Keraton Damai

Restaurant · Den Haag, Netherlands

About Keraton Damai

Opened in 1992, Keraton Damai has spent more than three decades serving Indonesian food on Groot Hertoginnelaan in The Hague, a city whose historical ties to the Netherlands' colonial-era relationship with Indonesia have left it with one of the country's densest concentrations of Indonesian and Indo-Dutch restaurants. The name translates roughly to "Palace of Peace," and the restaurant describes its cooking as rooted in East Javanese tradition.

The menu follows a fairly standard structure for rijsttafel-style Indonesian dining in the Netherlands: individual starters and mains alongside bami and nasi goreng specialties, plus two different rijsttafel packages meant for two or more diners. The more elaborate of the two rice-table menus runs 52 euros per person before drinks and includes a round of fried starters followed by an extensive spread of dishes; a separate, fully vegetarian rijsttafel is also available for diners who want the format without meat or seafood. Reviews collected across Tripadvisor and other Dutch restaurant aggregators over the years have been mixed but generally positive, with recurring praise for the rice table specifically, sometimes described by reviewers as among the best in the city, alongside occasional complaints about slow service during busy periods.

The restaurant occupies a small, informal dining room rather than a large banquet-style space, which some reviewers have noted contributes to the wait times during peak hours given the volume of food a rijsttafel requires to prepare. It has maintained a stable location and identity since opening, unlike some other long-running Indonesian restaurants in the region that have closed and reopened under new ownership or at new addresses.

Keraton Damai is located at Groot Hertoginnelaan 57, 2517 EC Den Haag, and can be reached by phone at +31 70 363 9371. It is closed on Mondays, with the exception of certain public holidays, and otherwise open Tuesday through Saturday from 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM and Sunday from 12:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Its own website, keratondamai.nl, carries a current menu and contact form. This listing adds a second, independently owned Indonesian restaurant to The Hague's entry in the directory, alongside the existing Trio Eethuis listing.

Address

Groot Hertoginnelaan 57, 2517 EC Den Haag, Den Haag, Netherlands

Opening hours

Tuesday Saturday
4:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Sunday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Monday
Closed

Contact

Category

Indonesian Restaurant in Netherlands

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