Socrates - Medan

The first meal in Indonesia was here, the woman who served us recommended a few dishes, as we had no idea where to start and the whole food was mouthful good. beautiful premise, we have a walk to see the books and art. Go there, stay there and enjoy!

My favourite place to eat in Medan for sure! They have got many different kinds of dishes on their menu, and it all tastes amazing. I am very glad that I was able to find this place and it is perfect for going somewhere alone, to chill and read a book. But also if you want to meet some friends and share a couple of items off the menu. The staff are so friendly and the owner is a big G! Long Live Socrates.

Amazing space, friendly staff, good Indonesian/Chinese/Thai food, reasonable price.

The food was good and a welcome change from what I have been eating. The restaurant is nice, clean and cozy but on this visit it was quite warm a little too much for me. The staff were friendly enough but spoke very little to no english. had 2 main dishes (falafel and tempeh with mushroom I think), 2 desserts (banana fritter) and the total was IDR 139000 including the 10% tax. I'm not an overly big eater but I was still a little hungry afterwards.

Atmosphere: homely and slightly darkened. Very friendly staff – one person spoke exceptionally excellent English. Those who don’t are very friendly and have a good sense of humour. The menu is illustrated so you can order by pointing. There is a bookshelf with some socially-conscious English language books for sale. Beautiful paintings and other artworks and a statue of the Buddha. Food we ate: Satay skewers: seared mock chicken with a complex flavour served with an ample serving of peanut satay sauce which tasted fresh and homemade with herby spicy deliciousness. Came with garnish of Indonesian pickles. We also ordered fried tempeh squares with lettuce and a garnish of chilis. It looked like it would taste very spicy but was in fact sweet and savoury. Fresh fruit juices genuinely come without sugar if requested. Best to order fruits that are in season. Many items on the menu weren’t available but there was still a very good range of options. The desserts listed (tiramisu and some chia seed thing were not available so we were offered a chocolate cupcake and a slice of chocolate cake. These tasted much like they would in Australia – perfectly tasty (and also 100% vegan! but nothing amazing. Cost: two mains, two desserts, one fresh juice and four glasses of filtered water cost 172,000r – so a bit expensive but good for a splurge. Portion sizes: a bit smaller than usual.