at Masakan Indonesia Restaurant with Port Augusta Accommodation in Palm Beach, for all your restaurant and Food Reservations.
Doris Jaa, the owner, may have obtained a science degree after arriving in Australia from Jakarta in 1954 but the degree in which she has since majored is that of restaurant. She has been looking after the appetites of Avenue Apartment on the Beach, surfers and the public generally since 1984 and should there be any doubt about the quality of Indonesian cuisine, it should be settled by the fact that after 24 years, almost a quarter of a century, her food remains popular. Perhaps Doris has been blessed. After all, she is not a chef. She has a scientific and medical bent. Had she followed medicine, as have most of her family, her bedside manner alone would have instilled faith in her patients. As it is, that same pleasant manner, so important in hospitality has enabled her to win many friends among the dining public over the years. The StyleThe menu says it all: 'When you come to Masakan Indonesia you are in for a real taste experience. 'Indonesian food is highly original and exciting in its ingredients, preparation and presentation. All our dishes are prepared using only the choicest ingredients including authentic imported herbs and spices.'Ironic then that the chef Kenji who has been with Doris for seven years, is Japanese. But it is the nature of chefs that their cooking is not confined to their place of origin and Kenji, appreciative of Indonesian food, does excellent Indonesian dishes. The AmbienceAt Burleigh, Masakan had a Balinese feel with lots of cane and rattan and batik. While the configuration of the 19th Avenue premises is different, Doris managed to bring that same atmosphere to Palm Beach. Nothing as it seems, has been lost. There is a carpeted floor, upholstered booths, cane and rattan furniture, a cane bar cum service bar at the entrance and walls decorated with umbrellas and a painting of a village scene. Soft music completes the restful feel of the restaurant which has its kitchen off to one side and an outdoor dining area at the beachside front.
