Java

We love the food here. My favourite would be the sate ayam. The flavour is as I would expect. The smokiness of the chicken combines perfectly with the sate sauce they use. Yes, sate is different everywhere in Indonesia but I’d rate this as an authentic east Javanese flavour experience. The Gado-Gado is also superb, with an Australian slant due to the availability of Australian ingredients. My photos also include the ketoprak. Hmmm there’s a peanut sauce emphasis here. The ketoprak is of course excellent and “asli” ( original). The empal is a standout at this restaurant. It does take some time to prepare so on this visit we were disappointed - sold out due to a recent big order. It is a meat dish cooked in a very carefully balanced combination of spices and flavours such as candlenut. You must try this! Also uploaded was a photo of our fu yung hai - omelette. It was so delicious I think I monopolised it at our share-plate table. Our group presents with multiple allergies and coeliac disease. Needless to say they are very helpful. Only thing to watch out for here is they do cash only. Oh yeah, sorry for the shadows in the photos. Will do better next time! 😊

Beautiful authentic fresh Indonesian. Java is an unassuming little restaurant located on Avoca St in Randwick. Joe and his family run this fabulously delicious tasting restaurant. No faults, always incredible! Extensive menus and very well priced. We have tried many dishes but always seem to drift back to our favourites. Chicken with chilli sauce, nasi goreng and water spinach. I can’t remember the correct names for the dishes (Joe just remembers what it is we like) 😁

Incredibly authentic Indonesian experience! Plenty of options and very catering towards vegetarians. The food is full of flavour and love. Joe is one of the kindest and hardest working owners and will always go above and beyond. My favourite authentic Indonesian experience in Sydney. The satay is a must!

The food is authentic and just amazing. We had the Rijsttafel which is a combination of several dishes and it was the best we've ever had in Australia. The table service was awesome and the owner/waiter was doing an amazing job. This has become my favourite Indonesian restaurant and I will come back many more times!!!!

This is my first experience in an Indonesian restaurant. All I can say is that the food is amazing, everything had flavor from the first bite until the last. The taste of their Sambal is really good, it's not just in your face spicy. We ordered: beef, chicken tofu, noodles and fish. Even had their durian ice cream. All of the food items are worth another taste. its not a question of "will" we come back for another round, It's "when". p.s. the restaurant service is a bit slow due to the volume of people, that is my only gripe. This only proves how good the food is.

There was once a time when a number of indonesian cafes graced the streets of Randwick. To the best of my knowledge only Java remains serving up traditional and specialty dishes, in a simple clean environment. Java's menu is representative of this highly underrated cuisine. If you're in randwick, it's a nice choice.