Why not Indonesian?

Indonesian Restaurant Selera Kita - Gudaibiya

After our oh-so-hard day at work on Thursday (January 30), we decided to venture into Gudaibiya in search of an Indonesian restaurant that we passed by one fine day. Whilst our search, we stumbled across this little place called Selera Kita Restaurant. We had no idea what to expect. It was a Thursday evening, around 7pm, yes we stay late at work sometimes. 

Upon entering the restaurant, we were warmly welcomed with nice South East Asian women, which probably made up for the interiors, not that it was "that" bad. However, it was not a place you'd see the City Center crowd at ... at all. We were just used to it.

Our shock however would be the menu. Yes, the menu. It was NOT English. We were semi formally dressed, sitting awkwardly at the table, typing away on our smartphones. To many, this is snob behavior, but no. We were actually googling each and every dish, almost every. 

We asked the lady to help us out and she told us to choose from the picture ... sudden kindergarten nostalgia. But like any other foreign tourist who've been sheltered in their far-from-third-world home, we resorted to the safer option. We ordered fish, Tilapia, fried. And some sort of green veggie dish we saw in one of the pictures, and two steamed rice. And some sort of ice tea from a foreign packet.

The food was actually very close to Filipino, something we have everyday. However! The fish was divine, it was exquisite. It had a fine seasoned taste, sweeter-and-yet-not-too-sweet than what we normally ate at home. There was a burst of flavors, and that feeling of satisfaction. The veggie on the other hand, was not so far from broccoli without the fluff, I think. It was moist and spicy. This was probably our most adrenaline-rushed food adventure to date. 

The food was great. The interiors however would worry the above-average customer. It was small plain two-floored restaurant with exposed sinks. The tables were glass and the chairs looked like they needed some brushing. Eh, you know what they say about tasty food.

The veggie we chose!

They actually have a Facebook account, check them out!

We spent a total of BD 4.5 and we forgot to take pictures. But fortunately, we got their menu and our choices were there!

Address: The alleys of Gudaibiya!
Cuisine: Indonesian
Contact: +973-33316287, 39944670

Facebook: https://id-id.facebook.com/ria.sukriya

Date of Visit: Thursday January 30 2014 at 7pm

Selera Kita gets an OFS of 3.8! Had the setting been better, their rating would be higher.