sunda

just go. the restaurant itself looks lovely with a feeling of space (upstairs at least). the food is excellent - something different from the usual asian fare. the service wasn’t the strongest point but that’s hardly a criticism: with food this tasty anything else seems underwhelming in comparison.

im a asian and really like to eat all asian food. in my case, customer service is excellent. even i can not find any fault for customer services and plating for food was so good as well. however, all dishes were too salty for us. i thought some plain rice to reduce salty of my tongue. im sorry guys gave you just 3 scores but this is my best.

sunda is the place to be if you ever looking to try something creative, new and tasty.

located in a hidden laneway, the interior design was simple, minimal and comfy. we ordered quite a few dishes from the menu and all tasted unique, nothing like what i had before.

my favourite goes to the vegemite roti. the roti was so crispy and who would have thought it goes so well with the vegemite! the oyster tho, omg with a hint of coconut cream that was out of my imagination, such a great novelty combo. octopus was also very chewy and flavoursome. the marron was well-presented and super fresh. the only let down was the egg noodle, for me it was a bit too salty. 

love the dessert to finish off the meal, light and refreshing. thank you sunda for giving us a great dining experience and well done on all the effort in designing and preparing all dishes. look forward to trying other special dishes.

inventive and delicious. what a wonderful dining experience. too many standout dishes too list!!
highly recommend trying sunda. service was great as well.

i went the other night with high expectations due to the ratings.

however, the asian fusion style here was average and the portions were way too small compared to other asian fusion fine dining establishment.

the flavours lacked punch and sugar the big share foods such as the egg xo noodles, etc won’t fill up up your kids.

service was great however.

i’ve had @sunda_dining on my list to try for a very long time after such great reviews. we started with the infamous roti and vegemite curry, subtle in both curry and vegemite but still very apparent. even though this was the it dish to order (and delish) it was all the other dishes that left me thinking omg! beef rendeng pie had that melt in your mouth flavour paired with house made sambal (flavour explosion #1). thereafter the spanner crab parfait with rice crackers, the umami flavours were out of this world (flavour explosion #2) lastly we had the xo egg noodle with crispy chicken skin and lamp rump. i could totally eat that xo egg noodle for days and never be sick of it! 🤯🤯🤯 #flavourexplosion #3
what an outstanding menu with so much flavour in every single dish! can’t wait to go back! thank you for such a memorable and out of this world experience

it was all excellent! really delicious and innovative food, amazing combinations and super high quality and unique ingredients. great service

i love indonesian food! so this was a great modern twist to indonesian food. the wagyu beef rendang pies were fantastic and so was the spanner crab otak otak. this place definitely stayed on my mind for days, the food so damn tasty!!!
the lamb rump with cashews and the wa marron are also a must to try.

wow! sunda is amazing... i think i love... almost everything?! 😂 i love the egg noodles w xo sauce and the rice with salmon roe is soooooo moreish!the otak otak tasted very unique and i love it. i think the marron was so-so though... there weren’t much meat in it... and we didn’t get to try the vegemite curry special. :(. and this is the reason why i only gave sunda a 4 stars. the service was a bit... weird?! we didn’t get told about any specials... and the waiter kept topping up my glass of water (good), and not topping up my friends’ (bad). he did it about 3 times!

amazing food and flavours that were generously served. i couldn’t fault anything and can’t wait to return to try the rest of the menu!

we had:
- roti with vegemite jungle curry
- wagyu rendang pie
- otak otak with rice crisps
- marron with belacan butter
- cabbage with nashi pear
- egg noodles with xo sauce and chicken crackle

this place was amazing.

from the moment i walked in, i was excited. perhaps it was the modern, open plan decor, but i think it was the ambience which was lively and not too noisy - the perfect balance.

the service by sai was fantastic as well. our family and friends loved the meal. sunda is a great place for romantic meals to group dinners.

we ordered pretty much everything on the menu. the must have dish is the buttermilk roti with vegemite curry. having grown up overseas, i have eaten lots of rotis, but this is the best roti i’ve ever had, hands down. this was hubby’s fav too.

he also liked the black truffle congee, the lamb rump which was so tender and juicy, and the fried xo noodles with the pork crackling. he pretty much liked everything. when we asked for truffle +++, they delivered.

the otak otak was paired beautifully with crispy rice puffs, with a rich curry flavour, and the marron came with mantou puffs to soak up the juicy sauce

we were all blown away, and we loved the place, the food, just everything about sunda. we will be back!

went to sunda last night to celebrate my husband’s birthday. i’m a malaysian and heard rave review about their otak otak so would like to bring my aussie in laws to taste fusion south east asian food.
we had set menu and here are some of my favourite dishes:
acar is still classic but also has unique beautiful flavour.
tempeh is so yum (coming from me who dislikes tempeh and tofu), it’s crispy and not greasy, my mil’s favourite.
their mee goreng with chicken crackling was sooo yum. lamb was tender.
otak otak (spanner crab) was the most delicate and beautifully served with rice crackers.
sunda pavlova is unique and we are all chocolate lover and it couldn’t be better.
i had jasmine mocktail which was fragrant and complimented all the meals.
overall my in laws are so impressed with how beautiful the food is and we also love the vibe that’s not too noisy but vibrant.

wow! i don’t know how this place had escaped my notice until recently but man did it surpass expectations. there’s a cool industrial vibe and the staff are friendly and know their stuff. between 2 we shared the oysters, cured kangaroo, raw cobia, charred cucumber, roti with vegemite curry, and lamb rump. for the price the lamb rump came out much smaller than i expected initially but once i took a bite - it was packed full of flavour and absolutely top quality so was totally worth it. the cured kangaroo was described to us as “steak tartare meets thai larb” and that’s a pretty apt description. every dish was a standout and i would order them all again. pricey but you get what you pay for - an absolutely delicious and memorable meal.

came here after a show at the melbourne comedy festival. they were super lovely about holding our table for us as the show ran overtime. had the oysters which where sublime, pai tee, rori with vegemite curry, rendang pie, otak otak and noodles with x.o. and chicken skin. our server was lovely and was very apologetic with a few small missteps (it was her 2nd day on the job) the restaurant manager was civil but could have been warmer when interacting with us. i would go back again but i think i prefer less refined takes on malaysian food.

impeccable service, delicious south east asian fusion food with a creative australian twist.

dined alone on friday for lunch after jetting in to melbourne from perth in the morning. the restaurant vibe was friendly and relaxed. i was seated on the bar seats directly facing the chefs and the open-plan kitchen - it was so enjoyable that i easily spent three hours here watching the chefs in action whilst slowly savouring the food. at no point was i rushed to finish my meal.

to start off, the complimentary pickles are such a treat - crunchy, tangy, bit spicy and topped with peanuts. the perfect appetiser. most of their dishes can be served in halve-sizes for those dining alone.

i ordered the otak-otak and octopus in halve-serves. the otak-otak was the main reason i wanted to visit sunda and it did not disappoint. it is served like a parfait to be spreaded onto crispy rice crackers. so delicious. the fremantle octopus was tender but there was too much charred bits for my liking. loved the lemongrass sambal and pickled onions that came with it.

also had the wagyu rendang pie (very filling) and roti with vegemite curry butter (aud16 off-menu; super crispy but also really oily). initially ordered a halve-serve of noodles but had to cancel this as i was too full.

for dessert, the jasmine rice cream with mango was refreshing and light. the chefs and servers were all really friendly.

thank you sunda dining, will be back for sure! very happy first meal in melbourne after three years.