Rumah Makan Ikan Cere

The food was really delicious, bringing back memories of eating at Grandma's. The staff were also kind and responsive. That said, they should probably add fans to the saungs because it gets so hot there in the afternoon.

We came on Sat lunch time, its very crowded. Parking cars are overload. Bale-bale as dining place are full. Customers take the food by themselves. Around lot people selling fruit, local snacks, even horse kids riding machine. No social distancing. The big kitchen at backyard is less hygienic, some dishes cook in old style with firewood. Don't come on weekend

fully crowded. there is no social distancing. parking cost 5rb rupiahs.

This traditional eatery offers a freshly fried small fish which called "cere" by the locals. For 20k (Nov, 2020) you got a hefty portion of rice, a plate of fried cere, a vegetable fritter and sour soup (sayur asam). They also offer a selection of ready made dishes; fried chicken, fried fish, fried fish served with spice sauce (ikan pecak), sauteed vegetables, etc. But overall taste of the food was not notable, everything seems tasted salty and that's it. The dining area covered a huge piece of land, they have these small gazebos scattered in a good distance. This place also gave space for other food vendors to sell their stuff. Which I gave four thumbs up, they even had a live music (though not so up to date song list) performed by local (don't hesitate to give the guy a tip).

It is the place to eat if you want to taste traditional dishes. This is not the place for you if cleanliness is a must. Order directly to the kitchen upon arrival and pick your seating. Their cook their dish using firewood, and you can smell the smoke while eating. Their specialty is the fried fish taken from the nearby Cisadane river, but sometimes they replace it with baby mujair fish. They serve it with cassava leaves, sayur asem, bakwan, and super hot sambal. You may try their pecak nila, fried fish cooked with spices. Sometimes they cook bamboo shoots too. This place is very popular among bicyclist, and really crowded during lunch time especially on weekend. Better be there at 11 a.m. to make sure you get the table and the dishes. Standard menu will cost you Idr 20k per person. Recommended for those who are adventurous eater.