SUR: Mirosso Indonesian Restaurant

An Indonesian restaurant that has won the Fernand de Rooy certificate!

The historical links between Suriname and Indonesia can be traced back to the days of the Dutch East Indies in the 19th century, where many Javanese were sent to Suriname to work in plantations. My BFF and I went all the way to Mirosso Indonesian Restaurant to see how the cuisine has developed there over the years.

I believe most people would either drive or take a cab to Josephine Samson Green Straat 104, where many Indonesian eateries abound, but we decided to walk all the way from the city centre as we've always enjoyed exploring by foot.

Soto Ayam with Egg (Small) SR$25.00 (~S$4.60)

Taste: 7.5/10

Our dinner began with a small bowl of Indonesian clear chicken soup. It tasted pretty authentic, although I have to say that they only used a little bit of turmeric, thus it wasn't so aromatic. Inside the bowl were rice vermicelli, shredded chicken breast, beansprouts and an egg, topped with fried shallots and celery leaves.

Sate Sapi SR$40.00 (~S$7.35)

Taste: 8/10

The four skewers of minced beef not only looked appetising, but also tender and had a pleasant smoky taste as they were grilled well. I suspect the peanut sauce was made of peanut butter as it was almost perfectly smooth, but it was good nonetheless with the right degree of sweetness and creaminess.

Bakmi Special SR$50.00 (~S$9.20)

Taste: 8/10

It was the right decision for us to share the main course of Javanese fried noodle that was topped with thin shreds of omelette, just like what's commonly seen in Indonesia. Served on a pretty huge plate, it was delicious and accompanied by a tender chicken drumstick, perkedel (Indonesian potato cake), deep-fried potato strips, fried plantains and chopped French beans.

Rose Dawet SR$12.50 (~S$2.30)

Taste: 7/10

As the restaurant only serves pisang goreng (lit. fried banana) and ice cream for dessert, I decided to order the milky rose drink with those worm-like jelly bits called dawet or cendol that apparently weren't coloured green. I was thankful that the distinctly bright pink beverage wasn't too sweet.

Manisan Buah FOC

Taste: 7/10

I was about to call for the bill until one of the servers brought us some preserved starfruits and rose apples that had been soaked in sugar syrup. I don't fancy such stuff, but the ones served after dinner were fine for me as they weren't extremely sweet. In fact, the sweetness was balanced by the sour taste of the starfruits.

Melon's Rating

Taste: 7.5/10

Ambience: 8/10

Service: 7.5/10

Overall: 7.5/10

It was interesting to see that the servers, both men and women, wore traditional Javanese costumes. However, as expected, I noticed them speaking to one another in Dutch instead of Javanese or Indonesian.

Pika's advice: You may want to consider one of their favourite dishes called Lontong Goele, described as "beef soup with coconut milk" served with rice cake, which is priced at SR$37.50 (~S$6.90). I just did a quick search online, finally realising that goele actually means gulai in Indonesian. Anyway, here's a picture of the exterior of the restaurant, where leaves are partly covering the signboard.

Mirosso Indonesian Restaurant

Josephine Samson Green Straat 104

Paramaribo

Suriname

(Tue-Thu, Sun: 6.00pm - 12 midnight;

Fri-Sat: 6.00pm - 2.00am)

*Prices quoted are subject to 8% service charge.

Have a nice meal,

Cliff(y)