INDO Restaurant & Lounge

Good food. Warm and inviting ambiance. Pretty interior. Great service. Outdoor patio that's dog friendly. Has its own parking lot. Need I say more?This restaurant is more upscale and pricier than most but the food and service is very good. Plus, keep in mind this is Palo Alto so the prices are standard for this area and acceptable for the demographics in this neighborhood.I didn't have a bad dish here. Tried the seafood green curry, pan seared Chilean sea bass, garlic noodles, and roti prata. The green curry was an interesting spin for me. It doesn't have as powerful of a punch as Thai curry, but it's surprisingly yummy even though the flavors are more subtle. I liked that they also offered a nice variety of beverages.

The ambience sells this place more than the food. Came on valentine's day and I think they were overwhelmed with how many guests they receive because our dessert never came out. :-( The mango papaya salad and vegetable satay appetizers were very underwhelming. I would not order these again nor recommend them. The noodles and sea bass were better. However, overall I was hoping to see a more fine-dining take on this cuisine for the prices.

Juan, our server, was absolutely amazing! Efficient, knowledgeable and professional , always with a smile. He is a star!Food:Chicken Satay- 5 stars came out fast and hot to feed our starving tummies Roti - 5 stars Wow, soooooo yummy! Chewy , soft and delicious goodnessAnd came with curry dipping sauce Curry chicken - 4 stars in sauce with coconut flavors Green Papaya mango salad- 2 1/2 stars A bit disappointing as it lacked flavors, vibrancy Nasi goreng - 5 stars lovely, one of our favorite dishes ! Fragrantly stir fried with peas, carrots , egg and cabbage. It was delicious! Pad Thai noodles with chicken 4 starsBasic and what was expected. You have a choice of protein chicken, shrimp or go veggieService- 5 starsAmbiance -4

The pan-seared Chilean sea bass was beautifully flavorful. The service was attentive, especially considering how busy the restaurant was. I asked the waitress for a tropical and fruity alcoholic beverage recommendation. She suggested the Passionfruit Caipirinha, which sounded delightful as I love passionfruit. While the drink seemed very well made, it tasted more like a margarita (don't like margaritas it tastes like drinking salt to me even without the salt on the rim) with a subtle hint of passionfruit, which isn't to my taste.I'm glad to have discovered INDO, tucked away just off El Camino. I look forward to returning for the wonderful food.

Indonesian fare(?). The Roti Prata was fine with 2 tasty curries, Gado Gado salad was ok, Lamb Satay was well done. The Mains were a bit disappointing - The Nasi Goreng was just an ordinary fried rice, the spicy basil curry was a basic Thai green curry. The Duck Kapitan was better of the lot, crispy fried duck with some red sauce & rice. Didn't find the food to have authentic Indonesian taste, their #1 Rendang, Bakso, Ikan Goreng were missing from the menu. Place is pretty big, good for large groups. Service is ok.

Came here with the team for a company event. It's a pretty nice place in a fairly accessible neighborhood (plenty of parking).We ordered some appetizers (boat of scallops, mussels, lamb and chicken satay, papaya salad), some drinks, and some entrees (short ribs, Chilean sea bass, coconut fried rice, etc). I loved both meat entrees, especially the sea bass (no wonder it's house special). The portion is a bit little for the price. The appetizers were good but nothing particularly memorable. I'd recommend coming here in groups so you get to try more of the entrees. If value is not really a concern this place can be rated higher.

My family is from Indonesia so I took my parents here for a nice dinner. We were expecting the food to not be super authentic and be a little more fusionesque, which was pretty accurate, but we still had a great meal here.Roti prata was very crunchy and flaky with a flavorful curry sauce but was not too special compared to other restaurants. We also ordered the green bean sambal, sambal tofu, and chilean seabass. The seabass was definitely the star of the meal, and lived up to the hype I'd read about in other reviews. The fish was cooked so perfectly and literally melts in your mouth. I wish that there had been more variety in flavors for vegetarian options because the green beans and tofu had essentially all the same flavors/sauce, though they had more kick than we were expecting! Finished off the meal with the black sesame creme brulee which was a nice mix of sweet and nutty flavors.Both the interior and outdoor patio were beautiful, and they do a great job of creating a peaceful vibe outdoors even though the restaurant is by a bigger street. Service was very prompt and pleasant and made sure we had an enjoyable experience here.TLDR, I wouldn't say that the food is the most authentic but there are some very good and unique dishes here I'd recommend trying, particularly the seabass! Great spot for a nice meal or date night, though a bit pricy for the portion sizes given.

I don't even know where to start, this place was near mind blowing. Everything from the food, to the ambiance, to the service was excellent. Our waiter absolutely crushed it. Gave us a lot of good recommendations and even managed to swap out a dessert for us when we made a mistake. MVP of the night. Food was absolutely delectable.Roti- soft, flaky, the curry sauce on the side I kind of want to take a bath in. Yes, it was THAT good. Savory and creamy at the same time paired with the flaky roti almost made it to die for. Boat scallops- soft and melts in your mouth. The pineapple chutney was sweet and very well balanced. Did not take away from the natural sweet flavor of the scallops. Mie goreng- Spicy, al dente, saucy, overall solid noodle dish! What can go wrong? I want to eat this everyday! Chicken Satay- Peanut sauce was excellent and the chicken had a nice grilled, char flavor to them. Perfect.

I went to INDO on a Tuesday around 7pm, and it was packed! We had a reservation and got seated right away. The patio is absolutely charming with cute lights and decor, and I'm definitely sitting outside next time.I was really happy to see so many vegetarian options on the menu! We started with the mango lemonade and the green papaya mango salad--both super refreshing. The star of the night was the roti prata! We asked them to make it vegetarian (they swapped the yellow sauce it came with for a green one), and it was so good that we ordered two more! The sayur lodeh came with a similar green sauce, and we licked our plates clean. We also tried the pad thai and finished with the black sesame crème brûlée, which had some really unique flavors. I'll definitely be back--especially for that roti prata!

Good food, service and ambience in Palo Alto. I stopped by for a small snack after spending the day at the HP customer center nearby, needing some sustenance before braving traffic on the way back home to Pleasanton. I parked in the small private parking lot (there was also some street parking available) and used the rest room (fairly clean) before seating myself at the bar. There were a few patrons (it was a bit after 5 pm on a weekday) but they were mostly seated on the outdoor patio. I ordered water and a Martabak ($15) - beef samosas with pickled onions and chicken curry. The dish arrived in about ten minutes and was steaming hot, the four samosas rolled in the same dough used to make roti prata (which I adore). I ate slowly, savoring each bite, occasionally dipping my samosas in the curry. The bar keeper was friendly, and we struck up a conversation around which soccer team we supported for the Copa America 2024 soccer tournament that is currently going on. The place started getting busy around 6, and I decided it was time to leave. Will be back next time I'm in the area.