This little Indonesian and Thai restaurant is located amongst a cluster of suburban shops at Carrara on Pappas Way.

It’s a typical suburban restaurant which is unassuming from the outside - a simple wooden painted sign surrounded by coloured lights and it has a small, sparse interior but if you’re after a fuss free midweek meal that’s quick, easy and cheap - then this is your haven.

The lady that served us was, I’m guessing Indonesian. She was very friendly and regularly filled up our water before ducking back into the kitchen to help. Above us the Indonesian news was playing on a small TV.

We ordered two entree’s - potato croquette’s and a chicken and noodle clear soup. The soup was a really large serve and had that home made feel. It would be great on a cold Winter night. The croquette’s came with a chutney and sweet chilli sauce.

For mains we ordered beef Rendang curry. The meat was so tender and the coconut sauce was absolutely beautiful. We also ordered garlic pepper beef with vegetables which was fantastic. The meat wasn’t fatty and didn’t taste cheap or nasty which I was sort of expecting.

This little restaurant is a hidden gem. It’s the classic example of a small restaurant really trying hard and producing amazing, authentic tasting food. The mains are only $12-$14 approx so it’s an absolute bargain considering the HUGE serving sizes they give you. We couldn’t finish it all so we took it home and enjoyed it reheated the next night for dinner again.

I hope this little restaurant thrives once word gets out because there are so many average-below average restaurants on the Gold Coast but this is one that deserves to survive and do well. 

Location:
124 Pappas Way
Carrara, 4211

Ph: 07 5594 1888

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The front of the restaurant - it’s amongst some shops and is next to the Garlic Clove French restaurant

The potato croquettes with chutney and sweet chilli sauce

The chicken and noodle clear soup

Beef rendang curry (at the rear) and lam with garlic pepper sauce and vegetables

Inside the restaurant

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