"...There is little exotic about the cooking. Good starters are the satays of beef, lamb, chicken, shrimp, or tofu. Winning main courses are chicken marinated in a coconut-milk-based sauce and then broiled, chicken first marinated then fried, and chicken curry served with glass noodles and vegetables."

"In the first rank is Satay Sarinah, which opened in Georgetown 19 years ago and moved to Alexandria five years ago. The dining room is attractive, and the prices are low - no dish other than whole fish costs more than $10."

"...The food and atmosphere are high class, and the prices are low. ..."

"...the dish I most enjoyed was that home-style, mildly peppered fried rice,.."

"...it's the exotic cooking and the goodwill of the family that still runs the place that will win you over."

"At Sarinah, diners aren't steered toward the dishes that they're supposed to understand; they're urged to live a little."

"Rijsttafel is a great value if you are hungry or would like to have a truly representative sample of Indonesian cuisine without having to to pick and choose individual dishes yourself."