iBoenda

I had the pleasure of trying Iboenda Indonesian Cuisine in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and it was an exceptional experience! First up, I tried the Gado-Gado, a delightful mix of veggies with peanut sauce. The dish included cabbage, green beans, and eggs, all topped with a rich and thick peanut sauce that provided a wonderful peanut flavor. The vegetables were perfectly boiled, adding a satisfying texture to the dish. Next, I sampled the Nasi Campur, a traditional Indonesian dish. This platter had an assortment of items including rendang and vegetables. The rendang, one of Indonesia's national dishes, was absolutely delicious. Its rich and complex flavors complemented the fried rice perfectly. Overall, Iboenda impressed me with its authentic flavors and high-quality ingredients. If you're in Amsterdam and craving Indonesian cuisine, I highly recommend giving Iboenda a try. It’s a culinary experience that’s worth every bite!

Authentic Indonesian food. The food taste yummy. Portion is generous. Price is inexpensive. We arrived in Amsterdam on Dec 31, 2022 and we had our dinner box delivered to our hotel in Schipol. The food was still warm when we had it. The mixed rice dinner box (nasi rames bungkus) with beef, chicken, egg, vegetable tasted so delicious. The water was included. The next day, we had lunch and dinner buffet style at the restaurant. It’s a tiny resto for about 35 pax max. The food was so good like always: satay ayam with peanut sauce, tempe Orek, semur daging were so rich. Would surely come back.

My Indonesian mother sat next to someone that she got chatting to on the train, out of the airport. The woman highly recommended eating at iBoenda as she said the food was the best Indonesian restaurant in the Netherlands in her opinion. Well, this woman was not wrong. It is little paradise in my opinion! You will never get an authentic, traditional and fantastic home cooked cuisine anywhere in the world as good as this restaurant! I’ve eaten in Indonesia too…I’m not exaggerating. They also do take aways and an equivalent to ‘Just Eat’. I ate in the restaurant twice it was that good. I just wanted to try a little bit of everything. It’s like a buffet style counter where you can choose whatever you like, honestly it’s amazing and the restaurant is clean. I am only in Amsterdam for a few days but I guarantee, I will be visiting iBoenda a second and hopefully a third time again before I leave. I hope my mum won’t ever get to read this as she doesn’t use the internet, but as much as I love her Indonesian cooking, this Indonesian restaurant is far better and that is saying something, because I love my mum’s cooking. If you miss Indonesian food, or whether you have never tried it, I absolutely recommend you eat in and get a take away too as you will not be disappointed with the food and price. Seriously, my mouth is watering just thinking about it! Thank you to the lady on the train that recommended this restaurant/take away. I will make sure when I next visit Amsterdam, one of the first places to come will be iBoenda. Pity there isn’t an iBoenda in the UK, they’d make an absolute killing!