The resto has just opened less than a month. Thru a friend, I knew about it. This franchise is well known in Indonesia & Singapore. The owner said that it's a branch of Ayam Penyet Ria Singapore.
Location: Causeway Bay MTR exit F1 Jardine's Crescent, if you see Forever 21 & a small lane next to it - that's Jardine's Crescent with many street vendors selling clothes, souvenirs, etc. Just walk along until you see another lane on the left, don't turn left, instead keep walking until around 10 shops then you'll see Ayam Penyet Ria restaurant on the left.
Small, air-conditioning restaurant can accommodate max of 25 people sitting. So it's not take-away place actually. We can sit & order food.
Main menu is Indonesian food such as Ayam Penyet (smashed chicken). A portion of HK$45 consists of 1/4 fried chicken, steamed rice, a slice of tempe/fermented soy product & tahu/tofu, sambal (chili), a little bit of raw veggie. Sambal is the main ingredient here. The spiciness is spicy enough to my standard who don't fancy so much spicy food. So I like to add "kecap manis" sweet soy sauce to make it mild. I noticed that when the chicken went cold after some time, it is still tender.
Other main menu: Bebek Penyet (smashed duck), Ikan Penyet (smashed fish), Soto Ayam (Indonesian chicken soup), Soto Daging (Indonesian beef soup), Rawon (Indonesian beef black soup), Sayur Asem (Indonesian vegetable soup with tamarind soup), Gado-gado (Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce), Tempe Tahu Penyet (tempe is fermented soy product and tahu is tofu).
Most menu costs HK$45/portion includes rice, except the soup serves excludes rice. Good offer! I tried the chicken & duck penyet, and like both! Sayur asam is also yummy. Good combination is to have the chicken/duck plus sayur asam. However, one portion of chicken is already enough for one person. If you go there with a friend, then you can share the sayur asam as additional dish.
Favorite drink is Teh Botol which literally translated as bottled tea. This Indonesian tea is sweet and only can be found in Indonesian supermarkets in HK.
Many Indonesian staff working in nearby offices come here for lunch & even dinner.