Indonesian Food Fare 🇮🇩

Not the first time to have this Indonesian dish at Ayam Penyet but the first time trying at Nex outlet. The outlet seems to have a constant flow of patrons. It doesnt take long for takeaway orders. However, the duck thigh comes out not as crispy as I would like. 😬 The crispy toppings helps this dish slightly. I enjoy the garlic & sliced chilli dipping. The tempeh and tauhu are also lukewarm. There is one slice of cucumber & white lettuce. It is alright but not as nice as other outlets. 🤓

No more Fave deal to use for this place but falling in love with their chilli, we are back here again anyway.🌶🌶
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On your right hand is “Ayam Rica” ($7.50) As we find out that Rica means chili in North Sulawesi language. Ayam is chicken as you know. It is a pleasant spicy taste unlike other Sambals we try. We think that maybe they don’t use belachan in this rica type. Any Chef here wanna DM us on IG for this? 🤔
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The top dish is “Bebek Sambal Ijo” ($10.50). The duck has crispy skin with juicy meat topped with green chilli. You simply have to try this dish. 😉Each dish has 2 tofus, colourful prawn crackers, Nasi Putih (rice) $1 each.
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P.S. no GST and service charge

It might be wiser to order other dish than catfish (one of us is a flexi-vegetarian and about to go order veg dish already but changed mind last minute.) Quite a struggling eating experience to tuck into lean catfish. Having said that, the fried tofu and bean cake are our favourites in this dish and we could do more heat with chilli paste.
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We are so happy with our restaurant choice as it is a value eat in NEX and will try Kallan in oyster sauce or Kang kong belachan in our next visit.
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They have 7 locations islandwide (lucky Plaza, Century Square, hillion, north point, NEX, Kallang wave and JCube)
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P.S. self-service order system

It might look like a heap of fried up at the top. Dig deep and you will find lots of steamed green goodies: Kang kong, bean sprouts, egg, boiled potato and rice cake. Topped with crackers and sweet peanut sauce which is real addictive!
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The dish is not to be missed if you like your sides sweet with some crunch or if you are vegetarian. We imagine that we can even skip one of our mains we ordered and straight diving into this! 🏊‍♂️
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P.S. 🍚 The rice is not included with the mains or sides and one dish of steamed rice is $0.90

This drink is labelled on the menu as Chef recommended. If you are fans of Indonesian food, this avocado juice is always a must order. We love all Super food ingredient and won’t pass this chance to try signature drink. Well worth the price tag 🏷. We don’t know how many avocado 🥑 are used in this operation, but they are not in vein. It was thick & creamy. What an energy booster!! 🤩

Sometimes we just want to have good value eat at NEX (it doesn’t have to be famous like go-ang pratunam chicken rice) OR hippest like Lenas. Just a decent meal that fuel us up for lazy afternoon.😜
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Looking regal from outside, some would think it must be expensive. 👑 Ayam Penyet serves authentic Indonesian food that look and taste like the menu.
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First up is ‘Ayam Penyet’, the Chicken skin is crispy served with chilli, tofu, tempeh, cucumber. The chicken texture is done just right. We wish chilli paste could have more power but we shall spare some thought to those who don’t eat spicy food! ☺️🔥🌶