With Indo restaurants or eateries blossoming in Melbourne, this time we decided to visit Kantin on the famous “Lygon Street” where there are many halal restaurants that we can enjoy with family or friends. We entered the restaurant and waited for the waiter to give us a seat. The cramped interior space does not allow for the typical seating arrangement of lots of smaller dining settings so it does actually look like an Indonesian eatery with a small number of larger tables. But like other restaurants along Lygon Street, there are also seats outside where people pass by. On the left wall you can see typical Indonesian knick-knacks, while on the right wall there is a map of Indonesia is very interesting. We started to look at the menu items available, and were interested in trying the famous Manado porridge – it turned out to be really delicious. We also ordered gado-gado which came in a large portion with lots of emping (crackers), which was awesome! Don’t forget to try ‘Asinan Bogor’ (a spicy salad) and one of my favourite Indo dishes – the fried bananas. For drinks, even though free drinking water is provided, the meal doesn’t feel complete without cendol and coconut ice. The service is quite friendly if a bit rushed, maybe because there is only one waiter going back and forth serving customers. So for those of you who often “hang out” along Lygon Street, there is another choice of halal restaurant. Enjoy.

Restaurant atau rumah makan Indonesia  mulai banyak dikota Melbourne. Dan kali ini kami memutuskan untuk mengunjungi Kantin – yang ada dijalan terkenal “Lygon street” dimana kita semua tahu dijalan ini banyak sekali restaurant halal yang bisa kita nikmati bersama keluarga atau teman. Kami masuk ke resto ini dan menunggu pelayan memberi tempat duduk. Ruang dalam yg tidak  besar ini memang tidak memungkinkan untuk bisa menyusun bangku-bangku seperti restaurant pada umumnya, jadi susunan bangkunya terlihat seperti Rumah makan di Indonesia. Tetapi layaknya restaurant  disepanjang Lygon street, ada tempat duduk diluar  dimana orang banyak lalu-lalang.  Didinding bagian kiri terlihat pernak-pernik khas Indonesia, sedang didinding kanan ada peta Indonesia yang aku rasa sangat menarik. Kami mulai melihat menu-menu yang ada, dan tertarik untuk mencoba bubur manado yang terkenal itu, ternyata memang benar-benar enak. Kami juga memesan gado-gado yang porsinya besar serta banyak sekali emping dan kerupuknya, mantab! Tak ketinggalan mencoba Asinan Bogor juga pisang goreng favoritku. Untuk minuman walau ada air minum gratis, rasanya tidak lengkap kalau tanpa cendol dan es kelapa. Pelayanan cukup ramah dan kelihatan agak terburu-buru. Mungkin karena hanya satu pelayan yang mundar-mandır melayani pembeli. Jadi bagi anda yang sering “hang out” disepanjang Lygon street ada lagi satu pilihan resto halal. Selamat mencoba.

Details 

Kantin – Carlton (HALAL FOOD)

122 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053

Monday to Thursday 11:30 am–9:30 pm

Friday, Saturday 11:30 am–10:30 pm

Sunday 10:30 am-9:30 pm