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January 14, 2008 6:25 AM

Can anyone recommend a good place for rijstafel in London(UK)?

My in-laws are coming to town this week and have suggested rijstafel. They have tried it once before and had a bad experience at a place around the Edgware Road. I have Googled around and found a few places that claim to do it (Bali Bali, Minang, Jakarta), but the web reviews are ambivalent. I've not had it in the UK before, so I'm not really in a position to judge.

posted by sagwalla to food & drink (2 comments total)

not sure if rijstafel is the offical vernacular (Java/Indonesian Dutch is sometimes pidginized), but in Dutch it should be "rijsttafel" with two t's

it could help your google search
posted by NekulturnY at 6:34 AM on January 14, 2008

For what it's worth, we wound up at Bali Bali, and while it was a nice meal, it wasn't what I would call rijstafel. More like Southeast Asian buffet. Just a series of large plates of main courses (rice, noodles, a fish, thai green curry, beef, fried calamari, pepper shrimp).
posted by sagwalla at 7:03 AM on January 17, 2008