Manise Cafe

Restaurant · Perth, WA, Australia

About Manise Cafe

A family-run Indonesian restaurant occupies a storefront on William Street in Northbridge, the entertainment and dining strip just north of the Perth central business district known for its concentration of international eateries. The kitchen centers its menu on konro, the beef rib preparations associated with Makassar and the wider South Sulawesi region, offered in several forms: sup konro, a clear beef rib soup; konro bakar, ribs grilled and finished with peanut sauce; konro rica, ribs grilled with a chili-based rica sambal; and gulai konro, ribs simmered in a yellow curry-style broth. Alongside the rib dishes, the restaurant serves ikan bakar and cumi bakar prepared in the Ambon style, reflecting grilling and seasoning traditions from Maluku, together with peanut-coated anchovies, a chicken soup called soto, and crispy fried chicken skin as a side dish. Vegetarian diners are catered to with tempeh, and the menu also includes sate ayam, skewered chicken satay served with the kitchen's own peanut sauce. The restaurant makes its sambals in house rather than relying on bottled condiments, a detail noted by local food coverage of Perth's Indonesian dining scene. The restaurant was profiled by SBS Food, which framed the business as a way for the family behind it to bring dishes from home to a Perth audience, with the beef rib dishes singled out as the kitchen's specialty. Northbridge itself has long served as one of Perth's main destinations for diners seeking cuisines from across Asia, and the Indonesian presence there has grown alongside Thai, Vietnamese, and Chinese restaurants in the same precinct. Opening hours and a direct phone line could not be confirmed from available sources at the time of writing, so those fields are left blank pending confirmation. The restaurant's appeal rests on dishes less commonly found on Indonesian menus abroad, particularly the Makassar-style beef rib preparations, which distinguish it from the more widely available rendang and nasi goreng offerings typical of casual Indonesian restaurants overseas.

Address

449 William St, Perth, WA, Australia

Category

Indonesian Restaurant in Australia

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