Bamboe Cafe & Restaurant - Chadstone

The prices are high and the food doesn't compare to Nelayan in Hawthorn on Glenferrie Road. They don't serve fresh food and will sell leftovers from the night before. The deep-fried chicken is clearly reheated multiple times, resulting in tough meat. In comparison to KFC and Red Rooster, it falls short.

Nasi Goreng Ikan Asin was very nice. Staff were very helpful and fast. The place could benefit from cleaning - the mirrors and door glass were dirty which sets an expectation that isn't in keeping with the food. I'd go back as the food was good, and hope to see it cleaner next time.

Been in Melbourne for 4 years and this is the best so far. The portion is big. I ordered Nasi Campur (rice with several side dishes on the plate). To my surprise, the side dishes were more complete than what I expected. But it wasn't fully authentic though, with the fact that they replaced the cassava leaves (daun singkong) in 'Urap' to cabbage (understandable; it might be hard/expensive to find/buy cassava leaves here).

The food was always good at Bamboe but we went recently for dinner and the quality of the dishes have all of a sudden changed for the worse. My wife could not even finish her meal which she loved to eat at Bamboe due to the change in quality.

One of the worst meals I've had in the area. They feature delicate pork cuts with 90% fat. Don't eat pork? Well, they do deliver cartilage with oily crispy skin as a replacement for their chicken. With cold plain rice and whittled salad, this just amounts to the most abysmal thing I've seen from a restaurant. Service doesn't disappoint either! Its just like at home, there's a dish tray of dirty dishes which you can help yourself to clean with the sink adjacent - with the waiter aspiring to be Halley's Comet only showing himself every 75-76 years, we were left to go ahead and seat ourselves.On the upside, they're obviously animal lovers - If you get a chance to peek into the kitchen, don't let the gloves fool you, they're adamant in pleasing all vermin in the area as well as displaying old dishes on the table.With most meals costing on average $15, you're guaranteed to leave with a bitter taste.