After a weekend of over-indulgence in Sydney's inner-west, nosotros packed upwardly our things too moved eastwards, to survive closer to the house I was working at inwards Randwick. Leaving behind Sydney's veg*n dry reason nil too heading into the much less promising Eastern suburbs, nosotros were a fleck unsure of our options. Still, afterwards a fleck of poking to a greater extent than or less the web, I discovered that Randwick is a fleck of a hotspot for Indonesian food, with Java inwards detail having a reputation equally an first-class too inexpensive origin of tempeh-related good-times.
Java has been to a greater extent than or less since the 1980s, too it's clear that they haven't upgraded their signage for quite some time. It's a pretty unassuming looking house that's putting to a greater extent than loose energy into their nutrient than into their fit-out. The staff were friendly too helpful when nosotros turned upwardly lugging our suitcases, chop-chop making infinite for us to crush in. The carte is huge, with an array of noodle too rice dishes, heaps of Balinese-style grilled goodies (including an eggplant option) too a skillful make of vegetarian dishes. The labeling isn't super thorough throughout the carte (so, for example, you'd need to double banking concern check the vegetable laksa), but the staff were seemed used to vegos coming inwards too were happy to assistance us out. There are some dishes that are clearly vegan, but you'll desire to get got a fleck of tending (that goes double for gluten-free diners).
There aren't loads of vegetarian entrees, with saltation rolls ($6.90) or martabak sayur ($8.90). Despite non actually knowing what nosotros were inwards for (the description on the carte is: vegetarian ingredients inwards crispy pastry), nosotros went with the martabak sayur.
This was groovy - a fried rectangle of crispy goodness, stuffed with a fluffy egg mix including shallots too onions. The dipping sauce was a squeamish mix of sugariness too tangy - with a decent tamarindy boot I think.
Next upwardly was the get-go of our mains: semur terong (fried battered eggplant with butter too sugariness soya sauce, $11.90).
What a dish! The batter on this was stunning - somehow staying crispy for the whole repast (even taking into work organisation human relationship Cindy's irksome eating). The eggplant was tender too the sauce a groovy sweet/salty delight. If you lot add together inwards a smear of the garlic sambal that I ordered on the side ($2) hence you're inwards heaven.
We couldn't resist ordering the tempeh dish on the menu: tahu tempe goreng (fried edible bean curd too fermented soya beans, $11.90).
Mmmm fried. Crispy fried tempeh with a sugariness too syrupy kecap manis/chilli sauce is pretty difficult to top, too this was fantastic. Having a fleck of shallow-fried tofu with the tempeh was a squeamish acquit upon equally well.
Cindy was tempted yesteryear the dessert carte (particularly the cendol, $5.80), but nosotros were pretty chockers too the eating theater was booked upwardly solidly - they've clearly developed a next over the years. Java was a groovy honour - I'm going to survive hanging out inwards Randwick quite regularly over the adjacent piffling while, too I reckon I'll survive stopping inwards over again too again.
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Java
151 Avoca St, Randwick
(02) 9398 6990
veg mains $8.90-$13.90
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Accessibility: Java has a pocket-size measurement on entry too the interior was pretty crowded with tables. There's total tabular array service. We didn't see the toilets.
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