Jakarta - Barnet

My friend and I had an amazing lunch at this restaurant. The menu was really interesting and offered a good selection of options at a great value. I must say, the vegetarian spring rolls were the crispiest I have ever had. My main course of chicken in sweet soy sauce with rice was delicious, but the portion was so generous that I couldn't finish it all. The waitress was pleasant, the decor was attractive, and the food was excellent for the price. I would definitely give this place five stars.

The food at this restaurant is consistently good and the atmosphere is pleasant. I have been coming here for the past twenty years and have never had a bad experience. It offers good value for the quality of food and service. Highly recommend.

The staff at this restaurant is welcoming and accommodating. I visited with my family to celebrate my brother's graduation. The food was outstanding - full of flavor. It truly made for a wonderful family dining experience.

I have been to this restaurant a few times previous;y and have always found it good value for money, the service has been good and the staff have always been very good and friendly. I visited last week and the experience started with the pre meal drinks and the ordering of food but after that everything went down hill. We were a table of 8 with only another table occupied by 3 people and they were on the finish of the their meal and another table of 2 came into eat after. We had the same starters which was a mixed platter and after the first two arrived there was a long gap before the other two starters arrived. When it came to the main course, most of us had noodles which arrived very spaced out with some of the dishes arriving before all the noodles had arrived of which some of us were able to eat before others. I wonder what it had been like if they were busy? My noodles arrived but chicken dish had not and when I asked where it was, I was told that it was on its way. After 15-20 minutes when most of our party were near to finishing their meals, I enquired yet again and the waitress said that she did not know if my dish was ready and she would check which was not a satisfactory answer. She should had been checking. By this time I was very annoyed and made my presence known. I did not get one apology and they did not care when I finally said that I would cancel the rest of my meal and go without. I was told that they were once chef short and only had two. In all seriousness, I cannot see that they would had required a third chef in an empty restaurant. Apparently one of the waitresses was very upset, but if she had done her job properly and paid attention to the diners, this would not had got this far and i would had been giving a recommendation. There did not seem to be any managers present Our party would had stayed longer and had deserts and coffees but we wanted to go due to the lack of service. We certainly will not be returning which is a shame as our experiences have always been a lot better.

We've been coming here since it first opened nearly 20 years ago. The food is still amazing. The lunch menu is great value and the staff are lovely. We've moved away now, so don't get to visit often enough. Jakata is about the only we do miss in Colindale and is definitely worth going back for a visit